Spring Loaded Mousetrap Instructions
- 1). Monitor different areas of the house for mouse activity. Trap manufacturing company Victor Pest states that location for traps is a key factor. Do not just put traps down in random areas; pinpoint where the mice frequent. This will also help you decide how many traps you need to capture all the mice in your home.
- 2). Hold the trap with the bait tray away from your body. This prevents the trap from springing and injuring you. The bait tray is a small metal or plastic piece that sits in the center of one end of the trap.
- 3). Place the bait onto the bait tray. Use a professional mouse attraction liquid or a small piece of food, such as cheese or a dab of peanut butter. If using food bait, place multiple baits, each with a different food.
- 4). Remove the securing pin off the locking bar with needle nose pliers. The pin will be on the left side of the trap, toward the center. Once the pin is out, grasp the locking bar between your index finger and thumb. Pull it back toward you and let it sit on the end of the trap.
- 5). Pull the bow, the part with the spring, toward the locking bar. The edge of the bow sits on the front of the trap. Secure the bow with your thumb pressing it against the base of the trap near your body.
- 6). Grasp the locking bar with your free hand. Push it up toward the bait tray.
- 7). Lift the bait tray slightly and insert the locking bar into slot in the middle of the bait tray. The tray will catch onto the bar to hold it in place. In turn, the bar holds the bow down. The trap is set and ready. Repeat the process with as many traps as you decide to use.
- 8). Discard successful traps in the garbage. As long as kids or pets will not bother set traps, leave the remaining ones in place. If necessary, pick them up and put them aside to lay out again in the evening.