If you do not want to kill the rodent but only catch, you may use the simple mousetrap with the coffee can Fig.19). When the mouse drags the bait, the wire grid of the can shuts down - the animal is caught. |
However, the most effective trap is shown in Fig. 20. You can make it very easily yourself. The sliding door is kept on a wire inserted in the hole, drilled at a distance of 2.5 cm from the base of the door; the wire stretches along the lid of the box and ends with a hook, with a cord tied on it. The cord goes through the lid inside. The bait (apples, cheese, lettuces - for rats and mice; meat - for skunk or least weasel) tied at the edge. The animal pulls the bait, the wire is pulled out of the hole, and the door shuts, cutting the way back. The door should slide easily. For that you must wipe slots with candle or soap; the lower edge of the door should be fringed with iron so that the animal could not lift it with its paw. At the opposite side of the door instead of the wall can be placed wire net, to soften the psychological trauma of the captive. |
Radical ways of struggle
Prepare a dry mixture of flour and plaster in the ratio 1:1. The bait should be poured on the plate, for example, in proportion I /2 of the cup for a single species (for a rat). Next to the plate is water for drinlung, when a rodent eats and drinks mixture congeal in its stomach and within five minutes the animal dies. The bait has the usual smell and does not raise suspicion. One should remember that mice often die in an inaccessible place and a rat always on the place open for access Therefore, the suggested method is used for a struggle with rats..
Fry wine corks with fresh fat until they become brown (one can pour a little bit sunflower oil, add pumplan seeds). Place some water next to the bait. After such a "dish" pests will not disturb your corn bins any more.
Fry flour with fresh fat until it becomes brown, add alabaster (1 spoon of alabaster for 10 spoons of flour). Rodents should have access to water. The mixture of quicklime, sugar and mal is also has good results. Do not forget to place water next to the bait.
One can block the holes of mice and rats with the following component: 1 part of the cement, 1 part of the sand and 1 part of the pounded glass. Even rats will not be able to gnaw through such putty.
The simplest and most effective way for garages and other non-residential premises: all holes, except one
are blocked with alabaster, cement, etc., take the hose (the big one), put it on an exhaust pipe of the car (if
the hose is small, you can wrap it with wet cloth and insert inside the pipe), the second edge is inserted into
the of hole, start the engine and enjoy the effect.
The most interesting is that they will NEVER come back. |

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