I saw two mice yesterday but none are going near the trap. Am I using the wrong kind of peanut butter? ( I used cheap 99cent "crunchy'" peanut butter"
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Any should work, but other baits are possible. Have they already caught mice? If so you may need to boil them to get rid of the scent.
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Any brand will work fine, I have always used peanut butter with good success catching mice, but my secret is to use very little peanut butter, and it's important to make sure it's caked on the trap not just laying in a big clump...for some reason when I put a large amount on the trap, they some how clean me out, so use a little and paste it to the plastic so the mice have to work at removing it.
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There are many factors. Traps should be perpendicular to wall, right up against it. Food side on wall. Mice can't see well. They navigate by wall edge (mostly). Make sure the trap is in a mouse "traffic area". Where you've seen mice run. I use Whole Foods fresh ground almond butter and honey peanut butter. However, mice are surprisingly choosy. I've caught some with bacon, gummy fish, etc. You need food that'll last a bit, because it may be there for days. I'd refresh one trap with peanut butter (use what you have, they're not THAT choosy), and go out and get a box of gummy fish. Set one with that. Place against wall in a place where mice run. Unless you have weird mice, they'll eventually try the trap. There are many factors. Traps should be perpendicular to wall, right up against it. Food side on wall. Mice can't see well. They navigate by wall edge (mostly). Make sure the trap is in a mouse "traffic area". Where you've seen mice run. I use Whole Foods fresh ground almond butter and honey peanut butter. However, mice are surprisingly choosy. I've caught some with bacon, gummy fish, etc. You need food that'll last a bit, because it may be there for days. I'd refresh one trap with peanut butter (use what you have, they're not THAT choosy), and go out and get a box of gummy fish.... » Read More There are many factors. Traps should be perpendicular to wall, right up against it. Food side on wall. Mice can't see well. They navigate by wall edge (mostly). Make sure the trap is in a mouse "traffic area". Where you've seen mice run. I use Whole Foods fresh ground almond butter and honey peanut butter. However, mice are surprisingly choosy. I've caught some with bacon, gummy fish, etc. You need food that'll last a bit, because it may be there for days. I'd refresh one trap with peanut butter (use what you have, they're not THAT choosy), and go out and get a box of gummy fish. Set one with that. Place against wall in a place where mice run. Unless you have weird mice, they'll eventually try the trap. « Show Less
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In use only all natural peanut butter, so dont know if the mice only eat the good stuff. I also try to use gloves when I handle the traps so there's not so much human scent. But these traps work far far better than any other type I tried. Make sure to put the trap close to their path, or where you've seen their droppings recently. Good luck.
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no, any peanut butter will work. Place the traps along the walls where the mice travel or bear any openings line drains where they travel. I keep my traps set long after I catch the last mouse because where there are 1 or 2, there is likelt to be a whole family
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Anywhere on the inside is okay. I have success using a small amount of peanut butter in the channel that is beside the entrances. That way the mouse can get all the way through the entrance and is trapped by the time it starts to eat on the bait. Otherwise, the tail may provide a means of escape. Also, I have had some escapes because the entrance ramps on some models come slightly bent. You should check that before you bait the trap. If the bait keeps disappearing with no mice trapped they are escaping.
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Honestly, I threw it away. It was useless. The mice would take the treats and leave. I hired an exterminator (he sealed all the holes, including one that was not visible behind the dishwasher) and I haven't seen a single mouse ever since.
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Don't know about Shake Away. CONTINUE to put those simple mice traps inside where ever you see activity. BG
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It works very well for meadow voles, I usually place a bit of peanut buttering the small compartment opposite the holding compartment. (Remove top panel and determine which end of trap holds trapped animals, on opposite side of mechanism, smear a spoonful of peanut butter on a wall or floor of trap away from moving parts).Most small mammals will enter trap without bait as they explore entrance but many more are attracted by aroma of bait (and also by other voles once trapped).
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Mine were not sticky enough flat, I did have better luck with the traps folded into tubes. But finally went to the nuclear option with rodenticide laced bait at my camp search 1412718573. At home I prefer the cat option (I think the cat smell deters the brighter critters).
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They are too small fr a squirrel ; I had a trap outside that was dragged around in the leaves prob by a squirrel but it got away ...our intended targets ( snakes ) avoided the traps but we have since used them fr mice ...
