1 mouse + 14 glue boards = game on!

[CF'er]

Our jack russel terrier was doing the death stare and we told him he was crazy. Well, six mice later he has the last laugh. DD11 had to clean her room and luckily we haven't seen anymore since. We used the snap trap with peanut butter. Worked like a charm.

 

[M&N]

I put the snap traps in a small brown bag so I can just pick that up and discard.

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

I put the snap traps in a small brown bag so I can just pick that up and discard.

Oooh, I like this idea!!! I think I may need to use it.

 

[kydisneyfans]

I never could figure out how to set a snap trap so that didn't work. Tried the "humane" stuff and it didn't work either. A good glue trap usually works within 24 hours. Not all glue traps are made the same though. The Family Dollar and Walmart ones are junk, the Kroger ones do the job real well. We even had a bonus 1 night with 2 mice on the same trap.

Just to answer a question posted above, Pam or cooking oil will work if you take the trap outside. You would need to go far enough away or it will come right back into the house.

 

[java]

We had a humane trap. And it killed the mouse! he got caught in the "spring" action. Thankfully the garage is the only place we have seen them or evidence of them.

 

[CF'er]

Who needs a bag? I have a 13yo boy at home. lol Dead mice can wait till after school. lol

(Great idea though. I may have to try it.)

 

[Silent1CB]

We are firm believers in old fashioned snap traps and peanut butter. We catch lots that way. I hate knowing they've moved in for the winter, but I like knowing that we kill many quickly soon after they move in. No time for babies.

DH used a glue board once. Only once. I would never let him do it again.

 

[Gabes_mommy]

We had a family of mice/rats that moved into our walls last year.

We tried all kinds of traps and peppermint - nothing. Those little stinkers are clever.

Finally I ordered these devices that give off a high pitched noise that rodents can hear. The first night was bad - they were all worked up and very noisy, but within a week they were gone.

They haven't come back, but if they do I'll use the noise makers again.

 

[shrubber]

best little rodent trap ever.......

first, leave some sunflower seeds around on the ground for a day or two in likely areas.

next, fill a 2 gallon bucket ( the kind that stand about 6 to 8 inches off the floor)

fill with water to 1 1/2" from the top.
cover surface of water with sunflower seeds ( they float )

Little Mickey ( or great for chipmunks also ) gets in and can't get out.
No traps, touching or even having to see the demised mouse if you are sqeamish.

 

[minnie56]

Wow-even meaner.
You guys sleep at night?

 

[catycatcat4]

Wow-even meaner.
You guys sleep at night?

You do know its a tiny little mouse right? its not a dog or cat.
I say do what ever gets em out.

 

[minnie56]

I know that..but when you can humanely remove critters, why not?

Not into suffering..what can I say...

 

[nskjerven]

Even a snapping trap is more humane than tossing a living thing in the garbage. I prefer no mice in my house, too, which is why we use a humane trap. If someone has to kill the mouse to get it out of the house, at least have the guts to finish the deed instead of letting it suffer for days in the trash.

This is probably too much trouble for most glue trap users, but I thought I read on these boards somewhere that you can take the mouse out to the woods and spray Pam on the glue board where it's feet are stuck and it will release it. Has anyone heard of this?

I guess I could get in my car and drive hmmm 30 minutes to "the woods" and let a little mouse live

Frankly these are animals are pests. I'm just not understanding why on earth it would be worth my time let alone the gas and pollution it created to offer that little mouse a happy place (until it gets eaten in "the woods" )

We are firm believers in old fashioned snap traps and peanut butter. We catch lots that way. I hate knowing they've moved in for the winter, but I like knowing that we kill many quickly soon after they move in. No time for babies.

DH used a glue board once. Only once. I would never let him do it again.

For the record we use snap traps in my house with peanut butter also.

We also tend to get more of the rats around here in the big city I guess the mice are living near those in the woods outside the hard reality here.

But for the OP who clearly tried to get that mouse with other means, I'm not feeling she was a mean person for wanting to get that darn mouse out of her house - however she needed to do it

 

[minnie56]

I guess some people just do what they feel they must.

 

[Imzadi]

I purchased some last week but the mouse got off of it. I could see a little fur and the glue was messed up but it was not strong enough to hold him.

It really doesn't matter how many boards you get. Once they figure out ho one board works, they know how to avoid them all.

We didn't want to but the last 2 of the little suckers were apparently much smarter than their brothers and sisters that we did catch, so they had to be eliminated.

Yes, mice are like the Borg.

They know how to adapt and come back stronger.

I hope that if one uses such a product, they have the guts to end the suffering and not just toss it out alive into the trash. It can take days to die of dehydration.

When I had to call the county health inspector to complain about the house I was renting once, he said the best/quickest way to kill them if they are stuck to a glue trap is to put the mouse & trap in a bucket of water and drown it.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I guess I could get in my car and drive hmmm 30 minutes to "the woods" and let a little mouse live

Frankly these are animals are pests. I'm just not understanding why on earth it would be worth my time let alone the gas and pollution it created to offer that little mouse a happy place (until it gets eaten in "the woods" )




For the record we use snap traps in my house with peanut butter also.

We also tend to get more of the rats around here in the big city I guess the mice are living near those in the woods outside the hard reality here.

But for the OP who clearly tried to get that mouse with other means, I'm not feeling she was a mean person for wanting to get that darn mouse out of her house - however she needed to do it

Look, there's no need to be snotty. I was just stating a fact, which you have just confirmed in a super nasty tone. All I am saying is that all creatures have feelings, and if you need to kill something to get rid of it, and you are squeamish about killing it in a trap, have the guts to kill it before you toss it into a garbage can to suffer for hours/days. Is that too much to ask? So if you live in the city like you do, and don't want to release it (really, I totally get this), then make sure the critter is dead before you toss it away. Not a big deal I would think.

 

[C.Ann]

I'm all for not having them suffer - if at all possible - but the bottom line is they carry disease and if you don't catch that "one" that has invaded your home, it won't be long until you have 100..

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

When I had to call the county health inspector to complain about the house I was renting once, he said the best/quickest way to kill them if they are stuck to a glue trap is to put the mouse & trap in a bucket of water and drown it.

This would be the kind thing to do in this instance, unfortunately some people don't want to deal with this part of the extermination.

We had a hamster in 7th grade science. (Chubsy can't believe I can remember that !) She developed cancer. So the teacher put her into a paper bag and put the opening around the exhaust pipe of his running car. Chubsy slipped off to Neverland with no pain..

Although we can't do it, I really don't disagree with people wanting to get rid of pests by extermination, I just wish they would chose the way that causes the least suffering.

 

[funkychunkymonkey]

We had a humane trap. And it killed the mouse! he got caught in the "spring" action. Thankfully the garage is the only place we have seen them or evidence of them.

We had a humane trap and the little bugger was in the heater and well, cooked mouse stinks!

 

[kim929]

Glue boards... are a slow death.

Mikeeee

Or as Billy from Vexcon says, just pour a little veggie oil on them and they come right off the glue, then you can release them......