The type that flip a door closed works with some mice but keep away from any interference. If the mice escape once they do not enter again.
Also learned a bit of cinnamon roll works well to bring them into the trap. On Wed, Aug 7, 2024, 9:32 PM Eileen Procter <eileen.proc...@awm.gov.au> wrote: > Hi Helen, > > > > We use a combination of permanent bait traps and humane rodent traps at > the Memorial. The latter are used when we get live rodent sightings. > https://goodnature.co.nz/au-en/collections/all is the website; it has a > lot of video’s and FAQ’s. Upsides to the Goodnature A24 is that it has a > Bluetooth app to tell you when it gets triggered; we don’t have to > physically inspect traps until it registers a kill. It also resets itself, > counts the number of strikes and when the battery/bait/CO2 cartridge need > replacing. > > > > Downside – we have had one maiming incident where the rodent had to be > caught and euthanised. You also have to dispose of the bodies and clean > the surrounding area (but we do that when we find baited rodents anyway). > Traps start at $149 (AUD) – we have the one with the stand. Multiple > people can link to the trap app but the login is only with one email. > We’re experiencing problems because the owner of that email has since left > the Memorial. One other point (which is neither pro nor con) is that > Goodnature don’t collect your trap data; you don’t have to use (see also > pay subscription fees) any software beyond the free app. > > > > I don’t see us moving to exclusively to the Goodnature traps – we have too > many buildings spread out over two sites and we’d have to visit all of them > to connect with all the traps. Traps using Wi-fi or LoRaWAN network might > be better but then you run into needing a cloud platform which brings > subscription fees. > > > > All the best in your search for an alternative > > Eileen > > > > *Eileen Procter* > > Senior Conservator – Preventive, Hazards and Analysis *|* Collection > Services > > Principle Radiation Safety Officer > > eileen.proc...@awm.gov.au *|* t 02 6206 9820 *|* m 0413 798 715 > > Australian War Memorial *|* GPO Box 345 Canberra ACT 2601 *|* > www.awm.gov.au > > > > *From:* 'Helen Barnes' via MuseumPests <pestlist@googlegroups.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, 8 August 2024 12:20 PM > *To:* pestlist@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* [PestList] Humane mouse traps > > > > Hello All, > > > > I’ve read recently, humane rodent traps have been used instead of the more > traditional bait traps because the users didn’t want rodents eating the > baits and then dying in the building. 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