by lrsmum » Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:22 pm
We had a pretty bad mice problem recently and tried loads of different makes of traps and ultrasonic devices. The only trap that worked for us was Procter Pest-Stop Sure-set Plastic Mousetrap, bought on Amazon for £3ish for a twinpack. Peanut butter with a bit of chocolate sticking out proved to be the only bait they would take (tried all sorts of combinations!)
Also, only use each trap a couple of times because they start to smell of humans/dead mouse (sorry gross I know!) and they stop being attracted to them.
We did try the humane route but unsuccessfully, and although it's a bit grim to find them dead in the morning, but I actually became desensitized after a while because I just wanted them gone!
Good luck!
We had a pretty bad mice problem recently and tried loads of different makes of traps and ultrasonic devices. The only trap that worked for us was Procter Pest-Stop Sure-set Plastic Mousetrap, bought on Amazon for £3ish for a twinpack. Peanut butter with a bit of chocolate sticking out proved to be the only bait they would take (tried all sorts of combinations!)
Also, only use each trap a couple of times because they start to smell of humans/dead mouse (sorry gross I know!) and they stop being attracted to them.
We did try the humane route but unsuccessfully, and although it's a bit grim to find them dead in the morning, but I actually became desensitized after a while because I just wanted them gone!
Good luck!