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there's 4 traps.I put one behind the fridge, one behind the stove, one in my closet, and the last one behind the couch.I used peanut butter.they didn't work.
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I had the same problem 4 pounds and still NO DEAD MICE !!! I will try another more potent poison 0.005% does not kill only feed em'.
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It is a little tricky - I actually find it easier to only use one side open - make sure the closed side looks like the picture with the bar locked into the slot so the mouse can't slip out once he is inside. Put the trap where you want it go and then set it once it's moved, it's so sensitive, it usually closes putting it where you want it. You have to play with the "wires" that come out on one side of the trap and the one that is connected to the door needs to rest on the the one connected to the piece inside where you put peanut butter. It's a balancing act and can be hard to set sometimes, but I think that is why it's so effective and will even catch really small ones. It is a little tricky - I actually find it easier to only use one side open - make sure the closed side looks like the picture with the bar locked into the slot so the mouse can't slip out once he is inside. Put the trap where you want it go and then set it once it's moved, it's so sensitive, it usually closes putting it where you want it. You have to play with the "wires" that come out on one side of the trap and the one that is connected to the door needs to rest on the the one connected to the piece inside where you put peanut butter. It's a balancing act and can be hard to set... » Read More It is a little tricky - I actually find it easier to only use one side open - make sure the closed side looks like the picture with the bar locked into the slot so the mouse can't slip out once he is inside. Put the trap where you want it go and then set it once it's moved, it's so sensitive, it usually closes putting it where you want it. You have to play with the "wires" that come out on one side of the trap and the one that is connected to the door needs to rest on the the one connected to the piece inside where you put peanut butter. It's a balancing act and can be hard to set sometimes, but I think that is why it's so effective and will even catch really small ones. « Show Less
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there's 4 traps. I put one behind the fridge, one behind the stove, one in my closet, and the last one behind the couch. I used peanut butter. they didn't work.
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It's a great trap! I used a 5 gallon bucket, put the trap at the bottom and opened the lid. Most of the time the mouse would hide in door part but after a little while would jump out. I'd quickly remove the trap. Be super careful, those little guys can jump like you wouldn't believe. I'm fortunate enough to have an open field behind my house. Take them at least 100 yards away so they won't find their way back. Also do a review of the outside of your house, any holes should be filled with insulation foam. If you have a cat, clip a little fur and put it in small cracks for good measure. Best of luck! It's a great trap! I used a 5 gallon bucket, put the trap at the bottom and opened the lid. Most of the time the mouse would hide in door part but after a little while would jump out. I'd quickly remove the trap. Be super careful, those little guys can jump like you wouldn't believe. I'm fortunate enough to have an open field behind my house. Take them at least 100 yards away so they won't find their way back. Also do a review of the outside of your house, any holes should be filled with insulation foam. If you have a cat, clip a little fur and put it in small cracks for good measure. Best... » Read More It's a great trap! I used a 5 gallon bucket, put the trap at the bottom and opened the lid. Most of the time the mouse would hide in door part but after a little while would jump out. I'd quickly remove the trap. Be super careful, those little guys can jump like you wouldn't believe. I'm fortunate enough to have an open field behind my house. Take them at least 100 yards away so they won't find their way back. Also do a review of the outside of your house, any holes should be filled with insulation foam. If you have a cat, clip a little fur and put it in small cracks for good measure. Best of luck! « Show Less
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Ha! I think there is a lot of truth in your question but I don't think they can resist peanut butter. I've caught several with the same trap.
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I don't understand. The title is Weed B Gone but the photo is a mouse trap. So...I didn't really understand how to use Weed B Gone. It looked like a bag of shredded newspaper. But it grew some grass none the less. The mouse trap depends on the mouse. Some figure out that another rodent died on it. But some are just after the peanut butter. No harm in trying more than once.
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Use peanut butter. Works like a charm. Make sure you hunting a rat and not a mouse. A mouse will not trigger the trap. Use peanut butter
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I have been using the mole trap in the photo for years. My guess is that it is being put into the ground incorrectly or it is contaminated somehow and should been cleaned throughly. I have used a varity of traps and this one works best.
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I don't know. I used dogfood as recommended by manufacturer and spread it around the trap and on the very entrance of the trap. I thought it helped, but still the old fashioned rat trap with peanut butter was a better performer. I was focused on chipmunks, not rats.