I get a mouse bait station at the local farm supplier and use loose mouse/rat
bait. It is built in such a way that a cat or other animal cannot enter.
Another method which is cheaper is to use a piece of drain pipe about 3 feet
long and place mouse bait packs in the middle. Another method is use a pipe
with one end closed and place the pack in the closed end, this pipe can be
much shorter and as small as 1/12 inch in diameter, the mice can readily
enter but other critters, like cats, cannot.
Ian wrote:

> .  Does
> anyone have any tips on laying poison?
>
> Ian