New Mousetrap

[granz]

Those volcanoes were fun. That "lava" (foam) is a bunch of bubbles formed by the CO₂. That is what bursts the mouse's stomach.

Hopefully, that will do the job, and get rid of the mice. And, you don't need to worry about other animals eating the dead mice - the CO₂ won't cause them any harm unless they are other mice, rats or other rodents.

[Chris Savage]

We have not seen any signs of mice since I put out these traps.

What did you store the "poison" in?

[granz]

Just some little tupperware-ish containers that I picked up at the Dollar Tree.


You can see the little hole (squarish) that I cut in the side to allow the mice access to the bait. These things are so thin that it is a bit difficult to cut the plastic. however, the hole does not have to be pretty - the mice don't seem to be too discerning. Any way, it is cheap enough to give it a try - about a buck-and-a-half for three of these containers, and what? another one, or two, dollars for some Jiffy Mix, and another for a small box of baking soda. Just mix them in equal measures and put in these holders (actually, the containers are just to keep the powder in one place, rather than spreading it on your floor. )

It looks like the bait stuff is starting to clump up a bit. I don't know if that is indicating that it is getting old, or not. It has been well over a year (maybe two years?) So, maybe I should get another box of the Honey Jiffy Mix. We shall see...

[JKnightandKARR]

You can see this by taking a small pile of baking soda, and pouring a bit of vinegar (which simulates the stomach acid) on it.

I do remember our "volcanos" we made in school. Paper mache mountain and orange food coloring to make it look more realistic. Okay, we'll try this. Ironically, haven't seen any movement lately.

They'll be back sadly....