[PestList] Mouse and rats traps?

2024-10-23 Thread Patrick Nowacki
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 catch

[PestList] Re: Mouse and rats traps?

2024-10-23 Thread Voron, Joel
Patrick we have a whole section on rodents under vertebrates on MP.net. Personally I find sturdy exterior bait boxes with Vitamin D3 baits work the best with super low to zero chance of secondary poisoning. If you don’t need traps inside I would keep things at bay on the exterior perimeter befor

Re: [EXTERNAL] [PestList] Mouse and rats traps?

2024-10-23 Thread 'Rapier, Rachel D' via MuseumPests
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 ma