How do I properly bait a mousetrap?

Question

This mouse keeps getting the food off the trap, without setting it off. We have tried 3 different times, only to wake up and find the food missing from the trap and the trap either turned over or not set off.

Answer 1

Use peanut butter, but place it in such a way that the mouse has to set off the trap in order to get it, that is, over AND under the piece that sets off the trap. If you just put it on top, sometimes the rodent can remove it without setting off the trap, then you have to unset the trap and rebait it without snapping it on yourself. There is also the stick-em type, which are sticky papers laced with a scent that smells of shredded wheat. Use these, but help them along by setting them flat to expose their surface area, instead of forming into the triangle house, and put a tiny bit of peanut butter in the very centre of the trap as an added incentive. The mouse HAS to step on the sticky part in order to get the peanut butter, and is trapped. Then take the stuck mouse, trap and all, and throw it into your neighbour's yard, if you have a bad neighbour, that is. Or discard. **** luck.

Answer 2

Very carefully. I have been told to use peanut butter also. However 2 times now I have found the trap tripped and laying upside down and empty. It is frustrating and I feel that I am touching something nasty once a mouse has touched the trap.

I have found a much better solution. Decon (other brands also available) bait. It is safe and has always worked. The product dehydrates the mouse (or rat) very rapidly. You will not end up with a dead rodent smelling in your walls because the creature becomes thirsty and will quick die close to a source of water. I usually will find it on the edge of my hot tub. I have been told that an old cool whip container filled with water in the general area of the bait will also work.

If there is no source of water and the rodent does die behind the fridge, you won't have an odor. The bait dehydrate so quickly that there is not enough moisture to promote the growth of smelly stuff.

If you have a concern about your car or dog eating the bait, you can rest easy. First and for most, cats and dogs don't like oats. Second, Rodents can eat up to their own body weight in foods at one sitting. This far exceeds the consumption abilities of house pets. Third, if you have a concern about it, the bait can be placed is places were a dog and cat could not possibly access,. Under the refrigerator, in a cabinet drawer, etc.

Answer 3

Best advice I have is to mash the peanut butter in the bait part of your trap. I've put cheese in there but w/o peanut butter the mouse doesn't get drawn in. Place the trap perpendicular to the wall (that would be the opposite as parallel). You want to place the trap where you know mice are going.

Trap placement is key. So make sure that you set them perpendicular to the wall so they encounter the food along their way along the floor, as they almost always travel along the bottom baseboards.

Benefits of trapping is you don't have to touch the mouse. You can just sweep the used trap into a dust pan and then into your garbage (plan on buying more). Another benefit is the traps are cheap, usually 4 for a dollar.

When you get older it gets easier to keep your house clean, but as a young person sometimes you have better **** to do but don't be like one of my worthless neighbors and vacuum regularly and sweep, these two chores will help make your mouse problem manageable by using the traps.

Answer 4

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The first thing I would advice, is to go around the outside your house and seal up any grates or holes up with cement! Also make sure any entrances to your house is properly fitted, and there is not gaps there whatsoever. If the mousetraps aren't STILL working, and you don't want to try poison....I would try calling in a professional. Beware though, most of them are rip-offs and even if there's only one mouse to catch, they will charge you like they're catching 50. Good luck!

Answer 5

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How do I properly bait a mousetrap?
This mouse keeps getting the food off the trap, without setting it off. We have tried 3 different times, only to wake up and find the food missing from the trap and the trap either turned over or not set off.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

I put a tiny dab of peanut butter waaaay back in where they stick their head. Leave enough to bait, not a meal. I use the end of a flat toothpick to put it on.

Answer 8

I your mouse keeps taking the bait, all you have to do is to anchor the bait more firmly and set the trigger nearer the end so that it goes off with a lighter touch.

Answer 9

Mice love peanut butter and they have a hard time getting it before the trap works

Answer 10

try using peanut butter instead. since the mouse can't carry it off, it has to stay there and lick it. if you're feeling gourmet, try adding some crunched up cheese-its or bacon bits. works every time!