Let me add my voice to the no sticky traps for mice, as well as to live trapping. Not only will they hurt themselves but they die of dehydration – a slow death. With live traps, you must check them at least once per day (preferably 2 times per day) or they will die of thirst. And, remember that when you release them they might come back in, or get killed anyway – mice are territorial and will kill strangers coming into their territory.
I will leave you with this image. At a museum I worked at, we used live traps next to the loading dock door (not my idea). My assistant checked the trap once and found that a female had given birth and by the time we checked all had died. Snaps are the most humane. You have to place them properly – the trigger perpendicular against the wall. And mice do love chocolate. There is even one trap – The Snap-E trap that has a little cup just the right size for jamming a Hershey’s kiss in to it! Good Luck. From: pestlist@googlegroups.com <pestlist@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Alan P Van Dyke Sent: Friday, September 4, 2020 4:39 PM To: pestlist@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [PestList] Pest issues with Gingerbread Avoid glue traps for mice. They may seem humane, but the mouse will hurt itself to get loose, or be terrified while you spend the time to get it off and clean it up. If you want the mouse alive to release somewhere outside far away from your facility, then consider a live trap such as a Victor Catch & Hold (https://www.homedepot.com/p/Victor-Multi-Catch-Live-Mouse-Trap-M333/202668291). You'll need to check the trap often (at least twice a day). For insects you can still put out the regular Trapper insect blunder traps that hopefully a mouse won't get itself stuck in. Or make a little enclosure for it that bugs can walk into but keep mice out. Good luck! Having that much gingerbread in a gallery would overwhelm me. Alan Alan Van Dyke Senior Preservation Technician Harry Ransom Center The University of Texas at Austin P.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, Texas 78713-7219 P: 512-232-4614 www.hrc.utexas.edu<http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/> [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1rqiR2nrgyoj0efqQIZR-nz7WGyw16bBn&revid=0B14-z3QUvdNTT0UyTlZJMUl4dHErTWYzVWdnSnVOUE90alBFPQ]<http://hrc.utexas.edu> On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 3:15 PM Tony Irwin <dr.tony.ir...@gmail.com<mailto:dr.tony.ir...@gmail.com>> wrote: Breakback snap traps are usually considered the most humane for mice. Baited with chocolate or peanut butter, they will hardly add to the gallery's attractiveness, given the amount of gingerbread you already have. The other pests to consider are the Drugstore or Biscuit Beetle (Stegobium paniceum) - it depends on how long the house is on display. But perhaps your biggest problem may be errant, hungry children! Not sure what to advise for those... Good luck! Tony Dr A.G.Irwin 47 The Avenues Norwich Norfolk NR2 3PH England mobile: +44(0)7880707834 phone: +44(0)1603 453524 On Fri, 4 Sep 2020 at 20:53, Ariana Webber <amweb...@mit.edu<mailto:amweb...@mit.edu>> wrote: Happy Friday Everyone, I could use some advice from the listserv. We are installing a work that is essentially a life-sized gingerbread house (84 x 120 x 84) in our galleries. The gingerbread tiles are slotted into a steel armature. We worked with a local baker to bake the gingerbread tiles and they are sealed with an egg yolk wash. They were delivered to our gallery yesterday and are currently boxed and wrapped in plastic. We are going to start installing on Tuesday. Of course, I am worried about the pest problems having this work in our galleries will cause. I was thinking about putting traps (https://www.amazon.com/Mouse-Insect-Glue-Trap-Pack/dp/B00Q71KSG2/ref=sr_1_5?crid=U8TDTF12C9MM&dchild=1&keywords=victor+pest+trap&qid=1599248250&sprefix=pest+traps+vi%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-5) inside the house (visitors aren’t allowed to walk inside). And then placing more traps around the galleries at night. Are mice the main thing I should be worried about? Do the traps we bought seem like the right ones? I bought these because they could be used for both mice and insects and didn’t require anything additional as a lure. Are there any more humane mouse traps that don’t introduce additional lures to the space? Thanks so much for your advice! Best, Ariana -- Ariana M. 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