How to Choose a Mouse Trap | Ask This Old House

Ask This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook gives tips on the best ways to trap mice and how to keep them out of a home
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Cost:
$2 to $50
Skill Level:
Easy
Shopping List:
Metal pedal mouse trap
Kill and contain mouse trap
Plastic pedal mouse trap
Electronic mouse trap
Live animal cage
Foam sealant
Wire cloth
Steel wool
Repellents
Steps:
1. There are several manufactured traps to help catch and kill mice that sneak into a home.
2. One of the oldest, but most effective traps is the metal pedal mouse trap. To set a metal pedal mouse trap, pull back the metal arm and place peanut butter on the metal pedal with a toothpick or a knife. You do not want human scent on the trap. Pull the kill bar back and latch the metal arm bar into the metal pedal. Place the trap perpendicular to the wall where mouse activity has been seen.
3. The kill and contain mouse trap is very similar to the metal pedal, but the trap is surrounded by a container. Place peanut butter in the bait cup and close it. Pull the trap set level and place parallel to the base of the wall. When the mouse is killed, the mouse is not seen and the trap is thrown out.
4. There is a plastic version of the metal pedal mouse trap that is equally as effective. To set this type of trap, simply press down on the spring-activated lever and place peanut butter in the bait area. The lever will clamp down on the mouse and kill it.
5. An electronic mouse trap is battery-powered and can be set along the wall. When the mouse enters the trap, it receives an electric shock powerful enough to kill it.
6. A live animal cage allows homeowners to lure mice into a cage with food. Instead of killing the animal however, it just traps the mouse. The homeowner can then get rid of the mouse as they see fit.
7. To avoid mice in a home, be sure to close any cracks or gaps in the exterior of the house.
8. Use a foam sealant in a crack, cover it with wire cloth and add another layer of sealant. This should form a solid barrier from pests.
9. Smaller gaps can also be covered with steel wool. Mice have a tough time eating through this material.
10. To ward off mice, use a repellent. There are a number of repellents available that give off a smell mice do not like.
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[@Pyridius]

I'm not even a handy person but I like watching these videos every once in a while

[@mvblitzyo]

AWSOME project with old lumber !

[@davidharris2178]

Find stainless steel wool instead of standard steel. The standard will corrode & crumble away when exposed to outdoor elements. Stainless is a little harder to find but it's available. Good tips & video!

[@MellowYellow.]

I ❤ this show! Always have! 💻👀👍

[@frederikpedersen2932]

Nice vid!

[@NachoTV]

the classic Victor traps have been good through the years.

[@linkgroundwalker]

Nacho TV killing mice and rodents since 1898 lol

[@alexl932]

@@linkgroundwalker Hope this helps. Sub to get notified when can u order from this USA-INVENTED or US-MADE effective one of the world's best-invented traps as people said with ~ 300 success track records to proof, all under $40 a reasonable price, NO NEED to buy repeatable ones ... unless u want one then I'll spend more time doing R&D to invent/design a repeatable trap sell under $110 or $99-ish, but the math says own 3-5 such traps, each day u can kill 4-8 (if one trap kills one per 2-4 hrs then 1 day 1 trap can kill 2-4 thus 4 traps can kill 8+ per day) per day, then 20 days kills 8*20=160 rodents - owning 3-6 such world's greatest traps was ever invented lay around your office/home/farm/storefront/etc then it will serve you FOR YRS TO go NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT EXPENSIVE REFILLABLE PARTS unlike other bs and expensive 99% UNIMPRESSIVE INEFFECTIVE traps/methods, just buy it one time then plug-in or change AA NIMH rechargeable batteries where u can find it everywhere, ask yourself, how many 160 rodents do u have in your home/office/farm/factory/storefront PROVIDED YOU a) SEAL ALL ENTRY POINTS; B)HIDE ALL (other) FOODS so they only have to take food from the NATURAL GROUND inside the trap with some free foods bait them in from both entrances of the trap. Hope this helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4mcknePo5t3r7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/rInLhqGNe91jY9E proof don't listen to and take advice from/buy 99% other traps in the world b/c it fails and wastes your $, only buy the best invented trap from our co. soon, subs to get notified, here's the proof: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHrFYZSunp6EoaM

[@linkgroundwalker]

@@alexl932 we already established you can’t go wrong with a classic victor, it’ll kill your mice deader than crap

[@alexl932]

