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Mouse Trap releasing by itself
I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few
of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Thanks. |
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"Balderdash" wrote in message ups.com... I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Clever mice? Roaches? Depending on the method of trip, thermal cycles which cause expansion and contraction could cause tripping without the help of a critter. |
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I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Depending on how you've baited it, mice can take bait without tripping the trap, or take it and get away without getting caught when it trips. The best thing I've ever found for baiting a mousetrap was a plump, fresh raisin. Smush it down onto the bait pan good and hard, then set the trap. They can't lick it off the way they do peanut butter, and there's no way they can tug it off without snapping the trap. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
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"Doug Miller" wrote in message ... In article . com, "Balderdash" wrote: I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Depending on how you've baited it, mice can take bait without tripping the trap, or take it and get away without getting caught when it trips. The best thing I've ever found for baiting a mousetrap was a plump, fresh raisin. Smush it down onto the bait pan good and hard, then set the trap. They can't lick it off the way they do peanut butter, and there's no way they can tug it off without snapping the trap. My experience is that mice don't care for raisins. |
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Balderdash wrote:
I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Thanks. Our cat "Lard Ass" has gotten so fat he's had to use mousetraps himself for the last couple of years: http://home.comcast.net/~jwisnia18/temp/mousetrap1.jpg That IS a real mouse in that trap. Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
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"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message ... Balderdash wrote: I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Thanks. Our cat "Lard Ass" has gotten so fat he's had to use mousetraps himself for the last couple of years: Are you sure that is a cat? Looks like a hairy sumo wrestler! |
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Jeff Wisnia wrote:
Balderdash wrote: I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Thanks. Our cat "Lard Ass" has gotten so fat he's had to use mousetraps himself for the last couple of years: http://home.comcast.net/~jwisnia18/temp/mousetrap1.jpg That IS a real mouse in that trap. Jeff I LOVE it!!!!!!! |
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Thermal cycles ???? I think your putting too much into this. It's
just a basic mouse trap. On Jan 31, 6:25 pm, "Charles Schuler" wrote: "Balderdash" wrote in message ups.com... I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Clever mice? Roaches? Depending on the method of trip, thermal cycles which cause expansion and contraction could cause tripping without the help of a critter. |
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On Jan 31, 6:43 pm, "Toller" wrote:
"Doug Miller" wrote in message ... In article . com, "Balderdash" wrote: I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Depending on how you've baited it, mice can take bait without tripping the trap, or take it and get away without getting caught when it trips. The best thing I've ever found for baiting a mousetrap was a plump, fresh raisin. Smush it down onto the bait pan good and hard, then set the trap. They can't lick it off the way they do peanut butter, and there's no way they can tug it off without snapping the trap. My experience is that mice don't care for raisins. I've caught a few with them. My best so far though is those "cheese pedal" traps you put near the wall, with no bait. Little *******s just run along the wall, and WHACK! One woke me up thrashing about, and the little ******* got out. Don't think that was because of the type of trap, though. Dave |
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On 31 Jan 2007 15:09:30 -0800, "Balderdash"
wrote: I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Thanks. This could be your problem. http://i7.tinypic.com/2ex6kah.jpg |
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On Jan 31, 5:09 pm, "Balderdash" wrote:
I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Thanks. Well,,"nuts" as I may be I gotta offer a possibility..A rat can set off a mousetrap without getting caught..Try a rat trap.. Dean |
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"Dean" wrote:
On Jan 31, 5:09 pm, "Balderdash" wrote: I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Thanks. Well,,"nuts" as I may be I gotta offer a possibility..A rat can set off a mousetrap without getting caught..Try a rat trap.. Dean Err.. try a glue trap with a small piece of cheese stuck in it. Report back with the kill ratio. (not a rat recipe, btw) -- http://NewsReader.Com/ 30GB/Month |
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Buy some tin cats, or at least try ONE.
