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Originally Posted by wheelhop
There was a thread on here a few years back about putting antifreeze into a 5 gallon bucket and a plastic coke bottle on top with a rod through it. You glue some peanuts onto the coke bottle and when the mice come to grab the peanuts they fall into the antifreeze.
I believe ALSS had some experience with this method.
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I posted that info...it's an "Adirondack Mouse Trap"...we use them in all the camps.
Simple setup; 5 gallon plastic pail with antifreeze [maybe 1/2 gallon]...use a wire coat hanger with a soda can on it so it spins...coat with peanut butter....and position a board [kind of a death ramp] so the mice can walk up. They get on the soda can to eat the peanut butter...the can spins and they fall in the pail. Works every time...antifreeze will decompose the victims and there is no smell.
Just be careful if you have pets...dogs like to lick antifreeze... it is deadly.
In a pinch, I've used kerosene...same results.
We also use car jackets, dryer sheets and the de-humidity bags.
Happy hunting/
wilma