I like Scott's idea. :-)
Dave
"Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@comcast.net> wrote:
>I must protest... I prefer a catch and release so you don't terminate the
>little buggers. Killing mice is not good, especially when you can trap them
>safely(as demonstrated by the method indicated sans water or antifreeze).
>You should, immediately upon their capture take them, unharmed, and quietly
>slip them through the window of a parked Honda, Hyundai, or Acura belonging
>to one of the locals who has a tin can exhaust and stereo from hell, which
>he is intent on utilizing late into the evening. Not only does this allow
>the mouse to live, he finds a new home, and potentially acts as a sub-rosa
>pet for the car's owner.
>
>Scott
>grinning like an idiot
>
>
>
>
> >Well, by following the advice of one of the list members I have
>succeeded in preventing mouse related problems from occuring in my TR6.
>This approach involves the 5 gallon sheetrock pail with a smooth rod
>inserted through the top from side to side. In the center of the rod I
>put a soup can with both lids intact and the rod going through the top
>and bottom lids, allowing it to spin freely in the center, at the top of
>the bucket. A thin strip of peanut butter was applied around the
>circumference of the can, then a thin wooden strip was attached with
>duct tape (everything needs at least one piece of duct tape) from the
>floor to the top of the pail where one end of the rod goes through the
>pail, to act as a walkway. A couple inches of water, or antifreeze, is
>then put in the bottom of the pail.
> I put this set-up in the shed when the TR was put to sleep last fall,
>and yesterday I saw the first two "testers" of the system. It worked
>flawlessly!
> And, I'll be using Zerex anti-freeze in my cars, as both mice showed
>no signs of freezing, boil-over, or corrosion.
>Kevin Thompson
>
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