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A few years ago, I had a 30 gallon metal can in the shop with birdseed in it. Took the last scoop out of it and left the top off, it was up against the wall. Next day there were several field mice in the bottom of it, they couldn't climb or jump out. Light bulb clicked on, and have been using it since. Any kind of feed/oats/corn in a deep enough metal container, only takes a little bit of leftover grain to get them to do the swan dive.
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Someone here posted a pic of a coke can roller on a 5 gal bucket.
That works well too, from the pics.
Seems like they smeared peanut butter on the Coke can, and when the mice came to get it, they rolled off into the deadly abyss below.
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You put water in the 5 gal. bucket and they drown in the water. Have several set up in the barn, works great.
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Someone here posted a pic of a coke can roller on a 5 gal bucket.
That works well too, from the pics.
Seems like they smeared peanut butter on the Coke can, and when the mice came to get it, they rolled off into the deadly abyss below. Use that in my building and it works. Had 3 in it yesterday
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I had read @ that and tried it, but dang, if you aren't there to empty it regularly, dead wet mice can get stinking pretty good. With the dry can, have not noticed anywhere near the stink, they just shrivel up. Water method does work darn good though.
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Someone here posted a pic of a coke can roller on a 5 gal bucket.
That works well too, from the pics.
Seems like they smeared peanut butter on the Coke can, and when the mice came to get it, they rolled off into the deadly abyss below. We've been using the same here on the farm. Works pretty well
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I had read @ that and tried it, but dang, if you aren't there to empty it regularly, dead wet mice can get stinking pretty good. With the dry can, have not noticed anywhere near the stink, they just shrivel up. Water method does work darn good though. Antifreeze instead of water keeps them from rotting for quite a while.
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The roller can on a bucket works fine. If it's cold put a little antifreeze in the water. If you have small kids or pets around, use RV antifreeze. It's cheaper anyway - $2.50 at Wallys
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Working down in Freer Tx., it was so dry we just put a 1x4 ramp and they just jumped in the water bucket and couldn't get out.
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I use Decon. The 'camp' in VT is not occupied at times and mice always got in. When Decon came out I tried it and the mice have been gone for decades. I use the Decon trays of poison. The Decon site shows traps and I don't need to use traps as I am not there all of the time and they seem to leave the camp and die elsewhere. Decon
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Yes! That design is far superior to the water traps that are prone to freezing.
Only has to be reset if it fills up to the degree that they can jump out.
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Someone here posted a pic of a coke can roller on a 5 gal bucket.
That works well too, from the pics.
Seems like they smeared peanut butter on the Coke can, and when the mice came to get it, they rolled off into the deadly abyss below. Doesn't work if skunks and their like can reach the bucket - BTDT
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Not of sufficient scale to deter chipmunks but worked on mice in a pinch. Just need enough water depth that they can't touch bottom and jump out. One has to tolerate the noise of their yelling for help for half the night though. One gets discovered in the middle of the wilderness about 3 days into a 3-week elk camp. Tracks in the snow evidence traffic from all directions. My best nights are about 6 or 7, and then it tails off to an occassional single or pair. Our wrath surfaced when we had stir fried rice scheduled for the last night in camp. Reached for what should have been a full bag of rice and it was completely empty. A half-inch slice in the bottom corner, and they had extracted every grain. Stir fried Top Ramen saved the evening, and it's been war on the get go ever since.
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I use Decon. The 'camp' in VT is not occupied at times and mice always got in. When Decon came out I tried it and the mice have been gone for decades. I use the Decon trays of poison. The Decon site shows traps and I don't need to use traps as I am not there all of the time and they seem to leave the camp and die elsewhere. Decon You're aware that they stopped making the formula of D-Con you were using (brodifacoum)?? Hope you stocked up. You'll have to get it in large quantities now, from a different brand. http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0531-rat-poisons-2014053http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0531-rat-poisons-20140531-story.html1-story.html
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I had read @ that and tried it, but dang, if you aren't there to empty it regularly, dead wet mice can get stinking pretty good. With the dry can, have not noticed anywhere near the stink, they just shrivel up. Water method does work darn good though. Antifreeze instead of water keeps them from rotting for quite a while. I made one of those traps years ago but put a couple of inches of lime in the bottom instead of water or antifreeze. The lime drys the mice out and turns them into crispy critters before they rot.
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I had read @ that and tried it, but dang, if you aren't there to empty it regularly, dead wet mice can get stinking pretty good. With the dry can, have not noticed anywhere near the stink, they just shrivel up. Water method does work darn good though. Antifreeze instead of water keeps them from rotting for quite a while. I made one of those traps years ago but put a couple of inches of lime in the bottom instead of water or antifreeze. The lime drys the mice out and turns them into crispy critters before they rot. ^^^ This^^^ I know farmers used to spread quicklime over livestock carcases for that purpose.
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Not of sufficient scale to deter chipmunks but worked on mice in a pinch. Just need enough water depth that they can't touch bottom and jump out. One has to tolerate the noise of their yelling for help for half the night though. . I was to post like this ...use a 5gal bucket a inch of coolant in the bottom of , I use wire and a can punched center , lean a stick with some grip on it and they will shimmy up then try to reach/jump to free food an fall to a cool death 😂lol 10/20 a week is common !
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I built my first one of these bucket traps 45 years ago. I believe that I copied from Field and Stream? Anti freeze works well for eliminating the stink, but I will give the lime a try. How quick will that kill them?
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