I have read that if we bait traps for mice we are actually attracting them by letting them smell food they love. That makes sense to me. That is why I don't bait anything but get the ultra sonic devices to drive them away. They absolutely love peanut butter so they might think you want them to come in or a delicious meal Frank, even if it might be their last one. lolI am using these traps, baited with peanut-butter or cat food:
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I have to dispose a dead mouse every two to three days but they keep coming. Buckets? I don't event have to bait the buckets, they just fall in on occasion. Same with cardboard boxes - i'm collecting the recyclables in the garage too.
I hope all will be better next week, when i evict the dux from the gardens and open up the whole property again for them. - Including their pond. Hopefully they will continue to lay their eggs in the house...