Mouse Traps FAQ
What baits should I use in my mouse/rat trap?
For mice use peanut butter, cheese, oats, nesting materials, or chocolate. For live catch, use water. For rats use peanut butter, bacon, fruits, vegetables, cereals, or meats.
I used your mouse trap. The bait was completely eaten but I didn't catch the mouse. What can I do?
Strangely, the more bait you use, the easier it is for these nimble creatures to remove it without disturbing the traps. Try to make them struggle to get the bait, and in doing so, apply extra force to the trigger pedal with their nose/tongue to remove the bait. This technique alone will often result in a catch.
Remember that rodents are nocturnal. They eat just about anything but especially love peanut butter. Rodents will travel the same pathways over & over. Those pathways are always along the base of a wall or similar vertical structures. Traps should always be placed in the pathways.
How do I place the traps?
Use mouse traps alone or in pairs with the opening toward the wall. Mice enter from either the front or sides. Place the trap along walls where mice travel, in cupboards or where ever mice are present.
Place the traps against the wall where rodents travel, orienting them so that the short side of the trap with the bait pedal, is against the wall. Pairs of traps may be employed since mice will often jump over obstructions in their normal path. Use two traps in the positioned mentioned above or place then length-wise, end-to-end so that the bait pedal end will be encountered first as mice approach from either direction. |
