On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:21:49 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:


I think your mistake was using only one trap. Use lots of them, next
to the walls and where you find their scat. Try to figure out their
paths and put them where they go.

The spring traps don't wear out, can be reused even if you catch one,
and certainly if you don't.

More below.

Spring-loaded mouse trap baited with a bit of cracker & peanut butter.
Yeah...I know...you have to remove the dead mouse, but this method
involves no poison and is very effective. Put on a pair of dishwashing
gloves when handling the dead mouse, and then wash your glove covered
hands with whatever liquid detergent you have around. Keep the toddlers
out of the basement until this is over.

Then there is the sticky traps that catch the mouse's feet. Of course
then you either have to let the mouse starve or kill him yourself.

You have to be careful picking these up. The mouse will stop
struggling after a minute or two, so when you get there he may seem
dead, but he still has plenty of life and quite a bite. Little jaws,
but strong for their size and the teeth are probably sharp. So don't
get your fingers there.

I used the boxes from frozen vegetables to pick them up. Kept my
fingers away from the mice and very easy to handle after they're
scooped up.

You can take the sticky traps outside and release the mouse by pouring
vegetable oil on the trap, at least the famous brand whose name I
forget and mabye all of the brands, but you'll have to take it far
away, much farther than you would think, or it will just come back
into your house.

Burn off the hair over the stove burner, then deep fry and serve with spicy
marinara sauce as a dip, like calamari.

Good with nachos.