Posted on 12/01/2018 1:27:41 PM PST by Chickensoup
Finally using the perfect mouse trap!
It is big news up our way that the mice and other rodent population is out of control.
It has been horrendous.
I have been using snap traps, glue traps, two cats, de-con.....
Never enough.
Finally the day before yesterday I set up the perfect trap using this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FTQ6SM1/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I bought a couple and two 5 gallon buckets.
I installed them on the buckets, filled the buckets about 1/3 full of water, smeared peanut butter on the roller, and laid three pieces of firewoord with dabs of peanut butter on them against the bucket. Like little peanut butter dabbed ladders to the motherlode.
Have caught 5 in the garage in two days and 3 in the basement today.
Just carry them outside and toss them into the snow bank by the bushes. add more water and re-set.
The Mouse Murders Continue!!
Thanks...I hates the moussies! Don’t like poison because I don’t want to kill anything that eats rodents. Tomcat spring traps are best. I like to see a body count. This year hasn’t been bad as I have two new neighbors, both with terriers.
This year I found that those clear ant traps with boric acid solution in them worked double fast!
My Grandparents always kept a black cat. The idea that it made them harder to spot in the dark.
When I first moved into this house I saw a few roaches. I put out a bunch of roach motels and they seem to have worked.
I live in a rural area and a beautiful stray started hanging around. I fed her and she stayed. Now has four kittens. She has turned out to be an excellent mouser. I have seen the remains of rats where she and the kittens have fed on them.
I doubt it smells anything.
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evil one...
Roaches....not like mice. You have to go to Boric Acid for great results.
https://pestsoff.com/how-to-get-rid-of-cockroaches/boric-acid-roaches-mistakes/
Boric Acid applied properly does the trick!
That's what I have. My husband went through about 15 of the snap traps so I ordered an electric trap. I have used them before and they work very well.
Got it——thanks!
really?
So far I have caught all the clumsy fat mice.
If it becomes Rat-time I am going to have to up my game.
Check out this video. It’s a spray foam that repels mice. Full disclosure. I work for these guys.
>>I think d-con is like mouse vitamins.<<
I tried either d-con or a competitor’s small pellets for a while years ago. The problem with small pellets is that mice will take them and move them to a cache somewhere before they eat enough to die.
I found caches in shoes, drawers, and even under a pillow.
The pillow cache did it for me. Never ever considered using pellets again. In fact, I think if you have kids or pets around, they’re downright dangerous because they could show up anywhere later.
Diatomaceous earth kills most crawling bugs. Non-toxic to mammals.
The electrician used foam and steel wool
We had a pretty bad infestation for a couple of years. I finally figured out where they were getting in and blocked it.. In order to permanently solve the problem that’s what you need to do.
Especially if they’re Peanut Butter Christmas Mice!
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/peanut-butter-christmas-mice/
Gosh I remember those mugs from the 80s. Funny never see them anywhere. Not at lawn sales or any where else.
garage is not mouse proof.
they can get in.
What’s their food source, if you don’t mind my asking?
There is a YouTube channel, “Mousetrap Monday,” that has many creative and entertaining mouse trap designs.
https://www.youtube.com/user/historichunter
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