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katysue
katysue: 1 year ago

Does anyone know how to catch a mouse without hurting it?

okay so i live out in the woods and having creatures around our house is pretty normal, but i just watched an extremely fat mouse run across my room. I know it doesnt live in here because i just moved all of the furniture and such to clean and there were no signs of a mouse, but i need way to catch it so i can release it outside without harm, does anyone know how i can do that? i also have cats so it needs to be sly cuz my cats are useless hunters.

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lisaandnorman
lisaandnorman: 1 year ago

What you are looking for is a "Have A Heart" Trap. You can set it with some peanut butter inside and when he goes into it, the trap door will shut. He'll just hang out in there until you wake up and when you're ready you can bring him outside and release him.

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Kimber1911
Kimber1911: 1 year ago via Android

Use a live trap.

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beggsie
beggsie: 1 year ago

I'm guessing you pick it up with your hands. I don't know from experience though.

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Stick4468: 1 year ago
use gloves.
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RoseArtist: 1 year ago
It would bite you if you use your hands. -_-'
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jakejakejake87
jakejakejake87: 1 year ago via iPhone

This is if u have found it; get a container and put it over it. Then get the lid and slide it under so it hops on the lid. Then close the container and then open it outside so i can run away

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carlcab
carlcab: 1 year ago

a glue trap

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lilldevil666: 1 year ago
they said without harm
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MrChaim
MrChaim: 1 year ago

How to BUILD a humane mouse trap:
http://humanemousetrap.org/

How to BUY a humane mouse trap:
http://www.victorpest.com/store/mouse-control/live-traps?gclid=CJ6hhuaXy68CFcjb4Aodmn74ZA

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cuttie101
cuttie101: 1 year ago

pick it up by the tail

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lilldevil666: 1 year ago
thats not right pet store ppl said not to pick it up by the tail and plus i hav 3 rats and its cruel to pick them up like that
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Username_123: 1 year ago
yea so ITS TAIL FALLS OFF!!!
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john_gray
john_gray: 1 year ago

glue trap

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JosieRonin: 1 year ago
Glue traps are harmful, the mouse stays on it. Permanently.
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KeronInvasion
KeronInvasion: 1 year ago

erm isnt it pretty simple? get a healthy dairy product and just lure it out then once its following u outside but personally i would make a big garden to let them get lured into so its one-way (get someone to open door for u) cause letting it out in the woods practically killing it (snakes, predators etc.) so that way u dont youre not letting it give your house the plague, u dont have to suffocate it in a small cage and u can practically keep it as a pet

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lilldevil666: 1 year ago
yea there easy to care for:)
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BobH
BobH: 1 year ago

Buy a small "have a heart" trap. The design is a cage with a door that closes behind it. Food is put on a small plate or platform in the center of the cage. When the mouse steps on it the door closes behind it. Mice are very smart so you will probably get only one shot at it unless the mouse is very hungry.

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crzypetdancer: 1 year ago

well, we use live traps. They are tiny and the mouse can breathe in it. (NEVER EVER USE CHEESE!!!! THEY WONT EVEN GO NEAR IT!!!!!!!) we put peanut butter in it and we get every mouse. These traps are harmless to the people and animal. (dont use your hands you WILL get bit) and mice are really smart. glue traps will get you hurt, use a have a heart trap. dont pick it up by the tail, it will be very able to lose it's tail and you WILL get bitten.

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lilldevil666: 1 year ago
i like ur answer the best
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JosieRonin: 1 year ago
They also like bacon.
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DonaldMehl
DonaldMehl: 1 year ago | Last edited at 11:00AM on 4/23/2012

Why in the world would you want to do that?

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RoseArtist: 1 year ago
*glare* You don't care if it lives or not do you?
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occasionalanswer
occasionalanswer: 1 year ago | Last edited at 11:50AM on 4/23/2012

It may be up there in a prior answer, but when I faced this I went to a good hardware store and bought a "benign mousetrap", intended for that purpose. You put in a piece of strong smelling cheese, sit back til he or she goes in and the door drops down on the wire cage, You then carry it
to a grassy area AWAY from your bldg. (so mousey doesn't head right back into your bldg.) and release it. PS to DonaldMehl: Why not? Why torture a helpless creature? (No reply, please.)

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BrendaOrtega
BrendaOrtega: 1 year ago

those sticky pads work very well cause you know exactly where it is so it dont die under your couch or where ever.

