How do I get rid of smart mice

Question

I have a storage trailer and after several months I opened it to notice thousands of little mouse droppings everywhere. I know its mice because I actually saw them and there nests. I baited a few glue traps with peanut butter but when I went back in the next day they were all empty and the peanut butter was gone! I really do not care about being humane to a mouse especially since they ate through some boxes that had some nice things in them. What's the best way to get rid of these things!

Answer 1

Ive used the stick traps and the poisens They worked great...just place them along the walls and they should be dyin off in no time.

Answer 2

peanut butter does work..but not by itself. the mice can just go to the end of the trap and l**k it off.  basically make a peanut butter sandwich, tear it into peices and add them to the traps.  the mice cant l**k it off and have to sruggle a bit to get it off.  this worked wonders for me when i lived in the country.

Answer 3

If you have that many mice, dispense with traps and go straight to poison.  Otherwise they will probably reproduce faster than you can trap them.  

D-Con pellet poison in the trays contains brodifacoum.  It is a very effective, "one-feed" rodenticide (some other poisons are multiple-feed).  It's not expensive, that's what I would recommend.  Buy $10 worth and put it all out.  Put out water too if you want to go whole hog, mice will drink it from being thirsty from the poison and the poison will work faster.

FYI, the mice will return, so unless you rodent-proof your storage trailer, this will be like mowing the grass--a regular process.  Cover any openings.  Heavy wire mesh that is tight enough that a pencil can't pass through is the ideal mouse barrier.  If that's too much of a hassle, you might want to consider storing your nicer stuff in plastic tubs with lids.  

Answer 4

soak a cotton ball with peppermint oil (expensive for small bottle but worth it) and lay it where you think they are coming in at I do this every winter havent had once since.Try peppermint oil. Peppermint oil is a natural deterrent. The smell is simply too intense for rodents and they will not try to go near it. It also helps to mask the scent of any tasty morsels that have been missed when cleaning. You can get peppermint oil in most health food stores and even some major grocery stores. Place a drop or two on a cotton ball. Place the cotton balls in areas where mice are likely to enter your house, by doorways or heat vents, etc. Another helpful deterrent is to grow peppermint plants near the entryways. You can use the mint in cooking as well as it serving a deterrent purpose

Answer 5

I agree with Lillith. Put peanut butter on mouse traps. Don't set all the traps though. Set some with peanut butter and some without. This really confuses them.