Emma Miller
Small rodents most often appear in private homes, apartments on the first and second floors, and semi-basement offices. If there are stores or other retail outlets nearby, the likelihood of finding a mouse in your home increases manifold.
What are the dangers of rodents and is it possible to get infected by mice?
Small mice are cute-looking creatures, but for humans, they are very dangerous. First, they chew on absolutely everything – from food to wooden and cardboard boxes, as well as power cords. They can set up their dens in warm corners of the house or apartment, which means that your problem will be not just one mouse, but its whole family.
In addition, the mouse is a carrier of dangerous diseases like plague or cholera, and can also become a breeding ground for fleas and lice. It can infect a pet or person, and the food that the mouse has tasted is categorically no longer suitable for food. That is why you should get rid of mice immediately.
How to catch a mouse with a bottle – a tiphack
One of the most humane ways to catch mice is to use an ordinary plastic bottle. You need:
- A 1.5 or 2-liter bottle;
- a board or plywood;
- a piece of kapron string;
- a knife, scissors;
- 3 small bars;
- a piece of lard.
It is better to take bacon as bait – sausage or cheese, oddly enough, should not be used – they quickly dry out and stop smelling. The bacon should be threaded on a capron thread. Thread a nail or a metal rod through the middle of the bottle, and fix it with bars on the outside of the bottle. Attach another bar to the side of the neck – this will be the closing mechanism.
Close to the bottom of the bottle to make two holes and run a fishing line from the inside, on which to fix the bait. As soon as the mouse jumps on the bar into the neck of the bottle, the latter tilts down, the neck is lowered to the bar and the exit is closed.
How to catch a mouse on glue – a proven method
In order to use this method, you need to find 20×20 cm plywood. On all sides, smear the plywood with glue, and leave a place in the middle where the bait will be placed. It is best to take a resin-based glue or one that is specially designed for catching mice. Such a substance has a viscous structure and does not harden for a long time. As an alternative, you can use construction tape.
How to catch a mouse using a bucket and a tin can
Another homemade trap has gained popularity among private house owners. You need to take a bucket and fasten a spoke or strong wire across its edge. Before that, you should put a tin can on it, smearing it with bait or attaching a piece of food on the outside of the can. To the bucket, additionally put a plank, so that the mice can get to the trap by it. When the mouse steps on the jar, it will start spinning and fall right into the bucket. If you need the rodent to die, pour water into the bucket.
Lifehack – How to Catch a Mouse in a Jar
A jar is the easiest device you can use to catch mice. Take a glass jar of 1-2 liters, inside attach a piece of lard to scotch tape. Put the jar with the neck down, propping it up with a coin placed on the rib. As a result, you will have a very shaky construction, which the mouse will almost certainly knock over – it will jump trying to get the bait, and at this moment the coin will fall, and the trap will slam shut.
