How Do You Remove A Live Mouse From A Sticky Trap?
The great thing about using sticky traps to catch mice is they don’t kill the little critters. However, the traps are not designed for the mice to come off once they are stuck. With a little effort and preparation, you can remove the mouse and release it into the wild, without injuring it or running the risk of its getting loose again in your home or office. There are a number of traps on the market designed to catch and release mice — buy and use those if you can. If you can’t or they are not working — try this method. • Purchase sticky traps. They come usually in two types — the paper ones with the peel-away cover and the plastic trays. They both work equally well for catching mice, but the plastic trays contain much more of the glue, and that can make removal more difficult. The deeper glue can also cover the mouse’s mouth and nose, causing suffocation. If you get the paper ones, don’t use the ones that fold into a box — it makes little difference in capturing the mice but makes
• Purchase sticky traps. They come usually in two types — the paper ones with the peel-away cover and the plastic trays. They both work equally well for catching mice, but the plastic trays contain much more of the glue, and that can make removal more difficult. The deeper glue can also cover the mouse’s mouth and nose, causing suffocation. If you get the paper ones, don’t use the ones that fold into a box — it makes little difference in capturing the mice but makes removal much more difficult. • Clean up anything that might be attracting the mice or that they might be using as a food source — you want the mice to have the sticky traps as their only source of food. • Place the traps in areas where you have seen evidence of the mice. Look for chewed food, droppings or even paper that has been munched on. • Bait the traps. Most of the traps say they are scented and need no bait, but a little extra incentive seems to make a big difference in catching Fievel and his family. Despite ster
