Australian-made Mousetrap

[Dark61]

Spotted in Woolworths at the weekend - an Australian made mousetrap!


The manufacturing fight-back starts here.
cheers,
D

[ramblingboy42]

only if we buy it and not a cheaper imported version

[J RAD]

I thought the Aussie mouse trap was a bucket of water, a bit of peanut paste and a greasy stick.

[joel0407]

I thought the Aussie mouse trap was a bucket of water, a bit of peanut paste and a greasy stick.

I think your right mate.

I have actually seen a more complicated version. I can't remember the exact details or the age of the trap but I know it was used during a mouse plague. It was located in the Old Borenore Post Office about 25km west of Orange NSW. I don't know if the building still even stands.

I think the bucket had some sort of ramp system and once the mouse reached a certain point it would drop them in the water.

Happy Days

[joel0407]

Maybe I'm wrong here, on the location. It might have beed Cheeseman's Creek PO

[DoubleChevron]

Do you guys have any tricks for keeping mice and rats out fo the sheds .... I just found a bloody mouse had chewed up the recently repaired and renewed wiring harness in one of my old 60's Citroens ... Damn it all. That's the 3rd time I've had rats/mice damage my cars. They seem to like the modern insulation/sound deadener I've used (and the heat shrink I've used over wiring repairs).

seeya,
Shane L.

[Fatso]

Just finished de mousing my shed , little buggers in my camper and workshop draws with chewed up paper and plastic , one jumped out of the engine of RRS on start up .


Have put baits as well Baby Johnson powder around the perimeter inside , have been told they don't like scented smell etc , will see how it goes .

[Pateyw]

Bucket of water with an empty long neck ,piece of cheese jammed in the hole of the bottle which you drink from .
An old work sock placed over the large end of the bottle .
Hang the bottle horizontal with the sock just touching the ground .
Place the bucket under the neck of the bottle .
The mouse climbs up the sock along the bottle to stretch out for the cheese ,
Slips off the slender neck into the bucket of water .
68 mice in one night.

[joel0407]

Best way to mouse proof you shed is get a cat.

I hate cats but a working cat is as good as a working dog.

We had a mouse problem, mate give us a kitten after a feral had got to his house pet cat.

I put some hay in a old 5000L tank that I got for nothing (it was scrap). Capped the big hole and left a hole big enough for the cat but too small for the dogs.

The cat got half a cup of home brand (cheapest) cat food every 2 or 3 days.

Never saw another mouse. The cat stayed when we sold the property.

Happy Days.

[J RAD]

I think your right mate.

Yeah mate, I wasn't having a go. We've used this method heaps in the feed shed. Mice plagues are bloody fierce, you would be amazed how many mice can fit under an empty grain bag.