Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 16:07     Subject: Re:I am being outsmarted by a mouse

You just may need to wait it out. They seem suspicious of new things, but after a week or two, they go got the peanutbutter. We use those traps that they have to crawl in and you don't have to see thedead mouse
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 14:29     Subject: I am being outsmarted by a mouse

luck, not lucky. sheesh.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 14:28     Subject: I am being outsmarted by a mouse

i've had the best lucky with the electronic zapper traps. i usually bait with dog treats, but only because i don't want the mess of peanut butter.

good luck! i really hate those little bastards.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 14:27     Subject: I am being outsmarted by a mouse

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Bucket of water, coat hanger and water bottle!! Google it. Our mouse ended up being 3!! This worked like a charm. Good luck.


NP here. I want so much to Google this but I'm terrified of what images may show up.


No images here - http://www.doityourself.com/stry/building-a-mouse-trap-with-a-pill-bottle-and-bucket#b. I will try anything. Little fuckers.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 14:26     Subject: I am being outsmarted by a mouse

Same here. The little bastards have eaten so much peanut butter without being caught it's not funny.

After I discovered a dead mouse under my garbage can, I wised up. (Don't worry - garbage goes out every other day so he couldn't have been there long, though I did almost have a heart attack.) We had a crappy plastic step can that was easy access from the bottom - and it solved the mystery of why our bags are ALWAYS breaking, leaking, etc. So I got a $100 Simple Human can and that has alleviated a ton of the problem.

Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 14:18     Subject: I am being outsmarted by a mouse

Anonymous wrote:Bucket of water, coat hanger and water bottle!! Google it. Our mouse ended up being 3!! This worked like a charm. Good luck.


NP here. I want so much to Google this but I'm terrified of what images may show up.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 14:17     Subject: I am being outsmarted by a mouse

Bucket of water, coat hanger and water bottle!! Google it. Our mouse ended up being 3!! This worked like a charm. Good luck.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 14:11     Subject: I am being outsmarted by a mouse

It happens to the best of us... use peanut butter, put traps- old fashioned snap traps work best in groups of 2 with glue traps on either side. If they are able to escape one, the others should do the trick. Look elsewhere for signs- he/s she may have moved to another room. Look behind TV, in clostes, near heater. Good luck! Remember it is war!
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 13:55     Subject: I am being outsmarted by a mouse

Cats!
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 13:43     Subject: Re:I am being outsmarted by a mouse

Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 13:42     Subject: Re:I am being outsmarted by a mouse

Peanut butter worked for us too. We also used those zapper boxes. I am not an animal lover and have even used glue traps. As disgusting and cruel as they are, they get the job done.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 13:41     Subject: I am being outsmarted by a mouse

What did you bait them with? Agree with 13:38 -- mice can't say no to peanut butter!
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 13:39     Subject: I am being outsmarted by a mouse

They get smart! It's annoying but I like the challenge.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 13:38     Subject: I am being outsmarted by a mouse

Bait the traps with peanut butter. Wrap a piece of thread around the "foot spring" and mush it into the peanut butter - it'll get caught in Hunca's teeth and, wham!
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2013 13:21     Subject: I am being outsmarted by a mouse

Seriously. A couple of weeks ago, I found tiny mouse poop in the kitchen, so I set out a couple of glue traps and Tom Thumb bit the dust.

A few days later, found some new poop so set out a couple more traps. Nothing. So I put out some old fashioned traps, baited but not set for a couple days, then set them. Still nothing!

I still find new poop, so I know Hunca Munca is still out. There are at least 6 traps set in my tiny kitchen. Short of getting a cat, any suggestions?