Sounds like a great alternative. As far as my bucket trap is
concerned, I only put in anti-freeze because water would freeze in the
winter. The better choice would, of course, be non-toxic anti-freeze as
used in campers and such. Mine is used in a locked shed that one of the
cars is kept in, and pets or the kids don't go in there. I'll be
checking the local stores for sticky traps, though! (I'll forward this
to the list to enlighten others, too)
Thanks,
Kevin
Phil Ethier wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "KTnKT" <ktnkt@cape.com>
> To: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2002 6:14 AM
> Subject: Re: Winter storage
>
> > What the heck are sticky traps?
> > Thanks,
> > Kevin
>
> Sticky traps are like flypaper for rodents. Even the most trap-wise seem to
> fall for them. They come in too sizes, mouse and rat.
>
> There is a bait in the center of this small plastic tray. The tray is
> filled with a sticky substance. The mouse gets stuck in it and can't get
> away. PETA might not like them, by they sure work. Also, your kid can't
> break a finger in it or die from eating it. If your cat or dog winds up
> clomping around with it stuck on one paw, it won't kill him, but it may
> annoy him when the humans laugh at him.
>
> They come six to a box or something like that. I remember we had a mouse
> that neither cat nor traps was getting. He was stealing the bait right out
> of conventional traps. And we were worried about the car breaking a paw.
>
> The sticky trap nailed him the first night.
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