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Welp.. I've got a mouse in my wall. Suggestions?
Posted on 4/17/19 at 9:52 am
Posted on 4/17/19 at 9:52 am
I've put up traps in the attic surrounding the area that I believe the mouse is entering through.
It's on a divider wall that divides the kitchen and living room. This is also a new build that's not even 6 months old.
We have steel wool now, but I don't want to put that in the brick weep holes until it's out (I don't want to trap it in the house).
Suggestions?
It's on a divider wall that divides the kitchen and living room. This is also a new build that's not even 6 months old.
We have steel wool now, but I don't want to put that in the brick weep holes until it's out (I don't want to trap it in the house).
Suggestions?
This post was edited on 4/17/19 at 9:53 am
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Posted on 4/17/19 at 9:54 am to VermilionTiger
Do you have a cat? If not, you need a cat. Mine will not rest until whatever gets in the house is dead. She's a cold blooded killer who kills for fun.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 9:55 am to VermilionTiger
Put peanut butter as bait in the mouse trap.
Once they smell it, you'll have him in the trap in no time.
Once they smell it, you'll have him in the trap in no time.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 9:55 am to BottomlandBrew
Negative
We haven't physically seen the mouse or anything left from the mouse. I think I know the point of entry (larger than the rest weep hole) and it's only in this specific wall
We haven't physically seen the mouse or anything left from the mouse. I think I know the point of entry (larger than the rest weep hole) and it's only in this specific wall
Posted on 4/17/19 at 9:56 am to Supermoto Tiger
quote:
Put peanut butter as bait in the mouse trap. Once they smell it, you'll have him in the trap in no time.
Interesting. I'll try this
Posted on 4/17/19 at 9:58 am to VermilionTiger
Peanut butter on a raisin (so it will stay on the little post on a traditional wooden trap) will get 'em every time.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 9:58 am to hungryone
We don't have the traditional ones.. we have the ones where it sticks to the folded cardboard. Are these a bad idea?
Posted on 4/17/19 at 9:58 am to Supermoto Tiger
quote:Depends if your mouse is smart or stupid. I got two dumb ones outside, but the last one got smart
Put peanut butter as bait in the mouse trap
Posted on 4/17/19 at 12:11 pm to VermilionTiger
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we have the ones where it sticks to the folded cardboard. Are these a bad idea?
I believe what you are talking about are "glue traps". They work fine, but I've caught way more mice with the old style wooden snap traps baited with peanut butter.
I have a ground floor shop that will get mice and the occasional rat in the winter and that is when I set my traps. After a couple nights, they are dead and gone.
I had one mouse this fall that got the bait 4 nights in a row without setting off the trap. I tweaked the trigger mechanism so it was real touchy and caught it the 5th night. It was tweaked to the point it took me 3 tries to set it on the floor without going off.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 12:14 pm to Supermoto Tiger
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Put peanut butter as bait in the mouse trap.
This would result in my cat having a trap stuck to his face.
He's an idiot.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 12:21 pm to VermilionTiger
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We haven't physically seen the mouse or anything left from the mouse. I think I know the point of entry (larger than the rest weep hole) and it's only in this specific wall
Then you dont know what you have, could be anything from a bird to a snake, sleep well my friend.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 12:26 pm to VermilionTiger
Rolling log mouse trap with peanut butter on the center of the log
Posted on 4/17/19 at 1:00 pm to gumbo2176
Funny story about a glue trap. Mom and Dad knew they had field mice on the back porch area and mom wanted to get rid of them...so she set up a couple glue traps. Well one night as she's going to let her Yorkies out...she sees one of the glue traps walking along the floor....she calls to my dad who then sees it...and grabs his .22 and kills the rat thru the trap. It had gotten stuck on the trap and stood back up...and was rocking that trap like it was nothing. Like a boss. A dead boss...but he was the boss for a bit.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 1:05 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
We also used to always use peanut butter. Worked great.
This post was edited on 4/17/19 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 4/17/19 at 1:15 pm to NASA_ISS_Tiger
That's the only problem with glue traps. They are not going to kill the rodent quickly and they can walk off with them if big enough.
Like mentioned, I mainly use the old style wooden snap traps and always tie them off to something, especially the rat traps. I've seen rats drag snap traps off before they died of their injuries.
Like mentioned, I mainly use the old style wooden snap traps and always tie them off to something, especially the rat traps. I've seen rats drag snap traps off before they died of their injuries.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 1:33 pm to gumbo2176
I've seen mice chew their own legs off after getting caught on a glue trap. Also the black Tomcat rat trap do not work for mice. I've smeared peanut butter on it and mice don't weight enough to trip it. They lick it clean.
As I stated previously with my experience in owning chickens. Rolling log mouse trap can catch or kill multiple mice without having to reset it like the wooden snap traps
As I stated previously with my experience in owning chickens. Rolling log mouse trap can catch or kill multiple mice without having to reset it like the wooden snap traps
Posted on 4/17/19 at 1:39 pm to Pahnew
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Rolling log mouse trap can catch or kill multiple mice without having to reset it like the wooden snap traps
Are those the ones that use a 5 gallon bucket with water in it and the mice climb up a wooden ramp to get to the bait that is on a cylinder that rolls and drops them in the bucket when they try to access the bait??
If so, pretty ingenious and like mentioned, no need to have to reset. Just clean out the bucket of drowned rodents and add fresh water and bait on the cylinder.
Posted on 4/17/19 at 1:43 pm to gumbo2176
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Are those the ones that use a 5 gallon bucket with water in it and the mice climb up a wooden ramp to get to the bait that is on a cylinder that rolls and drops them in the bucket when they try to access the bait??
If so, pretty ingenious and like mentioned, no need to have to reset. Just clean out the bucket of drowned rodents and add fresh water and bait on the cylinder.
Yes, I bought it off Amazon. I cannot recommend it enough to people. I live near a hayfield that gets cut twice a year. I also own chickens. I have killed my share of field mice
Posted on 4/17/19 at 1:47 pm to hungryone
best mouse trap is a rolling log mouse trap. 10 bucks on ebay. and can catch mouse after mouse after mouse. most i got one night was 6.
This post was edited on 4/17/19 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 4/17/19 at 1:58 pm to Pahnew
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Yes, I bought it off Amazon. I
I've made my own to put in my back shed where I keep my lawn equipment, ladders and gardening supplies. Simple to do with a thin metal rod through a plastic soda bottle so it spins on the rod. Just punch 2 holes across from one another on the top of the 5 gallon bucket, run the rod through one, place the plastic bottle on the rod and run the rod through the other side of the bucket then bend the ends of the rod so they don't slip out the holes.
Smear some peanut button on the soda bottle and set up a wooden ramp for the rodents to climb up.
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