Victor Mouse/Mice Snap Traps
Victor mouse traps with the expanded plastic trigger work much better and are more sensitive than the metal triggers.
Recommended baits would be a nut butter like peanut butter or the rat and squirrel lure. Mice also like seeds.
It is very important to use plenty of traps.
As many as six traps for only one or two mice is appropriate.
In a commercial building or restaurant as much as a couple of dozen is
needed.
The traps should be placed in darkened corners, along walls, behind appliances
and
any areas where droppings have been sighted.
In trapping for mice, place snap traps about 10 feet apart since they
don't travel very far.
If the mice population is large, place the traps about 6 feet apart.
Placing rat traps about 15-to 20 feet apart is good for rats.
PLACING TRAPS:
1. Perpendicular to the wall-Traps extending from the wall at a right
angle with the trigger end nearly touching the wall.
2.Parallel to the wall-Set them in pairs with the triggers situated to
intercept rodents coming from either direction.
3.They can also be fastened with wire to overhead rafters, beams, tree
limbs,
and on top of the gutters along the roof line.
4. These traps are equipped with a unique setting control which allows
you to use a soft
or senstive set for normal situations or a firmer set in situations where
vibrating
machinery or other manufacturuing operations could prematurely set off
a trap.
Trigger sensitivity is determined after setting by simply moving arm toward
the firm or soft postion indicated as letters"F" or "S" on the side of
the setting control.
Futher adjustments cna be made by slightly bending the trigger arm.
5.Care should be taken to set traps in areas where there is evidence of
recent rodent
activity such as fresh droppings,gnawings,rub marks,burrows, or urine
stains.
VARIETY OF BAITS TO USE:
Although professional traps do not need to be baited, baiting will increase
the catch rate
in certain situations.
Both a bait trough and a bait hook are provided on the trigger petal.
In areas where there is not a readily available food source, use baits
that will cause a
strong aroma: peanut butter, bacon, nut,Rat
and Squirrel lure,etc.
If the bait is solid, use dental floss to tie it to the trigger.
Rodents can easily remove unsecured bait.
Where food is abundant, try using nesting material such as cotton, Styrofoam
, or any
other soft material secured to the trap.
Vanilla extract on top of this nesting material would also attract them
to it.
The Victor Snap trap with the expanded
plastic trigger
does not need to be baited if properly placed.
TIPS: 1.Always make sure that you have the
right sized trap for either mice or rat.
2. Insects may be taking the bait, without setting off the trigger.
To check for rodent activity around the trap, use a little dust (such
as flour ) around the area
for tracking signs.
Using a Mice
Size Glue Board around the area would also catch the insects.
3.Be sure traps are in good mechanical condition. If traps need oil, use
animal or vegetable oil rather
than a petroleum based compound.
TRICKY RATS
What about a "tricky rat"?
Some rats can be trap shy. They are shy of new objects and placing unset
traps in a new location
for a few days will increase the catch.
Camouflaging the trap in a shallow pan of grain or sawdust could hide
it. Place the bait in a few small
placements on the top surface without setting the trap.
When the rats start taking the bait, set the trap, leaving only one bait
placement in the set trap.
Rat traps should not be relocated once a good location is found as this
will set up a new obect reaction.
Mice are naturally curious so frequent trap relocations will attract their
interest.
