one 5 gallon bucket
one length of string
one beer can-empty-with a hole in the bottom
a little peanut butter
just add water!!!
the mice tight-rope across the string, stretch and step onto the can and WHOOPS, one drowning mouse.
[Edited on 3-20-2006 by woody in ob]
[Edited on 3-20-2006 by woody in ob]Frank - 3-19-2006 at 09:07 PM
Thats really good Mcgyver...bajaandy - 3-20-2006 at 11:49 AM
Or, don't add water if you want to keep the critters alive. Much tastier when they're fresh.DanO - 3-20-2006 at 01:18 PM
That is frickin' brilliant. I'm gonna build one with ramps up the sides just to make it easier for the little buggers to get up there. By the way,
last December I learned that a mouse can run up and cling to a wall. I also learned that smashing a dresser against the wall is a very effective
solution to that problem.woody with a view - 3-20-2006 at 06:00 PM
the guy who was the current "owner" of the trap said that every week or so one of the other campers would request the trap due to an influx of mice.
he said that during one stretch, there were no other people in camp and they were catching 12-15 a night for 3-4 nights. BRILLIANT!Frank - 3-20-2006 at 06:18 PM
12-15/ night? Thats a lot of mouse kabobs....Bob H - 3-20-2006 at 07:16 PM
Wouldn't you want to grease up the can a bit?
Bob HBruce R Leech - 3-20-2006 at 07:22 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Bob H
Wouldn't you want to grease up the can a bit?
Bob H
not necessary
Just add water
BajaDanD - 3-20-2006 at 09:05 PM
If you dont put water in the bucket they can jump out.
If you use a metal bucket you can put it on the fire to boil once you have enough of the little buggers. Add some veggies and you have soup/stew.
YUUUMMY!!!chickensoup - 3-24-2006 at 10:28 AM
Had a mouse in our car coming back up once. It was a kangaroo rat. I couldn't get him out! Set traps and everything. He was in there for a month!!!
and finally just hopped out one day. He was wiped out, so we were able to get him into a box. My wife fed him and then we let him go in the park.
Should I have declared him at the border........Pompano - 3-24-2006 at 10:40 AM
Here is a great ,old home-remedy for keeping mice and other rodents away.
Wherever you have a problem area ...drawers, boxes, cabinets, etc....just place a fabric softener sheet (like the kind your wife uses in the dryer) in
those places. It keeps them out of that spot, anyway!
If storing a car, pickup, motorhome, boat. etc. for long periods...soak a rag in Pinesol and place in a little plastic container. Works great,
readily available anywhere, and easy to use.Skipjack Joe - 3-24-2006 at 11:56 AM
During one of our stays at San Lucas Cove RV park I found a mouse nest inside the air filter housing of our truck. Imagine that! Now that was a bad
decision. Talk about natural selection.Cardon - 3-24-2006 at 12:21 PM
During one camping trip I made some refried beans and tortillas. Couldn't finish them all so I through the rest out on the ground. A couple of days
later while driving I noticed that the car smelled like the tortillas and beans from the other night. After several days I noticed a pattern. In the
morning the car had no smell but after I had driven awhile the smell came back. I popped the hood and saw all the tortillas and beans- some packrat
had gathered them up and put them on top of the engine to be refried again everytime the engine got hot
BRILLIANT!
