Where is the best place to buy a mouse trap?

[buttercupSE11]

Discovered that we have a mouse-fills me with absolute dread! Anyone know where to buy a trap and wire wool?

[Vik]

Any of the DIY shops in ED but Seans on Grove Vale always gets my vote, very helpful staff.

[buttercupSE11]

Thank you.

[peckham_ryu]

Avoid B&Q's own brand ('Diall') traps.

I've kept a pair of them in play over the years to deal with occasional unwanted visitors, and between them they have caught three mice. Sounds good, but one trap was licked clean of bait without springing, and the last mouse it caught had evidently not died straight away - I think because the trap sprang when it was leaving rather than feeding - which is really not what one hopes for. B&Q have gone for an unusual design - I think the regular type of trap you can get anywhere is likely to be more consistently effective and humane.

Peanut butter is effective as bait.

[Coach Beth]

We used a combo of snap traps and poison over the years - sometimes getting rid of them but always came back. Despite getting exterminator and getting holes filled up an blocked... we never had an infestation which would have meant they would have been nesting and living in our flat... but it seems like we had mice more often than not over the years.... Anyway, my partner used to have an adamant 'no cats policy' but our losing battle with mice broke him. We just got a cat. Brilliant. Caught one mouse in her first few days... no sign of any since. And I think they will keep away smelling her scent and if they do attempt to make a comeback, she'll hunt them down with no mercy.

[intexasatthe moment]

These

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00V2A2IE8/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_3?pf_rd_p=569136327&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B003D5WQFG&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=1E0B39J7QPXM55SKJ7A7

are good and my preferred method .Leave against a skirting board with entrance positioned adjacent to wall ,bait with apple,chocolate etc . Very effective at catching mice .

[RoLo1]

And drill mouse mesh up against airbricks - sold on Amazon etc, here is a link with info (turn volume off though!) http://www.mousemesh.co.uk/

[Mrs TP]

Celia Hammond cat rescue - she has these excellent fluffy ones that work every time ;)