Mice, moles, snakes

[CluckerFamily]

Are

you asking me or op? If your asking me, no bait I've tried has worked. Tried eggs, cheese, chicken feed, bird seed, sausage chunks. I tried them with snap traps and live traps, no luck.

I was asking the OP.
I only use cashews as bait. I fit a cashew perfectly in the trap center so that it doesn't pop out. Works every time for me. I live in a 100+ year old house so I get lots of mice in the house if winter is going to be cold that year (last month I caught 32 mice in my basement... it is going to be a cold winter in Wisconsin this year). I have also caught mice in a detached garage and the three rats that have dared to walk into that garage.

 

[gunslinger33]

Where are you located? Typically they are most active at night. You might have several of either rats or mice. I would identify what type of rat or mouse it is so you can better understand how to eliminate them. I have roof rats

I would place the traps where you see feces or urine.

 

[CHRIS PETERMAN]

There are safe ways to use poison if you ever decide to go that route but I would try traps first making sure your birds can't get to them either. Good luck...

Thank you however I will not use poison because of outside cats neighbors cats are always here and I have one that goes out to do his business may catch a mouse and comes back in. I HAVE TRIED TRAPS NO LUCK YET. I did finally catch the big black snake that was eating my eggs he is now over 5 feet long. I am sure he will find his way back zi took him for a walk up over the mountain!!!!

 

[CHRIS PETERMAN]

I was asking the OP.
I only use cashews as bait. I fit a cashew perfectly in the trap center so that it doesn't pop out. Works every time for me. I live in a 100+ year old house so I get lots of mice in the house if winter is going to be cold that year (last month I caught 32 mice in my basement... it is going to be a cold winter in Wisconsin this year). I have also caught mice in a detached garage and the three rats that have dared to walk into that garage.

I USE THE PLUG INS in the house they work wonderful Walmart 6 units for like $13.00 have not had one in my house in over 10 years now they do have to be replace every to every other year but so far so good. But I am leary of plugging them in the coop for fear it may harm my girls.

 

[CluckerFamily]

I USE THE PLUG INS in the house they work wonderful Walmart 6 units for like $13.00 have not had one in my house in over 10 years now they do have to be replace every to every other year but so far so good. But I am leary of plugging them in the coop for fear it may harm my girls.

I use to use those before I got dogs. I still ended up with a few mice in the basement. I know the box says the plug ins are safe for family and household pets but I have also found other sites that contradict that statement so I just go with the old school and use traps with cashews.

 

[CHRIS PETERMAN]

Where are you located? Typically they are most active at night. You might have several of either rats or mice. I would identify what type of rat or mouse it is so you can better understand how to eliminate them. I have roof rats

I would place the traps where you see feces or urine.

I live in Laurel Highlands of PA. And winters are sometimes really cold and lots of snow. My problem is not in my house its in my chicken coop. I had a field mouse when tending to my hens climb right up my leg is snatched it quick and snapped its neck. I hate them they brought mites into my coop ugh!

 

[annabelle08]

I have a mystery, I have various sized holes in my chicken yard, from 1 inch up to about 3 inches in size. No mound of dirt around them, such as a rodent digging to make the hole. I have seen mice scurrying when I come out to close the chicks in, but they certainly don't make that big of hole. How do I get rid of the animal that makes the holes without hurting my birds?

 

[Folly's place]

It sounds like you will need to add a barrier to digging around your run, soonest. Setting up a game camera would be interesting, and helpful, if possible.
And, one of these days a weasel will find your entrances to your run, and that won't be good.
Ground squirrels and rats are likely culprits here.
Mary