​@@linkgroundwalker Hi friend, I also face big rats/mice infestation problems and I have nearly TRY ALL 99% traps in the world u can find and ALL FAIL and WASTE $. So watch my extensive R&D works... they're too smart & cautions that 99% all other traps FAIL so I've to spend tons of time, energy & money to doing tons of R&D to invent 1 of the world's best traps ever invented. Many people ask me quickly mass produce it sells to end their huge rat's problem after they also try 99% all other products in the world including the famous VICTOR snap trap, food poisons, baking soda/plaster mix w/ foods, water bucket trap/flip-n-slip/whatever fancy names but still require rodents WALK ON F.O. RAMP, high voltage Electronic Zapper, expensive over $2xx-3xx REFILLABLE CO2 A24 traps, glue traps, ... ALL FAIL as my R&D show u, so I've to invent 1 of world's best trap kill more than 300 even help neighbor kills 57, neighbors all said after fix my own rats problem in the garage, why not mass produce sell it to help 20M American households solve their rats/mice problem. Here are my R&D work, hope it helps :) I care about u and don't listen/take advice from other people, they use pets as actors to make their traps and claim their trap is the world's best trap and my R&D proof otherwise... don't listen to most ppl, not even politicians, lawyers or judges b/c most judges are lawyers based=liars, we're engineers who really use brain do tons of R&D works to invent things to solve your problems, hope it helps u save tons of $, time and energy NOT buy 99% other products b/c it fail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnXVq4Knfrx9apo and kills any size rodents from rat to mouse over 16 inch long is all good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37IpqaVqLiMjqc

[@alexl932]

Hi friend, I also face big rats/mice infestation problems and I have nearly TRY ALL 99% of traps in the world u can find and ALL FAIL and WASTE $. So watch my extensive R&D works... they're too smart & caution that 99% all other traps FAIL so I've to spend tons of time, energy & money to doing tons of R&D to invent 1 of the world's best traps ever invented. Many people ask me quickly mass produce it sells to end their huge rat problem after they also try 99% all other products in the world including the famous VICTOR snap trap, food poisons, baking soda/plaster mix w/ foods, water bucket trap/flip-n-slip/whatever fancy names but still require rodents WALK ON F.O. RAMP, high voltage Electronic Zapper, expensive over $2xx-3xx REFILLABLE CO2 A24 traps, glue traps, ... ALL FAIL as my R&D show u, so I've to invent 1 of world's best trap kill more than 300 even help neighbor kills 57, neighbors all said after fixing my own rats problem in the garage, why not mass produce sell it to help 20M American households solve their rats/mice problem. Here are my R&D work, hope it helps :) I care about u and don't listen/take advice from other people, they use pets as actors to make their traps and claim their trap is the world's best trap and my R&D proof otherwise... don't listen to most ppl, not even politicians, lawyers or judges b/c most judges are lawyers based=liars, we're engineers who really use brain do tons of R&D works to invent things to solve your problems, hope it helps u save tons of $, time and energy NOT buy 99% other products b/c it fail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnXVq4Knfrx9apo and kills any size rodents from rat to mouse over 16 inch long is all good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37IpqaVqLiMjqc

[@greencello599]

Place your traps in places where there is the most warmth with access to the outside. One place is the laundry room while another is your pantry. Also keep brooms and other long handled items out of the pantry. Gives the vermin access to your food.

[@cnl1213]

catch and release to my pet snake...

[@Sjjones1977]

I do that. If I get an endless supply they end up in the freezer and fall asleep.

[@thebeststooge]

Catch and release is funny because a mouse can find its way back, and they will too, for up to 1.5 miles away.

[@Jemalacane0]

The mouse trap which has four paws and which meows is tops.

[@nick4leader]

Gammareign big problems a rat terrier is better than a cat

[@Chuck59ish]

I've chosen the natural method. I've got 3 cats who a really good a catching mice, they problem they bring them to alive as a gift. One time about 27 years ago I had a mouse climbed up a set of metal shelving and get into a toaster oven, I came home and turned on the oven without looking inside and it hit the element and died, I took the mouse out to the chickens and they disposed of it and I bought a new toaster oven, couldn't get the smell out of it.

[@zekenzy6486]

awesome

[@IAmNotAFunguy]

Thanks for uploading these videos every week! Both of my PBS channels care more about money than ratings and genuine educational programming like this because it seems they preempt "This Old House" for fundraising weeks at a time!

[@alexl932]

Hope this helps. Sub to get notified when can u order from this USA-INVENTED or US-MADE effective one of the world's best-invented traps as people said with ~ 300 success track records to proof, all under $40 a reasonable price, NO NEED to buy repeatable ones ... unless u want one then I'll spend more time doing R&D to invent/design a repeatable trap sell under $110 or $99-ish, but the math says own 3-5 such traps, each day u can kill 4-8 (if one trap kills one per 2-4 hrs then 1 day 1 trap can kill 2-4 thus 4 traps can kill 8+ per day) per day, then 20 days kills 8*20=160 rodents - owning 3-6 such world's greatest traps was ever invented lay around your office/home/farm/storefront/etc then it will serve you FOR YRS TO go NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT EXPENSIVE REFILLABLE PARTS unlike other bs and expensive 99% UNIMPRESSIVE INEFFECTIVE traps/methods, just buy it one time then plug-in or change AA NIMH rechargeable batteries where u can find it everywhere, ask yourself, how many 160 rodents do u have in your home/office/farm/factory/storefront PROVIDED YOU a) SEAL ALL ENTRY POINTS; B)HIDE ALL (other) FOODS so they only have to take food from the NATURAL GROUND inside the trap with some free foods bait them in from both entrances of the trap. Hope this helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4mcknePo5t3r7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/rInLhqGNe91jY9E proof don't listen to and take advice from/buy 99% other traps in the world b/c it fails and wastes your $, only buy the best invented trap from our co. soon, subs to get notified, here's the proof: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHrFYZSunp6EoaM

