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In reply to the discussion: Mice. Any suggestions? [View all]BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)9. 5 gallon bucket, ramp running up side,
dowel through the diameter/rim, round oatmeal box or similar cylinder that spins freely, smeared with peanut butter. They run up the ramp, leap onto the cylinder to get the peanut butter, it immediately spins and drops them into bucket. I don't like killing them, especially inside my house where they might have fleas that jump ship (I live in a plague area), so we do this and take them away from houses and let them go. Then seal up entry points with Great Stuff or sheetmetal or grates. Edit to add: inside we have kitties, this is our garage setup.
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YouTube Channel Shawn Woods--MouseTrap Mondays. Walk the plank is one of the best.
TheBlackAdder
Jan 2021
#57
Can also stuff steel wool around all entry points. They won't chew it and it's very cheap.
OregonBlue
Jan 2021
#30
Glue traps are horrid and inhumane. If you usr traps get those that kill instantly.
Arkansas Granny
Jan 2021
#20
We have a big Maine Coon. When we moved into our new house, he just ignored them.
OregonBlue
Jan 2021
#32
I had a cat who caught and ate a mouse in the living room while I was trying to read.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Jan 2021
#34
Yes. He's our second. Had our first for 14 years. He weighed 23 lbs. Sweetest cats ever.
OregonBlue
Jan 2021
#44
We had one seveal months ago. Got an exterminator. He put down those paper traps but
CTyankee
Jan 2021
#47