Need a humane mousetrap.

[arcadian]

Tried the inhumane one last night and it was horrific. I won't do that again. I need one that traps a mouse in a small box so I can take it to a far away field and release it.

[mikeytherat]

1. Here you go:

http://www.havahart.com/store/live-animal-traps/1020

Less than $20.

mikey_the_rat

[LisaM]

13. These work - I've used them. n/t

[semillama]

2. Thanks for feeding the owls, too!

:hi:

[ailsagirl]

3. Bless your heart-- here's another link

http://www.seabrightlabs.com/mouse.htm

Suggested Retail Price = $11.00 (U.S.) plus shipping and handling.

[Critters2]

27. I used these. Got rid of the mice.

Then put some of these in my basement--which is where we think they were coming in:

http://www.victorpest.com/store/product.asp?dept_id=53&pf_id=M753&mscssid=L64GTM0RRS168NAVXS2KU19G4JPQ3GUC


I got both the trap and the repellents at Farm and Fleet.


Of course, cats are SUPPOSED to do this...but mine apparently lacked the appropriate motivation.

[Midlodemocrat]

4. Get a flamethrower. Guaranteed to work.

:hide:

[MissMillie]

14. I just love you!

:hi:

[noonwitch]

5. I have the feline variety

Not a very humane method, but I haven't had mice since I got her.


I saw a stray cat get a bird last night, one of the cats I've been feeding. I wasn't sure whether to marvel at the cat's agility or mourn for the poor bird. They are pretty good killers, though.

There are some humane traps, though-they trap them, but don't kill them. They're plastic and you can either throw the trap away with the mouse in it or empty it and reuse it. Mice are mostly smart enough to stay out of them, but it may work with some peanut butter as bait. I advise against releasing the little beasts into the wild near your house, though, because they will just get back in.

The best traps, if you're not a cat person, are the deadly kinds. The glue traps work, but they don't kill them fast, so they suffer. The spring kind kill quickly, if it gets them in the right position and breaks their little necks. A coworker told me about a combination glue/acid trap that traps them and eats away at their bodies, but that sounds pretty cruel, too. I like the cat method, because then I don't have to use d-con as a backup to the traps. D-con makes me nervous because I also have a dog.

If you don't kill them, they have a way of coming back. I know it's inhumane or whatever, but they are mice and they deserve to die for entering your house. That's just the way it is.

[NJmaverick]

6. Cat or Snake would do the trick

:evilgrin:

[billyskank]

7. Put a large glass bowl in the middle of the floor with some cheese in it

and a ramp to the side so the mouse can climb in. Surprisingly effective.

[Dangerously Amused]

10. Yup. Or use a bucket and tie a dishcloth or whatever to one side of the handle.

Let the dishcloth or whatever hang down the outside of the bucket.

[Kali]

8. a good snap trap that kills quickly is the most humane

[billyskank]

9. But not compatible with the requirement

"so I can take it to a far away field and release it."

[Dangerously Amused]

11. .

:rofl:

[billyskank]

12. ..

:hi:

:loveya:

[Kali]

16. why not?

I release my "captures" out back. (I think the skunks enjoy them.)

[billyskank]

17. Don't be obtuse

You know full well the OP meant alive.

[Kali]

21. I know dumping a trapped animal in an unfamiliar territory

is NOT exactly humane. It just allows the human doing it to fool themselves and not take responsibility for the causing highly likely death of that animal.

[backscatter712]

15. Remember that live-capture traps are only humane if you check them...

[hunter]

18. I used to catch mice with my hands.

Sometimes I can be absurdly patient. But it grosses my wife out and it's not sanitary, so I don't do that anymore.

Our parrot occasionally kills mice that wander into her domain. I hate finding dead mice in her cage.

I haven't seen a mouse in our house for a long time now. I think one of our dogs, I'm not sure which one, thinks of them as tasty little mobile snacks that can be swallowed whole. My mom had a schnauzer like that, but he was especially proud to show off his mousing skills.

I've tried live traps before, but you have to check them often because the poor things seem to die of fright. I wouldn't leave live traps out overnight or when you go to work, because finding a dead mouse in those is worse than finding them in a spring trap.

[Forkboy]

19. I just caught a little blighter last night in one.

He liked Swedish Fish.

[Taverner]

20. SOMETIMES, just sometimes the high frequency ones work

They send out a signal that is inaudible to humans, but drives mice crazy.

Of course, it also bothers dogs and cats...so that's a consideration.

[soleft]

22. Good luck! They never worked for me, but maybe I needed to give it more time

[marzipanni]

23. I have this kind...it works

http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/prod/202939/product.web

I bought it at a rural animal feed store, recommended by the owner.
Owls or hawks may catch them after I've released the mouse or small rat, but at least they know how to kill them instead of maim them as snap traps can. And the raptor gets a meal out of it.

[VeggieTart]

24. I have a cat, and she's pretty good about keeping them away...

...but a few have gotten in. She's caught a few, but as she's aging and is a little slower on the uptake now, I got a couple of http://www.veganstore.com/index.html?stocknumber=266">these.

Luckily, I live across the street from a park, so I can take them there and release them.

[pokerfan]

25. ooops. I thought you said human mousetrap

[sniffa]

26. As a sophomore in HS biology, our teacher brought in

a small, plastic, bent shaped (45d angle) tube with a closed end, and an end with a swivel cap. He had us pass it around to examine it, and for our homework we had to write down what we thought it was.

No one in my class got it right - it was humane mouse trap. The mouse would enter the opened, swivel-capped end, causing the tube to tip to it's other side, and close the cap behind it.

You could then release the mouse, or cook it in a stew or something.