They work great. Steve "Balderdash" wrote in message ups.com... I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Thanks. |
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In article , "Toller" wrote:
"Doug Miller" wrote in message t... In article . com, "Balderdash" wrote: I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Depending on how you've baited it, mice can take bait without tripping the trap, or take it and get away without getting caught when it trips. The best thing I've ever found for baiting a mousetrap was a plump, fresh raisin. Smush it down onto the bait pan good and hard, then set the trap. They can't lick it off the way they do peanut butter, and there's no way they can tug it off without snapping the trap. My experience is that mice don't care for raisins. It *always* works for me, and you are the *only* person I've ever heard claim they don't work. Like I told you the last time... you need to use fresh ones. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. |
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"Steveo" wrote Err.. try a glue trap with a small piece of cheese stuck in it. My SIL swears by Super Gluing one kernel of dry corn to the bar. Steve |
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On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:51:49 -0500, Jeff Wisnia
wrote: Balderdash wrote: I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Thanks. I had a little mouse in my 'office' a few days ago, wandering around. I didn't have anything to hit it with, but I put a hiking boot by my chair, even though I thought he wouldn't be back. An hour later he was back, wandering around almost the middle of the room. I whacked him with the shoe and he was stunned. I whacked him a few more times and without going into detail, he was dead. This is definitely the non-survival of the non-fit. Most mice wouldn't put themselves in such risk. |
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Balderdash wrote:
I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Thanks. You could try the kind of mousetraps I used in college about 50 years ago: http://home.comcast.net/~jwisnia18/jeff/trap.jpg Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.98*10^14 fathoms per fortnight. |
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On Jan 31, 9:23 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , "Toller" wrote: "Doug Miller" wrote in message t... In article . com, "Balderdash" wrote: I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Depending on how you've baited it, mice can take bait without tripping the trap, or take it and get away without getting caught when it trips. The best thing I've ever found for baiting a mousetrap was a plump, fresh raisin. Smush it down onto the bait pan good and hard, then set the trap. They can't lick it off the way they do peanut butter, and there's no way they can tug it off without snapping the trap. My experience is that mice don't care for raisins. It *always* works for me, and you are the *only* person I've ever heard claim they don't work. Like I told you the last time... you need to use fresh ones. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. There are dozens of breeds of mice, I imagine, maybe the ones in his area actually don't like raisins. Dave |
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You can ask 50 people what to bait a mouse trap with and you'll get 50
different answers and none of them work as good as a cat. -- Steve Barker wrote in message oups.com... On Jan 31, 9:23 pm, (Doug Miller) wrote: In article , "Toller" wrote: "Doug Miller" wrote in message t... In article . com, "Balderdash" wrote: I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Depending on how you've baited it, mice can take bait without tripping the trap, or take it and get away without getting caught when it trips. The best thing I've ever found for baiting a mousetrap was a plump, fresh raisin. Smush it down onto the bait pan good and hard, then set the trap. They can't lick it off the way they do peanut butter, and there's no way they can tug it off without snapping the trap. My experience is that mice don't care for raisins. It *always* works for me, and you are the *only* person I've ever heard claim they don't work. Like I told you the last time... you need to use fresh ones. -- Regards, Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com) It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again. There are dozens of breeds of mice, I imagine, maybe the ones in his area actually don't like raisins. Dave |
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"Steve Barker" wrote in message ... You can ask 50 people what to bait a mouse trap with and you'll get 50 different answers and none of them work as good as a cat. -- Steve Barker And I've seen some cats that couldn't catch as many mice as a broken trap. Steve |
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THOSE cats are most likely being fed yuppified canned food. Quit feeding
them and they WILL catch mice. Garonteeeed. -- Steve Barker "Steve B" wrote in message ... "Steve Barker" wrote in message ... You can ask 50 people what to bait a mouse trap with and you'll get 50 different answers and none of them work as good as a cat. -- Steve Barker And I've seen some cats that couldn't catch as many mice as a broken trap. Steve |
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Steve Barker wrote:
THOSE cats are most likely being fed yuppified canned food. Quit feeding them and they WILL catch mice. Garonteeeed. Could be a defective cat. Take him to the vet for a tune-up. |
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It happens. Don't overthink it; just reset them.
"Balderdash" wrote in message ups.com... I have several mouse traps around the house. I've noticed that a few of them have snapped and there is nothing in them. Both that snapped have been there for about 1 month. Will mouse traps let go by themselves after a lenghty period of time if they don't catch anything. Thanks. |
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