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Originally Posted by Redway

Any opinion on whether peppermint oil’s really all-that as a rodent repellent?

I can't say I'm an expert but we did have an exterminator out a few years back (grey squirrels in the loft - those bastards can do some real damage!) and his opinion was that all of the "home remedies" and home made traps are crap and don't really work.

But I suppose, he has a vested interest in people calling out a professional, so he would say that.

I do know we weren't able to get rid of them humanely, unfortunately. Luckily they're apparently quite smart, so once they realise somewhere isn't safe they'll move on quite fast.

When I first heard them I was worried that it was bats. I see bats around here a lot, and they're protected -- if they nest in your house, not only are you not allowed to get rid of them, you have to close off the attic space because you're not allowed to disturb them at all! Make yourselves at home lads I guess!