[@alexl932]

Hi friend, I also face big rats/mice infestation problems and I have nearly TRY ALL 99% of traps in the world u can find and ALL FAIL and WASTE $. So watch my extensive R&D works... they're too smart & caution that 99% all other traps FAIL so I've to spend tons of time, energy & money to doing tons of R&D to invent 1 of the world's best traps ever invented. Many people ask me quickly mass produce it sells to end their huge rat problem after they also try 99% all other products in the world including the famous VICTOR snap trap, food poisons, baking soda/plaster mix w/ foods, water bucket trap/flip-n-slip/whatever fancy names but still require rodents WALK ON F.O. RAMP, high voltage Electronic Zapper, expensive over $2xx-3xx REFILLABLE CO2 A24 traps, glue traps, ... ALL FAIL as my R&D show u, so I've to invent 1 of world's best trap kill more than 300 even help neighbor kills 57, neighbors all said after fixing my own rats problem in the garage, why not mass produce sell it to help 20M American households solve their rats/mice problem. Here are my R&D work, hope it helps :) I care about u and don't listen/take advice from other people, they use pets as actors to make their traps and claim their trap is the world's best trap and my R&D proof otherwise... don't listen to most ppl, not even politicians, lawyers or judges b/c most judges are lawyers based=liars, we're engineers who really use brain do tons of R&D works to invent things to solve your problems, hope it helps u save tons of $, time and energy NOT buy 99% other products b/c it fail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnXVq4Knfrx9apo and kills any size rodents from rat to mouse over 16 inch long is all good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37IpqaVqLiMjqc

[@NorthernChev]

The electric ones have a high failure rate, though. Put a camera on one and see. They get shocked and are still able to run away (after being stunned) all to often.

[@redbeardtpirate]

Happened to me Saw the light come up saying it caught a mouse and I opened it up to have the thing try and jump out at me. I slammed the door shut on its midsection and basically squished him to finish the job. I hate mice.

[@raymondleung408]

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[@alexl932]

Hope this helps. Sub to get notified when can u order from this USA-INVENTED or US-MADE effective one of the world's best-invented traps as people said with ~ 300 success track records to proof, all under $40 a reasonable price, NO NEED to buy repeatable ones ... unless u want one then I'll spend more time doing R&D to invent/design a repeatable trap sell under $110 or $99-ish, but the math says own 3-5 such traps, each day u can kill 4-8 (if one trap kills one per 2-4 hrs then 1 day 1 trap can kill 2-4 thus 4 traps can kill 8+ per day) per day, then 20 days kills 8*20=160 rodents - owning 3-6 such world's greatest traps was ever invented lay around your office/home/farm/storefront/etc then it will serve you FOR YRS TO go NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT EXPENSIVE REFILLABLE PARTS unlike other bs and expensive 99% UNIMPRESSIVE INEFFECTIVE traps/methods, just buy it one time then plug-in or change AA NIMH rechargeable batteries where u can find it everywhere, ask yourself, how many 160 rodents do u have in your home/office/farm/factory/storefront PROVIDED YOU a) SEAL ALL ENTRY POINTS; B)HIDE ALL (other) FOODS so they only have to take food from the NATURAL GROUND inside the trap with some free foods bait them in from both entrances of the trap. Hope this helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4mcknePo5t3r7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/rInLhqGNe91jY9E proof don't listen to and take advice from/buy 99% other traps in the world b/c it fails and wastes your $, only buy the best invented trap from our co. soon, subs to get notified, here's the proof: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHrFYZSunp6EoaM

[@alexl932]

Hi friend, I also face big rats/mice infestation problems and I have nearly TRY ALL 99% of traps in the world u can find and ALL FAIL and WASTE $. So watch my extensive R&D works... they're too smart & caution that 99% all other traps FAIL so I've to spend tons of time, energy & money to doing tons of R&D to invent 1 of the world's best traps ever invented. Many people ask me quickly mass produce it sells to end their huge rat problem after they also try 99% all other products in the world including the famous VICTOR snap trap, food poisons, baking soda/plaster mix w/ foods, water bucket trap/flip-n-slip/whatever fancy names but still require rodents WALK ON F.O. RAMP, high voltage Electronic Zapper, expensive over $2xx-3xx REFILLABLE CO2 A24 traps, glue traps, ... ALL FAIL as my R&D show u, so I've to invent 1 of world's best trap kill more than 300 even help neighbor kills 57, neighbors all said after fixing my own rats problem in the garage, why not mass produce sell it to help 20M American households solve their rats/mice problem. Here are my R&D work, hope it helps :) I care about u and don't listen/take advice from other people, they use pets as actors to make their traps and claim their trap is the world's best trap and my R&D proof otherwise... don't listen to most ppl, not even politicians, lawyers or judges b/c most judges are lawyers based=liars, we're engineers who really use brain do tons of R&D works to invent things to solve your problems, hope it helps u save tons of $, time and energy NOT buy 99% other products b/c it fail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnXVq4Knfrx9apo and kills any size rodents from rat to mouse over 16 inch long is all good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37IpqaVqLiMjqc

