Smart mice eating the bait, and trap failing to snap to often?

Question

I have smart mice in my house, and at the moment i'm trying to trap them all. Unfortunately I have only had about a 30% success rate, I have caught 2 so far, but most of the time went I check up on my traps, I find out a mouse been there and has taken or just licked off the bait without unsetting the trap. I use Bread mixed with Peanut butter, and I make sure I tie the bread to the trigger, but they still find a way to steal the bait without getting trapped. I noticed if I just use peanut butter they seem to carefully l**k it off without setting off the trap, or seems that way.

I do place my traps against the walls and it hotspots as recommended. So how can I be sure the trap will snap when a mouse goes for the bait?

Answer 1

There is a new trap by the VICTOR COMPANY. It is a electric "ZAP" kill machine powered by batterys.batteries last about 50 kills.

It kills both rats and mice .

I had the same trouble  .....little mice eating off the traps and not getting caught.

I got this trap about two weeks ago and the mice are now gone. Trap Caught one after another.

http://www.victorpest.com/store/rodent-control/m240

 

Stop wasting your time---this ones worth the money and will do the job.

Answer 2

F&*#k mice and rats. The more brutal the killing method the better! Disease bearing little parasites!

Answer 3

It may seem cruel to kill the mouse. If you do catch them live and don't release them far from the house they just come back. I painted a squirrels tail white and drove a mile away and it returned.