Mouse Bait

[Marshy]

What have you found that works the best for mouse bait? I'm at about a 50% kill rate trapping mice. The ones that came up empty handed were picked clean, other than two that walked away.
I've been using solidified bacon grease. One spot is cold in the unheated garage and the other is in the basement. I thought for sure the colder grease would stick to the trap arm better than the warmer ones in the basement, but the basement ones have been on mark. Ill probably stick with that in the basement but what do you use? Whats a good bait?

 

[huskihl]

5 gallon bucket with a stick for a ramp and peanut butter smeared down a ways, yet unreachable, on the inside. The UP mousetrap. Never needs reset

 

[Wolverine]

I use peanut butter smeared into the wood traps.

 

[exSW]

Make some Rotel and Velveeta chip dip. After your done with the taco chips and dip put the leftover in the fridge. The part on top that skins over,use that on the trap trigger. Slays 'em. I used to live in a barn apartment with a slab floor. Little bastards would tunnel under and come up through the plumbing chases. We'd get 10-12 a night using this bait.

 

[huskihl]

We put antifreeze in the buckets to keep things from smelling when we're gone for a few months. Easy to scoop them out in winter also

 

[P.M.P.]

5 gallon bucket with a stick for a ramp and peanut butter smeared down a ways, yet unreachable, on the inside. The UP mousetrap. Never needs reset

I do this but with a teter useing a coat hanger through a piece of pvc with the peanut butter at the end.They just slide right in also put some sunflower seeds in the bottom with water.I will have to try the antifreeze now thanks.

 

[P.M.P.]

I need to make another somethin like this

 

[Marshy]

All good ideas. I don't have any peanut butter in the house because my little one has an allergy. We use soy butter instead but it's not the same and they know it.

 

[Marshy]

I do this but with a teter useing a coat hanger through a piece of pvc with the peanut butter at the end.They just slide right in also put some sunflower seeds in the bottom with water.I will have to try the antifreeze now thanks.

Like a little "welcome to the neighborhood" gift basket?

 

[Dub11]

Tie a piece of bacon to the wood traps cant pull it off that way

 

[Genius]

The only luck I've ever had trapping them has been with those glue pads. I place them where they are walking usually on a sil plate. They don't get very far.

Usually I stick with Tomcat bait chunks or pellets

 

[USMC615]

Take a little piece of pecan or walnut and wedge it into the little toothed bait barrel of the trap, then set it. They can't stand it...they gotta gnaw to get the piece of pecan or walnut, vice something that they can just sit there and ever so lightly lick clean to get. Gets 'em everytime.

 

[Mastermind]

I've always used peanut butter.

 

[Gary Courtney]

gopher bait-milo maize covered in strychnine. put a small amout in mayo lid and next day disposed of 11 mice within 2 foot of poison. next day 7 and third day 0

 

[Dustin4185]

We use Sherman traps, expensive, but they tend to catch more. Then we baptize then in a bucket to drown them. You can use about anything for bait in them. They think it is a hole and are more willing to go in.

 

[wildroamer]

As far as I know, nothing attracks mice better than our log splitter. Just not sure how to place it on the trap.

 

[Redfin]

Put the peanut butter under the arm of the trap. You know for the crafty ones that can eat it off the top without tripping it.

 

[Marshy]

Put the peanut butter under the arm of the trap. You know for the crafty ones that can eat it off the top without tripping it.

I like that!

 

[T.Roller]

Put the peanut butter under the arm of the trap. You know for the crafty ones that can eat it off the top without tripping it.

Damn good idea.

 

[Guido Salvage]

Peanuts or a small piece of cheese. I used cheese in the shop, traps were set for a couple of months and the cheese was as hard as a rock. I turned cold and both got one.