Mouse trap: 9 simple and proven ways to neutralize the pest

Mice in the household: the scale of the disaster

The harm of the invasion of small rodents cannot be underestimated. They:

1. Spoils food stocks.
2. Plantings are trampled down and eaten up.
3. They spread diseases.
4. Leaves odor and waste.

Most often in the house harms vole и house mouse.

How to make a mousetrap with your own hands

The easiest and first way to deal with mice are mousetraps. The market offers a large number of different devices for catching mice, from the simplest designs to tricky live traps. Consider a number of mechanisms that are easy to do with your own hands.

Mousetrap tested by time.

Mousetrap with frame

Mousetrap with a frame.

This device is familiar to almost everyone. It is a base made of wood, plastic or metal, on which a steel frame and a spring are installed. The bait is placed on the trap. As soon as the rodent approaches it, the mechanism works and the steel frame kills the animal.

The main disadvantage of such a mousetrap is its low efficiency with a large number of rodents and the likelihood that the mechanism will jam at the most crucial moment.

Mousetrap-pipe

Mousetrap from a pipe.

Such a device is perfect for people who do not want to deal with live or dead caught animals.

It is a pipe made of opaque plastic, a place for bait and a mechanism that does not allow the rodent to leave the trap. In some models there is an additional detail that strikes the animal.

Seesaw trap

Such a trap has many different names: “swing”, “jump”, “water captivity”, etc.

Trap swing.

The device can be easily made independently. To do this, you need a bucket or other deep container, a thin rail or ruler, wire or knitting needle.

The needle must be fixed perpendicular to the rail. The resulting design is installed on a container or bucket in such a way that the rail touches only one edge. On the other side of the swing, mouse bait is placed.

The assembled mechanism is installed so that the animal can easily climb onto the springboard from the fixed side and proceed to the bait. After the animal is on the opposite side of the springboard, it falls into a trap. For greater efficiency, the container is filled with a small amount of water.

Noose trap

This is a fairly simple construction, consisting of a wooden block with one or more holes, several loops of thin wire and a lure. In order for the rodent to get the bait, it needs to gnaw through the thread, which, in fact, starts the mechanism.

Noose trap.

Trap

These traps are miniature versions of hunting traps for large animals. The device consists of a base with sharp teeth along the edges, a cocking mechanism and a lure. After the rodent gets close to the bait, the mechanism works and the trap slams shut.

Rodent trap.

Zhivolovka

Zhivolovka.

The device is a steel cage, inside of which there is a hook for placing the bait. After the rodent tries to steal the treat, the automatic door closes and the animal is trapped.

This method is absolutely humane and does not cause any physical harm to the animal. However, after the mouse is caught, it is necessary to decide for yourself what to do next with the rodent.

bottle trap

Bottle trap.

Anyone can make such a trap. For its manufacture, you need a bottle with a volume of 0,5 to 2 liters. A small amount of sunflower oil is poured inside the bottle or a few seeds are poured as bait.

After the delicacy is inside the bottle, it is fixed in such a way that the neck is slightly higher than the bottom. At the same time, for a rodent, you need to prepare something like steps or a stand to make it easier to get inside.

There are a number of modifications of the plastic pipe mousetrap. More about them in this article.

Livestock bank

Proven money trap.

To equip such a trap, it is enough to have a glass jar, a coin and a delicacy for a rodent on hand. The principle of operation of the live trap is very simple. The jar must be turned over and installed upside down.

Inside the jar, be sure to place the bait for the mouse. After the bait is inside the jar, you should lift one of the edges of the jar and carefully support it with the edge of a coin.

This design turns out to be very fragile, and therefore a mouse that tries to get the bait will most likely break its stability and fall into a trap.

electric mousetrap

Electric mousetrap.

This device is very efficient and easy to use. Inside the electric mousetrap put the bait and connect it to the mains. In an attempt to get to the treat, the mouse touches special contacts that kill it with a high voltage discharge right on the spot.

The only drawback of such a device is the need to connect to the mains. Craftsmen make such devices on their own, but some knowledge is needed.

What to do with mice

There are two options for the development of events after the use of a mousetrap - the animal will die or remain unharmed. Depending on this, you can proceed to further actions.

live mouse

There are several options for where to put a live mouse:

1. Give it to the cat.
2. Leave as a pet.
3. Remove and evict from site.
4. Kill (options are possible here: drown, burn, etc.).

An infrequently caught pest can hope for life. Only a few take rodents away from home and let them go, and even fewer people are ready to engage in raising a wild animal, especially since there are always a large number of decorative ones on sale.

Captured mouse.

dead pest

The fate of the animal has already been decided, it remains to dispose of the corpse. Some also give it to animals to eat, and some simply throw it away.

By the way, mice are terrified of the smell of their own scorched skins. Some, in the process of killing mice on the site, burn several corpses in a fire. The aroma is unpleasant for people, and mice are afraid of it in panic.

Conclusion

Mice are uninvited guests. They are trying with all their might to expel and catch. Do-it-yourself mousetraps can be made even by a beginner, and they are effective and simple.