Mouse Issue

[Lakeflier]

Originally Posted by Chickie

I seem to be having more than a normal invasion of mice into my basement this summer. I wonder if anyone else has seen an increase in their numbers and may be experiencing the same? Has there been an explosion in their population this year? I have been keeping traps set 24/7, picking up the bodies and resupplying them as needed with peanut butter. It is turning into a full-time job and have enlisted the aid of an assistant to try to keep them at bay. I refuse to use poison, as it can kill birds, wildlife and pets.

I have a bucket type trap, but the mice seem to have figured it out. I now use electric traps made by Owltra. They run on 4 AA batteries, and I use cheese rind or cooked bacon for bait, as it’s less messy than peanut butter. A light flashes when a mouse is caught. No mashed bloody corpse. Not sure if the mouse suffers. Wish I could say I care. The traps are expensive (about $20), but I assume last forever. They are no hazard to pets (unless you keep rodents).


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[bobkatfly]

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[ghfromaltonbay]

Originally Posted by Lakeflier

I have a bucket type trap, but the mice seem to have figured it out. I now use electric traps made by Owltra. They run on 4 AA batteries, and I use cheese rind or cooked bacon for bait, as it’s less messy than peanut butter. A light flashes when a mouse is caught. No mashed bloody corpse. Not sure if the mouse suffers. Wish I could say I care. The traps are expensive (about $20), but I assume last forever. They are no hazard to pets (unless you keep rodents).


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I had a mouse problem during the winter a few years ago here in NJ. Found the mice got in through a chink of cement on my outside cellar door base. I bought 2 battery operated traps in Lowes for $19 each. Got 5 mice and no more issues. The nice thing is the trap has a hinged lid. I took the trap outside and could dump the body alongside the garage. With the stray cats around, each was gone overnight. So less messy than a mouse squished in a spring loaded trap. I used chunky peanut butter as bait. Once the mason fixed my cellarway, no more critters!