how to catch a mouse?

icecream · Oct 5, 2007, 01:55 PM

its been running around my house for quite some time now. i'm prettyt sure there's only one. any ideas how? the cheapest and fastest way. my wife is FREAKED OUT!!

sps5383 · Oct 12, 2007, 01:09 PM

I saw one, put out traps and ended up catching 5. I used the standard snap traps. They worked great. I baited them with peanut butter and put them behind furniture, behind the refigerator, and behind the stove. If you look around you will probably find where they've been hanging out. It'll be evident by the droppings and random things they've dragged there. That's the best place to put the trap. Good luck!

icecream · Oct 12, 2007, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by KeepItSimpleStupid

Making them "walk the plank" is much more fun and creative. MTLS req'd: A table, a ruler, peanut butter, a garbage can with a trash bag liner. Put Peanut butter at the end of a ruler, place at the edge of the desk with garbage can below. Mouse walks on desk, smells peanut butter, walks on ruler, finds itself in garbage can, can't get out because of the plastic bag.

Hiya Keep,

That sounds FUN!! haha. Does it actually works. I'm gonna try this tonight!! haha

icecream · Oct 12, 2007, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by J_9

The only problem with this is that the mice will eat the poison and then go into hiding, walls, behind furniture, etc. Then die. You won't know where they die, but you will begin to smell it.

If you haven't seen any mice, that is a sign that they may have eaten the poison and are dead somewhere in or around the house.

Hnmmm that doesnt sound too good

. I got the impression that it would die as soon as it chews on it (what was i thinking haha....crap!!)

icecream · Oct 12, 2007, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by sps5383

I saw one, put out traps and ended up catching 5. I used the standard snap traps. They worked great. I baited them with peanut butter and put them behind furniture, behind the refigerator, and behind the stove. If you look around you will probably find where they've been hanging out. It'll be evident by the droppings and random things they've dragged there. That's the best place to put the trap. Good luck!

Sounds like alot of u are suggesting peanut better. sounds really odd to be used as a bait for mice! Any reason why this is??

KeepItSimpleStupid · Oct 12, 2007, 05:15 PM

icecream will melt

Peanut butter -n- Oats if you really want to tempt them.

KeepItSimpleStupid · Oct 12, 2007, 05:18 PM

Of course the plank works, that's how we catch them at work.

One ended up hanging from a noose on someone's door. It was then moved so it was hanging from the rear view mirror of a jeep. That mouse got around.

lovelesspa · Nov 8, 2007, 07:09 AM

I live out in the country and when the weather starts chilling those little creatures come in, and I have three cats, (which I now assume are vegetarians) this is what I've tried, Not the most humane but I put on a mouse trap, a small hunk of raw bacon with the white fatty part or chunky peanut butter, which they seem to love,, Or you can use those sticky boxes they walk into and don't come out of, they work equally as well. But if your not into torture, alot of humane society's have the live traps that you can either rent for a small fee or they give you, this is the most humane of course but then where do you put the little creature back in the woods...., somewhere far away, hopefully!



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