Hey Patrick, So, coming from a biology and museum background, snap traps are the best way to go in museum and library settings. These traps kill them quickly without them suffering like in a sticky trap. You can bait them with cotton balls instead of food because mice also forage for nesting materials. If you see any evidence of mouse activity, set out a few trap stations. These are usually two traps set back-to-back against the wall. Mice follow alongside walls, cases, or shelves instead of out in the open, so this way you can get them whichever way they are going. You will need to check them daily because you don't want a deceased rodent sitting around. Another advantage of the snap traps is that you can gather useful information more easily than in a sticky trap. It is easier to identify the species and check on sex and reproductive conditions when they aren't stuck to a trap.
Hope that helps! Rachel Rapier Museum Technician Springfield Armory National Historic Site 1 Armory Street #2 Springfield, MA 01105 (413) 271-3981 rachel_rap...@nps.gov ________________________________ From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Patrick Nowacki <pnowa...@crl.edu> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 3:11 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [PestList] Mouse and rats traps? This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. Hello Everyone, I am curious about what some of best rat or mouse traps are recommended for museums or libraries. I don't want to use standard bait traps because the mouse or rat could die later in the walls and their bodies then become feeding grounds for other animals. I like the idea of catching them but being in a part of the world where the most common mice and rats aren't native, it seems wrong to release them outside. But I would like to hear any suggestions that you have. Thank you. I also want to note, that the organization I am at doesn't currently have any rodent problems, the traps we will use are only for preventative measures. Best, Patrick Patrick Nowacki (they/them/theirs or he/him/his) - why this matters<https://pronouns.org/> Print Services Manager Center for Research Libraries 6050 S. Kenwood Ave. • Chicago, IL 60637 • USA 773.955.4545 ext.321 [cid:image002.png@01D66B32.26CCA150] The Center for Research Libraries<https://www.crl.edu/> is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries collectively building, stewarding, and sharing a wealth of resource materials from all world regions to support inspired research and teaching. CRL's deep and diverse collections<https://www.crl.edu/collections> are shaped by specialists at major U.S. and Canadian research universities, who work together to identify and preserve collections and content, to ensure its long-term integrity and accessibility to researchers worldwide. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CH2PR20MB3610520DDBA025A3A1FFF2A1DB4D2%40CH2PR20MB3610.namprd20.prod.outlook.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/CH2PR20MB3610520DDBA025A3A1FFF2A1DB4D2%40CH2PR20MB3610.namprd20.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MuseumPests" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to pestlist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/pestlist/MN2PR09MB5641BEB9DC885864F4003329944D2%40MN2PR09MB5641.namprd09.prod.outlook.com.
