Great mouse trap design Wally. If I had mice, I'd make one. As for the aluminum
wool, I found it at a home center or Ace Hardware. Can't remember since its been
awhile but its out there.
Brad
Phoenix
> Good call, Brad. I've never seen aluminum wool. Where do you buy it?
>
> On the subject of mice...
>
> I will never store a trailer again without using the best mousetrap I have
> ever seen. I believe I got the design from someone on this list. It is not
> my own, but it works like a charm.
>
> Materials needed:
> 5 gallon bucket
> 1" dowel, just shorter than the diameter of the bucket
> 2 nails
> drill bit (larger than the heads of the nails)
> peanut butter
> about a gallon of anti-freeze
> yard stick or similar piece of wood
>
> Design:
> Drill two holes in opposite sides of the bucket, approximately three to four
> inches down from the top
> Cut your dowel about an inch shorter than the diameter of the bucket
> Drive one nail in each end of the dowel, leaving approximately one inch of
> nail exposed
> Place dowel in bucket with each nail protruding through one of your drilled
> holes
> Make sure dowel spins freely without falling out of holes
> Smear the dowel liberally with peanut butter
> Pour a gallon of anti-freeze in the bottom of the bucket (should be a few
> inches deep at least)
> Place yard stick on rim of bucket to act as a ramp for mice to climb up
> If you have cats, I recommend using a lid on the bucket and cutting a three
> inch hole in the middle of the lid
>
> Place the whole thing in your trailer (or wherever you have mice). The mice
> climb up to check out the peanut butter. They can't reach it so they have
> to jump to it. They hit the dowel, which spins and flings them into the
> anti-freeze where the drown and stay preserved.
> The best thing about this trap is that it never needs resetting and it works
> on multiple mice, preserving their bodies in the antifreeze. Just scoop
> them out every now and then. I leave it in the trailer all winter and just
> clean it out in the spring. Thankfully, I only got one this past winter. I
> got a lot in our shed, though.
>
> I hope this is helpful!
> Wally
> www.vintageairstreamer.com