Snap traps work pretty well but often times we do come back to clean licked, empty traps. Glue traps have worked well for us, though it sucks to still see them breathing and it’s a one-use trap. Caught 6 mice one evening just after sunset, nothing since and we know that there are more, we’ve only caught two babies so there have to be more. There’s evidence of them licking traps but not getting caught. Just ordered the electronic trap!
Oooo, that's a neat trap! We get mice in the garage, and I just smear peanut butter on the inside of a 5 gallon bucket, about 5 inches down from the rim. Then I put about 6 inches of water in the bottom. I put the bucket against the wall -- the mice like to run along the top of the foundation bricks, and when they stop for some peanut butter, they fall in and go for a swim. Works REALLY well!
+Flannel Acres I do the same thing I put the peanut butter on beer can that I put a 1/4" rod through the center and lay it across the top of the bucket. The mouse walks along the rod then up on the can to get the peanut butter then the can rolls over.
+Flannel Acres Thanks, you improved on my idea. I just put wheat grain in the bottom. It's a great draw. Now I wont have to deal with live mice. It's so simple I should have thought of it. lol
Someone Somewhere My grandpa would do something like that, too, but he would also make a ramp up the side and set sunflower seeds on it to lure them to the top. LOL
I sometimes catch mice with peanut butter and snap traps. Sometimes they get the peanut butter and run away, which is why I appreciate your 3 hacks for those kind of traps. I'll be using your hacks tonight.
You may be my god send sir... I have mice for the first time in 10 years in our garage. I used a snap trap to catch 2 of them. After catching those first 2, I struggle mightily with setting snap traps.. I shake and get nervous and can't set them anymore.. I want to end the mouse quickly. So this is probably my next best solution!!! Thank You.
I have two efficient mouse traps named Snow and White. Heard one in the wall once and so did they. Later found a ball of fur with feet; no guts. White is so ambitious...full size rabit once and my neighbor told me she chased a turkey two yards over. Fearless hunter. Never had mice since. As a gardener I appreciate these dog like cats especially cause squirrels squawk from the tree but dare not go near the garden. :)
I'd believe it....I had a container of hubba bubba tape gum, and a mouse went crazy over it trying to get inside to the gum... lol 😆 Must love the scent and flavor of the sweet gum. 🤔
So are the electronic ones good for inside? I know we’ve had the traditional snap traps in the garage. I’m not looking forward to setting them. Do you reuse them or get a new one each time?
I did purchase this 2ish years ago. Emptied one ttoday in fact. Well worth it. It does work. I will say however, it's never (for ME been) that clean. It is, after all, the electric chair for mice.
Living in farmland, our garage was our weak point. We set up a "sterilite" tub, too tall to jump out of, made a little ramp, and tossed in a little wheat grain. The next morning we would find four or five inside. Traditional mouse traps soon caught the very few that made it past our main trap. The more expensive the mouse trap the less they seemed to go near it. We tried peanut butter but no go. Maybe the city mice were teaching the country mice. We also put steel wool in any tiny holes in the wall connecting the garage to the house. It will cut up their mouths if they try to eat through. It's unbelievable how tiny a space they can squeeze through. Oh nice, I just read Flannel Acres trap. It's a better version of mine. I hate poison. My dog ate some that someone put out without my knowledge. I almost lost a precious pet. It could have been someones child. Good luck on the mouse battle.
Not sure everyone's opinion of poison but we have been using bait stations making a perimeter around our property. An inner one(against the buildings) and outer one(along the fence line). In the first year we trapped 27 mice in one month, the following year we did the bait stations and have not had a mouse in the house or very limited in the traps since putting out the bait stations. We actually made our own bait stations out of PVC and wire coat hanger, stores more bait, harder for unwanted animals to get them "making it safer", and we painted them to match the barn so the virtually disappear. Just my .02. - one other tip, for buildings you won't be at for a while, get 1-2 of those metal crawl in traps and put a small amount of poison bait in them. That way you can catch multiple mice. Snap traps, you can only get 1 at a time, vs box traps we have had up to 10 in one. More efficient .
+Wisconsin Backwoods Project I would ask that you please, please reconsider your use of poison. Mice and rats consume the poison and then oftentimes larger prey animals consume the animals and are poisoned from them. Raptors like owls, and where I live, in California, three mountain lion kittens only 3 months old were just found dead from rodenticide. Very sad.
GardenFork have you used the upgraded version of the electronic mouse traps? I'm wondering if it's actually an upgrade from the original that you show in this video. I'm this type of trap for the first time and hope to place it around our fireplace. Thanks.
