H.B. Sherman Traps are some of the best live traps for small rodents. They can trap a variety of animals, such as squirrels, voles, and mice. They have become the industry standard for live traps.
No venous fly traps do not live in the dessert they live in mostly the rain forest or some place were it rains a lot.
There are many types of mousetraps, some more humane than others. There are spring-loaded traps, glue strip traps, live-catch traps, bucket traps and electric traps.
There are no mouse traps on Mount Everest, mouse's do not live on the mountain.
Yes
They are readily available, but not for all insects.
booby traps deliberatley cause casualties when a normally safe act is performed
There are a few companies that sell humane cat traps such as Alley Cat and Havahart. Many cat traps are available through online retailers such as Amazon and eBay.
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Try using mouse traps, or put poison on cheese, and leave it lying there. Make sure that no one or no animals that you care for eat that poisoned cheese. Also, there is something called Combat, which is available for $50 EC where I live, not sure if it is available elsewhere. That works well too.
Booby traps deliberately cause casualties when a normally safe act is performed
There is a tool on the market called Luminous Dust Tracking Kit. The tool shows the footprints rats leave behind. Furthermore, there are live-catch cage traps. There are also ultrasonic and electromagnetic devices that produce sounds and electromagnetic pulses that are unbearable for rats.
There are a number of humane mouse traps available in stores or online. One would be the Smart Mouse Trap available on Amazon.com. It is reusable, uses no poison or glue, and is safe around children and pets.