[@Draugluin999]

my garage is full of them and they are huge its clean but they still like to chill in there i've been worried cause they've gotten inside my car engine afraid of them chewing up my wires

[@cliftonfrederick2478]

hello oooooo guy I am missing your show. I am happy find you at KZbin and Facebook toooooooo. you are great good jobs than I am .

[@scottkailey1]

Why did you guys remove all the old videos from youtube? Not sure why im asking they never reply to any youtube stuff.....

[@cup_and_cone]

Vax Buster - "I'm unscribbing". *Sees you in two weeks. *

[@ZiMZiLLA]

I don't know that I'd consider asking for a few bucks a month for access to the show's entire run (something that was never available for free here), entire collection of ToH magazine, and access to the Q&As is really all that greedy. Good riddance, though.

[@saulgoodman2018]

I have no problem with them charging for the magazine, or the q&a stuff. But they're charging for the videos which used to be free.

[@ChristianMercadoAcevedo]

Vax Buster we get all the videos at a higher quality by donating $5/month to our local pbs station

[@Subangelis]

What do you expect when the President is defunding NPR & PBS?

[@vistaprime]

I set a rat trap and saw it caught a Rat about 6 am in the morning outside the backyard. when I went to take it away at 8 am the rat's body was gone and only the head was in the trap. What do you think happened to its body from the 6 am when I saw it in the trap and the 8 am when I took up the trap? any ideas? All that was left was a decapitated head in the trap.

[@alexl932]

Hi friend, I also face big rats/mice infestation problems and I have nearly TRY ALL 99% of traps in the world u can find and ALL FAIL and WASTE $. So watch my extensive R&D works... they're too smart & caution that 99% all other traps FAIL so I've to spend tons of time, energy & money to doing tons of R&D to invent 1 of the world's best traps ever invented. Many people ask me quickly mass produce it sells to end their huge rat problem after they also try 99% all other products in the world including the famous VICTOR snap trap, food poisons, baking soda/plaster mix w/ foods, water bucket trap/flip-n-slip/whatever fancy names but still require rodents WALK ON F.O. RAMP, high voltage Electronic Zapper, expensive over $2xx-3xx REFILLABLE CO2 A24 traps, glue traps, ... ALL FAIL as my R&D show u, so I've to invent 1 of world's best trap kill more than 300 even help neighbor kills 57, neighbors all said after fixing my own rats problem in the garage, why not mass produce sell it to help 20M American households solve their rats/mice problem. Here are my R&D work, hope it helps :) I care about u and don't listen/take advice from other people, they use pets as actors to make their traps and claim their trap is the world's best trap and my R&D proof otherwise... don't listen to most ppl, not even politicians, lawyers or judges b/c most judges are lawyers based=liars, we're engineers who really use brain do tons of R&D works to invent things to solve your problems, hope it helps u save tons of $, time and energy NOT buy 99% other products b/c it fail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnXVq4Knfrx9apo and kills any size rodents from rat to mouse over 16 inch long is all good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37IpqaVqLiMjqc

[@jakestevens7283]

If you have mice, Xcluder Fill Fabric is the best solution ever!! You must do some work, thoroughly search your exterior and interior for all points of entry. But when you find these openings Xcluder is the best ever, unbelievably easy to use, simply jam the stuff into any hole with something like a screwdriver. EXCLUSION IS EVERYTHING if you wanna defeat a rodent problem.

[@alexl932]

Hi friend, I also face big rats/mice infestation problems and I have nearly TRY ALL 99% of traps in the world u can find and ALL FAIL and WASTE $. So watch my extensive R&D works... they're too smart & caution that 99% all other traps FAIL so I've to spend tons of time, energy & money to doing tons of R&D to invent 1 of the world's best traps ever invented. Many people ask me quickly mass produce it sells to end their huge rat problem after they also try 99% all other products in the world including the famous VICTOR snap trap, food poisons, baking soda/plaster mix w/ foods, water bucket trap/flip-n-slip/whatever fancy names but still require rodents WALK ON F.O. RAMP, high voltage Electronic Zapper, expensive over $2xx-3xx REFILLABLE CO2 A24 traps, glue traps, ... ALL FAIL as my R&D show u, so I've to invent 1 of world's best trap kill more than 300 even help neighbor kills 57, neighbors all said after fixing my own rats problem in the garage, why not mass produce sell it to help 20M American households solve their rats/mice problem. Here are my R&D work, hope it helps :) I care about u and don't listen/take advice from other people, they use pets as actors to make their traps and claim their trap is the world's best trap and my R&D proof otherwise... don't listen to most ppl, not even politicians, lawyers or judges b/c most judges are lawyers based=liars, we're engineers who really use brain do tons of R&D works to invent things to solve your problems, hope it helps u save tons of $, time and energy NOT buy 99% other products b/c they all fail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnXVq4Knfrx9apo and kills any size rodents from rat to mouse over 16 inch long is all good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37IpqaVqLiMjqc

