• The TUGBBS forums are completely free and open to the public and exist as the absolute best place for owners to get help and advice about their timeshares for more than 29 years!

    Join Tens of Thousands of other Owners just like you here to get any and all Timeshare questions answered!
  • TUG started 29 years ago in October 1993 as a group of regular Timeshare owners just like you!

    Check out our happy birthday post here: Happy Birthday TUG!
  • TUG has a YouTube Channel to produce weekly short informative videos on popular Timeshare topics!

    Come check it out for a chance to win a Free TUG membership (or renewal) just for helping out!

    Read more here
  • TUG has now saved timeshare owners more than $21,000,000 dollars just by finding us in time to rescind a new Timeshare purchase! A truly incredible milestone!

    Read more here: TUG saves owners more than $21 Million dollars
  • Follow the TUG Member Banner as it travels the world on vacation with Timeshare owners! Also sign up to get the banner sent to you so you can submit a photo of your vacation with the banner to share with TUG! Banner Thread
  • Sign up to get the TUG Newsletter for free! 60,000+ subscribers! Latest resort reviews and the most important topics discussed by owners during the week!
  • Our official "end my sales presentation early" T-shirts are available again! Also come with the option for a free membership extension with purchase to offset the cost!

    Read more Here
  • A few of the most common links here on the forums for newbies and guests!

Mousetraps???

judyjht

TUG Member
Joined
Jun 6, 2005
Messages
1,128
Reaction score
10
Points
38
Location
Otisfield, Maine
OK - we have a couple of critters we need to get rid of. We did trap 2 so far but there are more. Problem is - we set 5 brand new traps last night with peanut butter - this AM the peanut butter was gone but the traps did not flip!!! What the heck??? How is the possible?? Any thoughts?? :wall: :shrug:
 

pkyorkbeach

TUG Member
Joined
Jul 3, 2010
Messages
533
Reaction score
0
Points
16
Location
CT
I have the same issue...The sticky mouse traps have worked well for me. But the critters are smart believe it or not. The old fashioned traps are good too.

It will be interesting to see what suggestions you get.

Good Luck


and no I do not have a cat right now
and no I am not getting a cat
 

MommaBear

TUG Review Crew: Veteran
TUG Member
Joined
Aug 26, 2010
Messages
1,027
Reaction score
181
Points
273
Location
Harpswell, Maine
Very talented critters! :D I have used the traps that have cheese scented plastic on them and they have worked well. We have also used the mouse poison, being VERY careful that the dogs cannot get at either the poison or the mice that have eaten the poison. We do not find we have an odor after the poison has done it's work. I also like the mouse traps that are like little houses, but I really hate opening up the traps and emptying them out, so I find it better to get the cheaper traps and throw them away- basically one time use. I also have squirrels and they are tough to get rid of. I imagined smoking them out a la Bill Murray in the movie Caddyshack, but then I realized I might set the insulation on fire. Would solve the immediate problem but would be hard to explain to my husband and the insurance company. :)

Good luck!
 

Don

TUG Member
Joined
Jun 6, 2005
Messages
1,457
Reaction score
3
Points
36
Location
Port Charlotte FL formerly Portsmouth VA
We had gerbils for a while and a couple of times one would get out of the old aquarium we kept them in. I would get a metal pail or waste basket and use a small board as a ramp. I would rub the board lightly with an apple slice and put the rest of it in the pail. The gerbil would follow the scent up the ramp, see the apple on the bottom of the pail and lean over too far trying to get it. It couldn't climb or chew its way out, so it was still there the next morning.
 

bullroc3

TUG Member
Joined
Nov 23, 2007
Messages
76
Reaction score
2
Points
218
Location
Northeast PA
I set three traps in the cellar - two original and one with the cheese platform. I place peanut butter on all three and the one with the cheese and peanut butter works the best. It is VERY sensitive. Have to watch my fingers!!!!
 

6scoops

TUG Member
Joined
Feb 1, 2010
Messages
500
Reaction score
39
Points
238
Get a couple outdoor cats, the mice stay far far away!
 

IngridN

TUG Member
Joined
Jun 6, 2005
Messages
1,610
Reaction score
200
Points
423
Location
San Francisco Bay Area
Resorts Owned
Marriotts: Aruba Surf Club, Grand Chateau, Shadow Ridge
This thread brings back some great memories. When my 2 brothers and I were kids we lived in a house near an open field. Every winter the mice would come running into the house for the dog food and warmth. We set out regular traps under the sink and my brothers and I would race each morning to see how many we caught the night before :) .

Ingrid
 

DJensen

TUG Review Crew: Veteran
TUG Member
Joined
Aug 1, 2008
Messages
272
Reaction score
102
Points
404
Location
Plymouth, MN
PB Under the Plate

For a traditional trap, I make certain to put some of the peanut butter on the underside of the "plate". This generally works as they are so hungry they must get every last drop and SNAP!

I have also cleaned the catch to make certain it is free of dirty and sometimes pinched the catch so the slightest touch will set it off.

Coworker mentioned the pail trick that was posted for catching the family gerbil - twist is that they put peanut butter about an inch down on the inside of the pail and and then filled the rest with water - mice are not much for swimming!
 

normab

TUG Review Crew: Expert
TUG Member
Joined
Aug 24, 2005
Messages
1,059
Reaction score
296
Points
443
Location
Florida
PB always worked for my in my previous home. Have you tested the force needed to snap your traps by touching with a pencil? Maybe you need to put less PB and locate in a slightly different place on the platform to make sure the slightest touch forces the trap to snap? Just some thoughts...

