Rodent removal

  • the_j-man
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 35
    March 3, 2009 at 4:46 pm #1261884

    I have had a mouse (or many) throughout the winter in my house. I have tried traps, sticky pads, poison in the basement (not on my main floor as I have a young son) and cotton balls with peppermint smell in them (I found that tip on the internet). Nothing has worked. I have tried peanut butter, ham and different kinds of cheese in the traps. Nothing, no mouse. I find new mouse poop 5 mornings a week. I saw the darn thing scurry under the stove in the kitchen twice last night. Is there anything else I can do? Anyone have any tips? It is driving me crazy!

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18615
    March 3, 2009 at 4:51 pm #754515

    Could be the traps. The mouse in my shed were not big enough to trip the standard wooden trap. I got those plastic kind you pinch open and put the peanut butter on the roof of the trap so they had to stand on the trigger. This worked and I cought them all in short order.

    joe fish
    Inver Grove/ Malmo, Mn.
    Posts: 273
    March 3, 2009 at 4:53 pm #754516

    Get a CAT! It worked for us!

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    March 3, 2009 at 5:05 pm #754520

    Quote:

    Get a CAT! It worked for us!

    Yeah, but then you would have to get a dog to get rid of the cat

    the_j-man
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 35
    March 3, 2009 at 5:14 pm #754527

    Quote:

    Get a CAT! It worked for us!

    I would love to, but we can’t have pets.

    Thanks for all your tips everyone, keep them coming!

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    March 3, 2009 at 5:17 pm #754528

    That bucket trap has taken down so many mice it unbelieveable how well it works. Bait it once and that thing will kill mice for months on end.

    -J.

    farmboy1
    Mantorville, MN
    Posts: 3668
    March 3, 2009 at 5:19 pm #754530

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Get a CAT! It worked for us!

    I would love to, but we can’t have pets.

    Sorry, but if you got a cat, I would have to take your Man Card.

    The bucket is what you want if left unattended. The squeeze traps work great if checking them every day. Bend the arm on the cheapy ones so there is almost nothing holding the trigger.

    Jon Stevens
    Northfield, Wi
    Posts: 1242
    March 3, 2009 at 5:22 pm #754532

    Try wrapping some peanut butter up in some pantyhose and tying off real tight. Resembles a ball when your done. Then tie it to the foot of the trap with some fishing line. Make sure the peanut butter squishes through. Works good for me and can be used for quite a while.

    **pantyhose trick also works well with trout dough!

    bluefin
    Farmington, MN
    Posts: 139
    March 3, 2009 at 5:29 pm #754535

    I found this tip on a trapping site:

    superglue some sunflower seeds and/or cracked corn onto the pan of the trap. That way you don’t have to worry about them stealing bait. Worked well for me.

    Jami Ritter
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 3065
    March 3, 2009 at 5:49 pm #754545

    If its that bad, I’d call Plunkets and have it taken care of, once they are gone, I’d place bait stations on the outside of the house.

    Jami

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    March 3, 2009 at 6:20 pm #754554

    The bucket trap is the ticket. We leave one at the cabin all the time and get a ton of mice in that thing.

    the_j-man
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 35
    March 3, 2009 at 6:29 pm #754564

    The bucket trap sounds like the real deal, I will just have to find a good place to put one.

    By the way, what do you put into the bottom of your bucket traps?

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    March 3, 2009 at 6:43 pm #754570

    Plain water if freezing is not an issue. Windshield washing fluid if outside and no dogs have access.

    -J.

    danno34
    Posts: 170
    March 3, 2009 at 7:01 pm #754578

    Could be the traps. The mouse in my shed were not big enough to trip the standard wooden trap. I got those plastic kind you pinch open and put the peanut butter on the roof of the trap so they had to stand on the trigger. This worked and I cought them all in short order.That is a great Idea

    G_Smitty
    New Richmond, WI
    Posts: 1359
    March 3, 2009 at 7:09 pm #754583

    I’ll loan my cat to you…

    StaleMackrel
    Posts: 443
    March 3, 2009 at 10:08 pm #754656

    I have been battling this problem for 9 years. I finally put out traps outside of the house in the fall when they came in after the first freeze. Also, a simple idea is to put the traps against all walls as the mice do run walls. I have caught many mice in the middle of the back with the traps telling me that this simple idea works. I am almost mice free now.

    G_Smitty
    New Richmond, WI
    Posts: 1359
    March 3, 2009 at 10:19 pm #754661

    Quote:

    Sorry, but if you got a cat, I would have to take your Man Card.

    then you haven’t yet met my cat… we call him “PeeWee” – one day, watched him take out a hawk that swooped down on him in the backyard… he’s a KILLA…

    Bassn Dan
    Posts: 977
    March 3, 2009 at 11:52 pm #754699

    I’ll second the suggestion to put your traps along the walls. When you see mice, they are almost always running next to something. I also suggest TUNING your traps, so they snap VERY easily – some traps are too stiff and won’t trip short of a possum stepping on one.

    Also use Chunky peanut butter and mash it down TIGHT into the trap so they can’t steal it.

    One final tip. Use MULTIPLE traps, like 6 or more per room in high percentage areas. I call it “saturation trapping.”

    Good luck!

    Dan

    the_j-man
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 35
    March 4, 2009 at 3:17 pm #754911

    Thanks everyone for all your input. I’ll keep you posted on my results.

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