Mouse Trap

[villebones 4]

I found a way to make a homemade mouse trap on Ehow.com

 

This is what i did Trapping and Killing

 

Get a bucket or container that can hold at least five gallons and fill it three-quarters full of water. To make the killing process quicker, add dish soap to the water.

 

Place the bucket in the area of the yard or house where you are having the mouse problem.

 

Add a ramp to your bucket by resting a long piece of wood or plastic on the rim of the bucket. One end of the ramp should be on the ground, the other at the top of the bucket.

 

Drop seeds on the ramp and in the water. This is a key part of the mouse trap! Make sure you form an enticing trail with the seeds.

 

Use a tunnel shaped tube resting half way off the ramp with some food on the end

 

Check the bucket in the morning. A dead mouse will have drowned in the water if your mouse trap was successful. Dispose of the body and dump the water before trapping another mouse.

 

Well i only filled the bucket about 5 inches full and Didnt use a trail

I put some chocolate spread on the end of the trap.

And boom a 24 hours later a big black drowned mouse.

 

My first ever trap successful

[Guest ferret feller]

sounds a bit pointless mate easyer to make what people on hear call a cake tin trap for mice and much more effective....

two little mice fell into a jug of milk..... the first mouse struggles and gives up, he dies..... but the second mouse goes on swimming round and round exhasted and tired but will not stop...... hes a very determined mouse.....at day break people begin to stir and the mouse realises in the night he has struggled so much he has turned the milk to butter..... and he escapes...... moral of the story is never give up ....

[Garypco 3]

its against the law to drownd a mammal....you cud be prosecuted!

[Guest ferret feller]

far better to just not put water in and let em hop in to get seed then kill them by hand in the morning i would have thaght...

[RatSnatcher 0]

Illegal

 

Under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996 and the Welfare of Animals (Northern Ireland) Act 1972 Article 21, it is illegal to:

 

* mutilate, kick, beat, nail, impale, stab, burn, stone, crush, drag, drown or asphyxiate any wild mammal with intent to inflict unnecessary suffering.

[dfee 1]

i would of thought proper mouse traps were easier and more humane.seems like a lot of messing with the water trap.

[stubby 175]

just shows you, theres lots of newcomers to the forum and/or trapping, but how many take the time to read up on legalisation, before trying out these ideas

[JPTfellterrier 65]

wow im so going to do that, sounds well fun, but without the water part, just let it drop in then the pup can have it, they keep on eating things in my rabbit shed and they are wising up to the same old mouse traps

[villebones 4]

Sorry if i offended anyone with this.

I just searched homemade mouse traps on google

And this trap came up a few times so thought it was ok.

Edited November 21, 2008 by villebones

[RatSnatcher 0]

its like everything these days in this country, everything is regulated and sometimes the info is not there for all to see, get your self some traps and have fun whilst eradicating the problem also, but if the rodents are in your living area then take a professional approach...

 

All the best

Rats

[Garypco 3]

one of the best home improvised mouse traps is a glass bottle or a wine demi john....prop or lean it at an angle the mouse goes in and cant get out as the sides are too slippy!!!