A RODENT catching expert's recipe for getting rid of mice and rats might sound cheesy, but he swears it works wonders.
Using just a few household items, his trick had to do with taste - not traps.
"Mr. Rice, what's the best way to catch the rat?" Mr. Rice (@goin1836) read a message from a curious fellow TikToker.
He explained how the small animals hate baking soda - and his sneaky way of getting them to eat it.
"We are going to make it rat poison, all you need is cheese," he said.
Mr. Rice put a block of American cheese in a bowl and then melted it in the microwave for 45 seconds.
He then added the rat's worst nightmare: half a tablespoon of baking soda.
After mixing up the mice be gone goodness, he moved on to the next step.
"Now, when they cool down, I just make a baking soda cheeseball like that," he said enthusiastically held out both hands with a tiny rolled up ball in each palm.
By putting them around areas in your home where mice can be spotted, the rodents will think it is delicious cheese - not their demise.
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"Then, they gonna eat baking soda, then they gonna die," he exclaimed.
He had certainly found some grateful rodent adverse fans.
"Mr. Rice hug, thank you for sharing," said one such follower.
"I just love you," another viewer agreed.
According to wonderopolis.org, mice eat a varied diet comprised of fruits, vegetables, and grains.
However, like other rodents, mice will eat just about anything they can find - including insects and cheese.
While it's more myth than fact that cheese is their primary food of choice, they will likely go for the bait.
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