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No pictures, this is so simple if you can't visualize it your imagination is probably bankrupt.
I am using a 14'' square tub that is 7'' deep. Across the corners is a 1/8th" welding rod with a common plastic drinking straw slipped over it. Peanut butter is spread in the middle of the straw and a gallon of water poured into the tub. A thin piece of wood for a ramp is taped to the rim of the tub. That's it-it is mouse ready and very effective.
I had built these before using beer cans on a rod and they also worked but the new one is simpler and seemingly more effective. I tried it for a few days without the water and the peanut butter disappeared and although mice fell off they easily jumped out of the 7'' tub and ran back up the ramp for more peanut butter. Once the water went in the mice never came out.
I buffed the welding rod with fine steel wool and applied a paste wax for best rotation. The welding rod and ramp are attached with duct tape, no tools or punched holes required. Mice can easily run along the narrow lip of a bucket and have no trouble with a 1/8 welding rod as long as it is secured but are easily over matched by the plastic straw. The components can readily be carried on a camping trip and set up under a picnic table. Be prepared to dispose of some pesky rodents in the morning.
Ive
I am using a 14'' square tub that is 7'' deep. Across the corners is a 1/8th" welding rod with a common plastic drinking straw slipped over it. Peanut butter is spread in the middle of the straw and a gallon of water poured into the tub. A thin piece of wood for a ramp is taped to the rim of the tub. That's it-it is mouse ready and very effective.
I had built these before using beer cans on a rod and they also worked but the new one is simpler and seemingly more effective. I tried it for a few days without the water and the peanut butter disappeared and although mice fell off they easily jumped out of the 7'' tub and ran back up the ramp for more peanut butter. Once the water went in the mice never came out.
I buffed the welding rod with fine steel wool and applied a paste wax for best rotation. The welding rod and ramp are attached with duct tape, no tools or punched holes required. Mice can easily run along the narrow lip of a bucket and have no trouble with a 1/8 welding rod as long as it is secured but are easily over matched by the plastic straw. The components can readily be carried on a camping trip and set up under a picnic table. Be prepared to dispose of some pesky rodents in the morning.
Ive
