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Hi everyone, I am looking for suggestions for bait for snap trap style mouse traps in our collections storage areas. We previously used peanut butter with some success, but concerns have been raised about potential staff and visitor allergies due to the peanut butter potentially being spread around and urinated out by the mice who escape the traps. I read somewhere that gummy bears might work as bait, but that was in the context of rat traps and I have not yet tried them for mice. (Thankfully, we don't have a rat problem!). Obviously, I would prefer a solution that will not add to our insect pest issues. Total exclusion of mice is difficult if not impossible as we are in an old building with an infinite number of possible entry points. Dee Dee Stubbs-Lee, CAPC, MA Conservator / Restauratrice New Brunswick Museum/ Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick 277 Douglas Avenue Saint John, New Brunswick E2K 1E5 Canada (506)643-2341 ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list send an email to imail...@museumpests.net and in the body put: "unsubscribe pestlist" Any problems email l...@zaks.com
