A better mousetrap

Capt'n Midnight

http://glass.typepad.com/journal/2005/09/how_to_catch_a_.html



1. Get a toilet paper tube and crease two lines to form a flat sided tunnel.
2. Put a treat on one end of the tube: A cracker and dab of peanut butter works great.
3. Get a tall (at least 20 inches) bucket. A trash can works well.
4. Balance the tube precariously on the edge of a table or counter with the treat hanging directly over the tall sided receptacle.
5. The mouse will scurry to the treat (they like tunnels) and fall into the trap.

Set the fella loose at least a mile away from your abode.

Archeron

Thank you for this. Do you happen to know if it works on monkeys as well? I've a bit of an escaped monkey problem to deal with at the moment.

Lol at this comment:

Very nice! I'll have to try it but with a blender instead.
Posted by: F.Baube | Oct 28, 2005 9:26:29 AM

The Pontiac

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

http://glass.typepad.com/journal/2005/09/how_to_catch_a_.html



1. Get a toilet paper tube and crease two lines to form a flat sided tunnel.
2. Put a treat on one end of the tube: A cracker and dab of peanut butter works great.
3. Get a tall (at least 20 inches) bucket. A trash can works well.
4. Balance the tube precariously on the edge of a table or counter with the treat hanging directly over the tall sided receptacle.
5. The mouse will scurry to the treat (they like tunnels) and fall into the trap.

Set the fella loose at least a mile away from your abode.

So he can freeze to death? The above is the humane method of catching them, but the last part defeats the purpose really..

That_Guy

http://www.hollow-hill.com/sabina/images/mouse-trap-game.jpg

Much better.

dylano_k

This bloke obviously never seen Mousehunt, they're not that stupid

That_Guy

dylano_k wrote: »

This bloke obviously never seen Mousehunt, they're not that stupid

Ah come on. I highly doubt that every single mouse is trained by animal trainers.

Capt'n Midnight

Archeron wrote: »

Thank you for this. Do you happen to know if it works on monkeys as well? I've a bit of an escaped monkey problem to deal with at the moment.

Doesn't work well with winged monkeys though they keep escaping from the bin somehow

Captain_Generic

<Ollie> wrote: »

So he can freeze to death? The above is the humane method of catching them, but the last part defeats the purpose really..

Knit him a little jacket

BaconZombie

That's why I prefer to use a flame-thrower....

<Ollie> wrote: »

So he can freeze to death? The above is the humane method of catching them, but the last part defeats the purpose really..

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

<Ollie> wrote: »

So he can freeze to death? The above is the humane method of catching them, but the last part defeats the purpose really..

It's a mouse... a m-o-u-s-e. What exactly would you do if you caught a live one?

dylano_k wrote: »

This bloke obviously never seen Mousehunt, they're not that stupid

This poster obviously never read the full article, he caught the mouse

galwayrush

They ****e all over the place, so kill them.

The Pontiac

Sean Faint Tearful wrote: »

It's a mouse... a m-o-u-s-e. What exactly would you do if you caught a live one?

I've no idea and I prefer to kill them. The glue boards are very effective but very inhumane. The snap traps are good but often the mouse can still be alive and things can get a bit messy then. Every method has its pro and cons, but setting them free in the wild would be the last thing on my mind to be honest.

Capt'n Midnight

<Ollie> wrote: »

but setting them free in the wild would be the last thing on my mind to be honest.

Feeding time at the zoo

citizen_p

you could just step on him instead of setting him free.
if its a rat hit him with a spade or shovel.


probly an easier / cheaper method is to just buy traps out of euro world ....

Kazooie

Sean Faint Tearful wrote: »

It's a mouse... a m-o-u-s-e. What exactly would you do if you caught a live one?

Put it in someones handbag, definately.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

<Ollie> wrote: »

I've no idea and I prefer to kill them. The glue boards are very effective but very inhumane. The snap traps are good but often the mouse can still be alive and things can get a bit messy then. Every method has its pro and cons, but setting them free in the wild would be the last thing on my mind to be honest.

Not at all, inhumane is much too strong of a word to use here. There's killing the mouse, then there is being very cruel. It's vermine, setting a mouse into the wild (where it naturally thrives) is not inhumane.

Mousey- wrote: »

you could just step on him instead of setting him free.
if its a rat hit him with a spade or shovel.


probly an easier / cheaper method is to just buy traps out of euro world ....

You don't want to do that, unless you have no problems cleaning up the blood and guts you just mashed onto your floor

Kazooie wrote: »

Put it in someones handbag, definately.

This is definately something more worthwhile :P

Heard of a field mouse being put into a matchbox :P Scared the life out of a woman I worked with. She never has a light for her fags... :P

BluesBerry

dylano_k wrote: »

This bloke obviously never seen Mousehunt, they're not that stupid

No they are not you are right

That_Guy wrote: »

Ah come on. I highly doubt that every single mouse is trained by animal trainers.

The don't need to be the seem to be evolving

Evidence Here

Wazdakka

A better Mousetrap?