Best Mousetrap?

[conny]

Serious question, whats the best way to catch a mouse?
Little $hit ran along the hall and the wife screamed! I looked out the front room where I was decorating to see the little blighter dart into the gas cupboard under the stairs. Its only a small cupboard, about 2' x 2'-6" but full of tools etc. I set up barriers in case it did a runner but after emptying the cupboard there is no sign of the sod! There is a small hole between the back skirting board and the bottom stair where some cables pass through so I can only assume its gone in there.At the moment I am sitting here with a broken jaffa cake inside a clear plastic bottle and a cord round the neck just outside the hole. Hopefully, with a lot of patience the ba$tard will go inside and i'll have it! Wish me luck, it could be a long night.

 

[wotan]

conny, why don't you get a cat, that would see it off in short time.
or fit a pir sensor that releases a large weight suspended from an electro magnet when triggered, these are obtained from.. beep beep 'Acme Ltd'

Wotan

 

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[merlin50]

i use these

 

[trollmaster2000]

I use these

 

[conny]

Thanks Wotan, I knew someone would come up with a sensible answer.
Wife is considering going to a rescue centre for one and if that fails she will move out.
Mmmm, now which option would I prefer? LOL!

Merlin, are they the humane type? I like the idea of not killing them but right now I could exterminate every last one on the planet!

 

[merlin50]

instant death they will not feel a thing

 

[Deluks]

II bought the humane type, forgot to check it. Found a dead mouse inside a week later

 

[Susiejb]

Hi conny....we have had this problem.....with both mice and rats.....and yes I do have a lovely clean house
Inside the house we use a traditional mouse trap with cheese.....outside we use very carefully placed rat poison....
I don't really like killing anything but unfortunately when it in your home it has to be done.....
I imagine the problem with a cat is that you may find the mouse anywhere

 

[ricicle]

Mice prefer chocolate to cheese.

 

[merlin50]

peanut butter is best

 

[wotan]

Hi conny....we have had this problem.....with both mice and rats.....and yes I do have a lovely clean house
Inside the house we use a traditional mouse trap with cheese.....outside we use very carefully placed rat poison....
I don't really like killing anything but unfortunately when it in your home it has to be done.....
I imagine the problem with a cat is that you may find the mouse anywhere

Cats tend to present their owners with the prey caught, as a gift, possibly in cat thinking terms, a thank you present.

Wotan

 

[Bahco]

Let us know how you get on.

I can always lend you our Smudgley who will soon have him for breakfast!

 

[ladylola]

I'm sure this question has come up before. I've used the regular spring type which have worked but only seem to be of any use for a couple of times at which point the mice or rats avoid them. I've also used a humane trap, a metal affair where the vermin go inside and trip a door. However, you are of course left with a live mouse or rat inside so I submerged the whole thing in water to drown the poor creature. You have to be careful to wash afterwards because of the possibility of weils diesease but I think the dropping in water removes any trace of the mouse and I find the trap can be used repeatedly.
A while ago I had rats inhabiting a wood pile and feeding at the compost heap. Now rats always have runs and will follow them if disturbed. So I blocked the run and disturbed the rat in the heap who then came to a halt at which point I skewered him with a metal pole. I then put poison down and knocked out his family of seven.
On another occasion I lifted the bin lid and two rats shot out. I managed to pin the one with the bin lid half in and half out of the bin. The only thing to hand was a bucket so I beat it to death with said bucket.

 

[cherryred]

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