Glue traps in the home

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Dangers of using glue traps/ glue boards in the home



Information courtesy of The Humane Society of the United States



What are glue boards?

Glue boards are trays coated with an extremely sticky adhesive, any animal that touches it is immediately caught and immobilized, they are a popular and cheap way of getting rid of rodents here in the UK, they are also often used to trap insects and even snakes, these boards cannot discriminate as to what they trap and there have been reports of captive birds dying after being trapped on the boards.



What do I do if I find my animal stuck on a board?

It's very difficult for untrained individuals to release an animal from a glue board without running the risk of inflicting further injuries, even if the animal appears unharmed she could be injured in ways that aren't immediately visible and she could need treatment for dehydration or extreme exhaustion.

In all cases please treat this as an absolute emergency, the animal should be safely contained, still attached to the glue board, and immediately taken to a veterinarian.

Sadly many animals found and released from glue boards do not survive because of intense trauma, injuries or the effects of the glue.



Are there any regulations governing the use of glue boards?

At the time of writing, in the UK and the US there are currently no regulations for the use of glue boards, and there is very little consumer information about these products, retailers offer no information to alert purchasers as to the dangers that exist with these products.



In Australia, the state of Victoria has banned the use of glue boards as has New Zealand.



Hopefully this post will serve as a friendly warning to people that use glue traps in their home, if you do use them please consider our feathered friends and of course other pets. 

[OP]

This is something that has not come up on here that I know of. I'm not familiar with glue boards and I don't think the glue traps are used much now. A good post non the less. Thank you for posting it.

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Apr 17, 2017 17:17:29 GMT OP said:

This is something that has not come up on here that I know of. I'm not familiar with glue boards and I don't think the glue traps are used much now. A good post non the less. Thank you for posting it.

My pleasure OP, I saw some glue traps in my local DIY shop last week, you had to fold the sticky cardboard sheet into a triangular shape to use it, it reminded me of a post I made a few years ago on another forum about glue traps so I recreated it and posted it on here, I know you'll agree it is better to be safe than sorry

[OP]

I was going to say it could do with being a sticky, but thought somebody might think I was being funny..
The only trouble is that people come and ask the question after the event if you know what I mean.
Maybe Hezz or Marianne Marlow could make it a sticky in the appropriate section.

[starlingqueen]

Moth glue traps are frequently used here.

[OP]

Apr 17, 2017 17:56:54 GMT starlingqueen said:

Moth glue traps are frequently used here.

You mean after someones bud has got stuck
I can't say I've seen it posted.

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Apr 17, 2017 17:55:54 GMT OP said:

I was going to say it could do with being a sticky, but thought somebody might think I was being funny..
The only trouble is that people come and ask the question after the event if you know what I mean.
Maybe Hezz or Marianne Marlow could make it a sticky in the appropriate section.

I contacted Marianne to check it was OK to make the post, to be honest OP if someone needs to search it there is an excellent search function on the forum, you'll understand that as a newbie on here I am slightly concerned about Monty's beak, I'm quite sure he has been grinding his beak in anticipation of a vicious attack on my knuckles should I annoy him in error, hopefully I will escape the wrath of Monty's formidable beak, but I intend to bow to Monty and his staffs superiority 

[starlingqueen]

Apr 17, 2017 18:04:17 GMT OP said:

Apr 17, 2017 17:56:54 GMT starlingqueen said:

Moth glue traps are frequently used here.

You mean after someones bud has got stuck
I can't say I've seen it posted.

No, I mean they are used in this country.
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[OP]

Pardon me for being half asleep here starlingqueen. I have always known those things as fly traps, same thing different name. I don't recall anyone posting about them before. I have never used them because the spiders eat all the flies. If I want rid of them in the living room I put some dog sh*t in the kitchen or visa versa.(Joking folks), I don't have a dog.

[Shirls]

Got to say @impeckably I've never heard of these boards, but after reading your post in my honest opinion I think they should be banned everywhere. Nature has a way of rectifying most things, and man has a way of mucking up the balance of b*&$*y everything! Thanks for the post.

[starlingqueen]

OP the moth traps are different from the fly paper. They are nice tent shapes, just right for a curious budgie to explore. www.amazon.co.uk/Pest-Stop-Clothes-Moth-Trap-Twin/dp/B000LNGS1G/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1492511060&sr=8-3&keywords=moth+trap

[OP]

There should be a warning about using them where any flying pet is concerned starlingqueen. These are something new to me. How long do you think it will be before someone joins the forum to say their budgie has got stuck in one of these.

[starlingqueen]

I'll be honest with you op, I have 2 and the danger never crossed my mind until @impeckably mentioned it. I pride myself on the safety of my birds and this one got by me. Thankfully mine are upstairs where the birds don't go, but there might have come a time when I used them downstairs. So thank you Impeckably.

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These are for sale in my local DIY shop: -



These also fold into a tent/ triangular shape like the ones shown by starlingqueen

[starlingqueen]

That's disgusting. How cruel can you be to use those. The poor animal dies in the most horrible way imaginable. Insects is one thing but warm blooded creatures, that's despicable.