Building a better mouse trap- will it work?

**zooter** · 11th June 2005, 20:35

Originally Posted by scumdog

Harden up! Put a piece of newspaper down over one of the elements, put a hole through it above the element and tie a piece of cheese with jam on it to the element (through the hole)

Turn down the lights and be quiet. (so you can hear little feet on the newspaper)

Now the good bit: load your favourite slug gun ( a six shot Crossman gas pistol is my favourite)

When you hear the feet on the paper let loose with the gun! presto, dead mouse!! - if your aim is good!

If not then a .22 rifle and bird-shot will do it - but make sure you put a board down on the element and behind it to 'soak' up the lead!!

Overkill dude!

My vote is drown the little bastard.

Bucket of water with ruler "balanced" on the edge, bit of weight (less than mouse weight!) on the end resting on something the same height as your bucket, peanut butter down the business end.

**HDTboy** · 11th June 2005, 21:56

You could try being a sadistic feind and just turn the element on high

**sAsLEX** · 11th June 2005, 22:26

Originally Posted by scumdog

( a six shot Crossman gas pistol is my favourite)

only had a one shot Crossman pump one job, but it fired little darts so a full power hit from one of them would of killed the barstards.................only ever got the wall though !?

**speedpro** · 11th June 2005, 22:31

Originally Posted by zooter

Overkill dude!

My vote is drown the little bastard.

Bucket of water with ruler "balanced" on the edge, bit of weight (less than mouse weight!) on the end resting on something the same height as your bucket, peanut butter down the business end.

Did that at sprog school when I joined the air force, it worked a treat.

**Suney** · 11th June 2005, 22:36

My dad use to trap the mice inside an air tight container til it died

**scumdog** · 11th June 2005, 23:01

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

only had a one shot Crossman pump one job, but it fired little darts so a full power hit from one of them would of killed the barstards.................only ever got the wall though !?

Yeah well the ex went spare at the carnage the Crossman caused to the skirting board when I had no 'back-stop and I was trying my 'running shots' at meece heading for the pantry!!
Got the bastards though - and that was ANOTHER mess I had to clean up, those mice are SO messy!!

Hot tip: put the bait on a coal-shovel on the floor, you get a few ricochets but the cupboards/skirting boards have a few less holes - and the mouse is ready for disposal 'cos it's on the shovel

**dangerous** · 11th June 2005, 23:04

Originally Posted by HDTboy

You could try being a sadistic feind and just turn the element on high

and then that would take cear of the sprogs dinner for the night

**Rainbow Wizard** · 11th June 2005, 23:28

Originally Posted by John

You bloody legend, thats what I like to see - good old fashion westie fabrication love it, if it goes into it then it should work, although them mice have a tendency to be very sneaky, and get out of ackward places such as in a milkbottle by chewing through it or climbing out..

You see their wee incisors will be trying to bet a bite on a concave surface, I doubt there would be success.

**scumdog** · 11th June 2005, 23:32

Originally Posted by Rainbow Wizard

You see their wee incisors will be trying to bet a bite on a concave surface, I doubt there would be success.

Too true - but NEVER underestimate the cunning little shits eh?

**Ixion** · 11th June 2005, 23:33

Still reckon y' need a PROPER cat.

Ours isn't allowed in the house, but we don't get miceses (or rats, or voles), cos NOTHING survives approaching the perimeter .

And saves on cat food. All we see is the occasional leftover head or tail

(Incidentally, anyone want a collection of meter reader's uniforms)

**TonyB** · 12th June 2005, 08:39

Righto. Went out at 3am- the bottle was hanging from the string.....empty. The viabrations from the dishwasher may have caused it to fall off.
This morning.....same result. Bugger! The angle it hangs on may allow the mouse to jump out. Will try two other options today/ tonight.

The little buggers can jump though- funny story- my mother in law had a cheeky mouse loose in her house. It used to sit behind the grandfather clock and watch her- taunting her. We arrived one day, and it was watching us from behind a clock on the end of the mantle piece. I got a glass from the kitchen, and got MrsB stand at one end of the clock- the mouse ran towards the end of the mantle piece, straight off the end and into the glass. I put my hand on the end and walla! The mouse was caught! Couldn't beleive it myself. Then Lexie wanted a look. She couldn't see it properly through the glass, so I lifted my hand just a bit. She peered in, then she grabbed my hand and moved it..... the mouse jumped out of the glass and jumped from my waist level nearly up to my shoulder. Then it leapt to the floor before I got my hand over it and was gone.... the best laid plans of mice and men eh