Whats in my attic???

[Marbleye'd]

How do you guys highlight the originally posted by? I just tried it didn't work like i thought.

[Dave S]

The trap I saw the wire was threaded through the can lenghtwise. Either way will work. As long as the can can spin freely and dump the rodent into the bucket your good.

[Surface Tension]

I poke a hole on each end of the can and use a steel rod as an axle. The can is suspended above fluid with the rod protruding both sides of the bucket. On the bucket make a 1" hole just above axle hole and a ramp from the floor to that hole. I put a flat piece of tin on top the axle between the bucket and can for a walk way to the can.

Make a ring of peanut butter around the center of the can then stick sunflower seeds to the peanut butter.

PUT the lid on the bucket to keep your pets out of the antifreeze.

For snap traps mix peanut butter and oatmeal. Make a ball and squish that on the trigger. The mouse with have bite it instead of lick the peanut butter off.

[Nelso]

Could also try some of that recalled peanut butter, so even if they did steal your bait and don't set the trap off there is the threat of salmonella.

[crothmeier]

haha. my mouse has disappeared. not eating my bait, not in my sticky trap, or snap trap. the last i seen of him he at the peanut butter off my snap trap, maybe he died of salmonella!!!

[Dave S]

So far this year, our cat has caught 4 that we know of and each of the dogs has caught 2 (Black Lab and GSP).

The cat has been getting kind of plump again.

[wishing for walleyes]

Put some peanut butter on your trap and then wrap some sewing thread or dental floss around the peanut butter.Their teeth get caught in the string.

[Down Deep]

Reading this thread is proof that someone is always trying to invent a better mouse trap.

All kidding aside, 10 to 1 it is mice and you need to get those things out of there. They will eat wire, wood and leave behind piles of unwanted deposits. If they are in the attic they are walking up and down the walls. Mice can colonize a house in hurry and then it is a big deal to get rid of them.