Glue traps, also called glue boards or sticky traps, have been a go-to way to deal with mice and rats for decades. You press a sticky board flat against the floor, and any rodent that walks over it gets stuck. They’re cheap and simple. Until recently, they were legal almost everywhere in the UK. But … Read more
If you have radiator heating in your home, you might worry that these metal fixtures could provide mice with a way to get inside. Radiators have pipes that connect through walls and floors, and where there are pipes, there are often gaps. If you’ve noticed signs of mice near your radiators, you’re probably wondering if … Read more
A toilet paper roll is the last thing most people would call a mouse trap, but it’s a surprisingly popular DIY trick. So how do you make homemade mouse traps with a toilet paper roll? Flatten a toilet paper roll into a tunnel and balance it on the edge of a table over a tall … Read more
Glue boards are one of the most controversial rodent tools, but plenty of people still use them in homemade setups. So how do you make homemade rat traps that work with glue boards? You can build a rat trap around a glue board in three ways: a covered tunnel box, a wall run with a … Read more
Store-bought glue traps can get expensive, especially if you’re dealing with a real mouse problem and need to set out several at once. That’s enough to make anyone wonder if they could just make their own at home. After all, how hard can it be to create something sticky enough to trap a mouse? So … Read more
A bucket mouse trap is one of those things that sounds too simple to actually work. But it’s been used on farms, in garages, and in cabins for years. It does work, and often better than the snap traps sitting in your kitchen drawer. If you’ve got mice getting into your food or chewing on … Read more
Rats living in your yard are a different challenge than rats living in your house. Rain, competing food sources, and animals like raccoons and squirrels all get in the way of a trap that would work perfectly indoors. So what homemade rat traps actually work outside? A few homemade rat traps that work well outdoors … Read more
If you’ve gone shopping for a way to catch a mouse, you’ve probably noticed the same product gets called a few different things. Glue trap, glue board, sticky trap, they all show up on packaging and store shelves seemingly at random. So is there an actual difference between a glue trap and a glue board, … Read more
If you’ve ever stood in the hardware store aisle wondering whether you need ID to buy a mouse trap, you’re not alone. Products like rat poison, glue traps, glue boards, and sticky traps can look like they might fall under some kind of restricted sale rule, similar to alcohol or spray paint. So do you … Read more
Glue traps, also known as glue boards or sticky traps, have long been a common way to deal with mice and rats. A sticky board goes down along a wall, and whatever walks across it gets stuck in place. For years, they sat on hardware store shelves across Scotland without much scrutiny. That’s no longer … Read more