Trap the Mouse to Kill It
Mice are fairly easy to trap if you have an idea of where they hang out.

Electric Trap - The latest in technology is a trap that runs on batteries and painlessly electrocutes the mouse.

Victor M2524 Electronic Mouse Trap

by Victor

• Electric mouse trap; safe to use around pets and children
• Unit deactivates if top door is accidentally opened
• Humane 10-second-killing design meets International Humane Kill standards
• 4 AA batteries (not included) for exterminating about 50 mice

Get rid of mice swiftly and humanely with the Victor Electronic Mouse Trap. Using a high-voltage electric charge, mice are killed in seconds, and without any sticky messes, snapped fingers, or poisons. A green indicator light blinks for 24 hours to signal that a mouse has been caught. All you have to do is open the lid and dispose of the dead mouse. Unlike conventional traps, this one is safe to use around children and pets.

M2524 Electronic Mouse Trap At a Glance: High-voltage shock kills mice quickly and humanely   100 percent kill rate--no escapes!   Safety features protect children and pets   Blinking green light indicates kill   Easy to dispose of dead mice without ever having to see or touch them   Runs on four AA batteries, killing up to 50 mice per set

Its closed design lets you safely use this trap around children and pets. View larger.

Mice are Killed Swiftly and Humanely
The Victor Electronic Mouse Trap kills mice quickly by delivering a high-voltage shock. Smart circuit technology senses when a mouse enters the unit. Once inside, the mouse is held in place over electrified plates by beveled columns, and a tunnel design prevents escape.

Because this trap kills mice within 10 seconds, it meets international humane kill standards. Never again will you have to face an injured and squirming mouse.

Easy and Safe to Use
Baiting the mouse trap is easy. For added safety, the unit deactivates if the top door is opened. The unique tunnel design makes escape impossible for a mouse, and also protects you against receiving an accidental shock. After a kill, a green indicator light blinks for 24 hours to signal that a mouse has been caught.

Simply open the lid and dispose of the dead mouse; you never even have to see it. No sticky messes, snapped fingers, or poisons. The closed design of the trap and the built-in safety features make the Electronic Mouse Trap completely safe to use around children and pets.

Economical, Battery-Operated Design
Built with a sturdy polymer construction and two-plate design, this trap runs on four AA batteries (not included), enough to exterminate about 50 mice.

When the batteries are low, a red light blinks to alert you that it's time to change them.

Snap Traps -

The traditional “mouse trap” still works. An effective way to reduce mice through trapping is to buy a large number of snap-traps and plan a one or two night massacre. Buying a few traps and expecting to catch mice over a long period of time does not work as well. Bait the traps with a tiny dab of peanut butter or bacon. A good technique is to bait the traps for two or three nights without setting them. Then when you finally do set the traps, you'll catch the mice by surprise.

Besides the basic mouse trap, there is also a product on the market called a “glue board”. This is a sheet of extremely sticky material that literally stops mice in their tracks when they try to run across it.

Since so many inventors have tried to “invent a better mousetrap”, there are many models and designs on the market. They all will work if they are baited and set properly.

Encourage the Predators of the Mice
Natural predators of mice, which include owls, hawks, foxes, snakes, and cats, can help keep down the population. Cats, especially, are natural rodent predators. A spayed female cat is a better hunter than a tomcat. Having a few mice around is not a great problem. The problem arises when they reproduce and begin to cause more than casual damage.

Avoid Using Poisons

Several products are available at hardware and garden centers for poisoning mice and voles. They consist of grain or pelleted food materials dosed with strychnine or an anticoagulant. We do not recommend using these products in the home landscape. They may be appropriate for commercial settings, but not in an area where there are pets and children. Using poisoned baits risks secondary poisoning of other animals. Poisoned rodents may wander about in the open, to be eaten (and poisoned in turn) by predators or household pets such as cats. Traps are easy to use and are very effective. We like traps over poisons.