Pest Control - Humane mouse traps, opinion needed

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Humane mouse traps, opinion needed

spam@pinkdoggy.net

2005-12-19, 7:21 am

Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me. I have mice in my loft and
want to capture them as humanely as possible so I can release them. I
am looking at these:

http://www.pestfree.co.uk/livemouse.htm

and would appreciate any opinions on the effectiveness and humanity of
these devices. I want to catch the mice as quickly as possible but
don't want to cause any distress to them.

Many thanks
Mark Ashley

Suzie-Q

2005-12-19, 11:21 am

In article <1134989601.103173.282320@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
spam@pinkdoggy.net wrote:

-> Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me. I have mice in my loft and
-> want to capture them as humanely as possible so I can release them. I
-> am looking at these:
->
-> http://www.pestfree.co.uk/livemouse.htm
->
-> and would appreciate any opinions on the effectiveness and humanity of
-> these devices. I want to catch the mice as quickly as possible but
-> don't want to cause any distress to them.
->
-> Many thanks
-> Mark Ashley
->

I've used a trap like that one. I put peanut butter inside. Very
effective! And yes, very humane. You'll have to carry the trap
with mouse to wherever you want to release the critter, then
use your finger or a stick or something to open the trap door to
let the mouse out.
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spam@pinkdoggy.net

2005-12-19, 11:21 am

Thanks very much Sue. I will order some of those traps at once. We are
even thinking about keeping the mice as pets once we have caught them

Mark

bugs@bugs.com

2005-12-22, 12:21 am

On 19-Dec-2005, spam@pinkdoggy.net wrote:

> Thanks very much Sue. I will order some of those traps at once. We are
> even thinking about keeping the mice as pets once we have caught them
>

Have you ever considered the possibility of disease that wild mice can
carry. A humane way to get rid of them is to kill them. They urinate all
over your house and food leaving droppings all along their path. I ask you
is that humane? I get ask all the time about a humane way to get rid of mice
the most humane way I do it is with glueboards or rat bait or snap traps.
The mice you are seeing in your house are not intended for pets and should
not be kept as such. If you happen to catch a sick mouse and not know it and
the thing were to bite you it could transfer it diseases to you. These are
one of the most nasty creature you will have running around inside your home
so I ask what is humane about that?

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Craig Riekena

2005-12-22, 3:21 pm

On 19 Dec 2005 02:53:21 -0800, spam@pinkdoggy.net wrote:

>Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me. I have mice in my loft and
>want to capture them as humanely as possible so I can release them. I
>am looking at these:
>
>http://www.pestfree.co.uk/livemouse.htm
>
>and would appreciate any opinions on the effectiveness and humanity of
>these devices. I want to catch the mice as quickly as possible but
>don't want to cause any distress to them.
>
>Many thanks
>Mark Ashley

Trap and release should not be considered humane, except in that it
makes the human feel good. From the mouse point of view it is far far
from humane.

The trapping and capture period is extremely stressful. These are
already very nervous creatures. The trapping often causes injuries and
dehydration and starvation can set in if traps are not checked very
frequently.

Then comes the release time. It feels good to the human to imagine
that the little mouse or mice are now scampering off to a set up a new
home. In reality, if the environment is even suitable to them it
already has established mouse colonies. Mice and other colonial
animals do not accept outsiders. The new mice will almost certainly
suffer death at the teeth of the native mice, death from unknown
predator risks, death from human or automobile, or death from
exposure. It's a toss up as to which of these is most humane.

Sorry to be such a bummer, but humane methods are often based upon how
it makes the human feel, not on what really happens to the animals. If
you want humane you have only one choice - live in coopertive
cooexistance with them and deal with the damage and disease potential.
If you can't accept that - traps or poisons are quick and/or
relatively painless.

Craig A. Riekena
Bell Laboratories, Inc.

Happybattles

2006-01-06, 9:21 pm

I agree with Tim. What's the point of releasing them?! It's not like
they're endangered. It's not like we don't have enough to last us for
the rest of eternity!

If it was a snowy owl, I'd understand. But a mouse?

I would never reccomend live-trapping a mouse, rat or cockroach. They
all carry disease. They can all kill you.

Lar

2006-01-06, 11:21 pm

In article <1136594442.756848.124460@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
happybattles@yahoo.com says...

I would never reccomend live-trapping a mouse, rat or cockroach. They

all carry disease.

http://cbs4denver.com/pets/local_story_004151839.html
http://tinyurl.com/dmfzf
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Oh, if only Noah would of been a bit more wise,
he surely would of swatted those two flies.

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