Or get a cat. Mine likes to sleep in the drivers seat once in awhile.
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From: Acekraut11@aol.com
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 00:30:52 -0500
To: sadelman@woh.rr.com, 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Rodents eating wiring
> Saul,
> Here is an idea for a better mouse trap. Take a 5 gallon plastic bucket and
>slide a rod or dowel through a couple holes near the top of the bucket while
>inserting the rod or dowel through a slightly larger PVC pipe, essentially
>making the PVC pipe able to spin freely on the rod or dowel. Coat the middle
>of the PVC pipe with peanut butter. Next provide a way for the rodents to
>access the top of the bucket, either by placing a wooden ramp or something
>similar up to the top of the bucket, allowing easy access for the rodents to
>get to the peanut butter. You can choose to fill the bucket with an
>anti-freeze mixture during the winter or water during non-freezing months, or
>you can be humane and just take the bucket out and let the critters go far
>away from your car. The bucket trap works well in places where you will be
>storing the car for long periods of time without the ability to check on it
>frequently. You can fit a lot of mice into a 5 gallon bucket.
> I cannot take credit for this trap, nor can I recall where I heard of it. I
>have yet to build one but understand from others who have that it works well.
>Hope this helps.
> Aaron
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