Mice In The House

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

As a whole does it appear a bad winter for mice indoors .Most people i know have had them as well as us and im damned if i can find where their getting in .Trapped 9 and appears to have stopped.long tailed field mice as norm.Mate is on 23 from his garage and neighbour caught 12 in two days .Question -do those wooden traps need tweeking as had bait stollen several times

[StephenWalsh 73]

Probably just mice brushing against them and setting them off. If you are catching just keep going.

[nod 285]

Could be the younger ones not big enough to set the traps off

[The one 8,589]

I prefer melting cheese or chocolate on the tongue of the mouse traps that way they dont steal the bait

[armdog 196]

when i was a lad we lived on a farm and often got invaded, we used to use glass bottles , with a bit of chocolate stuck in the neck as far as you could get your finger then a bit more smeared around the neck, we would then prop the bottle at a 45 degree angle , usually against the skirting board, would get mice every time and the little uns didnt get away, nb i have watched baby mice sit on mouse traps and feed without setting them off, once used a bottle that had a dreg of taboo in , had a very merry mouse out of that 1

[mole trapper 1,705]

Foxdropper, we've had a lot more call outs for mice rats and squirrels indoors than usual for this time of year! You honestly shouldn't worry yourself about trying to find the entrance, they are nigh on impossible to proof out of domestic properties.

Trap wise, worth you spending a fiver on evil bay and get some decent plastic snappy traps, they are foolproof to set and have a dish to squeeze your peanut butter down into so they can't steal and get away with it.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Cheers for the advice mate .Is that the self setting ones you mean .Must have been good breeding year i guess

[moxy 617]

Cheers for the advice mate .Is that the self setting ones you mean .Must have been good breeding year i guess

http://www.amazon.com/Trapper-T-rex-Mouse-Traps-BELL-1044/dp/B003K947Q6

 

As an example. The snap-e work equally as well

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Ordered 7 t rex ,cheers mate

[Mr Muddy 141]

Ordered 7 t rex ,cheers mate

 

Mate, In my opinion those Mini T-Rex are terrible wicked f*****g things. They might be strong enough to kill house mice ok, but on wild mice (especially Apodemus flavicollis) they leave so many of the poor things still alive and squirming around they might as well be called live capture traps.

 

I’ve been using the Snap-e Traps (the ones with the yellow bar). I’ve found they are much cleaner at killing – especially when they’re inside the plastic boxes you can get for them.

 

ATB.

[Lab 10,979]

Had 3 over the last week or so. Just stick a chewy sweetie on the prong and they can't get it off.

Ive got that foam filler behind my skirting( old house) and the wee b*****ds bite/scrape it and it's the most annoying sound in the world. Hopefully I've got them.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

 

Ordered 7 t rex ,cheers mate

 

Mate, In my opinion those Mini T-Rex are terrible wicked f*****g things. They might be strong enough to kill house mice ok, but on wild mice (especially Apodemus flavicollis) they leave so many of the poor things still alive and squirming around they might as well be called live capture traps.

 

I’ve been using the Snap-e Traps (the ones with the yellow bar). I’ve found they are much cleaner at killing – especially when they’re inside the plastic boxes you can get for them.

 

ATB.

To be honest i dont think theres a mouse snap trap around that wont have a few half catches .Will try the rexs first as ive ordered them but thanks for your input .

[Deker 3,491]

 

 

Ordered 7 t rex ,cheers mate

Mate, In my opinion those Mini T-Rex are terrible wicked f*****g things. They might be strong enough to kill house mice ok, but on wild mice (especially Apodemus flavicollis) they leave so many of the poor things still alive and squirming around they might as well be called live capture traps.

 

I’ve been using the Snap-e Traps (the ones with the yellow bar). I’ve found they are much cleaner at killing – especially when they’re inside the plastic boxes you can get for them.

 

ATB.

To be honest i dont think theres a mouse snap trap around that wont have a few half catches .Will try the rexs first as ive ordered them but thanks for your input .

 

 

I rate the newer type of release better than the old wooden traps (just a variation on the theme though) but the reality is, when the break backs are boxed, the mice are led funnel fashion to their demise, I have never known one miss!

 

[Outofnowhere 93]

 

 

 

Ordered 7 t rex ,cheers mate

Mate, In my opinion those Mini T-Rex are terrible wicked f*****g things. They might be strong enough to kill house mice ok, but on wild mice (especially Apodemus flavicollis) they leave so many of the poor things still alive and squirming around they might as well be called live capture traps.

 

I’ve been using the Snap-e Traps (the ones with the yellow bar). I’ve found they are much cleaner at killing – especially when they’re inside the plastic boxes you can get for them.

 

ATB.

To be honest i dont think theres a mouse snap trap around that wont have a few half catches .Will try the rexs first as ive ordered them but thanks for your input .

 

 

I rate the newer type of release better than the old wooden traps (just a variation on the theme though) but the reality is, when the break backs are boxed, the mice are led funnel fashion to their demise, I have never known one miss!

 

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where do you get these from bud?

[Deker 3,491]

 

I rate the newer type of release better than the old wooden traps (just a variation on the theme though) but the reality is, when the break backs are boxed, the mice are led funnel fashion to their demise, I have never known one miss!

 

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where do you get these from bud?

 

 

"Killgerm", they are known as an AF Snappa, that is the outer box, it does not include the break back..

 

They will tend to only supply the trade, but I have seen these online and there are other variations of course.

Edited January 2, 2015 by Deker