@@gardenfork Thanks! There is an "updated" version listed on Amazon and Victor website. It separates the chambers for easier dumping I believe but reading the reviews some people don't think it's as effective. I purchased the one from your link and it should be here Saturday. Btw, I caught another (tiny tiny) last night using my preferred trap, Victor Power Kill version. I spent almost 2 hrs trying to get the old fashioned traps Robert correctly out of the package but it's like they were defective. I remember when it was easier to set the arm bar on the traditional version. I've used the Power Kill version twice in the last 2 months. I live in the country on old farm land. Our fireplace seems to be the main point of entry and the area around it needs to be filled. I'm going to set the electronic box near it. I heard the one come in from the fireplace a 2 nights ago and one in the kitchen area in the afternoon. I'm hoping we can put something under the house to capture before they enter. This is my sleeping area and I don't like it!! 😕
The snap trap and bucket trap both work well but not to much if you have pets. Our dog dumped 2 buckets of water over trying to get to the peanut butter. Crazy dog... Our next door neighbor passed away Last Jan. In Mar. her family showed up to move her things and fix the place up. They were there for about 1 hour and left. Next day there was a TEAM of guys in Hazmat suits over there. Turns out she was a hoarder of papers and books. Over 30 thousand books stacked to the roof. Mice had made themselves home in there and they were everywhere. I will look into getting some of these traps. Safer for the pets than the snap traps. Julia
These electric traps work well until body fluid from the mouse shorts out the electronics eventually. Then they no longer work. Ask me how I know. Just use the tried and true Victor snap traps. I use Sunflower seed or a small piece of chocolate for bait. They LOVE sweets.
+GardenFork I will make sure to buy batteries ☺️ how about squirrels problems , they are destroying my garden on a daily basis . We have loads of pecans trees around here and they happens to love the one in our backyard . Thanks in advance .
There is a version of the electronic trap that dumps the carcass and is ready for the next victim. Or you could mount it at a 45° and the dead nouse would just slide out.
Oh wow! I love this trap! But, is there a sizzling burned smell? We have really never dealt with mice before....but, we did have one recently and caught it with the spring trap.
Unfortunately, while these older Victor traps did work, the newer Victor designs either don't work at all or only work for one or two mice. Products just aren't what they used to be. If anyone knows of a company selling these in as good of quality as Victor's used to be, please let me know. I'm desperate and have tried everything else.
On spring traps I like to use small bits of beef jerky, seems to work well. I've been thinking about also using Easy Cheese but not sure if that will work, to many flavors LOL
The mice have been licking off the peanut butter and not setting off the traps. I will try putting the peanut butter on the bottom, and also hot glue gun dog food to the top. ...then try using one of the electronic traps... THANKS
So I had a problem with them last year. Tried the peanut butter worked one time but the didn't bother it after that. Then I noticed they got into my catfish stink bait, ate it and half of the jar itself. So I got some more and baited them with that. They went for it and rid the house of the pesty varmints.
I Use Live Traps So For My Pet Mice Or Timmy I Can Put Them Back In Thier Homes For Tree Moles Meal Worms Are The Best Bait For Mice I Will Use Mouse Food If Its A Pet Mouse I Put It Back In Its Cage If Its A Wild Mouse I Will Return It To Its Natural Home
I'm using peanut butter just like the instructions but the mice in my house will not go inside this thing. Put it along a wall with the hole against the wall and everything.
Now that's what a lady wants to hear it goes in but dies and you can reuse the trap. Question will they smell the dead mice and not go in? Thanks so much now what the price?
I USED 1 REGULAR MOUSE TRAP...I USED SOME RUNNY EGG n PANCAKES...AND IN #2. I USED ? I DON'T REMEMBER...I ' IL GET BACK TO YOU IF IT WORKS... I NEED TO GET A TRASH CAN METAL PREFERABLY WITH A LID... THE DRY FOOD OF DOGS FOOD n Warmth of my Garage attracted the mice...,,, The found a box of chocolates I bought from my wife for Valentine's day that I left in the Garage... ,,, There too much.. ,,,
+drreddog321 I like the ethics behind this but it has been proven that unless you travel a good few miles you are simply giving the mice a bit of exercise. Also, if you are releasing them somewhere else you are simply contributing to someone else’s rodent issue. Decisions, decisions.
Now that's what a lady wants to hear it goes in but dies and you can reuse the trap. Question will they smell the dead mice and not go in? Thanks so much now what the price?
Snap traps work pretty well but often times we do come back to clean licked, empty traps.
Glue traps have worked well for us, though it sucks to still see them breathing and it’s a one-use trap.
Caught 6 mice one evening just after sunset, nothing since and we know that there are more, we’ve only caught two babies so there have to be more. There’s evidence of them licking traps but not getting caught.
