Posted: 1/18/2009 3:19:17 PM EDT
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So I'm in the basement doing a little spring cleaning early and son of a bitch, I found where a mouse had chewed a hole through the bottom of a bag of seed I use for birds. So I start to clear out the are and I find where the little bastids are hording seeds throughout the basement. I went out and bought some traps and set those this evening and hopefully I'll have some dead mices tomorrow. Anyone has a similar occurrence and suggestions for remedies?
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Fill a 5 gallon pail with about 10 inches of water. Lean a plank that lets mice walk up to the rim. Smear a thin bead of peanut butter (salmonella tainted recommended) on the inside wall of the pail, about 5 inches above the water, and a trace amount at the end of the plank. The bastards will climb the plank, dive for the bead, and fall into the water. They’ll swim until exhausted.
I once caught so many mice with this technique that it created an island of dead mice in the water for the followers to survive on. 
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Update
I just came up from the basement and when I went down I saw one of the little bastids! I said hah I got you mother f*cker and let me tell you that f*cker was quick.  He easily dodged the bottle of gatorade that came his way. I checked the traps and 3 of the 4 are bait free. I guess he had his fill for the 4th. I rebait them and am laying down some sticky traps. I like the pail idea I'll try that one tomorrow.
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Update I just came up from the basement and when I went down I saw one of the little bastids! I said hah I got you mother f*cker and let me tell you that f*cker was quick. He easily dodged the bottle of gatorade that came his way. I checked the traps and 3 of the 4 are bait free. I guess he had his fill for the 4th. I rebait them and am laying down some sticky traps. I like the pail idea I'll try that one tomorrow.Put a smallest amount of pb you can on the traps. Make them crawl up on the trigger. I use t-rex type traps,black snap trap you push down on the back to set. I am up to 40 rats/mice plus since last jan 08. |
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Update I just came up from the basement and when I went down I saw one of the little bastids! I said hah I got you mother f*cker and let me tell you that f*cker was quick. He easily dodged the bottle of gatorade that came his way. I checked the traps and 3 of the 4 are bait free. I guess he had his fill for the 4th. I rebait them and am laying down some sticky traps. I like the pail idea I'll try that one tomorrow.Something is wrong with your traps or you're putting on too much bait. I can see him stealing from one trap, but not from all of them. One of those traps should have thrown. Sorry, but that whole pail thing is just...well...I couldn't do it.  I'm a wuss, I know.
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Update I just came up from the basement and when I went down I saw one of the little bastids! I said hah I got you mother f*cker and let me tell you that f*cker was quick. He easily dodged the bottle of gatorade that came his way. I checked the traps and 3 of the 4 are bait free. I guess he had his fill for the 4th. I rebait them and am laying down some sticky traps. I like the pail idea I'll try that one tomorrow.
The KEY to success with the snap traps is setting them in place with a "hair trigger". To accomplish this, simply use some pliers (or just push with your thumb) on the "upright" portion of the "latch" and fold it back so it is just barely *less* than 90 degrees. Then when you fold the spring back and set the "rod" in place, it will take next-to-nothing to set it off. However, when the latch is folded over at *more* than 90 degrees, the mouse will get away with your bait nearly every time. Be careful though, because the hair trigger makes the whole "system" very sensitive to the slightest touch or movement - so you want to make sure to keep your fingers out of the way. Peanut butter is probably the best tried and true winner for bait. But I've heard that chocolate also works well. And the melted chocolate suggested above is especially clever, but probably not necessary with a hair trigger in place. However, using BOTH chocolate (just a chunk) and peanut butter together may even prove to be more effective than just peanut butter alone. Lastly, it's also a really good idea to set traps in PAIRS and set the pairs perpendicular to and up against a wall (or whatever other path). They normally don't like to be out in the open and prefer to "hug" walls or stay under cover somewhere. And the advantage of setting the traps in pairs is that if they do happen to take the bait clean from one trap, they will most likely crawl OVER that trap to get to the next one that is immediately adjacent to it, and most certainly spring the first one at that point. Oh, and one other suggestion ... mice are fairly dirty, nasty little rodents. When you catch one in a trap, just throw the whole thing away - - mouse + trap & all - don't bother re-using the trap. The traps are usually less than $.50 cents a piece, and it's well worth it to just set a new one to replace the used one that contains a kill. HTH. |
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Posted by Winn:
However, using BOTH chocolate (just a chunk) and peanut butter together may even prove to be more effective than just peanut butter alone.
You might even catch some WOMEN in a trap baited with that.  
Dang. I've been on a diet too long. Craving Reeses' cups for certain now..... 
I have to say, Winn, that's the best thesis on mousetrap setting I've seen in a good while. Bending the lock over a little. Brilliant. 
