I die yote or fox traps, no wax I found wax holds odor, If u round up some walnuts (with hulls on )and put them in water in what ever ur gonna boil them in for a few days it makes pretty good dye (turns water black). Leave walnuts in water while boiling,Its best u boil them twice first to get oil (if new) or what ever else is on them off, then boil them again in fresh water to die. You don't have to boil them for long time five-ten min. Let them set in tub or what ever till fire burns down, I usually let them lay till next day up to u. Now for the dog pruff traps if use catfish bait you wont have to worry about mice, just drop a ball of it in trap under trigger and ur ready to go.I get the bait at rural king I belive it called wonder catfish bait comes in plastic bag its the best we found, I use old fish grease for a call lure. U dont have to boil those when setting them you'll have to mark where u set them cause there pretty hard to find sometimes we use a flor, orange tape or paint them flor. green or orange. We stick the trap straight up not at 40 deg. But this is what we do youll find what works best for u in time. Ill be more than happy to help ya