MOUSE traps

Cindy Denning

Cindy Denning

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Not the computer kind. A big mouse... probably more than the size of a rat and need a really big trap to catch this rodent in. I have no mercy so Havahart brands are out. Any thoughts??? :mad:
 
Remington 870 Express in 12 gauge loaded with low recoil 00 buck. :D
 
If it's as big as a rat how about a rat trap? (I'm trying not to think about where that giant mouse came from and whether there are more coming ... you don't live on Three Mile Island do you ...)

A pellet pistol would be less destructive to your house than a shotgun. Or you could load a revolver with ultralight loads ... a round ball and one or two grains of Hercules Bullseye....

I think a rat trap is the most practical approach, though, even if not the most fun. They make them just like mouse traps but bigger. Your local hardware store should have them.

Or there's Dcon. My grandfather used to feed that to his mice, though, and he swore they thrived on it; they ate it up by the pound. I think it does work but if you have a lot of mice it can take a while and they can eat a lot of it before it finally gets to them.
 
If you use a trap, remember mice and rats don't actually like cheese. Use something cereal-based as bait, such as a biscuit (cookie). I know mice will climb to the top of a fridge to eat Scotch oat cakes.

Andrew.
 
I've found the old-fashioned spring traps to be both brutal and effective.
 
Used to use spring traps but I baited them with peanut butter. If you use poison make sure that you put it where your pets can't get to it.
 
How could I have written my answer above? This is supposed to be a knife site! My conscience is gnawing on me.

You should go to the Knife Throwing Forum here and learn how to throw knives and then you will be a terror to mice -- you won't worry about mice; they will worry about you! Only learning how to throw knives will take a while, so in the meantime get a rat trap.

Peanut butter is supposed to be the best bait.
 
.22 cal bolt action with CCI shotshells... they would take down rats at 5 to 10 meters consistently...
 
For the love of God, and the sanity of Veterinarians everywhere.... don't use D-Con or other poisons. I just had a rodenticide toxicity dog today. It ain't pretty. Use the good ol' snap traps with peanut butter crammed into the bait thingie.
 
slowly through the bushes
catsoft feet patrol the yard
rats and mice in mortal peril
from the humans' feline guard

never cross in open daylight
watch the shadow on the grass
hawks are also deadly danger
careful vermin quickly pass

once inside, the choicest treasure
placed inside a metal trap
lets the hungry rodent enter
shuts the heavy metal flap

still they flourish
no surprise
so many born
for each that dies
 
urban vermin gets around
there's nowhere that he can't be found
if you don't think so -- turn around!

ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

scruffy creepy crawly things
own your home -- till the alarm clock rings
still their musty odor clings​
 
urban vermin proud to bite
when he feel he may be right
never mind he may be wrong
always sing this clever song

rats and mice they will survive
when no one else is left alive

whats the secret you may wonder
not the lightning not the thunder

speaking of their humble choice
whisper in a still small voice

ch ch ch ch ch ch ch ch
shshshshshshshshshsh
 
Mice fill an ancient niche,
living between bigger beasts,
hoping for scraps to snitch,
turning refuse into feasts.

Hiding in holes behind walls,
silently roaming at night,
whispering their careful calls,
no reason at all for fright.

Mice are happiest unseen;
they find most people are mean.
 
a squeal of disdain
as he dies in pain
the mouse won't bother you again

his tiny soul
unsullied, whole
rodent heaven as his goal

he only ate a little bit
at RAT's right paw now he will sit​
 
When I am bored or getting ready for hunting season, I set up a mini stand in the basement of the bakery with a high powered air rifle . Some soft lead hollow point's and chicken for bait .Low light and let them run for a while wait for a big sow to pop out pop !, another generation gone! :rolleyes: or use this and hear them fry :D http://www.ratzapper.com/
 
No results yet and something is still bumping around, Esav you are freaking me out!!! :eek: I'm phobic of rodents. I have a trap that I have sent 3 possums to their doom but this creature is under the house. Help Help Help. :eek: :eek: :eek:
 
just supsend from your ceiling with a knife between your teeth... wait for the right moment and descend down behind him, and chop him in half....

or, in the words of Glockman99: Get a ferret :D
 
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