Mouse trap that works?

[Bekka]

Sorry, this isn't a very nice topic for anywhere, but we set out a Tomcat wooden trap last night and we put peanut butter on the paddle. The pest ate the bait and didn't trip the trap. I would appreciate suggestions--a different brand of snap trap?

I don't "believe" in the humane traps. Please help. I have a crawling baby and I won't get reasonable sleep till we get him.

[LaughingHyena]

I've heard good things about these http://ratmousezapper.com/testimonials.html

I've never used one personally but my parents used one successfully.

[mom0810]

We've always used the glue traps. I know, they are horribly mean. But they WORK.

The other thing we've used are the D-Con ones where the mouse goes INSIDE the thing and you don't have to see... anything.

We hired an exterminator years ago and haven't had an issue since then. He put these things outside that look like rocks, but they are full of poison. The mouse has to go inside there (it's like a maze) to get the poison, they take it back to the nest and kill all the mice. He only had to come IN the house one time to set out bait and traps and since then, he just fills the outside ones. They are locked with a padlock so the kids or our pets could never get in to the poison.

[rere]

Well I read a LOT of tips when we moved here because we had some crazy mice that could not be trapped(we tried snap,glue,the little dcon boxes,homemade,poison, the electronic thing that goes in the wall and combos of some of the traps together).You can try powdered sugar on the trap because it will attract them but there isn't really anything to get off the trap(If that makes sense).You have to make sure you only get it on the trigger though.

Good luck... I understand how you feel.

[Hey Mama!]

I've always had success with glue traps.

[marrymeflyfree]

We've been using the Dcon covered traps with peanut butter and have snagged several mice.

[wombatclay]

We use TomCat but the plastic type that look kind of like a pincer/clip. We live in a forest and every winter the mice invade... but a few days with these traps and we're mouse-free again.

I especially like that they're more contained than the paddle/wire traps since I've also got kiddos with curious fingers. And getting rid of the mouse is easy since the trap contains any mess, and to remove the mouse you just squeeze the clip.

[4evermom]

I use the Victor brand snap trap with the small metal paddle, not the big yellow plastic one that looks like cheese. Those don't work for me. Make sure to use just a smidge of bait and put it really in the bent metal at the end of the paddle so the mouse has to nudge it to get at it. Don't put a big glop on top because they can delicately eat it off. Make sure you have it set so it goes off with little provocation. There are usually two settings, two ways to hook the metal wire onto the paddle. One way trips more easily than the other.

[velochic]

Originally Posted by 4evermom

I use the Victor brand snap trap with the small metal paddle, not the big yellow plastic one that looks like cheese. Those don't work for me. Make sure to use just a smidge of bait and put it really in the bent metal at the end of the paddle so the mouse has to nudge it to get at it. Don't put a big glop on top because they can delicately eat it off. Make sure you have it set so it goes off with little provocation. There are usually two settings, two ways to hook the metal wire onto the paddle. One way trips more easily than the other.

We have traps in our basement all the time. We've probably trapped a dozen in the past 6 months as it became cooler and our neighborhood mousing cat has been indoors more. The traps with the cheese looking paddle don't work.

Also the spring traps are more humane because it immediately snaps their necks and kills rather than tortures them from starvation or poison (which can also backfire if they die in inaccessible places).

[artemis33]

Originally Posted by 4evermom

I use the Victor brand snap trap with the small metal paddle, not the big yellow plastic one that looks like cheese. Those don't work for me. Make sure to use just a smidge of bait and put it really in the bent metal at the end of the paddle so the mouse has to nudge it to get at it. Don't put a big glop on top because they can delicately eat it off. Make sure you have it set so it goes off with little provocation. There are usually two settings, two ways to hook the metal wire onto the paddle. One way trips more easily than the other.

Originally Posted by velochic

We have traps in our basement all the time. We've probably trapped a dozen in the past 6 months as it became cooler and our neighborhood mousing cat has been indoors more. The traps with the cheese looking paddle don't work.

Also the spring traps are more humane because it immediately snaps their necks and kills rather than tortures them from starvation or poison (which can also backfire if they die in inaccessible places).

Agreed! We use Victor traps.