Best food for a mouse ?

[Mobius 1]

Hi all

Got a mouse treating my kitchen as it’s personal pantry. We think it got in via some sort of pipe work attached to the sink area.

We’ve tried peanut butter, and cheese.. but it has not seemed too keen on either of these. (Because of course they don’t like cheese..what!?)

Any tips ?

 

[sovietspybob]

peanut butter is what's always worked for me be it in the loft or in the garage.

 

[Mobius 1]

peanut butter is what's always worked for me be it in the loft or in the garage.

Strange. Baited some traps with peanut butter, and nothing. Does it matter if it’s chunky or smooth ?

 

[bennyx_o]

Peanut butter worked for me too. Smooth from memory

 

[Mobius 1]

Peanut butter worked for me too. Smooth from memory

Thanks. Maybe that’s why it hasn’t worked. We have chunky. Perhaps it’s a picky mouse.

Just want it gone. Ugh.

 

[200sols]

Try Nutella or similar if peanut butter isn't working.

 

[Mobius 1]

Try Nutella or similar if peanut butter isn't working.

I don’t have Nutella… but I have biscotti toast paste. Perhaps that will work.

 

[Junglist]

Peanut oil.

A tall-ish bowl filled partly up with peanut oil. They’ll fall in and be stuck waiting for you to release them. Or whatever

 

[darael]

https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday

I think they like seed too.

 

[Mobius 1]

Thanks guys.

I’ve seen a few of Shawn’s videos. Very helpful. This mouse just eludes me due to having a specific palette or whatever.

 

[Haze]

I used sunflower seeds on my mouse trap, worked very well

 

[Kelt]

I used chunky peanut butter last time I had a mouse in the house.

Worked a treat, got two of the perishers.

You have one fussy little rodent by the sounds of it.

 

[Armageus]

Mars bar (or equivalent knock off) cut into tiny pieces is another option for baiting traps

 

[Mobius 1]

Thanks chaps. Will hopefully catch it today. I’ve tried ham last night. No go. Put some fresh p.butter on it this morning. We shall see !

 

[aVdub]

As Armageus.

We have used chocolate many years ago, but I guess being 2024 mice, you will need to ensure it is fair trade, organic and picked by ******** ********* ****

 

[labbby]

Out of interest does this mouse have a black eye patch and a sticker on its chest with DM written on it ?

 

[aVdub]

Out of interest does this mouse have a black eye patch and a sticker on its chest with DM written on it ?

He's the greatest

 

[sovietspybob]

I think the most important part is to lay the trap across one of its runs, so along a wall or wherever it'll most likely be running.

 

[Bluecube]

Bits of Mars bar work very well

 

[DarrenM343]

What is it eating in the kitchen? Use that as bait. While mice are less neophobic than rats, it might still help.
If eating oats for example then can still use peanut butter as a base but sprinkle the oats around the trap and some inside the bait holder with the peanut butter. Maybe first try without the peanut butter tho, so, just use whatever it's been eating. Oh and obviously remove other food sources otherwise might still go for that and ignore the trap.

Key thing is to block any entrance points. It makes catching any trapped inside easier as will become desperate for food and of course stops other rodents from coming in at a later date. Mice are like rats and leave a trail (scent/pheromones) that will attract other mice even sometime later.