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We’ve done these and a rod with a pipe over it that spins when they walk on it and get trapped in the bucket. Both were pretty effective in the chicken coop and the chickens didn’t bother the traps.View attachment 56786This works well. You could make them easily enough but I got mine at Amazon. It has a magnet and a screw adjustment so you can control the trigger weight. the water is required so that the mouse can't jump back out, and the little ***** can jump. Also they drown so we just dump them outside and put fresh water in the bucket.
Yes but the smell of a rotting mouse can be hard to locate.
The Princess purchased an electric mouse trap that electrocuted them. That worked to about $25/mouse.
I purchased a gross of old school snap traps. I'm still reusing my first dozen or so. Some of them have nailed 15 or so critters. I purchased a bunch thinking they would be a good barter item.
Willing to trade a good mouse trap and the world will beat a path to your door.
I use maple syrup to get the trigger sticky and then smash whatever treat I have around onto the trigger. Chocolate chip cookies have worked well but chocolate brownies are performing rather well with only having to bait the trap once and scored 3 mice.
My mice are looking for 2 things. Food and water. The Princess has so much of the house filled that catching them going for food is an exercise in futility. But water is only available at the kitchen sink.
So I generally have at least one trap set in the corner behind the sink. I also habitually scan the surrounding counter for mouse-signs.
In our house I make claim to the title "Great White Mouse Hunter". I nabbed 15 one year. This year only 3 so far.
I recently quipped to The Princess that I should start collecting heads and hot gluing them to a wall mount. She was not pleased.
I don't tend toward killing things but mice and hornets/yellow jackets that threaten me and mine that is another story.
On that note let me share this video have watched repeatedly.
Revenge of the Electric Weenie.
Ben
That video is awesome. I use dawn and water in a spray bottle but I like there idea better.Yes but the smell of a rotting mouse can be hard to locate.
The Princess purchased an electric mouse trap that electrocuted them. That worked to about $25/mouse.
I purchased a gross of old school snap traps. I'm still reusing my first dozen or so. Some of them have nailed 15 or so critters. I purchased a bunch thinking they would be a good barter item.
Willing to trade a good mouse trap and the world will beat a path to your door.
I use maple syrup to get the trigger sticky and then smash whatever treat I have around onto the trigger. Chocolate chip cookies have worked well but chocolate brownies are performing rather well with only having to bait the trap once and scored 3 mice.
My mice are looking for 2 things. Food and water. The Princess has so much of the house filled that catching them going for food is an exercise in futility. But water is only available at the kitchen sink.
So I generally have at least one trap set in the corner behind the sink. I also habitually scan the surrounding counter for mouse-signs.
In our house I make claim to the title "Great White Mouse Hunter". I nabbed 15 one year. This year only 3 so far.
I recently quipped to The Princess that I should start collecting heads and hot gluing them to a wall mount. She was not pleased.
I don't tend toward killing things but mice and hornets/yellow jackets that threaten me and mine that is another story.
On that note let me share this video have watched repeatedly.
Revenge of the Electric Weenie.
Ben