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How do I build a DIY humane mouse trap to catch a pet mouse in a car?
My pet mouse escaped from his box in my car, a 2004 Chevy Classic. I have had no luck attempting to catch him. I know he is still there as I have set food aside for him to eat, and its been nibbled at or gone. I would like to make sure my mouse lives. Any suggestions from anyone else that has experienced a similar situation??
i don’t recommend building a mouse trap, there is no guarantee that it will be a humane trap. there are a few humane traps out there, one that works really great is the tomcat multi-catch. it’s grey with a clear panel so you can see if you caught something, and it comfortably holds up to 10 mice. i got mine at walmart, but they don’t always have it. try a feed store maybe, or order online. pretty much every other humane mousetrap is either not attractive enough to make the mouse enter it, or they can get out too easily.
it’s pretty bad news that your mouse is loose in the car. they are so small, they can get through pretty much any opening. they can do a fair bit of damage, or they could get caught in the engine while you are driving and burn.
since this is a pet mouse, it may be slightly easier to retrieve your little pal than if it was a wild one. did he have any favorite toys to hide in? my mice used to have this tennis ball with a hole cut out of it, i could hardly get them out of it. you could take the toy, add some of his old bedding material and a snack or two, and just wait up for him one night. leave it in your car in the same spot you left the food before, keep the car dark, and when you hear chewing sounds, aim a flashlight at the toy to keep him from coming out (the light will scare him a little).
if you don’t have a little mouse toy like this, maybe use an aquarium with an open top. set a ramp/ladder up against the side of the aquarium so he can climb up. have some bedding material in the aquarium and some food and a water bottle, so it looks and smells like home. he can probably jump out, though, so you should stay up and wait; when he goes in, put a cover on it.
good luck.
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