Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

IrishAyes

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9. Brilliant! Thanks for sharing.

Fri Dec 27, 2013, 09:10 AM

Dec 2013

Unfortunately, you'd need to release Mouse a good half mile away to make sure he didn't return. Remember, he knows how to get IN your house.

Most people wouldn't want to use my favorite anti-pest method which only works out in the country. I always encouraged people to let me know when they found non-poisonous snakes around, because I wanted to put them under my house. The snakes, not the people. If you're not afraid of snakes - I think a Rosey Boa is beautiful - you'll never have to worry. In the desert I had bunches of king snakes, which also kept the rattlers away.

But where I live now, even though the town's tiny and rural, in 8 years I haven't seen a single snake anywhere. They might be here, but I haven't found any.

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Free DIY mousetrap that works! i know cuz we caught our mouse with it this morning! [View all] NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 OP

I caught a mouse in a bucket of water in the mudroom Demeter Dec 2013 #1

our little guy was bold as brass, he'd run across the living room NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #2

Now THAT is a frugal mousetrap! Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #3

we took him out to the back of our acre and released him (tossed is more like it lol) NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #4

This is brilliant. Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #5

will do n/t NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #6

I wonder if you could tell if he returned by marking him. Maybe some type of dye dropped on him or bloomington-lib Dec 2013 #7

I might try that if I decide to use this trap. Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #8

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #9

i saw a snake this fall headed to under the house NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #10

If you catch multiples, don't keep them too long as they'll snack on each other. IrishAyes Dec 2013 #11

no. we'll take them right away n/t NMDemDist2 Dec 2013 #12