If you are like me and just cannot hurt animals then you may gain something from reading this article.
Many years ago I worked as a security guard at a local shopping centre.
Amongst my many duties, I was often asked to perform duties outside of the usual.
On a normal day I had been asked by a manager clothes store within the shopping centre to remove a ferocious rodent from the ladies loo.
Luckily for me I am not scared of rats or mice so I was keen to accept.
I had been asked to remove the 'rodent' anyway I saw fit.
Luckily for the rodent I am against killing animals so I went in prepared with a brush and bucket.
I quickly realised that my chosen trap wasn't going to help much! The ferocious rodent as described by the shop staff was nothing more than a rather cute, baby mouse.
I first saw it in the corner behind he ladies sanitary bin.
When I tried to grab it he just flew off round the room at speeds that defied belief.
To cut the story shorter I caught him in the bin and noticed he could jump, but not high enough to escape.
This got me to thinking that a bin is a good choice of trap that will not hurt a mouse.
So after some research, here is how you get the mouse into the Bin.
If you are troubled by Mice in your kitchen try placing some seductive mouse food at one end of a kitchen roll tube.
Place the tube balanced over the edge of your kitchen side, so that if the mouse tries to enter the tube, its weight will topple the tube over the edge - think about it! Now underneath the tube on the kitchen floor place a deep bin about a foot tall will do.
So now leave over night it may take a few tries but eventually the mouse will enter the tube and fall into the bin.
I've got a friend who has used this animal friendly trap twice with success.
If you have any questions leave a comment and I will answer them.