2006-12-18 01:45:22 · 7 answers · asked by Broja 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I like to use peanut butter on my traps, but I do one thing different than most, I learned this from my Great-uncle dairy farmer in Wisconsin; after you smear the peanut butter on the bait rest, wrap several wraps of thread around the bait and bait rest. It keeps it from being licked off so they have to start chewing and end up springing the trap. When you set the traps out, position them so that the are touching the walls in rooms where you have seen mice, with the length of the trap perpendicular to the wall, positioned so that the bail will slam closed toward the wall. I always wear gloves when I handle the traps so that I don't get my human smell on them when I am prepping and so I don't touch the mice when it has sprung. When a trap has caught a mouse I wrap the whole thing in newspaper then toss it in the garbage. I have used poison once, and I will NEVER use it again, my house smelled of rotting mouse for a month. I used the sticky traps once and will never use them again, the live mice that are trapped make the most horrible noise you can imagine, it is almost impossible to sleep with that racket.
2006-12-18 04:29:00 · answer #1 · answered by nathanael_beal 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mice like to travel along walls and flat surfaces. Place then along the walls and the back of cabinets where 'food sources' are.
I have found that you need to bait the traps with the foods the mice like or are getting into. If they get into your cereal, bait it with cereal. If they eat your peanuts, use peanut butter. If they get into your meats, use bacon grease.
2006-12-18 10:27:39 · answer #2 · answered by Lemar J 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best bait is simply peanut butter... Try and place the traps near the baseboards along a wall. Those critters like to scurry along the wall, that's where you'll catch them...
2006-12-18 17:56:29 · answer #3 · answered by Papa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a poison called Bar Bait. I went to Europe for a while and when I got home, my house was so FULL of the little nasty critters, even in the bedrooms, that my entire house stunk. This is the only thing that got rid of them and I tried everything. They also go outside to die,which is another big perk (I think they are in search of water). You may have to go to a Farm store, such as a Coop or Atwoods, but they'll have them. Just keep them out of reach of children and pets.
2006-12-18 10:17:12 · answer #4 · answered by smcdevitt2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glue traps are the best method to trap rats and mice.
I found detailed information at http://www.pests.in
2006-12-18 21:46:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inside the cabinets towards the back or behind the fridge/stove.
We have always used cheese or peanut butter. Peanut butter seems to work the best and it takes them longer to eat on it.
2006-12-18 09:53:47 · answer #6 · answered by brock 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FLUFF AS A BAIT, THEY LIKE IT FOR THERE NESTS, BEHIND THE COOKER, AND ON FOOD SHELVES, OR GET A CAT
2006-12-18 10:12:35 · answer #7 · answered by trudidog7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