Norma
 

RX8

TUG Member
Joined
May 5, 2011
Messages
3,869
Reaction score
4,059
Points
449
Resorts Owned
HGVC and DVC
I have the same issue...The sticky mouse traps have worked well for me. But the critters are smart believe it or not. The old fashioned traps are good too.

It will be interesting to see what suggestions you get.

Good Luck


and no I do not have a cat right now
and no I am not getting a cat

Some may disagree, seeing that we are talking about mice, but the glue traps are cruel in that they cause slow agonizing deaths. The best traps are the old fashioned traps that kill instantly.

PETA's (no I'm not a member) take on glue traps

http://www.peta.org/living/home-and-garden/five-things-you-didnt-know-about-glue-traps.aspx
 

lll1929

TUG Member
Joined
Jul 26, 2007
Messages
996
Reaction score
1
Points
228
Location
Kansas City, MO
I have used sticky traps (with PB in the middle) successfully as I too have experienced fault in the old time metal ones.

I now have 2 cats, so I don't worry. One cat is a hunter, so she would have fun with a mouse in my house.

Good luck.
 

Passepartout

TUG Review Crew: Veteran
TUG Member
Joined
Feb 10, 2007
Messages
28,097
Reaction score
16,635
Points
1,299
Location
Twin Falls, Eye-Duh-Hoe
d-Con works for me. No little corpses to dispose of.

Jim
 

pkyorkbeach

TUG Member
Joined
Jul 3, 2010
Messages
533
Reaction score
0
Points
16
Location
CT
The mouse poison..if used or the DCon mentioned-a mouse gets the poison do they die in your wall or in a corner where you can not find them?
 

PigsDad

TUG Member
Joined
Nov 1, 2006
Messages
9,811
Reaction score
6,743
Points
748
Location
Colorado and SW Florida
Resorts Owned
HGVC Elite: SeaWorld, Surf Club, Charter Club, Valdoro
The mouse poison..if used or the DCon mentioned-a mouse gets the poison do they die in your wall or in a corner where you can not find them?
The theory is that the poison will make them extremely thristy and they will go outside in search for water. But with that said, we did have one die behind a cupboard and it certainly did smell for a few weeks. But IMO, it was worth it to get rid of the infestation.

Kurt
 

judyjht

TUG Member
Joined
Jun 6, 2005
Messages
1,128
Reaction score
10
Points
38
Location
Otisfield, Maine
Well we set 5 traps last night again with cheese and peanut butter tied on with a string - BINGO!! 4 customers last night. We will do it again tonight. I will NOT let myself be outsmarted by a MOUSE!!! :hi:
 

memereDoris

TUG Member
Joined
Oct 4, 2009
Messages
133
Reaction score
1
Points
228
Location
Alberta, Canada
We have also used the mouse poison, being VERY careful that the dogs cannot get at either the poison or the mice that have eaten the poison.

Be very careful with mouse poison. A young child (crawling age) died in our town after ingesting 2 grains of mouse poison. The mother did not know how the child found these grains. The mice may have moved them or they could have been under a baseboard. It could even have been left by a previous owner of the home.
 

artringwald

TUG Review Crew
TUG Member
Joined
Apr 22, 2011
Messages
4,481
Reaction score
3,220
Points
448
Location
Oakdale, MN
Resorts Owned
DRI: The Point at Poipu, 3 deeded weeks, 1 of which is in The Club.
Last year I tried snap traps, house traps, and glue traps and still couldn't catch them all. It cost $20, but the JT Eatons Wind Up Mouse Trap caught over a dozen:

thumbnail.jpg


Some tips:
1) Move the bird feeders at least 50 ft away from the house.
2) Look all around your house and garage for holes as small as a dime. Plug them with steel wool.
3) I don't like glue traps, but sometimes they work when all the others don't. I check them daily, and put the mouse and trap in a zip lock bag and freeze them. It reduces the time of suffering. (I warn the wife when there's one in the freezer.)
4) We don't use poison, but we did have one die in the wall. I think it got lost. It really stunk for about 2-3 weeks.

I found most of the entry points, so this year we haven't had as many, but I do wish they'd stay outside (where the hawks and owls can get them).
 

Carta

TUG Member
Joined
Jul 5, 2005
Messages
979
Reaction score
192
Points
403
Location
Pennsylvania
I would never use any type of poison...Reason: It destroys the meat...That's right, I love mice.. Grilled,oven baked, and especially deep fried... As Jinks the cat would say: "I hate meeses to pieces"....As I would say: "Please bring your mouse to my house"
 

PigsDad

TUG Member
Joined
Nov 1, 2006
Messages
9,811
Reaction score
6,743
Points
748
Location
Colorado and SW Florida
Resorts Owned
HGVC Elite: SeaWorld, Surf Club, Charter Club, Valdoro
Last year I tried snap traps, house traps, and glue traps and still couldn't catch them all. It cost $20, but the JT Eatons Wind Up Mouse Trap caught over a dozen:

thumbnail.jpg
That basic design has been around for ages -- we used to have a couple of those on the farm I grew up on to trap mice in the milk room, shop, etc. The best thing is that one "wind-up" of it will allow the trap to trigger multiple times. It was common to catch 5+ mice in a night in that trap when first placed out.
3) I don't like glue traps, but sometimes they work when all the others don't. I check them daily, and put the mouse and trap in a zip lock bag and freeze them. It reduces the time of suffering. (I warn the wife when there's one in the freezer.)
I just take them out to the garage and w/ one good whack to the head, they are dead. Instant death = most humane, IMO. But I certainly understand if you can't bring yourself to do that.

Kurt
 
Top