[@jeffthewhiff]

Crazy thing happened to me last night in regards to a mouse. I set standard traps in two different locations in my kitchen because that is where the mice get in and baited the traps with peanut butter and a raisin and noticed this morning that the mouse not only ate the food on one of the traps, but also took the trap with him/her. Has anyone ever had this happen to them?

[@alexl932]

Hope this helps. Sub to get notified when can u order from this USA-INVENTED or US-MADE effective one of the world's best-invented traps as people said with ~ 300 success track records to proof, all under $40 a reasonable price, NO NEED to buy repeatable ones ... unless u want one then I'll spend more time doing R&D to invent/design a repeatable trap sell under $110 or $99-ish, but the math says own 3-5 such traps, each day u can kill 4-8 (if one trap kills one per 2-4 hrs then 1 day 1 trap can kill 2-4 thus 4 traps can kill 8+ per day) per day, then 20 days kills 8*20=160 rodents - owning 3-6 such world's greatest traps was ever invented lay around your office/home/farm/storefront/etc then it will serve you FOR YRS TO go NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT EXPENSIVE REFILLABLE PARTS unlike other bs and expensive 99% UNIMPRESSIVE INEFFECTIVE traps/methods, just buy it one time then plug-in or change AA NIMH rechargeable batteries where u can find it everywhere, ask yourself, how many 160 rodents do u have in your home/office/farm/factory/storefront PROVIDED YOU a) SEAL ALL ENTRY POINTS; B)HIDE ALL (other) FOODS so they only have to take food from the NATURAL GROUND inside the trap with some free foods bait them in from both entrances of the trap. Hope this helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4mcknePo5t3r7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/rInLhqGNe91jY9E proof don't listen to and take advice from/buy 99% other traps in the world b/c it fail and waste your $, only buy the best invented trap from our co. soon, subs to get notified, here's the proof: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHrFYZSunp6EoaM

[@greencello599]

Another thing, place the traps in the areas you know mice will go to. An excellent place they like is the laundry area because the dryer helps keep the area warm. Also, move all your foodstuffs in the pantry to the shelves and never the floor. Never place a broom or mop in there also as that makes an excellent ramp for the rodents to walk up and get into your food. I know this from experience.

[@Doomzdayxx]

Old fashioned Victors are the way to go. The most sadistic (which they didn't show) is the sticky paper stuff which is a slow excruciating death.

[@alexl932]

Hope this helps. Sub to get notified when can u order from this USA-INVENTED or US-MADE effective one of the world's best-invented traps as people said with ~ 300 success track records to proof, all under $40 a reasonable price, NO NEED to buy repeatable ones ... unless u want one then I'll spend more time doing R&D to invent/design a repeatable trap sell under $110 or $99-ish, but the math says own 3-5 such traps, each day u can kill 4-8 (if one trap kills one per 2-4 hrs then 1 day 1 trap can kill 2-4 thus 4 traps can kill 8+ per day) per day, then 20 days kills 8*20=160 rodents - owning 3-6 such world's greatest traps was ever invented lay around your office/home/farm/storefront/etc then it will serve you FOR YRS TO go NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT EXPENSIVE REFILLABLE PARTS unlike other bs and expensive 99% UNIMPRESSIVE INEFFECTIVE traps/methods, just buy it one time then plug-in or change AA NIMH rechargeable batteries where u can find it everywhere, ask yourself, how many 160 rodents do u have in your home/office/farm/factory/storefront PROVIDED YOU a) SEAL ALL ENTRY POINTS; B)HIDE ALL (other) FOODS so they only have to take food from the NATURAL GROUND inside the trap with some free foods bait them in from both entrances of the trap. Hope this helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4mcknePo5t3r7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/rInLhqGNe91jY9E proof don't listen to and take advice from/buy 99% other traps in the world b/c it fails and wastes your $, only buy the best-invented trap from our co. soon, subs to get notified, here's the proof: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHrFYZSunp6EoaM

[@NorthernChev]

Since when do mice, "nawr"? Nice, Robert.

[@OhBuRn123]

Why didn't you go over plug in ones where it sends out electronic frequencies ?

[@saulgoodman2018]

Those sucks. I used to see a mouse every week. I unplugged mine about 6 weeks ago. I haven't seen one since. And had none on my glue trap.

[@douglasmccarty1196]

Now i know why, your neighbors have chocolate cake for bait in their traps

[@ccdogpark]

Shawn Woods who runs the "Mousetrap Monday" youtube channel has tested them and he said they are a complete waste of time and money.

