Traditional and humane ways to rid your home of mice

The pest control specialist and killing trap still have their place, but here are some ways to ensure your conscience is clear as you get ready to protect your home this autumn

This is the ideal time to raise the drawbridge before mice move in or establish a visiting route to your home. Picture: iStock

If someone advocated for leading any other furry animal to a sticky piece of paper and then described how to drown the struggling captors in a bucket of water — well, we would be horrified. Mice are fair game for murderous attacks and torture. 

When The Russian, played by Mikhail Baryshnikov, exploded a mouse on the kitchen counter of her unkempt apartment in Sex & The City, Carrie barely turned a streaked extension. What a man.