Nocturnal Bag Rattler - Page 6

wolf · 02-08-2004, 07:42 PM

Although I am no longer experiencing mouse-related problems myself (Mr. Crinkles was the apparent one-and-only, and I have since plugged in too many of those "pest repelling sound barrier" thingies for the size of my apt), but I would love to see one of those mouse diving board contraptions in action.

slang · 02-08-2004, 07:47 PM

Or....if you wanted to use the regular traps without being "mean" to the little bastards you could modifiy one of the cheap traps without a lot of hassle.

Wrap a piece of foam rubber (or something soft) around the arm of the trap. I havent tried this but I bet it would still trap them and they'd prolly be alive.

Just a thought.

wolf · 02-08-2004, 07:52 PM

I want the little fuckers DEAD. I just think the diving board method is cool.

Even if I would have to strangle them by hand.

Didja think I went all soft on yah or something?

BrianR · 02-09-2004, 10:54 AM

In the house I owned in 1998, I had a few mice too. I built a drowning trap similar to the one mentioned above.

I got a bucket and filled it half full of water. I set up a ramp to the edge and placed a rod across the middle from the ramp to the opposite edge and fastened it in place. In the middle of the rod (and thus over the center of the water-filled bucket), I placed a breadcrumb container so that it rotated freely and coated it with a few dabs of peanut butter. This worked well to get rid of the mousie problem within a week.

Brian

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02-08-2004, 07:42 PM	#76
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Although I am no longer experiencing mouse-related problems myself (Mr. Crinkles was the apparent one-and-only, and I have since plugged in too many of those "pest repelling sound barrier" thingies for the size of my apt), but I would love to see one of those mouse diving board contraptions in action. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-08-2004, 07:52 PM	#78
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I want the little fuckers DEAD. I just think the diving board method is cool. Even if I would have to strangle them by hand. Didja think I went all soft on yah or something? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

02-09-2004, 10:54 AM	#79
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	My better mousetrap In the house I owned in 1998, I had a few mice too. I built a drowning trap similar to the one mentioned above. I got a bucket and filled it half full of water. I set up a ramp to the edge and placed a rod across the middle from the ramp to the opposite edge and fastened it in place. In the middle of the rod (and thus over the center of the water-filled bucket), I placed a breadcrumb container so that it rotated freely and coated it with a few dabs of peanut butter. This worked well to get rid of the mousie problem within a week. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

02-08-2004, 07:47 PM	#77
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Or....if you wanted to use the regular traps without being "mean" to the little bastards you could modifiy one of the cheap traps without a lot of hassle. Wrap a piece of foam rubber (or something soft) around the arm of the trap. I havent tried this but I bet it would still trap them and they'd prolly be alive. Just a thought.

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