[@alexl932]

Hope this helps. Sub to get notified when can u order from this USA-INVENTED or US-MADE effective one of the world's best-invented traps as people said with ~ 300 success track records to proof, all under $40 a reasonable price, NO NEED to buy repeatable ones ... unless u want one then I'll spend more time doing R&D to invent/design a repeatable trap sell under $110 or $99-ish, but the math says own 3-5 such traps, each day u can kill 4-8 (if one trap kills one per 2-4 hrs then 1 day 1 trap can kill 2-4 thus 4 traps can kill 8+ per day) per day, then 20 days kills 8*20=160 rodents - owning 3-6 such world's greatest traps was ever invented lay around your office/home/farm/storefront/etc then it will serve you FOR YRS TO go NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT EXPENSIVE REFILLABLE PARTS unlike other bs and expensive 99% UNIMPRESSIVE INEFFECTIVE traps/methods, just buy it one time then plug-in or change AA NIMH rechargeable batteries where u can find it everywhere, ask yourself, how many 160 rodents do u have in your home/office/farm/factory/storefront PROVIDED YOU a) SEAL ALL ENTRY POINTS; B)HIDE ALL (other) FOODS so they only have to take food from the NATURAL GROUND inside the trap with some free foods bait them in from both entrances of the trap. Hope this helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4mcknePo5t3r7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/rInLhqGNe91jY9E proof don't listen to and take advice from/buy 99% other traps in the world b/c it fails and wastes your $, only buy the best invented trap from our co. soon, subs to get notified, here's the proof: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHrFYZSunp6EoaM

[@alexl932]

Hi friend, I also face big rats/mice infestation problems and I have nearly TRY ALL 99% of traps in the world u can find and ALL FAIL and WASTE $. So watch my extensive R&D works... they're too smart & caution that 99% all other traps FAIL so I've to spend tons of time, energy & money to doing tons of R&D to invent 1 of the world's best traps ever invented. Many people ask me quickly mass produce it sells to end their huge rat problem after they also try 99% all other products in the world including the famous VICTOR snap trap, food poisons, baking soda/plaster mix w/ foods, water bucket trap/flip-n-slip/whatever fancy names but still require rodents WALK ON F.O. RAMP, high voltage Electronic Zapper, expensive over $2xx-3xx REFILLABLE CO2 A24 traps, glue traps, ... ALL FAIL as my R&D show u, so I've to invent 1 of world's best trap kill more than 300 even help neighbor kills 57, neighbors all said after fixing my own rats problem in the garage, why not mass produce sell it to help 20M American households solve their rats/mice problem. Here are my R&D work, hope it helps :) I care about u and don't listen/take advice from other people, they use pets as actors to make their traps and claim their trap is the world's best trap and my R&D proof otherwise... don't listen to most ppl, not even politicians, lawyers or judges b/c most judges are lawyers based=liars, we're engineers who really use brain do tons of R&D works to invent things to solve your problems, hope it helps u save tons of $, time and energy NOT buy 99% other products b/c it fail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnXVq4Knfrx9apo and kills any size rodents from rat to mouse over 16 inch long is all good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37IpqaVqLiMjqc

[@gpslightlock1422]

Empty paper towel roll on the edge of the counter so it tips into an empty trash can when the mouse walks in due to curiosity. Free & easy.

[@sminthian]

I very strongly do not advise poisons. I had a few rats in my basement and put down some poison cubes. They crawled into a wall in the middle of the house and died. Made the entire house stink for about 18 months.

[@ccdogpark]

Yeah and if you use poisons outside, you will end up poisoning the scavengers that eat the poisoned mouse as collateral damage. That's also how Eagles became endangered a couple of decades ago by DDT before scientists discovered the cause and effect.

[@poppabear3730]

I use plastic victor traps. Ive killed 11 mice in 3 months using only cheese

[@saaamember97]

Geez .... No one ever told me that mice "will gnarr on stuff!" Why am I always the last person to find out about these things?

[@mlindholm]

Whoops, incorrect placement of the traditional trap. You put it perpendicular to the wall, not parallel. That way you can get them coming from either direction.

[@supercattv4327]

Nice tip! =)

[@sminthian]

If they come from the wrong side you'll just end up launching a mouse across the room, have a tripped trap, and just some free food for the other mice.

