Walk the plank mouse trap

[goeduck]

The water is important as it restricts the ability to jump out. I did see a video of a mouse jumping out of a bucket. The water also ends things quicker.

 

[caver]

I have had two zapper rat traps, a Kness Ketch all, simple wooden snap rat trap with spikes of death nailed around the edges and treadle type traps where they have to step onto a treadle to reach the bait. I also use Ramik green balls. The treadle type has probably had the best success on rats. The zappers get funky if you can't check them everyday causes the dead carcass to ooze and create a short circuit for the high voltage. The ketch all would hang up and just wasn't impressed with it considering the high cost. I did try a bucket roller trap but had limited results. I do want to try the plank trap. I find late Fall is when I have to be more diligent since they start to move to a warmer nesting place. If I lived over there I would just get some barn cats and give them enough food to keep them around.

 

[hawkeye08]

I don't have a cat door in the shop wall so can't really keep cats in there.. I have used the can on rod in 5 gallon bucket successfully, but putting the peanut butter on can was a hassle.. I bought one of the walk the plank traps and put a small amount of PB on end.. got one so far (in a couple of weeks), but cats have been in more the last month so expected. I like having it so when cats are not there, the mouses find the bucket..

 

[SandburRanch]

I don't have a cat door in the shop wall so can't really keep cats in there.. I have used the can on rod in 5 gallon bucket successfully, but putting the peanut butter on can was a hassle.. I bought one of the walk the plank traps and put a small amount of PB on end.. got one so far (in a couple of weeks), but cats have been in more the last month so expected. I like having it so when cats are not there, the mouses find the bucket..

Those showing vids and smearing peanut butter all around the can are going to a lot of un-necessary trouble. Find the low ( heavy ) side and put a dab or two on that bottom side. The mouse has a little nose that's going a thousand MPH and doesn't need a half gallon to smell it.

 

[drssg]

I have had two zapper rat traps, a Kness Ketch all, simple wooden snap rat trap with spikes of death nailed around the edges and treadle type traps where they have to step onto a treadle to reach the bait. I also use Ramik green balls. The treadle type has probably had the best success on rats. The zappers get funky if you can't check them everyday causes the dead carcass to ooze and create a short circuit for the high voltage. The ketch all would hang up and just wasn't impressed with it considering the high cost. I did try a bucket roller trap but had limited results. I do want to try the plank trap. I find late Fall is when I have to be more diligent since they start to move to a warmer nesting place. If I lived over there I would just get some barn cats and give them enough food to keep them around.

I've had good luck with the zapper traps, but it's not a problem for me to check it daily.

I think the power only goes on briefly after something completes the circuit; otherwise, it would drain the battery to run current through a dead mouse all night.

I was initially getting one per night, and the peanut butter was cleaned out. So I think another mouse ate it after the trap was disabled.

A couple of times, I had two mice jammed in there, and the peanut butter was still in place. So I think those two must have came in at about the same time.