Are these re-useable or for one time use.Can you use them with "Provoke" mouse attractant alone, or do they require baiting as well?
1963843
I used fishing line from the trap to a piece of wood, installed three traps on one piece of wood (so my traps stayed where I put them) baited them with peanut butter and got rid of six flying squirrels in the attic..
1963844
I didn't use any mouse attractant. I used with bait only. I used veggies to get rid of voles and peanut butter for mice. Some times the trigger didn't seem to lock but if I shook off or tapped on a hard surface to shake off any dirt, the trigger locked fine.
1963845
These traps are re-useable for many years.They are essentially like a regular snap trap, except that you can set them without endangering your fingers.I generally use them with the Provoke attractant, which works as a bait, yes. Our one little bottle of Provoke has lasted three years already, along with the ten traps I bought.I set the traps in pairs with the teeth ends facing the wall where I know mice to be active.
1963846
I put a dab of peanut butter in it and reuse over and over; the mouse doesn't usually eat any of it.
204969
The trap holds them with 100% effectiveness. You can choose either to let the mouse starve, or pick the trap up and kill the mouse using other methods, these are great for mice because of their size, the mouse stays glued in place, you can pick the trap up by the farthest corner from the mouse and not worry about touching the mouse or getting bit. I have an old pair of sharp scissors I simply decapitate the mouse with while on the trap (I know sounds nasty, but is actually quite quick), then I leave the trap....I have caught as many as three mice on one trap.
995407
No traps-I have too many small animals that could potentially get hurt and since it repels mice they aren't around to get trapped.They work very well , I use no poisons on this farm so was glad when I found these. I use plenty if the space is large be sure you put out enough, I find the herbal smell is pleasant
554125
Definitely. It is reusable and you only have to replace the lure each year so in the long run this is cheaper. Works brilliantly too. Last year was second year I have used them and lots of Japanese beetles around. I had to empty them twice a day for a while. While I haven't use the bags you refer to so I can't directly compare effectiveness at attracting and catching the beetles I wouldn't want to chnge to anything else having bought these and seen how effective they are. I have 3 in total on my property to protect veggie patch and other plants the beetles took a liking to. Worth every penny in my opinion.
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The trap comes with one tube of attractant. You only need about 10 drops of the attractant on the cotton ball. If you can figure out a way to save the left over attractant for a few weeks to refresh the cotton ball, that would stretch it out for you. (Or buy a refill package, it has two tubes in it for around $4.00.) If you have two or more traps use just one attractant liquid tube to use on all the other traps and save the ones from the other traps for later. After I use all of the tube, I put the empty tube inside the trap. It adds to the scent. I can use one tube on 5 traps that last about two good weeks before I have to freeze the live yellow jackets to kill them while in the traps still, then I can empty and use one more tube to apply to 5 cotton balls for the 5 traps again. The attractant goes a long way. One tube has about 40-50 drops in them. Squeeze gently or it will get everywhere. Be very cautious about freezing the trap. If you freeze these traps they break very (VERY) easily while cold, so, I wait until they are warm again otherwise the trap will break while trying to open it. It will crack even if you look at it wrong. (well almost anyway) I would also recommend buying at least one of the bag (throw away) traps as well. ( I empty the throw away traps after 1-2 weeks, (they get rotten from the dead yellow jacket in the liquid) and rinse it out and fill with new attractant from a new bag (pour part of it from new to old ) trap to use in the old one as well. I then fill water to line and hang trap. Both of these styles of traps work very well but, very differently. Hang them next to each other, it attracts more that way. Good luck Hope this helps.
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That's an interesting point, not sure about that. I did try to wipe it off between uses. (I was setting it out at night during the winter and I even considered that a rat wouldn't want to step on cold metal?!) I didn't catch anything either; the bait wasn't disturbed so they weren't even entering the trap. If I use it again I'll try leaving the power off and put the bait near the opening for a while- then move it back each time till they get used to it. Then I'll try turning it on.
1190759
no bait is needed. You place the hole against a wall, so the mice will go thru it and become trapped.
45058
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 ...
1236013
I have had problems with these, and I actually think it was the peanut butter aroma. I did catch a few mice, but only after placing some form of bait in the middle of the glue board, even then it would take days.
2225005
On the first night I had these I caught 4 more ON THE ORIGINAL BAIT. Same trap. A dab of peanut butter ...I haven't had to change the bait or add more peanut butter and the mouse count is now five on the same trap.
1132838
Wind Up Mouse Traps traps work the best just for mice. it will trap more than one at a time.
135883
It is bait free but DO NOT BUY this because (when I used 2 of them) the rats/mice DID NOT GO INSIDE and eat the bait (it was untouched.) I then wired the bait outside near where the bait stations were located & the rats/mice ate it and died. Also, when the bait stations were delivered most of the rods were not included and had to go through hell with the seller to have them sent to me. Just get "One Bite" rat poison that comes in rods w/ holes through the middle and use thin wire to tie them down and the rats eat it and die.
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If I recall, I believe there were packets that were not opened that mice chewed into. However, because I have a similar situation in which I needed to place the packets into an area that I could not reach, I have since decided to just poke a small hole (pencil, etc.), into the package first. The hole is small enough that it doesn't allow anything to spill out, but I am insured that the scent of the bait will still attract the mice. Hope this helps?
599370
That would work and poison bait is what I used to use. Switched to traps because of the high cost of the bait and that I didn't like the idea of the dead ones laying around. Were I used to have hundreds of squirrels 2 years ago I now only occasionally have one. The breeders are gone
669304
I use these only for mice and waterbugs. I don't think that these are intended for catching LARGE rats. I think you would need the very large plastic trays to catch LARGE rats.
117421
To be honest with you, I don't know if you will have an odor problem if the bait killed several mice. There was only one mouse in my home, I never saw him again once I put the bait down. About a month later, I noticed an awful smell in my bathroom(where the mouse was probably coming in near the water pipes) the smell was gone after a few days, I never saw or smelled anything else. I hope that helps!
1531967
As the Maintenance Manager for my company's Office and warehouse I have used these glue traps, but have not caught any mice in them... mainly bugs and spiders. I did catch a bird in the trap recently!