Building a better mouse trap- will it work?

**TonyB** · 11th June 2005, 13:51

A small and furry squatter has taken up residence in our kitchen. It hides inside the back of the oven, and is living off scraps that it steals from our plates while they await being cleaned off and put in the dish washer.

It's a hard case little bugger- it knows MrsB is scared of it (the loud squeak she emits every time she see's it probably gave that away), so it hides under the elements and peers out at her. Last night I went in there and it was trying to steal a large bit of pizza crust. Even though it could hear me talking it continued to drag the crust towards the entrance to it's lair...

I have decided that as it is a hard case, it deserves a chance to be caught alive and released (yes I'm a soft bugger!), so I have devised a cunning plan to capture it...

I have a plastic milk bottle balancing on the edge of the oven....inside the bottle is a nice big bit of pizza crust...tied to the bottle is a bit of string that is tied to the oven...

When my noble advisory walks to the end of the bottle to retreive the crust, his weight will over balance it, the bottle will fall to the end of the string, and he will be trapped!!!

So, do you reckon it will work??

**XTC** · 11th June 2005, 14:04

Uummm righto.... Just get some poison dude... It's a mouse get it before it becomes 100 mice.

**John** · 11th June 2005, 14:05

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..

**Artifice** · 11th June 2005, 14:05

it has a good chance. but dems mice are tricky shits (ask to see his union card). probably what you have is not a mouse problem but a mice problem. he got lots o mouselets to feed (chuck him outside and he may call the union in on you). think mice a too stoopid to find the way home from the neighbours garden. HAH!!

**Ixion** · 11th June 2005, 14:10

He will gnaw his way out.

Get a cat. But NOT Mr Motu's cat. A proper cat.

**TonyB** · 11th June 2005, 14:14

Originally Posted by Ixion

He will gnaw his way out.

Get a cat. But NOT Mr Motu's cat. A proper cat.

Got two cats. They probably brought the bloody thing in in the first place! Socks will come in with a mouse, meow at you, and in the process his mouth will open, and the mouse will drop out and run away!!!

My own wife voted against me...

**crazyxr250rider** · 11th June 2005, 14:14

will work but use stronger bottle we have all seen or heard of the damage one of these can do by sratching and nawing

**crashe** · 11th June 2005, 16:29

hehehehehe what a classic....

Mate just buy a mousetrap.... and kill the sucker/s...
cripes its told all its other wee mouse friends where there is a free feed..lol
I see you have a dishwasher beside the oven... check behind the dishwasher too. As its warm behind there and they love to live there as well...

Oh and dont put cheese on the mousetrap... put a piece of meat on it....
apparentely mice dont go for cheese now...lol.

(I know about that cos a mate has them behind there dishwasher too.)

**sunhuntin** · 11th June 2005, 16:55

what a good guy! good on you for wanting to let the wee beastie live!! but i agree, get a stronger bottle, or put something in the bottom that cant be chewed through before you find it...

best of luck, seems like a very clever idea to me!!

**Coyote** · 11th June 2005, 17:01

Don't kill the thing! Would you like a bloody great big spring loaded metal pole slamming into your neck?

Save the mice! Also hug a tree while your at it

**crazyxr250rider** · 11th June 2005, 17:21

Originally Posted by alarumba

Don't kill the thing! Would you like a bloody great big spring loaded metal pole slamming into your neck?

Save the mice! Also hug a tree while your at it

So your one of them eh.
Probably, rather that than being cooked under element that im hiding under

**sAsLEX** · 11th June 2005, 17:23

Originally Posted by alarumba

Don't kill the thing! Would you like a bloody great big spring loaded metal pole slamming into your neck?

Save the mice! Also hug a tree while your at it

but i dont go theifing other peoples things and making a mess in their house so prob wouldn't get the metal pole across the neck

**crazyxr250rider** · 11th June 2005, 17:49

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

but i dont go theifing other peoples things and making a mess in their house so prob wouldn't get the metal pole across the neck

point taken loud and clear

**Biff** · 11th June 2005, 18:38

Yeah it might work. Good luck. Keep us informed please.

Spotted my first house mouse today lurking in the garage. There's a hole outside our back door that leads under the fioundations of the house, so the little begger must have sneaked in while I was washing the motors down this afternoon.

As long as it and its buddies stay outside the house, or at least out from the eating area, they're safe.

**scumdog** · 11th June 2005, 19:51

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!!