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I had good results with the Victor traps too, but salami worked better than=
everything else. It tripped the traps well too.
With the Victor trap you can adjust the sensitivity by bending the tab and =
rod.
Jack
On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 5:26 AM -0800, "Jim Franklin" <jamesf@groupwbench.or=
Bait brings the poison outside where cats and owls ingest it. Glue traps ca=
use considerable discomfort when the mouse chews off its own limbs to get a=
way.
Spring traps need to be placed against a wall since that's how mice usually=
travel. But put the short end against the wall, not the long end. Use pean=
ut butter for bait, and smoosh it into the bait tab, don't just lay it on t=
op. Make them work for it so they put pressure on the bait tab. I've caught=
dozens this way. You likely have a few nests in different parts of the hou=
se, so put traps all over if you'll be gone for a while. Once they set up s=
hop, they multiply quickly. Given what I just went through with them in my =
ceiling, I'd buy 20 traps and lay them all out.
I've also heard good things about the rat zapper but they're pricier and fi=
ll up.
Baby mice (which you likely have by now) may be too small to get trapped by=
the arm, and might be too gentle to spring the trap, but will be big enoug=
h in a few weeks.
I use the Home Depot $1 Victor traps with the copper bait tab. I've also us=
ed the ones wit the "fake cheese" bait tab (but with peanut butter) and the=
y have a sensitivity adjustment that I put on max sensitive.
Good luck. Mine are crawling up the concrete foundation and through gaps un=
der the siding.
jim
On Dec 6, 2016, at 7:33 PM, Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com> wrot=
e:
> Guys,
>
> I left my house in earlier this fall for an extended work trip. I got bac=
k a week ago. Gone maybe...three months total?
>
> I had gnats in the fridge. I'm not sure how I managed that but I cleaned =
everything out and haven't seen them again.
>
> I also have a mouse problem in the kitchen. I didn't see any evidence of =
mice when I got home initially, but I left a chocolate bar on the kitchen c=
ounter the second night (wrapped in its wrapper, sealed) and the mouse ate =
through the wrapper.
>
> I put out spring mice traps--the mouse ate the bait and didn't spring the=
trap.
>
> I put out glue traps. The thing flipped over the trap and clearly was stu=
ck to it, but got away.
>
> I've seen the thing once--it looks tiny. There might be many (in fact, I =
assume there are), but I've just seen the one.
>
> I'm not real excited about poisoning it and having it (or them) die in th=
e walls.
>
> I have no idea how they're getting up on the counter to start with--I don=
't see any openings in anything and I can't believe the thing is crawling u=
p the side of the counter, but whatever. I just want it/them done for.
>
> Any ideas about how to go about it? Am I baiting the trap wrong? More glu=
e traps?
>
> I'm leaving again until after new years--the house will be cold enough th=
at I don't mind a dead mouse in a trap while I'm gone (and people will be c=
hecking the house for me, this time).
>
> Any advice welcome.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Scott
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<div class=3D"PlainText">Bait brings the poison outside where cats and owls=
ingest it. Glue traps cause considerable discomfort when the mouse chews o=
ff its own limbs to get away.
<br>
<br>
Spring traps need to be placed against a wall since that's how mice usually=
travel. But put the short end against the wall, not the long end. Use pean=
ut butter for bait, and smoosh it into the bait tab, don't just lay it on t=
op. Make them work for it so they
put pressure on the bait tab. I've caught dozens this way. You likely have=
a few nests in different parts of the house, so put traps all over if you'=
ll be gone for a while. Once they set up shop, they multiply quickly. Given=
what I just went through with them
in my ceiling, I'd buy 20 traps and lay them all out. <br>
<br>
I've also heard good things about the rat zapper but they're pricier and fi=
ll up.
<br>
<br>
Baby mice (which you likely have by now) may be too small to get trapped by=
the arm, and might be too gentle to spring the trap, but will be big enoug=
h in a few weeks.
<br>
<br>
I use the Home Depot $1 Victor traps with the copper bait tab. I've also us=
ed the ones wit the "fake cheese" bait tab (but with peanut butte=
r) and they have a sensitivity adjustment that I put on max sensitive.
<br>
<br>
Good luck. Mine are crawling up the concrete foundation and through gaps un=
der the siding.
<br>
<br>
jim<br>
<br>
On Dec 6, 2016, at 7:33 PM, Scott Hall <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>=
; wrote:<br>
<br>
> Guys,<br>
> <br>
> I left my house in earlier this fall for an extended work trip. I got =
back a week ago. Gone maybe...three months total?<br>
> <br>
> I had gnats in the fridge. I'm not sure how I managed that but I clean=
ed everything out and haven't seen them again.<br>
> <br>
> I also have a mouse problem in the kitchen. I didn't see any evidence =
of mice when I got home initially, but I left a chocolate bar on the kitche=
n counter the second night (wrapped in its wrapper, sealed) and the mouse a=
te through the wrapper.<br>
> <br>
> I put out spring mice traps--the mouse ate the bait and didn't spring =
the trap.<br>
> <br>
> I put out glue traps. The thing flipped over the trap and clearly was =
stuck to it, but got away.<br>
> <br>
> I've seen the thing once--it looks tiny. There might be many (in fact,=
I assume there are), but I've just seen the one.<br>
> <br>
> I'm not real excited about poisoning it and having it (or them) die in=
the walls.<br>
> <br>
> I have no idea how they're getting up on the counter to start with--I =
don't see any openings in anything and I can't believe the thing is crawlin=
g up the side of the counter, but whatever. I just want it/them done for.<b=
r>
> <br>
> Any ideas about how to go about it? Am I baiting the trap wrong? More =
glue traps?<br>
> <br>
> I'm leaving again until after new years--the house will be cold enough=
that I don't mind a dead mouse in a trap while I'm gone (and people will b=
e checking the house for me, this time).<br>
> <br>
> Any advice welcome.<br>
> <br>
> Thanks.<br>
> <br>
> Scott<br>
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