Just ordered the electronic trap!
Oooo, that's a neat trap! We get mice in the garage, and I just smear peanut butter on the inside of a 5 gallon bucket, about 5 inches down from the rim. Then I put about 6 inches of water in the bottom. I put the bucket against the wall -- the mice like to run along the top of the foundation bricks, and when they stop for some peanut butter, they fall in and go for a swim. Works REALLY well!
+Flannel Acres i have seen that method online, have yet to try it myself.
+Flannel Acres I do the same thing I put the peanut butter on beer can that I put a 1/4" rod through the center and lay it across the top of the bucket. The mouse walks along the rod then up on the can to get the peanut butter then the can rolls over.
+Flannel Acres Thanks, you improved on my idea. I just put wheat grain in the bottom. It's a great draw. Now I wont have to deal with live mice. It's so simple I should have thought of it. lol
D Beney I think I've heard of something similar to that. That's the "high tech" bucket trap. Hahaha!
Someone Somewhere My grandpa would do something like that, too, but he would also make a ramp up the side and set sunflower seeds on it to lure them to the top. LOL
I sometimes catch mice with peanut butter and snap traps. Sometimes they get the peanut butter and run away, which is why I appreciate your 3 hacks for those kind of traps. I'll be using your hacks tonight.
You may be my god send sir...
I have mice for the first time in 10 years in our garage. I used a snap trap to catch 2 of them. After catching those first 2, I struggle mightily with setting snap traps.. I shake and get nervous and can't set them anymore.. I want to end the mouse quickly. So this is probably my next best solution!!! Thank You.
I've been using those for years. They work fantastic!
Exellent series. I've watched both. My Lab considered dead mice from traps "fine dinning".
+Anne Apolis my pups do not get near the mice, so I have to get rid of mice myself. i've become an expert slowly... thx, eric.
I've always had success with peanut butter, Nutella, and cheese. The electronic traps are really good traps, I love using these
Thank you! Just bought two of those, and also have some Victor snap traps.
I have two efficient mouse traps named Snow and White. Heard one in the wall once and so did they. Later found a ball of fur with feet; no guts. White is so ambitious...full size rabit once and my neighbor told me she chased a turkey two yards over. Fearless hunter. Never had mice since. As a gardener I appreciate these dog like cats especially cause squirrels squawk from the tree but dare not go near the garden. :)
sounds a lot less messy than a snap trap. thanks for the video!
A great Christmas stocking stuffer!!
Your video was very entertaining, educational and a bit funny as well. Thanks for sharing!
thx! we have 500 more on our RUclips channel: ruclips.net/user/gardenfork
I use Double Bubble bubble gum. Sticks really well. One piece will bait about 4 - 6 snap traps.
+Clint Oliver wow. have never heard of using that in a mouse trap. neat. eric.
I'd believe it....I had a container of hubba bubba tape gum, and a mouse went crazy over it trying to get inside to the gum... lol 😆 Must love the scent and flavor of the sweet gum. 🤔
So are the electronic ones good for inside? I know we’ve had the traditional snap traps in the garage. I’m not looking forward to setting them. Do you reuse them or get a new one each time?
I did purchase this 2ish years ago. Emptied one ttoday in fact. Well worth it. It does work. I will say however, it's never (for ME been) that clean. It is, after all, the electric chair for mice.
Living in farmland, our garage was our weak point. We set up a "sterilite" tub, too tall to jump out of, made a little ramp, and tossed in a little wheat grain. The next morning we would find four or five inside. Traditional mouse traps soon caught the very few that made it past our main trap. The more expensive the mouse trap the less they seemed to go near it. We tried peanut butter but no go. Maybe the city mice were teaching the country mice. We also put steel wool in any tiny holes in the wall connecting the garage to the house. It will cut up their mouths if they try to eat through. It's unbelievable how tiny a space they can squeeze through. Oh nice, I just read Flannel Acres trap. It's a better version of mine. I hate poison. My dog ate some that someone put out without my knowledge. I almost lost a precious pet. It could have been someones child. Good luck on the mouse battle.
+Someone Somewhere i'm working on a video about mouse proofing your home, i've become an expert! thx, eric.
Not sure everyone's opinion of poison but we have been using
bait stations making a perimeter around our property. An inner one(against the
buildings) and outer one(along the fence line). In the first year we trapped 27
mice in one month, the following year we did the bait stations and have not had
a mouse in the house or very limited in the traps since putting out the bait
stations. We actually made our own bait stations out of PVC and wire coat
hanger, stores more bait, harder for unwanted animals to get them "making
it safer", and we painted them to match the barn so the virtually
disappear. Just my .02. - one other tip, for buildings you won't be at for a
while, get 1-2 of those metal crawl in traps and put a small amount of poison
bait in them. That way you can catch multiple mice. Snap traps, you can only
get 1 at a time, vs box traps we have had up to 10 in one. More efficient .
