I know this may be a strange post here, but I am just so happy with using these.  Right now I’m living a bit outside NYC, and we sure are getting a lot of mice that like to come in from the cold – and who could blame them.  They love my recording studio, maybe more than even my bands!  What they eat is a mystery, there is no food back there really.

Having seen mice and glue traps, and the old fashioned kind of snap traps, I knew they weren’t for me.  I mean, why kill these little guys for their attempt to stay warm in the winter.

I’ve tried a few different types of catch and release traps.  I did a comparison.  But really, it was no comparison.  The “mice cube” won hands down.  Others agree too.  And you know what?  It is also the least expensive.  I bought ours at the local True Value hardware store, locally know known as the “Rock and Roll Hardware Store” btw.

It is so simple.  Put a little food inside this thing and leave it out.   I use oats, or nuts, but really anything works – you don’t need cheese, that’s for sure.  The mouse comes in and the trap door shuts them in.  Make sure to drive about 3 or 4 miles before releasing them.  They have really good memory for location and you don’t want them back.

One thing though – you need to check these traps every day.  It’s not all that big in there, and the mice get stressed out, and definitely will die in there after a day or two.  I have a daily alarm on my phone to check – it has helped.

Let’s all live together on this beautiful planet.  Mice are cute!