Pareeeee
09-02-12, 08:51 PM
So, one of my hopper mice escaped last night/this morning some time. So, I invented a mousetrap to capture him alive...and it worked!!!
Sorry for the crappy pictures, I just took them on auto about 5 minutes ago.
All I did was get a rag and clip it onto a bin with steep sides (too high for a hopper mouse to jump), fill it with food (seeds, peanut butter, apple core) and place it in the dark beside my mouse breeder-bin. I made sure the rag didn't dangle inside so he couldn't grab it and climb back out. I left the lid partially on to make it look like a secluded hiding place...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_8794.jpg
I really only half expected it to work...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_8793.jpg
Here's the escape artist. Little rotter bit me twice while I tried to grab him...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_8795.jpg
Sorry for the crappy pictures, I just took them on auto about 5 minutes ago.
All I did was get a rag and clip it onto a bin with steep sides (too high for a hopper mouse to jump), fill it with food (seeds, peanut butter, apple core) and place it in the dark beside my mouse breeder-bin. I made sure the rag didn't dangle inside so he couldn't grab it and climb back out. I left the lid partially on to make it look like a secluded hiding place...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_8794.jpg
I really only half expected it to work...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_8793.jpg
Here's the escape artist. Little rotter bit me twice while I tried to grab him...
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/Pareeeee/IMG_8795.jpg