by Laura Lovell

Created on: January 31, 2010

A while back we discovered we had an uninvited visitor in our home after we heard some strange noises coming from under the sink. Then late one night our little visitor ran out from behind our television to under our couch. There was no more denying it. We had left a side door open a lot for a new puppy we had, so we imagine that is how our little friends got in. I tried to look up on the Internet how to catch a mouse but had little success finding information that was useful, so I thought I would share what we discovered over the course of eliminating 2 different sets of mice from our home within a few months.

Obviously you need to set traps of some kind, because as much as they are cute, they are disease carrying rodents that leave behind lots of disgusting things for your family and especially small children to breathe in or be in contact with, so it is important to rid your house of them as soon as possible.Since mice don't usually respond to asking them politely to leave, believe me I have tried, you will need to trap them and dispose of them.

There are many ways to do this; it is your personal choice in how to do so. Here are the options we found and the ones we liked the best.

Our Favorite: Tomcat brand Spin Trap Mouse Trap This was the favorite of all the traps we have tried. It is basically a device that is about the size of your hand. It can go up against a wall or in a corner. It fit everywhere we wanted it to, low profile design.How it works: It is a instant kill device. You load a space underneath with peanut butter or specially made Tomcat bait, then you spin a dial around and you turn it to "set", this sets the dial ready to catch the mouse. There is a yellow section marked "not set" which means the trap has been triggered but it has not caught anything, usually this means you have accidentally set it off as you are setting it down or someone may have knocked it. The other red section is marked "caught" meaning you have caught something in the trap. This means that the mouse goes in, smells the bait, trips the sensor and mechanics inside and the trap spins shut much like the traditional mousetrap, causing instant death. Pros:
*Cheaper than other brands and come two to a pack! Trust me you will be glad you have it.
*Instantly eliminated, no suffering like some other traps.
*Safe for kids and pets. You can't get your fingers into the trap or hurt yourself because everything is inside and around the bend of this device.
*No Visual Contact- Meaning once

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