[@alexl932]

Hi friend, I also face big rats/mice infestation problems and I have nearly TRY ALL 99% of traps in the world u can find and ALL FAIL and WASTE $. So watch my extensive R&D works... they're too smart & caution that 99% all other traps FAIL so I've to spend tons of time, energy & money to doing tons of R&D to invent 1 of the world's best traps ever invented. Many people ask me quickly mass produce it sells to end their huge rat problem after they also try 99% all other products in the world including the famous VICTOR snap trap, food poisons, baking soda/plaster mix w/ foods, water bucket trap/flip-n-slip/whatever fancy names but still require rodents WALK ON F.O. RAMP, high voltage Electronic Zapper, expensive over $2xx-3xx REFILLABLE CO2 A24 traps, glue traps, ... ALL FAIL as my R&D show u, so I've to invent 1 of world's best trap kill more than 300 even help neighbor kills 57, neighbors all said after fixing my own rats problem in the garage, why not mass produce sell it to help 20M American households solve their rats/mice problem. Here are my R&D work, hope it helps :) I care about u and don't listen/take advice from other people, they use pets as actors to make their traps and claim their trap is the world's best trap and my R&D proof otherwise... don't listen to most ppl, not even politicians, lawyers or judges b/c most judges are lawyers based=liars, we're engineers who really use brain do tons of R&D works to invent things to solve your problems, hope it helps u save tons of $, time and energy NOT buy 99% other products b/c it fail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnXVq4Knfrx9apo and kills any size rodents from rat to mouse over 16 inch long is all good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37IpqaVqLiMjqc

[@lipevolcom2]

The last is the worse one for sure, they die and you got the smell in the house not knowing where it is

[@packingten]

Got some JAWZ brand traps they are great 100% kill rate no misses...hate killing anything but rodents are not good house guest.....poop....pee tearing up things for nest....They were under my sink it was awful the mess left..JAWZ brand.....my hero🙀

[@alexl932]

Hope this helps. Sub to get notified when can u order from this USA-INVENTED or US-MADE effective one of the world's best-invented traps as people said with ~ 300 success track records to proof, all under $40 a reasonable price, NO NEED to buy repeatable ones ... unless u want one then I'll spend more time doing R&D to invent/design a repeatable trap sell under $110 or $99-ish, but the math says own 3-5 such traps, each day u can kill 4-8 (if one trap kills one per 2-4 hrs then 1 day 1 trap can kill 2-4 thus 4 traps can kill 8+ per day) per day, then 20 days kills 8*20=160 rodents - owning 3-6 such world's greatest traps was ever invented lay around your office/home/farm/storefront/etc then it will serve you FOR YRS TO go NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT EXPENSIVE REFILLABLE PARTS unlike other bs and expensive 99% UNIMPRESSIVE INEFFECTIVE traps/methods, just buy it one time then plug-in or change AA NIMH rechargeable batteries where u can find it everywhere, ask yourself, how many 160 rodents do u have in your home/office/farm/factory/storefront PROVIDED YOU a) SEAL ALL ENTRY POINTS; B)HIDE ALL (other) FOODS so they only have to take food from the NATURAL GROUND inside the trap with some free foods bait them in from both entrances of the trap. Hope this helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4mcknePo5t3r7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/rInLhqGNe91jY9E proof don't listen to and take advice from/buy 99% other traps in the world b/c it fails and wastes your $, only buy the best invented trap from our co. soon, subs to get notified, here's the proof: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHrFYZSunp6EoaM

[@alexl932]

Hi friend, I also face big rats/mice infestation problems and I have nearly TRY ALL 99% of traps in the world u can find, and ALL FAIL and WASTE $. So watch my extensive R&D works... they're too smart & caution that 99% all other traps FAIL so I've to spend tons of time, energy & money to doing tons of R&D to invent 1 of the world's best traps ever invented. Many people ask me quickly mass produce it sells to end their huge rat problem after they also try 99% all other products in the world including the famous VICTOR snap trap, food poisons, baking soda/plaster mix w/ foods, water bucket trap/flip-n-slip/whatever fancy names but still require rodents WALK ON F.O. RAMP, high voltage Electronic Zapper, expensive over $2xx-3xx REFILLABLE CO2 A24 traps, glue traps, ... ALL FAIL as my R&D show u, so I've to invent 1 of world's best trap kill more than 300 even help neighbor kills 57, neighbors all said after fixing my own rats problem in the garage, why not mass produce sell it to help 20M American households solve their rats/mice problem. Here are my R&D work, hope it helps :) I care about u and don't listen/take advice from other people, they use pets as actors to make their traps and claim their trap is the world's best trap and my R&D proof otherwise... don't listen to most ppl, not even politicians, lawyers or judges b/c most judges are lawyers based=liars, we're engineers who really use brain do tons of R&D works to invent things to solve your problems, hope it helps u save tons of $, time and energy NOT buy 99% other products b/c they all fail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnXVq4Knfrx9apo and kills any size rodents from rat to mouse over 16 inch long is all good: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37IpqaVqLiMjqc

[@micehuntersinc.1355]

the problem is this... no matter how many traps you put out, you'll always have mice! Why? Because there are holes in your home that allow the mice in! You have to seal your home from top to bottom!

[@ZechGilbert]

How in the world would you seal a home from top to bottom?

[@NikhilSharma-iu4wk]

​@@ZechGilbert saran wrap

[@Burps___]

I don't like when the little mice's eyes bug out of his head when the spring snaps on his neck. 🐭🐭🐭🙈🙈🙈 I then see him in my dreams.

