Best mouse trap.

[Vader]

I taken on a grain store.
Not been used for a few years, lot of mice in it.
Any recommendations for trapping ?
Poison seems to effect some not all.
Dead ones about but plenty live ones
So thought traps.

 

[vantage]

Tipping tray, into a bucket of water. Just watched one on YouTube, took minutes to make and very effective.

 

[manhill]

It has to be a continuous operation, large capacity, or get a couple of rats, they'll see off the mice!

 

[snarling bee]

We have used glue boards in the past. Very effective initially, but they do get used to them, so we removed them all when the problem got under control.

 

[Flatlander]

Tin cat. It’s a metal box about 6 by 8 inches and two inches deep. Has a hole that allows mice in but a device inside that stops them from getting out. Wife put one in a horse barn and the first night she caught 13 and a half. Guess they got hungry.

 

[Pieces_of_Eight]

Cant get more humane than the traditional little nipper, with chocolate spread or peanut butter.

Ideally find yourself a couple of young teenagers and pay them a bounty. Job done.

 

[ewald]

Pitfall trap into a bucket of antifreeze solution works well - attractive to mice, but watch out for dogs
Don’t like poison in a grain store, glue boards are very inhumane, little nippers work well but need constant attention to reset

 

[DrWazzock]

I wouldn’t be without the farmyard cat. Not infallible, and there is unfortunately collateral damage, but he does keep the background level of vermin down. He doesn’t have access to the grain store itself but patrols the yard around it every night and sleeps all day.

 

[Midnight plough boy]

Pitfall trap into a bucket of antifreeze solution works well - attractive to mice, but watch out for dogs
Don’t like poison in a grain store, glue boards are very inhumane, little nippers work well but need constant attention to reset

Replace the antifreeze with molasses

 

[wanton dwarf]

Sticky pads. Just place them on the paths used by the mice. You can "Promote" pathways using wood etc. If in doubt of where they are running use something like lime.

Pretty disgusting TBH but it works.

Use the rat version rather than mouse version.

Rat Glue Book (with Fold Lines) | Vermin Traps | Collins Nets

Rat Glue Book (with Fold Lines) manufactured to solve problems that have got out of control quickly. Vermin Traps.

collinsnets.co.uk

Cannot leave them in place whilst handling grain - the dust nutralises the glue. When under control revert to poison.

 

[Foxcover]

These glue traps aren’t humane at all

 

[Turnip]

I wouldn’t be without the farmyard cat. Not infallible, and there is unfortunately collateral damage, but he does keep the background level of vermin down. He doesn’t have access to the grain store itself but patrols the yard around it every night and sleeps all day.

Yep, lots of organisations looking to rehome feral cats. I've always found that a pair works better compared to a single.