Traps for Mice & Rats

The decline in the number of cats and dogs might result in an explosion of rats and mice and other small animal pests. The increase in trash not properly disposed of may increase those pests AND other creepy crawlers. How do we prepare for that possiblity?

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Silent Bob
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Traps for Mice & Rats

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Here is a couple of rat traps that you might be interested in . The good part it cost little money and the bucket rat trap will reset itself .
Bob

An Effective Rat Trap
http://journeytoforever.org/at_rattrap3.html

Image(SNIP) ... To make the trap you need a 20-litre bucket or large clay pot, which holds water. Bury this in the ground near known rat holes or leading sites. ---CONTINUED---
Readymom
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Re: RODENTICIDES AND LIVE TRAPPING OF ANIMAL PESTS

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Home Made Mouse Trap

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Build your own repeating mouse trap
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/easterly110.html

By Allen Easterly

Safety note: Because of drowning danger, 5-gallon buckets with any amount of water in them should never be placed where children under the age of 5 will be present.

Image How would you like to have a trap that you only bait occasionally and only have to check every week or two during warm weather or maybe just monthly during the cold of winter? You can build your own repeating mouse trap from items you may already have on hand.

The only materials you will need are: --- continued at link, above ---
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Re: Mice

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Mouse Trap-5 Gallon Bucket
http://fivegallonideas.com/bucket-mouse-trap/

(SNIP) ... The bucket mouse trap catches many mice in a single trap and does not need to be reset between mice. It’s also so simple to make that you probably already have all the parts needed lying around your garage.

Never purchase commercial mouse traps or poison again! ---CONTINUED---
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