[@douglasmccarty1196]

I give them a ride from the flush to the septic tank

[@cup_and_cone]

The poison bait traps are the *only* thing that will effectively kill any mice infestation, because they are the only product that can kill the life cycle if there's offspring.

[@briancnc]

Yeah but then they go off and die somewhere where you can't get them and your house stinks.

[@saulgoodman2018]

good luck trying to find where it died and having a stinking house.

[@cup_and_cone]

Mice are tiny creatures. And they are solitary creatures, not packs animals. Rats on the other hand live in families and are huge. Rats will stink up the house, but tiny mice will just decomp and mummify.

[@nmr20067]

@thechosendude True. I've heard this before, but I've also heard that they can very well discard the posion bates, which I've seen happen before in my house with bate station set up. Also if one Mouse sees that one or others have died from eatting that poison bates, they will just discard them all together.....

[@alexl932]

Hope this helps. Sub to get notified when can u order from this USA-INVENTED or US-MADE effective one of the world's best-invented traps as people said with ~ 300 success track records to proof, all under $40 a reasonable price, NO NEED to buy repeatable ones ... unless u want one then I'll spend more time doing R&D to invent/design a repeatable trap sell under $110 or $99-ish, but the math says own 3-5 such traps, each day u can kill 4-8 (if one trap kills one per 2-4 hrs then 1 day 1 trap can kill 2-4 thus 4 traps can kill 8+ per day) per day, then 20 days kills 8*20=160 rodents - owning 3-6 such world's greatest traps was ever invented lay around your office/home/farm/storefront/etc then it will serve you FOR YRS TO go NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT EXPENSIVE REFILLABLE PARTS unlike other bs and expensive 99% UNIMPRESSIVE INEFFECTIVE traps/methods, just buy it one time then plug-in or change AA NIMH rechargeable batteries where u can find it everywhere, ask yourself, how many 160 rodents do u have in your home/office/farm/factory/storefront PROVIDED YOU a) SEAL ALL ENTRY POINTS; B)HIDE ALL (other) FOODS so they only have to take food from the NATURAL GROUND inside the trap with some free foods bait them in from both entrances of the trap. Hope this helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4mcknePo5t3r7s kzbin.info/www/bejne/rInLhqGNe91jY9E proof don't listen to and take advice from/buy 99% other traps in the world b/c it fails and wastes your $, only buy the best invented trap from our co. soon, subs to get notified, here's the proof: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHrFYZSunp6EoaM

[@chhive]

Skill level: easy

[@Iwanncamp]

What about electronic repellents? Roger is looking tired lately.

[@nick4leader]

iwannacamp not sure if he has been Ill or just 30+ years of hard landscaping work. I've seen some newer episodes and he seems to be doing well

[@Terminalbeats]

They can nar on stuff

[@garyv2196]

I'm releasing a rat or a mouse DOA.

[@christinateresabrown]

Just get a cat! And never ever use glue traps!

[@Siezemore]

Christina Brown a cat actually catches lots of wildlife too. You can think of a cat as a subsidised predator. It's hardly a problem in rural areas but in suburbs populations of several birds and wild mice (not the kind that come into your house) drop significantly because of all the cats roaming there. I have a cat too but it's still something that makes you think. If it's mouse removal you're after a spring trap seems a better solution considering.

[@cup_and_cone]

Christina Brown - I have two cats and both were absolutely useless at catching the mouse in my pantry. They're lazy indoor cats. Cats are only good if you have semi-outdoor ones with predator instincts.

[@christinateresabrown]

Siezemore my cats are indoor cats, so I don't have that issue. My cat has however gifted me mice in the middle of the night in my bed 😅

[@christinateresabrown]

thechosendude that's terrible, I have real cats. 😸

[@jschiffel]

Here's The Oatmeal's take on cats versus mice: theoatmeal.com/comics/cats_actually_kill

[@OliveMule]

SHAWN WOODS SHAMES YOU OLD BOOMERS

[@Axxetto]

I called an exterminator . HELP I THINK IM GOING TO DIE IT SMEllS HORRIBLE MICE DIED IN THE WALLS EDIT: my cat doesn't want to come in my house.... I think I'm going to stay at my brothers home for a while

[@DinarAndFriends]

This is a video for sickos. Why don't you seal up your food rather than causing pain and suffering to these animals? They are only trying to feed their families.

[@brandfluencerz1352]

you actually have to seal your home up.... then they can't get to the food.... :)

[@charlielamb9365]

No animal deserves to die or get injured unnatural! 😡

[@scottkailey1]

And you sir a idiot i love cows and pigs and mice and rats spread the plague back in the day and could again.

[@immortalswiper]

i love chickens but chicken nuggets are the bees knees, so they need to die.

[@charlielamb9365]

scott k It's treatable now!

[@immortalswiper]

thx

[@edinmujanovic6593]

charlie's last name is lamb. he is obviously a sheep. no point in arguing