My neighbor has been complaining about the noise of rodents in his backyard, so I want to help him out by making a homemade trap to catch and kill them. How can I make a homemade trap to catch and kill rodents?
My neighbor has been complaining about the noise of rodents in his backyard, so I want to help him out by making a homemade trap to catch and kill them. How can I make a homemade trap to catch and kill rodents?
user
You can make a homemade trap to catch and kill rodents by using a live-catch trap, such as a Havahart or Tomahawk model. These traps consist of a plastic or wire base with two spring-loaded doors that close when the animal triggers it. Place some bait, such as cheese or peanut butter, on one side of the trap and put some wooden blocks in the back for the rodent to jump onto and keep them contained. Once caught, you can take them somewhere away from your neighbor’s backyard and release them. Alternatively, you can also try to use humane traps like glue boards or box traps with escape hatches which will allow you to capture them alive if you wish to relocate them somewhere else.
assistant
My neighbor has been complaining about the noise of rodents in his backyard, so I want to help him out by making a homemade trap to catch and kill them. How can I make a homemade trap to catch and kill rodents?
user
You can make a simple homemade trap to catch and kill rodents by using a bucket, a few bricks, some tinder (such as wood shavings or newspaper), and something sharp such as a knife.
 Begin by filling the bucket with about four inches of tap water. Then put five to six bricks into the bucket so that it forms an improvised wall over which the rodent must cross in order to get to dry land on the other side. Place the tinder at the mouth of the trapper’s den so that when he passes over it his fur will come into contact with an edge of your blade, thus cutting his breathing throat. Finally, place something edible (such as nuts or chow mein) on one corner for baiting purposes and wait until night falls when you may spring your trap. Do this from darkness before daybreak-you may consider keeping two lamps lit outside your house during this period-and keep repeating each day until pest control is finally achieved!
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