Mice in my house Aaaagh!

[AbundantEntropy]

What kind of food/bait has worked for you?

Can't be poison as there are small children and dogs present

 

[bigchuck83]

Peanut butter on a trap has always worked for me.

 

[AbundantEntropy]

Peanut butter on a trap has always worked for me.

They have avoided the live trap with peanut butter and cracker. Just put in some celery and carrots. See if that gets them tonight.

 

[DeeJay]

One good cat!

 

[boocat71]

The cat always works for me.

 

[Kyle78]

Cat or Peanut butter. Also try sticky traps.

 

[Nobody]

Old fashioned trap and squeeze grape jelly. They loves the grape jelly.

Get them in my garage from time to time.

 

[Okie4570]

If you're overrun with them, set traps with jelly or PB, sticky traps as well. Stuff any cracks or holes in walls to the outside with steel wool. Poison under the cabinets and behind the fridge, freezers, etc.

 

[swampratt]

I use a snap trap with a pinch of white bread squished around the metal latch.
Try large and small traps.. got 2 mice at 1 time with the large trap.
Buddy had one smart rat that would jump over the sticky traps.. we set them all over the place and close together like a maze.
Finally got him. we kept moving the sticky traps a couple inches...He was about 3" diameter and as long as the trap without counting the tail..

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Placement is often key to trap success. Mice like to move along the walls. So place traps along the walls or next to cabinets that go all the way to the floor. Celery and carrots is probably not the best choice for bait. Peanut butter has a strong smell and its sticky so it stays put better.

Some say you can try soda pop.
You can also put out shallow saucers of carbonated pop. The mice will drink it and they can't burp. So if its fresh pop and still has carbonation, it will cause them problems.