Glue traps should not be used intentionally for rodents.  If you suspect
you have a rodent problem, use snap traps, which usually kill the rodent
very quickly.  

Sticky traps should be carefully monitored to make sure that no
vertebrates (or objects) become attached to them.  We receive several
calls each year about snakes or other animals stuck on sticky traps--the
animals can be removed by using vegetable oil to free them.

--John

John E. Simmons
Collection Manager, Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research
Center
and
Coordinator, Museum Studies Program
University of Kansas
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7561
Telephone 785-864-4508
FAX 785-864-5335
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www.nhm.ku.edu/herpetology/
www.ku.edu/~museumst/


-----Original Message-----
From: Karen Duncan [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 12:48 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: sticky traps

As a card carrying member of the Bleeding Heart Tree Huggers, I have to
ask: Is anyone else concerned about the potential cruelty of these
sticky traps? Of course we must monitor our spaces for damaging pests,
and OK, I can see them for insects, especially with close monitoring.
But it concerns me on several different levels (practical; ethical,
etc.) to think of mice stuck in them and dying slowly. Can't be a decent
way to die. And carcasses attract insects! I'm not trying to begin a big
ethical discussion but would like the list to know about any
alternatives that people might be using. Anyone?

Peace and love,

Karen Duncan
Registrar
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
University of Minnesota
333 E. River Rd.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
T: 612.625.9665
F: 612.625.9630
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