Traps out, but can't seem to catch mice!

[LuckyLib]

Used peanut butter as bait. Finally called exterminator. He says they know how to avoid traps, especially when they can find crumbs as a food source. He put out more traps. No mice. Any ideas?

[guillaumeb]

1. We found an excellent solution.

It is our cat. She is quite efficient and there are no bodies to dispose of.

[In_The_Wind]

2. I use sticky boards placed where they travel.

[Curmudgeoness]

4. Those are so inhumane.

I can't bring myself to use them. Slow death and a disgusting to see clean up.

[In_The_Wind]

5. It isn't a slow death if you check the trap. Clean up is simple, throw out the board and mouse

or mice.

[japple]

6. Where do you throw the mice? Garbage can? Dumpster?

[In_The_Wind]

8. I bag them and place them in my garbage can.

[Curmudgeoness]

3. I always catch my mice.

And with a field beside me, I get a lot of mice in the house. The cats are useless, but I use a good snap trap (I have learned to always get Victor brand). I put peanut butter down just so that I can stick a chocolate chip on it as bait. Every mouse dies with a bite of chocolate in his mouth. And since I usually get them coming under my sink where the trash can is, there is always other things that they could eat.

[GregD]

7. Tomcat Mouse Attractant

Use a bit of Tomcat Mouse Attractant liquid on top of the peanut butter.

We have chickens, a plague wiped out foxes in our county, and thus there has been a massive increase in rats infesting our chicken house. This black goopy stuff seems to attract the little pests to the traps more than peanut butter alone.

[raccoon]

9. Thanks for posting. I have the same problem! Have a cat but she's elderly. nt

[samnsara]

10. we use ...

Have a Heart but you have to release them quickly or they die of fright. Ever since my dogs cornered a naked blind newborn field mouse in my living room.. and I kept him as a pet for 6 years... I have a hard time killing mice. The are now all 'Mousies'. I catch them by hand toss them out the door. they wont bite. I had one run UP my pant leg (inside) once. Just stepped outside and lowered my drawers and away she ran.

[raccoon]

11. I used TomCat Super Hold Glue traps. Found the mouse today, deceased.

Almost felt sorry for the littlun, except I know they spread disease.