As a Former Zookeeper, I don't think a mouse in a trap would chew his leg off to escape. I used to work in an office that had sticky mouse traps. We would always find the mice bloody, damaged and alive =0(. The mouse would get stuck and struggle and as he pulled his head,leg or feet off from the sticky surface, the fur and skin would tear off and the mouse would bleed, but that was as far as the mouse got to self mutilation. Even when the Employees (viewed as Potential Predators to the mouse)approached, lifted or touched the stuck mouse, the mouse never attempted to bite his own limbs off. I do believe However, that after a set amount of time, starvation, desperation and insanity will kick in and the mouse may choose biting his limb off over remaining trapped (Cost Benefit analysis). Also, 1)circumstance plays a role- Is the mouse trapped with its baby mouse- does it have offspring waiting for it in the other room? Altruism- (self sacrifice for the welfare of relatives and those affecting the success of your genes being passed on) plays a huge role in the decision making of animals. 2)Intelligence is a key factor in animals decision making as well, and I do believe that animals with higher cognitive abilities such as ravens, dolphins, or even octopi, may opt for limb chewing (much sooner than the mouse)over being trapped. However, myself a professor of Biology, trapped a mouse tonight. When I returned home, the trap was gone and I fully expected to find a mouse somewhere in the house where it had dragged the trap. Instead, I found the trap with a tiny paw, stuck inside. Contrary to the zookeepers answer, this mouse did chew off its paw to escape.
no, it does not kill the rat from eating
As always,cheese.They can't say no to that.Try Swiss or marble.I would prefer you use Swiss.Good luck catching those little pests.bread and eggs
A mouse trap works by using a bait to lure a mouse into a triggering mechanism, such as a spring-loaded metal bar, which snaps shut when the mouse touches it. This mechanism is designed to trap and kill the mouse instantly.
All rat killers are harmful. Try a large mouse trap or "rat trap with a spring" and put peanut butter on it. and be sure to keep the kids away. Poison will not work as well as a trap.
If you are refering to the Orth Home Defense Max Kill and Contain Mouse Traps, depending on the size of the mouse the mouse will either be killed instantly, or, for larger mice, the trap contains them and they will die from hyperthemia. These traps are really inhumane unless you let the mice out away from your house - we tried live traps and they did not work, but caught two within minutes of putting out these Ortho "kill and contain" traps -- they only contain. Please, if you use these effective traps, take the trap and drive a bit and let the poor mouse out in a field or just away from your home instead of throwing out the trap in the garbage to die a miserable death!
The Rat Zapper is the most effective mouse trap. It uses electronics to kill the rodents dead every time.
You would know because theres this thing called a MOUSE TRAP maybe you can try that....
One is for a rat and one is for a mouse. You can use them interchangebly though.
a rat can kill a rabbit a rat can kill a rabbit
The Latin word for 'rat' is Mus. It's the same noun as for 'mouse'. The Latin word for 'mouse'- or 'rat-trap' is 'muscipula'.
no, it does not kill the rat from eating
As always,cheese.They can't say no to that.Try Swiss or marble.I would prefer you use Swiss.Good luck catching those little pests.bread and eggs
A mouse trap works by using a bait to lure a mouse into a triggering mechanism, such as a spring-loaded metal bar, which snaps shut when the mouse touches it. This mechanism is designed to trap and kill the mouse instantly.
use a rat trap
You should not keep a rat and a mouse on the same cage together, The rat will most likely kill the mouse as that is their natural instinct.
I am sure it can happen, probably more so if a mother mouse has babies to protect. However, a rat is a mouse's predator, so to speak, so in most cases, a rat would probably kill a mouse instead.
You can buy a mouse trap a store of put down poision blocks meant to kill mice and rats.