+Wisconsin Backwoods Project I would ask that you please, please reconsider your use of poison. Mice and rats consume the poison and then oftentimes larger prey animals consume the animals and are poisoned from them. Raptors like owls, and where I live, in California, three mountain lion kittens only 3 months old were just found dead from rodenticide. Very sad.
GardenFork have you used the upgraded version of the electronic mouse traps? I'm wondering if it's actually an upgrade from the original that you show in this video. I'm this type of trap for the first time and hope to place it around our fireplace. Thanks.
I don't think they have a new model, the ones i have work well. you have to replace the batteries often, but that's ok with me. thx!
@@gardenfork Thanks! There is an "updated" version listed on Amazon and Victor website. It separates the chambers for easier dumping I believe but reading the reviews some people don't think it's as effective. I purchased the one from your link and it should be here Saturday.
Btw, I caught another (tiny tiny) last night using my preferred trap, Victor Power Kill version. I spent almost 2 hrs trying to get the old fashioned traps Robert correctly out of the package but it's like they were defective. I remember when it was easier to set the arm bar on the traditional version. I've used the Power Kill version twice in the last 2 months. I live in the country on old farm land. Our fireplace seems to be the main point of entry and the area around it needs to be filled. I'm going to set the electronic box near it. I heard the one come in from the fireplace a 2 nights ago and one in the kitchen area in the afternoon.
I'm hoping we can put something under the house to capture before they enter. This is my sleeping area and I don't like it!! 😕
The snap trap and bucket trap both work well but not to much if you have pets. Our dog dumped 2 buckets of water over trying to get to the peanut butter. Crazy dog...
Our next door neighbor passed away Last Jan. In Mar. her family showed up to move her things and fix the place up. They were there for about 1 hour and left. Next day there was a TEAM of guys in Hazmat suits over there. Turns out she was a hoarder of papers and books. Over 30 thousand books stacked to the roof. Mice had made themselves home in there and they were everywhere.
I will look into getting some of these traps. Safer for the pets than the snap traps.
Julia
tootsie rolls are absolutely the best baits
I used Tootsie Rolls in the summer here in Michigan, and they turned to liquid. Cold weather only for Tootsie Rolls.
Nice trap, but I think I'll stick with the spring traps. Not many mice here. Thanks. Best wishes Bob.
If you have chickens you can feed the mice to them. They love them and they will keep you entertained for 2 hours chasing each other around.
+Dennis Laing had never heard of that before. thx!
Dennis Laing Chickens Don't Eat Mice They Eat Grains And Worms
Supertastic Animal Land they eat mice if they can get them. They are like vicious, miniature, velociraptors
These electric traps work well until body fluid from the mouse shorts out the electronics eventually. Then they no longer work. Ask me how I know. Just use the tried and true Victor snap traps. I use Sunflower seed or a small piece of chocolate for bait. They LOVE sweets.
thx in advance both videos!
Glad you like them!
Had to recharge the batteries a few times
....but we GOT THE LITTLE BASTARD! A dab of peanut-butter did the trick.
Thanks so much!
Awesome!!! So glad you shared this vid , thank you , gonna buy me 3 of these .
+Krittika J good to hear Krittika, these work well. be sure to buy batteries! eric.
+GardenFork I will make sure to buy batteries ☺️ how about squirrels problems , they are destroying my garden on a daily basis . We have loads of pecans trees around here and they happens to love the one in our backyard . Thanks in advance .
Then why would I need it if the snap trap works just as good and doesn’t need batteries
There is a version of the electronic trap that dumps the carcass and is ready for the next victim.
Or you could mount it at a 45° and the dead nouse would just slide out.
Oh wow! I love this trap! But, is there a sizzling burned smell?
We have really never dealt with mice before....but, we did have one recently and caught it with the spring trap.
+russtex no smell! and works really well eric.
We use Calvin and Hobbes, the cats...when they feel up to the task that is.
Unfortunately, while these older Victor traps did work, the newer Victor designs either don't work at all or only work for one or two mice. Products just aren't what they used to be. If anyone knows of a company selling these in as good of quality as Victor's used to be, please let me know. I'm desperate and have tried everything else.
On spring traps I like to use small bits of beef jerky, seems to work well.
