HOw To IRISH SPRING SOAP FOR MICE
What?
Getting dirty on the farm? (wait, that didn't sound right!) No!
Mouse bathing? No, this isn't a mouse B&B!
Getting dirty on the farm? (wait, that didn't sound right!) No!
Mouse bathing? No, this isn't a mouse B&B!
We bought all this soap because we have still had a couple of mice show up in the mouse traps we put down. No overwhelming infestation, but one or two a month is one or two too many in my book. One of you commented in my post about the mouse problem a few months back that Irish Spring soap was a deterrent. I decided to Google it to learn more and I found numerous references online to people using it that way.
So, I went out and bought an 8-pack of "original scent" which is apparently the one that works best. It was kind of hard to find in original scent at the store, but after a few stops, I found them at a grocery store. However, Amazon sells Irish Spring Soap, Original for those who can't find it at their local store.
I decided to make it go even further by cutting each bar in half. Eight bars became sixteen. I scattered them around the house in the closets, under end tables and couches, under the sinks, in cabinets, and I even tossed some under the bookcases.
I decided to make it go even further by cutting each bar in half. Eight bars became sixteen. I scattered them around the house in the closets, under end tables and couches, under the sinks, in cabinets, and I even tossed some under the bookcases.
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| Field mouse, please go away |
Hey, it can't hurt, right? I guess time will tell. They've been in use for a week now and there were no mice in traps. Perhaps it's working?
I'll definitely keep you posted.
UPDATE 10/2013
I've been regularly putting these down, and I can say we have definitely had much FEWER mice but we do occasionally get one. We've got traps down, a couple in each room and so we get a mouse or two each month.
The smell of of Irish Spring is not for everyone and honestly it does get to be too much for us at times so I've toned down the usage. I started cutting back a bit, just keeping it around the areas I think mice are coming in (around pipes under sinks in kitchen and bathroom). It does wear out (the smell) in about a month, so it's probably more effective in the beginning of putting it down.
UPDATE 12/2014
After using this for a couple of years, we have to say, we would judge this as "inconclusive". We definitely have fewer mice, but we also have traps down, baited with peanut butter (might should use the soap apparently, ha) and have snagged a few that way. There could be many factors of why we have fewer mice, it could even be a seasonal thing, perhaps some years worse than others. The soap worked for a bit, but I think after the scent wore off, they might have even liked it. Never saw bite marks but they were, occasionally, moved around. So something was checking them out.
I think the bottom line is that it works but then fizzles out quickly...and apparently, some varieties of mice seem to actually like it.
UPDATE 12/2016
Several of the comments are from one side to the other. Some of you swear by it and some say their mice eat it. After some research, it seems that different varieties of mice are affected differently. I suppose it's true that some like it and some don't.
Sigh...
We're still on the lookout for anything that might work the same way, so feel free to comment below anytime!
I'll definitely keep you posted.
UPDATE 10/2013
I've been regularly putting these down, and I can say we have definitely had much FEWER mice but we do occasionally get one. We've got traps down, a couple in each room and so we get a mouse or two each month.
The smell of of Irish Spring is not for everyone and honestly it does get to be too much for us at times so I've toned down the usage. I started cutting back a bit, just keeping it around the areas I think mice are coming in (around pipes under sinks in kitchen and bathroom). It does wear out (the smell) in about a month, so it's probably more effective in the beginning of putting it down.
UPDATE 12/2014
After using this for a couple of years, we have to say, we would judge this as "inconclusive". We definitely have fewer mice, but we also have traps down, baited with peanut butter (might should use the soap apparently, ha) and have snagged a few that way. There could be many factors of why we have fewer mice, it could even be a seasonal thing, perhaps some years worse than others. The soap worked for a bit, but I think after the scent wore off, they might have even liked it. Never saw bite marks but they were, occasionally, moved around. So something was checking them out.
I think the bottom line is that it works but then fizzles out quickly...and apparently, some varieties of mice seem to actually like it.
UPDATE 12/2016
Several of the comments are from one side to the other. Some of you swear by it and some say their mice eat it. After some research, it seems that different varieties of mice are affected differently. I suppose it's true that some like it and some don't.
Sigh...
We're still on the lookout for anything that might work the same way, so feel free to comment below anytime!
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