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dr.sportster

10-27-2006 14:20:29




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Do you guys think a mouse could jump or run up out of a fifty gallon plastic barrel?I made a mouse trap barrel for my barn with a 1/4 inch threaded rod two stainless sleeves to roll on it and a cup of peanut butter in the middle.Last saturday I was down there and there was mice running around and cats are hanging out outside but not one mouse.The barrel is dry [no water].Im thinking they are falling in and jumping back out again??

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Pooh Bear

10-27-2006 22:27:29




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 Re: Strange mouse question OT in reply to dr.sportster, 10-27-2006 14:20:29  
Put some cracker crumbs in there instead of peanut butter.

Get some heavy poster board and cut a big x in it.
Make the x almost as big as the barrel.
Put it over the barrel and suspend food above the
center of the x. When the mouse tries to get the
food the poster board gives way under it and it
falls into the barrel. and then it can't get back out.

Pooh Bear



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Butcher

10-27-2006 19:39:16




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 Re: Strange mouse question OT in reply to dr.sportster, 10-27-2006 14:20:29  
Madonna probably adoptited it.



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eeleater

10-27-2006 18:37:38




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 Re: Strange mouse question OT in reply to dr.sportster, 10-27-2006 14:20:29  
I am guessing the cats CAN jump back out...



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msb

10-27-2006 17:37:47




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 Re: Strange mouse question OT in reply to dr.sportster, 10-27-2006 14:20:29  
Could be you have a rare specie of mouse.Its called the olympic breed of mice.There are different sub species:the long jump mouse( no vertical lift), the broad jump mouse(pretty harmless since they can't jump that high after jumping broads all day) , the Javelin mouse(they are really dangerous and should be avoided at all costs)and the high jump mouse which you may have.Saw one once jump right into a guy's shirt pocket.The guy crapped his pants right there on the spot.But that was an even rarer sub specie.It is really called the crap scarin ,high jumpin mouse.

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Gerald J.

10-27-2006 15:31:11




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 Re: Strange mouse question OT in reply to dr.sportster, 10-27-2006 14:20:29  
Might be they aren't falling for the trap. But if you add some water, about as deep as the mice are long they aren't going to jump out.

Gerald J.



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nballen

10-27-2006 15:08:23




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 Re: Strange mouse question OT in reply to dr.sportster, 10-27-2006 14:20:29  
I'm guessing the top of the barrel is open?

I think you answered your own question, though. Its like shooting fish in a barrel. ;->

My brothers-in-law (or is it brother-in-laws?) would trap mice with a 5-gallon bucket and a stick, and the mice couldn't jump out (they'd only make it about 2/3 of the way up).



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BigMarv1085

10-27-2006 21:22:05




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 Re: Strange mouse question OT in reply to nballen, 10-27-2006 15:08:23  
I have been having a problem with something that has been eating feed in the open bag. Since the bag was just about empty and I have a empty barrel, I sat the bag in the barrel about 3 hours ago and just checked on it. Caught a big ole opossum.



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