{"id":1076,"date":"2016-03-15T14:05:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-15T14:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atticpestauthority.com\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2020-04-24T05:20:51","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T05:20:51","slug":"best-bait-mouse-traps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atticpestauthority.com\/best-bait-mouse-traps\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Most Effective Bait to Use for Mouse Traps?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For decades, it\u2019s been said that it\u2019s not the machine but the man behind the machine that counts! And that\u2019s exactly the same truth about cleverly designed mouse traps<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In this case, how the device is engineered, and how it traps (or kills!) mice is inconsequential \u2013 unless the mouse is actually lured into the trap.<\/p>\n

In other words, it\u2019s not the mouse trap that counts but the bait used to get the mouse into the trap that matters! (don’t get me wrong – a great mouse trap is still essential<\/a>) Without a good bait for the pests, there is almost no chance that your trap will work as efficiently as it was meant to be. We will go in depth and talk about the different kinds of things that you can use for your mouse traps that can lure these bothersome mice and rats into it and make sure that they leave you alone forever. Let’s get to it.<\/p>\n

Why Using The Right Bait Is So Important<\/h2>\n

Mice have extraordinary vision, hearing, and senses of touch, feel and smell. They are also extremely agile and nimble, able to squeeze in and out of openings no thicker than the diameter of an average pencil.<\/p>\n

All this makes for an extraordinarily intelligent prey, when it comes to luring and trapping them. In many cases, they are known to completely avoid traps, grab bait from loaded traps without tripping them, and even intentionally tripping traps and then grabbing the bait and disappearing.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the best bait to use when dealing with such intelligence? Well, here are a few suggestions:<\/p>\n

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