How to stir peanut butter in 30 seconds.

[masscity]

Speaking of mouse traps, I have two battery operated ones. Suckers are deadly and all I do is put one peanut and a small

piece of jerky for bait. When they go in to investigate they do the 5000V dance.

The old farm house I live in has a 4 lane highway for the critters to come in. I catch mice, short tailed shrews and long

tailed shrews. All I can do is keep the population down.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Speaking of mouse traps, I have two battery operated ones. Suckers are deadly and all I do is put one peanut and a small

piece of jerky for bait. When they go in to investigate they do the 5000V dance.

The old farm house I live in has a 4 lane highway for the critters to come in. I catch mice, short tailed shrews and long

tailed shrews. All I can do is keep the population down.

Same issue in one of the barns. I've had the best luck with one of these bucket traps

https://www.amazon.com/Bucket-Indoor-Outdoor-Humane-Compatible/dp/B0CKF242XB/ref=sr_1_9?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Sfd69liYAdMemyVKCrUZXQsFEXmCfIrLXJbBeFKQ3oTPEObk15Dw1Xyw4vLd5VLCXAIE4OYDmcqVrBgAucwHqYE_CyVr4DGxUUCoe11bSbdYr738i1xn_LOHKVKCFF9osk5Pfh266vjZvp9m34dzEOmTf_fikTgi_tSGEfAdEUjULO_0nNQUjaoiegTd5mGkwn4ePwkdx9pYWZ-yyU1DAxEArdmloFV6PAADD7OYWKztNsgL0NJasDuyM8lKmUKM7xHxa0vNeCnMVImHr_Uuhf_n5CI_Q8zvrEayjYpXmTg.JprFiv8xCm8Y7dhWppdgrLYcpyc8Z0Zi4bGnNWg2AFI&dib_tag=se&hvadid=678814203573&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9058761&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14151187991389155324&hvtargid=kwd-2245268415243&hydadcr=318_1014988564&keywords=trap+mouse+bucket&qid=1733412800&sr=8-9

I just stick on a wad of thick peanut butter every week or so. It self resets and one wad of PB will get 10 or 15 mice.

 

[sixdogs]

I don't stir it. I just dump the oil that forms on top and use the thick stuff in the mouse traps.

Yes, that works but I have had better results with JIF on traps. It stays fresher longer and the mice seem to prefer it. The real oil-on-top peanut butter degrades more quickly and mice will not be drawn to it for as long as the JIF. That's my experience. I've done threads on trapping mice with JIF if you want to search.

 

[sixdogs]

Speaking of mouse traps, I have two battery operated ones. Suckers are deadly and all I do is put one peanut and a small

piece of jerky for bait. When they go in to investigate they do the 5000V dance.

The old farm house I live in has a 4 lane highway for the critters to come in. I catch mice, short tailed shrews and long

tailed shrews. All I can do is keep the population down.

Can you tell more about the battery operated traps? Homemade? We don't have many mice in the barns and I plan to keep it that way.

 

[scootr]

I use feral cats. Always set and self cleaning.

 

[masscity]

Can you tell more about the battery operated traps? Homemade? We don't have many mice in the barns and I plan to keep it that way.

Amazon.com

There might be better ones, but I have two of these and they work great. You put the bait at the end where there is a barred

window where they can smell it, then they hunt for the opening.

They claim from 4 AA batteries the voltage is 5000-8000V.

 

[WinterDeere]

Yes, that works but I have had better results with JIF on traps. It stays fresher longer and the mice seem to prefer it. The real oil-on-top peanut butter degrades more quickly and mice will not be drawn to it for as long as the JIF. That's my experience. I've done threads on trapping mice with JIF if you want to search.

Same. My wife buys that all-natural peanut butter for the kids, but the preservative-laden JIF and Skippy work better in mouse traps that may be sitting many months between reloading.

I also catch many mice, hazard of having a big and extremely old house, and have tried many types of traps. So far, the ones that work best for me are the large plastic clothespin having a bait cup in the very middle of a large trip paddle. Sold under many brands, they all look like this:



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There's just no way for them to get at the bait without putting their weight onto that paddle, since the bait is recessed in a hole, well below the height of the paddle.

 

[ponytug]

Same. My wife buys that all-natural peanut butter for the kids, but the preservative-laden JIF and Skippy work better in mouse traps that may be sitting many months between reloading.

I also catch many mice, hazard of having a big and extremely old house, and have tried many types of traps. So far, the ones that work best for me are the large plastic clothespin having a bait cup in the very middle of a large trip paddle. Sold under many brands, they all look like this:

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There's just no way for them to get at the bait without putting their weight onto that paddle, since the bait is recessed in a hole, well below the height of the paddle.

I love this style trap. It is all that I use now. We have cats, and still have the occasional mouse. I will lose a trap now and then, and I have never found the traps later, so I have no clue who the mouse scavengers are.

I have had some batches that needed the tiniest amount of silicone lube on the friction points.

All the best,

Peter

 

[sixdogs]

Same. My wife buys that all-natural peanut butter for the kids, but the preservative-laden JIF and Skippy work better in mouse traps that may be sitting many months between reloading.

I also catch many mice, hazard of having a big and extremely old house, and have tried many types of traps. So far, the ones that work best for me are the large plastic clothespin having a bait cup in the very middle of a large trip paddle. Sold under many brands, they all look like this:

View attachment 1951451

(click to enlarge)

There's just no way for them to get at the bait without putting their weight onto that paddle, since the bait is recessed in a hole, well below the height of the paddle.

I have found putting PB under the trap pan gets a lot more. They can't get the PB without bumping the pan and springing it.

Also, I've put PB under the wire setting rod and on the trap itself. If they bump that rod the spring of the trap can throw 10' or so away and that seems to kill them as well. Mice die pretty easy.

 

[tomplum]

I was thinking about this post as I'm whipping up my new jar of peanut butter this noon. I mean, I get useful information from TBN like many do- but the peanut butter stirrer is right up there at the top! A little bit of cinnamon, a touch of cayenne....