Need advice on mouse control

[smith revolver cop]

Lots of traps and lots of D-Con (or similar) bait poison. And, don't take them up right away... the mice will be back!!!

 

[David LaPell]

My wife and I went through this when we bought our house last year being so close to the woods. We didn't want to use poison with the baby and now that he is walking we still don't. One thing that I have used that works well is dryer sheets. THe mice hate those so if you can find any entry points, stick one in there. Also, get rid of those glue strips and get the good old snap killers. Nothing else worked for me as well either in my house and any where else, like up in our hunting camp. But the dryer sheets work great in the entry points, any I use, mice don't come in there anymore.

 

[truckemup97]

In an apartment, it's best done as a community effort. They are coming from somewhere; one of your neighbors is not as clean in their housekeeping as they should be. (unless you butt up to a greenspace and are on the ground floor)

 

[RYNO]

A few Victors with a dab of peanut butter and a piece of corn chip wedged in the trigger is a sure way to catch them. Put anywhere you are seeing them or their droppings.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Bullseye-
NICE shot on the double!

On the Victors-
Do a trigger job!
Bending the vertical trigger that the wire hooks on ever so SLIGHTLY with your thumb will reduce the pressure needed to fire the trap.
If you go too far, it is quite easy to bend it back.
I've bent them for more than 40 years.

So you're advertising how to put a hair trigger on these instruments of destruction are we?????? Do you have any idea of the liability you are opening yourself up to???? I suppose you also disable the IL on them as well, or do you just use the pre lock models

 

[ohiobuckeye]

Mice are curious and stupid, unlike Rats which are very careful and take a long time to get used to new things.. Mice like to check out new things.

Traps, traps and traps. Have the trigger facing the wall at a right angle. You can't have too many traps.They like to hug the wall.

Bait, Crunchy Peanut butter, no they do not like cheese.

Ditto...best advice of all. I get a few every year as the weather tuns cold and have tried every method mentioned here, and traps with peanut butter are the best...no contest. The poisons work to some degree....if you enjoy searching for a stinking mouse carcass. All the methods mentioned will eventually catch the mice, but the peanut butter baited trap line is the most effective. Not as much fun as turning it into a hunting safari but it works.

 

[Wyo]

I recommend most strongly that you DO NOT use D-Con in the house. Don't ask me how I know this.

 

[handejector]

So you're advertising how to put a hair trigger on these instruments of destruction are we?????? Do you have any idea of the liability you are opening yourself up to???? I suppose you also disable the IL on them as well, or do you just use the pre lock models

Some relatives of a victim......er, I mean opponent once sued me. It worked out OK.
The complainants disappeared.

 

[DeathGrip]

Could I be on the jury with 11 more of my best forum favorites?

 

[handejector]

Did you know Victor actually invented a 'better mousetrap' many years ago?
There is no way the little suckers can get to the goodies without putting a foot on the yellow platform which is the trigger.
Note it has a 'Sensitive' side and a 'Firm' side for the trigger.
Be sensitive.

They are hard to find, like they only make them periodically. When I find them, I buy a bunch.

 

[Bullseye 2620]

A fellow member has recommended smearing the peanut butter into the holes in the "cheese," which may be a violation of the Geneva Convention but sure looks like it would be darned effective.


Bullseye

 

[handejector]

Nope.
Keep the PB back in the cup. Make them step up on the trigger, so you catch them behind the skull- no "pullout".

Hide the body in the whirlpool. The bacteria in them is great for the septic tank.

 

[mjr]

Bullseye-
NICE shot on the double!

On the Victors-
Do a trigger job!
Bending the vertical trigger that the wire hooks on ever so SLIGHTLY with your thumb will reduce the pressure needed to fire the trap.
If you go too far, it is quite easy to bend it back.
I've bent them for more than 40 years.

I've gotta second this. It's probably Ralph Nader's fault, but the traps as they come from the store are way too hard to trip. You can set them to be hair-triggered, so that the most cautious mouse can't touch the bait without going to his reward.

 

[MTS Cop]

Thanks for all the replies, I think I have enough suggestions to keep me busy mouse hunting for awhile. My super is aware of the problem and has been sending an exterminator. The guy does wonders on bugs but can't seem to control the mice so I'm taking it in my own hands. I think for now I'm going to get some snap traps and try some of the deterents like dryer sheets and peppermint oil. If I have trouble sleeping one night I'm going to try hunting in the dark, sounds pretty fun.

 

[fredp]

I keep a 5 gallon bucket with 3 inches of water in it baited with peanut butter in the shop. I get a mouse every few days. Grab the little wet dead guys by the tail and chuck them out side. They do not have time to set up house keeping.

Fred P.........

 

[Bullseye 2620]

Victor?

It's a gun board, right?


Bullseye

 

[arch stanton]

I keep a 5 gallon bucket with 3 inches of water in it baited with peanut butter in the shop. I get a mouse every few days. Grab the little wet dead guys by the tail and chuck them out side. They do not have time to set up house keeping.

Fred P.........

Sometimes a five gallon bucket with a few inches of antifreeze works pretty good too. Position it close to a wall or some thing that will get them high enough to jump into the drink and its off to Davey Jones locker with the vermin!

 

[jeepjeepwhat]

Obviously you are all wrong. This is how you control mice.

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