Any opinions on what are the best most effective mouse traps? The few I've had seem crap to the ones I had back in the day
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You can get the sticky stuff from most Asian shops they are really good just put some bait in sticky part and then put it down along a skirting board or a corner in the room
You can get the sticky stuff from most Asian shops they are really good just put some bait in sticky part and then put it down along a skirting board or a corner in the room
The problem with sticky stuff is that they still often need to be dispatched. I'd rather not be doing that.
I back onto woodland and have had serious issues in the past, but not for a while now, touch wood. I set traps and do my best to make sure that there's no access for them into the garage (easier said than done but worth the effort!).
The traps I use are these: Deadfast Mouse Trap
I like them a lot as it's much, much harder to set them off accidentally (as the bait lid needs to be lifted). I've not had one go off without there being a little to prize to deal with the next day.
I back onto woodland and have had serious issues in the past, but not for a while now, touch wood. I set traps and do my best to make sure that there's no access for them into the garage (easier said than done but worth the effort!).
The traps I use are these: Deadfast Mouse Trap
I like them a lot as it's much, much harder to set them off accidentally (as the bait lid needs to be lifted). I've not had one go off without there being a little to prize to deal with the next day.
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I've always found the Little Nipper ones good. Never had any issues with them.
I've always found the Little Nipper ones good. Never had any issues with them.
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I know it's a mouse but them sticky ones are a horrible way to go, get a good old little nipper, instant death, no need to be cruel
I know it's a mouse but them sticky ones are a horrible way to go, get a good old little nipper, instant death, no need to be cruel
The Rentokil Advanced Mouse Traps do the job. Available from Sainsbury's or Homebase.
I found the ones from Screwfix very good
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yep - little nipper with peanut butter....
yep - little nipper with peanut butter....
The best mouse traps I find are the black plastic ones from the likes of Boyes, B&M, supermarkets and Screwfix etc. They come in various trade names. Usually I bait it with peanut butter or a very smelly half of a boilie pressed into the bait holder, white boilies do well especially "Scent from Hell" poppups.
Next comes the old fashioned metal ones but I rarely see them these days.
One mouse trap to avoid is the wooden ones, they work well and can be set to be very sensitive but they fall apart after a short while. I don't think they are up to be left outside in damp conditions and eventually the metal staple falls out, probably through the action of the trap shutting too much.
My record for catching mice around the bivvy was 9 in an hour one night.
For entertainment, I like to catapult them out into the middle of a pond in the morning. Its usually not long before a seagull picks it up. but they are too big to swallow unless they can turn it and fly around holding it in its beak, then more seagulls join in the chase up and down the pond, then crows join in on the chase, and then magpies join in. Occasionally it may get dropped for a fight to ensue to be the one to get it. Eventually one will swallow it. I think the reason they stay over the pond is that if they drop it over dry land, they might lose it or / and unable to find or pick it up again. But the raccaucous racket and splashing is enough to get people out of there bivvies to see what is going on.
Next comes the old fashioned metal ones but I rarely see them these days.
One mouse trap to avoid is the wooden ones, they work well and can be set to be very sensitive but they fall apart after a short while. I don't think they are up to be left outside in damp conditions and eventually the metal staple falls out, probably through the action of the trap shutting too much.
My record for catching mice around the bivvy was 9 in an hour one night.
For entertainment, I like to catapult them out into the middle of a pond in the morning. Its usually not long before a seagull picks it up. but they are too big to swallow unless they can turn it and fly around holding it in its beak, then more seagulls join in the chase up and down the pond, then crows join in on the chase, and then magpies join in. Occasionally it may get dropped for a fight to ensue to be the one to get it. Eventually one will swallow it. I think the reason they stay over the pond is that if they drop it over dry land, they might lose it or / and unable to find or pick it up again. But the raccaucous racket and splashing is enough to get people out of there bivvies to see what is going on.