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I am often asked what is the best bait for mice and rats. Here’s a list of what I’ve used and some tips on how to catch bait-stealing mice and that last clever rat you were chasing.
MICE
1. The cure for “sneaky mice” is dry cat food. Friskies or mix of meows, or anything else shaped like an X or O, or something like that.
You tie the cat food to the trigger of the mousetrap, using strong sewing thread or something similar. Then when the mouse appears and you try to grab it, you can’t help but move the trigger.
2. The peanut butter failed, because the mouse could lick it off carefully enough to avoid jumping the trap.
This works, mash up 1/2 slice of bacon with some peanut butter. They will lick up the peanut butter but…then try to Bite into the bacon and SNAP.
As it gets cold, they look for a place to hide. Also make sure to place the traps along a wall where his head will be on the bait without having to walk around.
Did they taste the peanut butter and lick it off without tripping over the trap?
3. Tie some string or a piece of cotton swab or ball around the trigger and cut the ends closed, then put the peanut butter on the string.
4. Marshmallows, Hubba Bubba gum, cotton ball with a couple drops of vanilla extract
5. Mice love cotton, so put some vanilla extract on the cotton floss tie too.
6. Bedding with a drop of vanilla, maple, or chocolate syrup makes a good bait, so try a tissue or cotton ball (use a rubber band to anchor it to a quick trap bait holder) ). Candies, gummies and potato rolls (chewed first) are as successful as Snickers bars and Slim Jim meat sticks.
roof rats
Rat bait suggestions, such as nuts, peanut butter, orange slice candy, dried apricots, and tootsie rolls (chewed first). Tie the rat bait to a trigger to prevent that sneaky rodent from stealing the bait without triggering the trap. For baits that cannot be tied (peanut butter, for example), use only small amounts of bait for best results.
Norway rats
Do you have a rat trap and need to know the best rat bait options? Victor® Rat Control recommends the following rat baits to attract Norway rats. Thin slice of hot dog, bacon, peanut butter, dried fruit, gummies, chocolate, a Reese’s cup or Tootsie Rolls (chewed first), and nesting materials such as dental floss or cotton
Tying the rat bait to the trigger will prevent the rodent from licking or nibbling on the bait and stealing it without triggering the trap. For rat baits that cannot be tied (e.g. peanut butter), it is best to use small amounts.
Remember, some rats are harder to catch and are neophobic or “very wary” of new objects that suddenly appear in their environment. For these cases, rat traps should be set, but left unset and primed for a couple of days before setting the traps. This will give the rats a chance to get used to it.