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lilldevil666: 1 year ago
u cant get a mouse off a sticky trap with out cuasing it harm and they said not to harm the poor mouse (i added the poor part) i like mice and rats i hav 3 of them
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asknothing
asknothing: 1 year ago

if it is fat it is probably about to give birth to 8 new baby mice that like to chew holes in things including your house wiring and this can cause fires and cost you house. if you send it outside it will be back.

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iloveguys333
iloveguys333: 1 year ago

set traps:)

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RoseArtist
RoseArtist: 1 year ago | Last edited at 2:28PM on 4/23/2012

Here's something I've done before.
1.Prop up a box with a stick
2.Tie a rope to the stick
3.Use a cracker or something as bait
4.Pull the rope when the mouse climbs under the box.
It does take some waiting, but it is more likely to work than setting up one of those other traps.By this I mean that mice are getting smarter.If you use one of those traps that are similar to this that you don't have to watch, it is likely that the mice are going to get the bait without being caught.

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Greenpaws358
Greenpaws358: 1 year ago

When you see it, you could just put a bowl or basket over it, or you could use one of these traps http://www.petacatalog.com/products/Humane_Smart_Mousetrap-117-25.html

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SelenaStarz
SelenaStarz: 1 year ago

chease + cage equals duh..

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AlisaOlvera
AlisaOlvera: 1 year ago

A bucket ... E:/

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chartairra
chartairra: 1 year ago

catch bye the tail and holding it and when you get outside let it go free into the wild

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harzy123
harzy123: 1 year ago

you just grab it by its tail gentley but not to gentle because you don't want to let it go

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CTCarol
CTCarol: 1 year ago

I have used two methods that are very helpful. As stated by other people, you can get inexpensive humane traps at Home Depot, etc. I have put peanuts in mine to tempt the mice in. These traps do a great job catching the mice, which you can then let loose outside. I've also had luck with spreading peanut butter on some wax paper. Then balance the wax paper on top of a kitchen size waste basket. Place the waste basket where the mouse can climb on top of the wax paper-like next to a shelf, chair, etc. The mouse will fall into the waste basket when it tries to get to the peanut butter; then you can take it outside and let it loose. Just make sure the waste basket is empty and that it is fairly deep. Mice can jump pretty high! Good luck!

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lostitall
lostitall: 1 year ago

a cat

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answerguy123
answerguy123: 1 year ago

You don't use a cat, that's for sure : )

Probably just pick it up with your hands or make a trap with cheese or some food as bait. (not the kind you buy at the store)

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lostitall: 1 year ago
hire a mercenary mouse to kill this one
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mw02066
mw02066: 1 year ago

I've had domestic mice and wild mice as pets. I also have the "have a heart" trap. It never worked for me when it came to wild mice, just domestic ones. lol. When my domestic ones get loose it gets them within a day. However, I have never caught a wild mouse this way. They are too smart, and since they keep along their little mouse highways, you'd pretty much have to put the trap right next to their home to get them.

As to picking them up by their tail, I've done it, and it was only because I'm very fast, and you will get bitten. And it hurts and you can get an infection. Its the only way I've ever gotten wild mice out of my house however without a kill method. They are actually very intelligent animals.

Thats not to dishearten you, try all the methods you can to get them out humanly, especially a fat little guy like him, just remember mice multiply quickly and your best with killing one guy, than having to kill ten guys. From personal experience, and I am a lover of animals, this is my advice.

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fluffy2
fluffy2: 1 year ago

put chocolate on floor get a box then when mouse comes throw box on it.

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valaotto
valaotto: 1 year ago

Use a live trap...we used them and they work! U can buy them several places, we bought a couple at Home Depo. Check daily the trap daily with a flashlight is best because they will hide under the little trap door they came into the trap but cannot leave. Take the whole trap outside and open, they will jump out. We found they really go for a clump of Parmesan cheese,must smell very inviting because we had good results. Be patient they will come.
And good for u for not wanting to kill them either.

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Username_123
Username_123: 1 year ago | Last edited at 7:06PM on 4/23/2012

Make it a little house outside with some good amount of cheese & water, a little bed made out of I dunno a little piece of clothing? and it has to be inside of a cardboard box (without the flaps shut) and then get gloves on, put him in it, and put him in the woods somewhere. And just for fun, you should name the mouse! Like, Cheezy or something for fun! :D hope u catch that silly lil' mouse!

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eyenstine
eyenstine: 1 year ago

You have to follow these easy steps, and you'll have that mouse in no time!

1. Take a piece of duct tape (preferably colorful)
2. Lick the duct tape
3. Place it sticky-side-down on the floor.
4. Open a window
5. Open a window on your laptop
6. Open this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO2YKjBz9lc&feature=related
7. Sit back, and enjoy!

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