The Ford Barn

PepeLoco · 10-16-2012, 11:50 PM

THIS IS NOT PITA APPROVED!

I think there are just too many young people on this forum (under 80) who don't remember how farmers and ranchers use to catch buckets of mice and rates a day for pennies.

In my barns I used to catch 10-15 mice/rats in one trap per day. Because these traps reset, you need to check them every couple of days before the bodies start to stink.

Get a 5 gallon bucket. Fill one third to half way with water.

Get some bailing wire and make a banjo out of the bucket by wrapping one end of the wire around the end of the bucket handle where it attaches to the bucket.

Slide a paper towel card board tube down the wire and tie the other end of the wire across the bucket to the other end of the bucket handle where it attaches to the bucket. Your banjo won't work now cause of the paper towel tube, but I think you get the idea.

Cut the paper towel tube to fit FREELY on the wire. It needs to pivot and spin nicely. Thinly spread some peanut butter over the tube; all over.

Place your trap in the varmint infested area. You need two ramps on both sides of the bucket so the varmint can get to the peanut butter.

If you have mice and rats, you WILL catch them.

Tips:
The peanut butter will harden and attract mold, and the varmints hate the smell of that mold, so you will need to replace the paper towel tube.

I've heard some ranchers up North dump salt or fill the buckets with old motor oil so they won't freeze in the winter.

Depending on the number rodent patrons, you may need to keep the peanut butter nearby for periodic reapplication .

Be sure to fill the water level high enough to drown those big, armadillo sized rats. But not too much that you splash the water all over your leg while carrying/dumping the nasty water.

To keep the smell down, empty the bodies AND the water frequently.

To keep Fire Ants from eating all your peanut butter, put some grease on the wire ends.

A stinky dead mouse body is the best bait to catch thousands of flies everyday, in one of those big fly traps you get at feed stores. Works better than their bait stuff they give you with the traps.

I know the season is just about over, but I am pretty happy with the test results of my homemade mosquito trap. High speed/volume fan with a fiberglass screen attached on the outflow side. Caught a couple hundred this month.

Mouse Trap.jpg

Good luck and Godspeed!
Pepe

10-16-2012, 11:50 PM	#1
PepeLoco Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Austin Posts: 120	The Free Automatic Resetting, 100% Effective, Mouse/Rat Trap THIS IS NOT PITA APPROVED! I think there are just too many young people on this forum (under 80) who don't remember how farmers and ranchers use to catch buckets of mice and rates a day for pennies. In my barns I used to catch 10-15 mice/rats in one trap per day. Because these traps reset, you need to check them every couple of days before the bodies start to stink. Get a 5 gallon bucket. Fill one third to half way with water. Get some bailing wire and make a banjo out of the bucket by wrapping one end of the wire around the end of the bucket handle where it attaches to the bucket. Slide a paper towel card board tube down the wire and tie the other end of the wire across the bucket to the other end of the bucket handle where it attaches to the bucket. Your banjo won't work now cause of the paper towel tube, but I think you get the idea. Cut the paper towel tube to fit FREELY on the wire. It needs to pivot and spin nicely. Thinly spread some peanut butter over the tube; all over. Place your trap in the varmint infested area. You need two ramps on both sides of the bucket so the varmint can get to the peanut butter. If you have mice and rats, you WILL catch them. Tips: The peanut butter will harden and attract mold, and the varmints hate the smell of that mold, so you will need to replace the paper towel tube. I've heard some ranchers up North dump salt or fill the buckets with old motor oil so they won't freeze in the winter. Depending on the number rodent patrons, you may need to keep the peanut butter nearby for periodic reapplication . Be sure to fill the water level high enough to drown those big, armadillo sized rats. But not too much that you splash the water all over your leg while carrying/dumping the nasty water. To keep the smell down, empty the bodies AND the water frequently. To keep Fire Ants from eating all your peanut butter, put some grease on the wire ends. A stinky dead mouse body is the best bait to catch thousands of flies everyday, in one of those big fly traps you get at feed stores. Works better than their bait stuff they give you with the traps. I know the season is just about over, but I am pretty happy with the test results of my homemade mosquito trap. High speed/volume fan with a fiberglass screen attached on the outflow side. Caught a couple hundred this month. Mouse Trap.jpg Good luck and Godspeed! Pepe