Sticky Traps

I, being a city girl, have never had to deal with mice before.  Being out on the farm has changed this concept of never dealing with mice.  

With the weather getting colder, the mice decided it would be a great idea to create a home inside a home. (How nice of them...)  We had been capturing mice with sticky traps.  I think the mice created a little nest for themselves underneath the oven that doesn't work, because they always seem to run in and out from underneath the oven.  So I happened to be at Target one day and I knew that we were running low on sticky traps, so I picked up 2 boxes hoping that it would last us the rest of the fall.  I got to Logan's, put the bag of sticky traps on the table and told him that I had bought 2 packs of traps. (12 sticky traps total)  I told him that if we went through all of these sticky traps, we were torching the house.  (Because I am NOT going to live in a house that is infested with mice...even though I think it still is.)  

Logan had a few sticky traps out and about until I made my creation. (I had to make my own because his wasn't catching very many mice!)  I opened one box and dispersed ALL 6 sticky traps around the oven so I would be SURE to catch all of the mice that went in and out from underneath the oven.  Here is what my sticky trap creation looked like:

With these traps all lined up, I was GUARANTEED to catch mice!! (P.S. Do you notice the CARPET  on the kitchen floor--WHO DOES THAT!! --Just saying--)

So my mouse trap stands.  I made supper, cleaned up, and Logan and I were relaxing in the living room watching TV.  I had to get up for some reason to get something, and I had to go through the kitchen.  I walked into the kitchen, turned the light on, and here is what I see:

BOOYAHH!! My sticky trap creation had worked!! I replaced the empty spot with a fresh sticky...that is after LOGAN had to take the mouse sticky trap out to the burn barrel because I WOULDN'T touch it. :)  And needless to say, my creation kept catching mice left and right.  Unfortunately, we didn't go through all 12 sticky traps before winter hit and the mouse population diminished, so we weren't able to torch the place. 

Farm Girl Tip # 15: If your house is infested with mice, the ideal option would be to torch your house, but in reality, you will just have to make your own sticky trap creation that will catch the most mice.