Or mount the trap right on the wall next to a hole that the mice have chewed through such as in the photograph in the lower right.
Mouse chewed hole in wall.
Secure the box against the wall so the two holes are lined up.
Mom watched the weasel chase a mouse down the wall and through a hole for electrical.
I witnessed a small black one chewing right through my.
Put a corresponding hole on the side of a cardboard box fill the box with a food scented mouse trap cover the top of the box with transparent cellophane and secure the box against the wall.
Drill the same size hold in a cardboard box.
Since it was behind the stove no one would know.
If a tiny mouse finds the slightest opening even in your electrical appliances the little critter can take advantage of the opportunity and can eventually cause a short in your appliance.
However the mice may die in the wall causing an unpleasant odor in the home while the body decays.
Chewed up roofing can lead to serious water damage.
Monitor the traps and remove mice as they are caught.
Don t know about a mouse chewing through a wall but squirrels can.
Over the next couple days check through the cellophane to see if a critter has taken the bait.
Place a food scented trap inside the box and cover box with cellophane.
Often you ll catch your first mouse in less than an hour.
Pack the hole tightly with steel wool to prevent any possible entrance through the hole.
By visible signs we are talking about mice feces smudge marks and actual mice sightings.
The house isn t finished yet around the same time period mom was working on the computer and a mouse came and licked her bare foot.
Fill the mouse hole with steel wool.
Drill a small hole in the wall a few inches above your floor.
Replace bait traps inside the cardboard box as needed until all mice are gone.
When you stop catching mice and stop hearing noises you know the problem has been solved.
Rodents chewing through electrical wiring can lead to devastating fires.
Look at this tiny hole chewed where a new kitchen cabinet was fastened to the wall.
If there s a hole in your wall there is a good chance that some rodent or other little critter will use it to get into your room nibble on your food crap on your things and otherwise wreak havoc.