# Best pet friendly mouse killer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pet-friendly-mouse-killer/769749>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 26, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pet-friendly-mouse-killer/769749 "2016-10-26T03:20:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pet-friendly-mouse-killer/769749/21 "2016-10-27T16:03:51Z")

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I get your hesitation re glue traps but mice can carry diseases and they shit everywhere so … I still go glue traps and snap traps. Glue traps really are the way to go if you want both safety and effectiveness. Put snap traps up on the counters if you want them away from the dog and the glue traps on the floor.

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**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pet-friendly-mouse-killer/769749/22 "2016-10-27T23:02:49Z")

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> [@Tom\_Terrific](#):
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> I haven’t tried it, but an exterminator employee told me that the best bait was a piece of a Slim Jim (the nasty, greasy, sausage sold at Minute Marts.) It seems reasonable to me.

I actually tried these and got nothing. They didn’t even steal the bait.

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pet-friendly-mouse-killer/769749/23 "2016-10-27T23:07:52Z")

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> [@Sahirrnee](#):
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> I got a new cat, caught three mice in the first three days he was here.  
> Now he’s bored.

You have either a mouse shortage or a cat surplus.

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**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pet-friendly-mouse-killer/769749/24 "2016-10-28T01:32:47Z")

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> [@Musicat](#):
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> You have either a mouse shortage or a cat surplus.

I’m not going to go out and get more mice, but I have a feeling that as it gets colder they will find a new way in and kitty won’t be bored anymore.

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**Author:** ![phreesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pet-friendly-mouse-killer/769749/25 "2016-10-28T15:20:49Z")

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I’ve had a ton of success with snap traps baited with peanut butter. The newer ones (usually called ‘quickset’ style) are reusable and you don’t have to touch the mouse at all. Just flick it open on one end of the trap, toss the mouse in the trash. Re-bait as needed and reset. I’ve caught almost a dozen with three traps this year.

The use of a box mentioned a few times upthread seems pretty smart. Mice love dark, enclosed spaces.

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