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| Howdy, this is a sure fire trap set up I found that really works and this is why. You get yourself any hard surface material, card board , plastic, wood.... what ever. Make a rectangular box that your regular snap trap will fit into. Awlways remember that the trap needs the distance in the top so that when the traps is released the bar has the clearance to go up and over to snap the mouses neck. Now one end has to be closed, why....so the mouse can only come and go from one direction limiting his technique of escape. Now, the box has to have a top bottom and side closed up. As if you could stick a bottle in it and only the top would be open. Once youve made this simple box set the trap and slowly slide it in the box push it all the way to the back. Now place it where you want to catch that little #@&* and check the next morning. If you use peanut butter or some thing smelly I like wraping the metal wire like bread ties to fasten it enough so they have to wrestle with it a little bit giving the trap the reason to go off. The mouse has no room to run , to sneak out or to jump.....its traped all the way around. I garantee you success. Ever since I figured out the method Ive destroyed the mouse population in my home completely. Also once you know you have a mouse, set up the trap right away before they have babys, making it a quicker resolution and ending the infestation. I know you'll be amazed how well this works, please leave feed back when you get your first mouse, I'm curious on how well you do. Good luck and save the ammo......... |
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Fill a 5 gallon pail with about 10 inches of water. Lean a plank that lets mice walk up to the rim. Smear a thin bead of peanut butter (salmonella tainted recommended) on the inside wall of the pail, about 5 inches above the water, and a trace amount at the end of the plank. The bastards will climb the plank, dive for the bead, and fall into the water. They’ll swim until exhausted. I once caught so many mice with this technique that it created an island of dead mice in the water for the followers to survive on. http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/437/2080921261209c0e41a9di4.th.jpg This works outstandingly well. And if they are still alive at the bottom and you have some dry ice you can make your own Stephen King saga ... |
| I bought a electronic mouse trap at home depot, for 3 weeks I would have 3-4 mice a day in the trap, one time the head had exploded. Now its finally empty and the batteries are finally flashing low so it works great. I would put one piece of dry dog food in it, sometimes the food would be there with a dead mouse and sometimes it would be gone with a dead mouse. You should of seen the bodies piling up in a empty trash can, it was horrible. |
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The Ultimate Mouse Trap - Victor Electronic Mouse Trap!
It's like a mini electrocution dungeon for mice, complete with a rotating "shock and drop chamber." I've never tried it, but I half wish I had a rodent problem just so I could order one of these bad boys. |
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The Ultimate Mouse Trap - Victor Electronic Mouse Trap! It's like a mini electrocution dungeon for mice, complete with a rotating "shock and drop chamber." I've never tried it, but I half wish I had a rodent problem just so I could order one of these bad boys. Holy shit. 
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The Ultimate Mouse Trap - Victor Electronic Mouse Trap! It's like a mini electrocution dungeon for mice, complete with a rotating "shock and drop chamber." I've never tried it, but I half wish I had a rodent problem just so I could order one of these bad boys. Holy shit.
Does it come with cuffs, blindfolds and trapeze swings?
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The Ultimate Mouse Trap - Victor Electronic Mouse Trap! It's like a mini electrocution dungeon for mice, complete with a rotating "shock and drop chamber." I've never tried it, but I half wish I had a rodent problem just so I could order one of these bad boys. Jesus, that thing sounds so badass it ought to have a p-rail. |
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I can empathize with your problem.
10 days ago, the night before I had to leave for work, I found the same thing. A hole in my birdseed bag with seed scattered about. For ten days now I've been thinking about how to commence with the ultimate mouse jihad. The electronic electrocution trap is a definite winner. Off to make some phone calls to see who stocks it in AK. |
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Update
I got me a mouse. Actually I got this guy the other night and I haven't seen any of his buddies hanging around in the basement. I tried the mouse hot tub but that was after I got the lone ranger here. But it gets better. My wife came to me the other day and said she thinks there's a mouse living in the suburban. I say What makes you say that. Apparently she was waiting at the bus stop with my daughter in the car and she sees a mouse run our from under the suburban and dash across the street. It then runs back under the car like it was dropping it's kids off for school. So I say hmmmm time to post a few traps in the garage. Bingo got me a stowaway later that night. 
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www.ratzapper.com
It is like the Victor electronic mouse trap, but is less complicated and thus likely to malfunction IMO. Have not used for mice, but have had great success with rats in attic and garage. Have even taken the battle outside with Rats Nest (plastic box that makes rat zapper semi-weatherproof) with good success. Very easy cleanup. Mrs. Cremora has even emptied on occasion. A few suggestions: The unit is cheaper at www.ratmousezapper.com Have also seen units for sale at Ace Hardware - don't know about prices The Rat Tale works well for remote monitoring Would pass on Rat Nest - can get plastic box cheaper at Wal-Mart and cut access door yourself Have only used dry dog food for bait Baiting trap without initially arming teaches rats there is a new open fast food restaurant Good luck and happy zapping! |
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All this talk about mouse traps is great, but if you don't first have containment, your problem will come back. You need to find out where they are gaining entry to your house and plug those holes. Then kill the ones trapped inside. Skillshot you are right. However, the problem is they are getting in around our garage doors. Since they only need an opening about the size of a quarter, I am not certain how to keep them out short of boarding up and sealing our garage doors. Rodents are bad in our entire neighborhood - they are not just picking on my house. They were coming in because of the cold weather. Any suggestions on tightening our garage doors while keeping them functional would be most appreciated. |
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This worked great for me. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f325/bosifus/OneNightonekill001.jpg That is the greatest thing I have ever seen.
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