Thread: off topic anonymous

Back in the day when mouse and rat traps were made of wood and steel (no plastic) the owner of the grocery store that I started at always used a piece of bacon that was well wedged into the little teeth on the bait holder. He would then set it and take a match or lighter and 'Burn the Bait' he said it helped keep the human scent away. Worked like a champ!

Give it a go, what do you have to loose except a little bit of your breakfast bacon.

Oh, the corporate chain used the glue pads and did you know that the term 'trapped like a rat' actually comes from the fact that a mouse will 'scream' when it's stuck to a glue trap? I've heard it! I don't see why a rat wouldn't do the same:

I have never tried bacon and as we all know bacon makes everything taste good!

Mice in my house are all use to human scent and I don't think I have to worry about it.

Originally Posted by rolodave

Barking Spider is new to me.

Rat on a motorcycle is the common one here.

And another entry to the lexicon...I particularly like this one...really does paint quite the picture, in Senso-Round no less....excellent and thanks!

Originally Posted by 32t

I have never tried bacon and as we all know bacon makes everything taste good!

Mice in my house are all use to human scent and I don't think I have to worry about it.

Are 'they' used to your scent or are 'you' used to theirs?

I loved this movie!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcNMWo7e4Fc

Just get a cat, they won't get rid of all the mice but certainly reduce their numbers.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Just get a cat, they won't get rid of all the mice but certainly reduce their numbers.

Trading one 'pest' for another? Cats make 'fur balls' so why complicate the matter at hand?

Originally Posted by edhewitt

Just get a cat, they won't get rid of all the mice but certainly reduce their numbers.

My wife is allergic to cats or I would have one.

I had to make a choice between her or my cat when we got married. Every once in a while I tell her I should have kept the cat!

Originally Posted by 32t

My wife is allergic to cats or I would have one.

I had to make a choice between her or my cat when we got married. Every once in a while I tell her I should have kept the cat!

I bet that scores a lot of points!

Originally Posted by 32t

Have they changed the recipe for peanut butter? A coworker has said that he has found that it isn't working for his mouse traps and I am finding the same thing this year. I set four traps tonight with Almond butter. Lets see if that works?

Try butter spray cooking oil, they love it and its easy!

My son has a neighbor who once purchased a shiny new black pickup truck. Being a dog person he was incensed when a free roaming cat began leaving muddy tracks daily on his new vehicle. In desperation he placed several of the large glue traps intended for rats in the bed of his truck. Hey claims the kitty no longer visits.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbycvPwr1Wg