How to Buy a Humane Mouse Trap

Buying a humane mouse trap will allow you to catch any mice who've found their way into your home and release them back into the wild, far from your home.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Decide that your preference is to capture mice in your home without killing them. Your decision will not only keep from killing a mouse painfully, but will also protect other animals from harmful poisons used in some types of mousetraps.

2. Research the different types of humane mouse traps, how they work and different price levels and decide which type is best for your needs.

3. Set up the trap according to the manufacturer's instructions. Bait the trap with something to entice your unwanted visitor, such as peanut butter or saltine crackers.

4. Check the humane trap every 6 to 8 hours. Checking the trap just once a day could lead to a mouse dying from dehydration, which would defeat the purpose of buying a humane mousetrap. Once you've caught a mouse, you can transport it to where you intend to release it.

5. Release any mice you have caught in a field or forest at least 5 miles from your home, and preferably anyone else's. If you release them too close to another home, the next homeowner might not feel as kindly toward mice and not use a humane trap.

6. Feel that you have done something good and set a good example for your children at the same time.