I've been thinking about also using Easy Cheese but not sure if that will work, to many flavors LOL
what ever works is good! fall is starting here, so i have to mouse proof the house again. my garage is full of mice as well. here we go!
Tootsie roll works well. And it is pliable and they have to tug on it.
excellent mouse bait idea! i've also heard of using a hot glue gun to attach it to the mouse trap.
The mice have been licking off the peanut butter and not setting off the traps. I will try putting the peanut butter on the bottom, and also hot glue gun dog food to the top. ...then try using one of the electronic traps... THANKS
The Tootsie Tolls just turn to gooey, syrupy mess in the summer.
natural peanut butter or the skippy unhealthy kind?
+Rev John O'Toole either peanut butter works for mouse bait, it helps if its oily, from what i've found.
we just use the cheap peanutbutter. I learned they like that better than bread crumbs my parents used.
+GardenFork So that's the trick..oily. Thanks
Do mice bleed in the trap? If so how would I clean it?
no bleeding! just dump them out into the trash. thx!
GardenFork I went ahead and ordered one. Hope it kills mama house mouse. Thanks!
use original light soft cheese works well
I find raw cashews to be the best bait because it lasts a lot longer than peanut butter so you don't have to rebait so often.
So I had a problem with them last year. Tried the peanut butter worked one time but the didn't bother it after that. Then I noticed they got into my catfish stink bait, ate it and half of the jar itself. So I got some more and baited them with that. They went for it and rid the house of the pesty varmints.
+mcrae000 catfish bait works!
I have a mouse in my kitchen should i be scared of them?
If the mouse dies on both metal surfaces, he is closing the circuit and, it would seem, becoming a potential ignition source.
I Use Live Traps So For My Pet Mice Or Timmy I Can Put Them Back In Thier Homes For Tree Moles Meal Worms Are The Best Bait For Mice I Will Use Mouse Food If Its A Pet Mouse I Put It Back In Its Cage If Its A Wild Mouse I Will Return It To Its Natural Home
Chocolate chip in the peanut butter is even better. Believe.
+Ernest Hemingway have never heard of that one! i'll have to try it. any other tips? eric.
smooth peanut butter as well...works for rats too.
+James R yes, smooth is good for mice. they sell a rat version of this mouse trap, my neighbor has one. thx, eric.
I use snap traps and I mix chiken pellet with cheese and I caught to mice with 1 snap trap
+Carmello Cristales it all works, thx!
Chocolate beats peanut butter any time!
We have snap traps had them out now for 3 days nothing yet I even saw one run across the floor tonight
Hi Ashleigh! I have made some more 'how to catch mice' videos, watch them here: ruclips.net/video/yWjxqV5TaZA/видео.html
I'm using peanut butter just like the instructions but the mice in my house will not go inside this thing. Put it along a wall with the hole against the wall and everything.
chocolate frosting
What kind of chocolate. Milk or Dark???
Now that's what a lady wants to hear it goes in but dies and you can reuse the trap. Question will they smell the dead mice and not go in? Thanks so much now what the price?
What happens if a human touches the two metal plates? Electrocution? .
+Moultonist i believe it has a function where the plates are only energized when the lid is closed. thx!
I USED 1 REGULAR MOUSE TRAP...I USED SOME RUNNY EGG n PANCAKES...AND IN #2. I USED ?
I DON'T REMEMBER...I ' IL GET BACK TO YOU IF IT WORKS...
I NEED TO GET A TRASH CAN METAL PREFERABLY WITH A LID...
THE DRY FOOD OF DOGS FOOD n Warmth of my Garage attracted the mice...,,,
The found a box of chocolates I bought from my wife for Valentine's day that I left in the Garage... ,,,
There too much.. ,,,
😀👍
Bacon works real good
jesus those mice are way bigger than what I have been catching.
Marinara sauce is the best bait the mice at my house don’t fall for peanut butter
Wow! Interesting. Eric.
Sounds like a good mouse trap, but I got my three seven month old kittens that are trained to catch a mouse.
I use live traps, and release them in a field.
+drreddog321 I like the ethics behind this but it has been proven that unless you travel a good few miles you are simply giving the mice a bit of exercise. Also, if you are releasing them somewhere else you are simply contributing to someone else’s rodent issue. Decisions, decisions.
release them in the field near a cat or two..:))
👍
luckily the only mice we get are the ones dropped on the doorstep by our cats, by that time they aint going far :)
thats killing the poor mouse
How about a bigger mouse?
There is a rat version available, almost double the price though
I have one of these, I’m not fond of it.
cheese
Poor little mousies.
Now that's what a lady wants to hear it goes in but dies and you can reuse the trap. Question will they smell the dead mice and not go in? Thanks so much now what the price?