How Do You Kill Mice With Bait?
Killing mice with bait involves two basic strategies: either using bait to lure mice into a trap which will kill them, or adding a lethal ingredient to the bait and leaving it where mice will eat it and die. Both have advantages and disadvantages that should be considered before trying either method. Using Bait in Traps Step 1 Use peanut butter or soft chunks of cheese to bait a trap. Snap traps should be baited before the snap is spring-loaded and ready. Bait can be placed directly on a glue trap or inside an electronic trap for electrocuting the pests. Step 2 Check the traps daily to remove any dead mice and to reset the traps. Step 3 Rinse the traps in hot water and dry them to remove the scent of dead mice, which could cause other rodents to avoid the traps. Killing Mice Directly With Bait Step 1 Set bait poison in dark corners of basements or near crevices in baseboards where field mice could enter a home. Step 2 Place poison inside the living space only where pets and children ca
