Mouse & Rat Repellent: Peppermint Oil Rodent Repellent, Get Rid of Rats, Mice & Rodents in Your Home & Outside, Protect Engine Wiring, Prevent Nesting, Stops Chewing. Critter Out 32oz Concentrate

Squirrels have been digging up my pots and new garden, so I gave this a try. I mixed with water, per the instructions, in a spray bottle and sprayed on the outside of the pots and on the garden's stone edging. I tried to avoid spraying the soil and the foliage as I was worried about burning. Squirrel activity significantly went down. However, the protection doesn't last very long, especially after watering and rain. I'd say that I have to spray at least twice a week.

This product works quite well as does their Deer Out.

Used in garage that was infested worked good

No matter what the manufacturer claims, this stuff does indeed "burn" certain plants. I was having problems with rats chewing branches off junipers, so I tried this stuff. Within a week, they turned brown, while junipers that had not been sprayed were fine. I have not sprayed again and the plants seem to be hanging in there, though very thinned out from all the dead foliage. These were prized bonsai, some in training for 25 years and this probably set back their development for years. I'm an unhappy enough customer that I made a point of coming back to leave this review as a warning to others. Don't use this stuff on any plants you value!On top of that, I can honestly say I saw no improvement in other areas. After cleaning off and spraying down a potting bench, I found just as many rat turds as ever. Pretty poor performance for something that cost over $100 a gallon!

I didn't like the smell, it isn't that nice like the other reviewers mention.I'm not sure if it helped because I'm also using other repellents such as peppermint/clove oil and ultrasonic and traps. I can tell the population of mice shrink and most of them tend to move to other parts of the house I'm using other things to get rid of the mice.Because I didn't like the smell I used other scented oil that I can deal with inside the house like peppermint (but also getting tired of that) and clove.The most important about repelling rodents are:- only scent won't do a complete job and you also need to keep a periodic maintenance reapplying the product- if you have a big house be aware if you use the product or any other repellent in a specific area of the house you may be just forcing the rodent to move to another part of the house and the worst nightmare is if they got to the kitchen so you need to apply the repellents in other places- check the ingredients of any scent repellent as some of them can contain rotten eggs.- ultrasonic may work but be careful with the frequency range that can overlap the frequency range audible for a cat and you may also repel or disturb the cat (you don't want to get rid of the most efficient rodent repellent)- scent repellent, make sure you can deal with the smell as I learned a big deal I can stand something for long time.- if you have a good hunter cat, sometimes get the cat litter and put in a disposable clean container. Spread this container around the house may also be a warning for the rodent.- If you don't want to spray this think in your house, carpet, you can put in a cotton ball but also put the cotton ball inside of some empty and closed scent container. Why? One day the scent of the cotton ball will be gone and the rodent will use the cotton for his nest, you want to put the cotton inside of a container the rodent won't have access to like those gel scent air freshener you buy at the dollar store. Just wait for the gel to dry out, dispose the dried gel, wash the container and put the cotton ball there. You can do the same with the clove and the peppermint oil. But always remember to reload the cotton ball to keep the smell.

It has a very strong mint smell I liked it. No complaints so far.

This is the second year using this product with good results. At this time of the year I spray Critter Out maybe once a week around the edges inside the shed, some directly on the deck of the lawn mower, next month I will sprqy only once a month untill spring, oh and also the second truck is only tarp covered but I spray around the truck frame and overhang of the tarp edges, some of the cab through the floor opening.Found no nests under the bonnet/air duck in the mower or usually in the cab of the truck or bed. This product mixture does not seem to corrode metal, smells like mint and lemon.After several years of trying several ways to prevent mostly field mice, I found this the least trouble to prevent these critters. Hope this helps.

I am shocked some people complain about this product. We live in the country and get all types of mice and rats outside and indoors, as do many country homes. We used this back in October and found no mice nesting like the last few falls. We sprayed again a month or so later, and there are still no mice or rats nearby. Those who do not want to resort to poison or traps would love this product. The peppermint smell is a bit overpowering, but it fades after an hour or so (I think the smell is wonderful). I would highly recommend!