Catching mice

[Annabella72]

Any tips on the best method to catch/trap/kill unwanted rodents indoors?

[raysparx1]

Hi We live in the countryside and are forever catching mice that come in, we use a trap called "Easy-set" made by a company called Growing success organics ltd, they are very good traps and the mouse does not suffer.

[Solarjunkie]

There's also a type called Trip-trap that not only catches the mouse alive (for releasing several miles away!) but is also, in my personal experience, 10 times more effective than the dreadful wire jobs which are supposed to kill but often just catch a leg or a tail.
I have bought a couple of Trip Traps from my local pet shop.

[Annabella72]

Thank you for your helpful hints (especially cleversod, but I can't leave doors open as you can't trust people round here and I'll come home to find only the mice left!) As it's a built-up area releasing them into the country would be a few hours away, any prefrence on foodstuff to lure with?

[RATTER15]

The best thing to lure mice is chocolate spread or peanut butter!! it also means they cant grab it and run, they have to stay and lick it!!

see this!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_du-VEEgb0

[Annabella72]

Thank you Ratter, should have know you would know (clue is in the name!) traps are being set as we speak this is now war!!

[Annabella72]

You want her to stop Cleversod? It's obviously not in the right place :0)

[topman9thnov]

get yourself a cat a purrfect idea.