How to catch all the mice in a country house?
If you live in a country house or in the summer you are in the country, you inevitably faced the problem of mice nesting in the premises of the house. Usually mice choose utility rooms - attic, pumping room or basement, but in some cases they tend to get into the kitchen - closer to food.
I propose to consider in this article a time-tested way to get rid of mice - the so-called live trap, which the villagers use with might and main.
DIY mousetrap
Everyone can make this simplest mousetrap to make. The sequence of actions is as follows:
- take an old newspaper and blot it with water. Then we leave to dry near a heater or battery.
- we take an iron (this is important!) bucket of at least 10 liters in volume and put it in a place where mouse droppings were noticed or their burrow is visible. Raise the handle of the bucket vertically, fix it with a wire in this position.
- we put the dried newspaper on top of the bucket and cut holes in it.
- attach the bait to the handle of the bucket - sunflower seeds or cheese wrapped in gauze.
- we lean against the bucket the pieces, along which the mice will crawl into the trap.
The principle of operation is as follows: The mouse reaches for the bait and falls to the bottom of the bucket. How to deal with it further - only you decide.