Thread: Chittys humane mouse trap

It appears we have a new resident in Chez Chitty.

I was indulging in a night cap in the wee small hours of the morning and for a split second he appeared revealing his big ears and disappeared in a flash.
Being slightly inebriated I quickly wrote a note down on the calendar to catch Micky .

So today I constructed a humane mouse trap out of a few recyclable items that can be found in most households.
Note: Not all the items photographed were used and no mouse has yet been harmed in the making of this thread.


Carve the plastic bottles to make a pit and gang plank type contraption..


Use a screwdriver to melt the holes in the plastic then push the chop stick through.


Sellotape the wooden ramp to the edge of the pit robustly.

The theory is that Micky will follow a trail of peanut butter up the ramp licking his lips in a delirious frenzy then spy the prize.
A block of cheese tenderly balanced on the end of the plank.
Micky will be blinded by love and lust for the prize...


He will get his prize but fall promptly into the pit unable to escape, he will console himself with his prize and maybe tackle the carrots which incidently are in there to weigh the pit down.


Note the mouse in the pictures is not real and is constructed from bluetack,purely for illustration purposes.

The bait is set in a darkened utility room, we shall await the morning.

#pray4micky

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