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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

NMDemDist2

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4. we took him out to the back of our acre and released him (tossed is more like it lol)

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 23, 2013, 08:12 PM

Dec 2013

bait is a dab of peanut butter on the bottom (which becomes the top) of the glass so that mousie must reach up and be all the way inside the glass to get the goodies.

put the glass on a small piece of wood or solid cardboard so that you can flip the glass over and still have a cover on it so mousie won't jump out.

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Free DIY mousetrap that works! i know cuz we caught our mouse with it this morning! [View all] NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 OP

I caught a mouse in a bucket of water in the mudroom Demeter Dec 2013 #1

our little guy was bold as brass, he'd run across the living room NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #2

Now THAT is a frugal mousetrap! Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #3

we took him out to the back of our acre and released him (tossed is more like it lol) NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #4

This is brilliant. Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #5

will do n/t NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #6

I wonder if you could tell if he returned by marking him. Maybe some type of dye dropped on him or bloomington-lib Dec 2013 #7

I might try that if I decide to use this trap. Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #8

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #9

i saw a snake this fall headed to under the house NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #10

If you catch multiples, don't keep them too long as they'll snack on each other. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #11

no. we'll take them right away n/t NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #12