Rats And Mice In House !!! Help

[dieseldick]

just moved into a new room but in old house, landlord has just renovated it, the building is backed onto railway bridge with overgrown weeds etc, riubbish everywhere outside . when i first moved in landlord told me there was a rat problem but he laid traps, poison etc.

last night i was talking to one other guy in digs and he said he has allready seen 2-3 mice runnign around inside house.

i am terrified of mice and rats. i have tried to cover bottom of my bedroom door so anything cannot come into my room at night .

what can i do ? i will not keep food in my room but have been told rats will come in for heat during winter. also i was told to lay salt down at my bedroom door as rats or mice will not walk on salt but i gind that hard to belive, should i go buy my own poison today ? i dont want put down traps as i could not even look at a mouse dead in trap.

help....terrified !!!

[dieseldick]

woofgang just likes to have a moan an a whinge......no i cannot use mouse traps, i hate the site of them, they are my worst nightmare im terrified so need something to repel them . i dont want any problem with my landlord about calling env health as he has been very good to me in doing my room up etc.

would a rat come in for heat ? surely the presence of any humans in house would keep them away ?