| Quoting from a message by Mike Specht
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| About - Mice
 MS> I have mice in a row home around Philadelphia. I have tried poisoned 
 MS> food, sticums, spring traps, and the white poison. I accidentally
 MS> caught  ONE moouse with a sticum. They appear to occasionally eat the
 MS> poisoned  food. I don't want to get a cat, so does anyone know if those
 MS> electronic  pest removers (plug in wall type) work? Any other
 MS> suggestions. Thank you  in advance.
Mike, I've had my best luck using a commercial product called d-CON
(Mouse Pruff II).  Its a poisoned bait (pellets) that the mice will
eat and take back to their nest and share.  It takes a few days for
them to die, as it causes internal bleeding.
For mouse spring-type traps, one of the best baits I've found is
chunky-style peanut butter. The mice can eat the smooth-style
without setting off the trap, but when they try to pry out the
peanuts in the chunky-style, they often press down on the trap
trigger with their feet to grab the last crunchy peanut.
To prevent pets from getting to the baits or traps, and to give the
mice a feeling of security, I place the baits/traps next to a wall,
then lean a 6"-8" wide board lengthwise over the food.
... DisneyLand: A people trap operated by a mouse.
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