Mouse traps - Keeping the ants from taking my mouse bait?

[cockadoodle]

Hi guys,

I bought one of those plastic mouse traps with the one way mechanical door, mouse goes in, can't get out...typical live trap. Put it between my compost pile and the coop since most of the mice I've seen are in that area, trying to prevent a problem before it gets out of hand. Instructions said to bait with peanut butter. I found out I have a lot more ants than I realized. Night after night, I check the trap and it's chok full of ants. What is the recommended bait from your perspective? I move the trap 75 ft away, more ants the next day, they find it. Obviously I have ants to slay in my future (currently am doing so) just wondering how people bait their traps, or if they do? Thanks for any suggestions

Mark

 

[faykokoWV]

maybe try "canned cheese" "squeeze cheese"
I don't know what you call it in your area. It comes in a can with a nozzle on top like whipped cream.

 

[threehorses]

Sprinkle poultry dust around your mouse trap.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

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[threehorses]

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LOL you're silly! President of the Poultry Poop Club perhaps!

 

[cockadoodle]

I'll have to try that. Thanks for the idea

Mark