Smells Rats Don't Like
Rats are really annoying little creatures. They
come inside our homes, feed of everything they
can find and destroy everything we have
worked for and hold dear. They also like to nest
and breed in our basements or attics. To sum
up, they come to our homes, because we can
offer them everything they need to survive and
live a happy life. But I'm more than sure that
most people don't like having these uninvited
guests in their homes. This is why they try to
get rid of them any way possible. Fortunately
there are a lot of ways to do that. There are
traps, poisons and exterminators you can hire to
do everything for you. But if you want to act
smart, you should think about prevention. And
having rats in your home can be prevented in a
very easy way. The only thing you need to do, is to spread smells rats don't like all over your house.
Here you can see which are they.
Peppermint. Yes, rats really don't like the smell of
peppermint. They just don't entirely like the sweet smell of
it. But this doesn't mean that you can spread sugar all over
your house and expect to fix everything, because they really
like sugar. And not only them – ants, cockroaches and many
other unpleasant pests feel strongly attracted to the smell of
sugar. But the peppermint has a very specific smell, which is
sweet and spicy at the same time, so the rats just can't stand
it and run away from it.
Cat urine. The cat urine is also a very strong
repellent for the rats. But it's not still sure why exactly
do they hate it so much. There are two basic theories.
The first one claims that rats just don't like the smell
of ammonia, and the cat urine is full of it, so it's just
convenient to use it for this purpose. The other theory
is that they are just afraid of cats, and the smell of cat
urine makes them think that there is a cat in the house.
It doesn't really matter which one it is, it matters that
it actually works and no rat will step through the door,
if you have a cat or at least used cat litter somewhere
around.