Help! Mouse bait when peanut butter or chocolate leaves them unmoved?

[teacups]

Try a different brand of peanut butter? They do vary quite a lot so it’s worth a go. I used to run a food shop - we had mice - a food shop that says it doesn’t (even occasionally), is lying. Luckily we sold several brands of pb.

Ps - just seen your comment about relocating - nooo, not good idea. Remember mice are involuntarily incontinent - they’re constantly weeing on your stuff / feed - not so cute now, eh!?

I agree, mice are everywhere. I may think they are cute, but equally I’d rather they were not in my haystore, which is why I want to relocate them.

Interesting idea that some brands of peanut butter might do the trick, but not others…who knew mice were such gastronomes <g> I’ll have to try that now!

Have put a different type of bait in, cross fingers.

 

[little_critter]

Far too good to waste on mice

I tried giving them the coffee creams which are left at the end of the Roses tin. Even the mice won’t eat them!

 

[teacups]

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This is what I use. I put a piece of cardboard underneath to capture any wee and poo after they've been caught.

I have wood mice that move in for winter, they are very clean and non smelly, and I only know I have them because I see them trotting about and they eat my stored potatoes.

Thank you. Hadn't seen these. I have the long plastic see through tube type which pulls apart, and another type which rocks back to close the front bit which has been accidentally closed when they run over it - assume so anyway as there has never been a mouse trapped inside!

Oooh, I just checked yours out, and then saw this one: anyone ever used this type of thing?

Humane Rat Trap Live Mouse Trap Flip Slide Bucket Lid Squirrel Trap Catch UK | eBay

Automatic Mouse Trap: Our mouse trap automatically resets, with a large space for trapping mice, which can effectively trap mice. The trap is designed to capture and release. 1 Mouse Trap. Compatible 5-gallon bucket.

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[PinkvSantaboots]

I tried giving them the coffee creams which are left at the end of the Roses tin. Even the mice won’t eat them!

I like coffee creams

 

[SpotsandBays]

I like coffee creams

Me too!

 

[SpotsandBays]

What about bird fat balls?

 

[nikkimariet]

Jam

 

[Keith_Beef]

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This is what I use. I put a piece of cardboard underneath to capture any wee and poo after they've been caught.

I have wood mice that move in for winter, they are very clean and non smelly, and I only know I have them because I see them trotting about and they eat my stored potatoes.

We use these to trap dormice at our house down in South West France. Because they're a protected species in that part of the country we have to use live traps and release them, I take them into the forest on the way to the next town, so about 10km away. We bait the traps with bits of plum or walnut.

 

[Keith_Beef]

What about bird fat balls?

Coffee creams are nicer.

 

[meleeka]

I use Nutella which seems to work and usually add a pony nut or two for good measure. I think we have them in the loft currently

 

[little_critter]

I like coffee creams

I can fish them out of the mouse trap and send them to you if you wish

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I can fish them out of the mouse trap and send them to you if you wish

Thanks but I think I will pass on that one

 

[teacups]

Small of carrot & apple failed last night - leaving in place for another night, just to give it a chance.

 

[YourValentine]

Oooh, I just checked yours out, and then saw this one: anyone ever used this type of thing?

Humane Rat Trap Live Mouse Trap Flip Slide Bucket Lid Squirrel Trap Catch UK | eBay

Automatic Mouse Trap: Our mouse trap automatically resets, with a large space for trapping mice, which can effectively trap mice. The trap is designed to capture and release. 1 Mouse Trap. Compatible 5-gallon bucket.

www.ebay.co.uk

Tried them and if you have little mice they don't weigh enough to tip it, unless they go right to the tip. And it's hard to get bait that far down without tipping it.

I know this because I sat and watched one run all over the top before careful grabbing the bait and sitting back to munch on it.

Of carrot isn't working, try 1/2 walnut?


The other winter Mr Mouse enjoyed a full roast dinner at Christmas, minus the turkey, on a jam jar lid in front of the fire.

 

[ROMANY 1959]

Try Kit Kat or mars bar. They could never resist that when we had them in outhouse

 

[teacups]

Tried them and if you have little mice they don't weigh enough to tip it, unless they go right to the tip. And it's hard to get bait that far down without tipping it.

I know this because I sat and watched one run all over the top before careful grabbing the bait and sitting back to munch on it.

Of carrot isn't working, try 1/2 walnut?


The other winter Mr Mouse enjoyed a full roast dinner at Christmas, minus the turkey, on a jam jar lid in front of the fire.

That's a shame. It looked so promising: catching multiple mice in one easy bucket.

I wonder what your Mr. Mouse thinks of the multiple outdoor adventure trips

 

[teacups]

Try Kit Kat or mars bar. They could never resist that when we had them in outhouse

They've resisted Mars bar already - hence my plea for help...

 

[dorsetladette]

calming cookies - as they chewed most of a new packet it seemed the only good use for them.

 

[YourValentine]

That's a shame. It looked so promising: catching multiple mice in one easy bucket.

I wonder what your Mr. Mouse thinks of the multiple outdoor adventure trips

Very annoyed I think that he had to keep hiking 'home'

 

[Keith_Beef]

Before releasing a trapped mouse, I check for birds of prey. If I see one, then I put a hi-viz jacket on the mouse so that the bird can spot it more easily.

 

[teacups]

Well, today there was a small mouse in my trap! Think quite young. I did add a tiny blob of peanut butter to stick the carrot and apple down. Mouse has been given the ‘Escape to the Country’ treatment to a nice hedge next to a stubble field.

A different trap - the one which rocks back and then the door shuts - had its bait expertly removed. I think the trap is not long enough, so they can stretch to the back of it without having all of their body inside.

I’ll get one of the cage ones too and update in a while, when I’ve tested a more extensive range of bait. Thanks for all the ideas, they are great. For info, the peanut butter was a Waitrose own brand ; )

 

[YourValentine]

I caught a mouse with a cranberry last night (only thing available).

(I realise it sounds like I live in a mouse infested hovel I don't! Honest!)