Do You Have A Mouse Problem? I invented The World's Greatest Mouse Trap - The Dizzy Dunker Purchase on Amazon: amzn.to/3Py9eDF Purchase Directly from the Rinne Website: www.rinnecorp.com/?ref=shawnwoods1 (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) FTC Affiliate Disclaimer - I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For A List Of My Top Mouse Traps Recommendations Check Out My Online Affiliate Store: www.amazon.com/shop/historichunter (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.).
People are always trying to build a better mouse trap. Some of the older ones are the best. Think the trap needs a drop or 2 of grease to spin more freely.
Yeah, Just put some grease (thin lubricant) on the spot where the rotating tube will be, do not put it on the inside of the rotating tube because then it will get everywhere when you put it on.
Though you probably don't want it to spin too easily. it seems to work well being a bit stiff so the mice don't think much of it until they spend too much time on it
@@angryboi801 How about if the container had about a foot of water in the bottom? I'm thinking something along the lines of a wheelie-bin sized catcher with some water.
Your bad luck with the spinner, beside the friction, is the design. I firmly believe you could get a lot better results if only you could add 3 and not 4 spinner poles. In a Mercedes Benz symbol configuration. As this has a better chance of rotational fall and less counterbalance as you see with some of your footage, when two mice go on a different direction blade, thus counterweighting each outer and cancel the action.
I came to this channel a while ago to be informed on pest control, and I’m still fascinated with even the variations on the rolling log trap. Please keep it up! I love this channel!
Shawn have you considered getting a 3d printer? Basic design software is pretty easy to learn and it's way easier to make sure dimensions are exact for smaller parts than cutting them by hand.
Not sure about Shawn's exact location, but instead of buying a 3D printer I would suggest asking around to see who has one a person might be able to use (a few public libraries have them) or joining a makerspace that has one.
A small amount of cooking oil in between the two pipes may have helped them rotate some. (cooking oil to both attract the mice and to keep them safe if they ingest it)
If you want to make it more sensitive, pre-drill holes in the smaller tube to go under the spinning part, so there wont be any suction/airtight friction. This also allows you to theoretically apply lubricant from the inside of the piping.
There is nothing illegal with making any patented item. The patent protects the patent holder from anyone else profiting from it. So you can't make them and sell them.
Brian Landers Wikipedia has citations, easily followed. In this case, one can follow reference 4 to 35 USC 71 at the Cornell U.S. Code web site, which spells out the law. I started with Wikipedia figuring it would be easier for most people to start with.
A real lesson in "Mechanical Engineering". The presenter is resourceful and proficient,anticipating just about every possible requirement and weakness. An excellent step-by-step " how to ? " instructional video.
Spinning freely and smoothly gives them the idea before hand. Spinning slightly tighter, or 1 second late will get them on it and dunk. Which is perfect.
I don't think that the 2 PVC pipes slipped on each other to make the trap sensitive enough. Perhaps coating the inner pipe with some odor free oil (canola oil) would increase its sensitivity. I also saw one mouse effect an easy escape by jumping up onto the paddle which was aimed straight down. It then climbed up and jumped out of the pail. I think it was the 1st mouse in the video. Overall, not one of the more effective traps. I think that if you'd coated the bottom of the pail with oil, that would have prevented them from escaping as well.
for the life of me I don't know why he just lets them go. Why even bother catching them unless of course you drive em a couple of miles out into the woods. Seriously though, there's probably 100,000 mice within a mile of his barn.....
@@muskokamike127 , I read some comments or an article somewhere a few years ago written by somebody who had tried dunking the mice in food coloring, for purposes of future identification, before releasing them a mile or two away from home. The same mice came back to the same house.
Excellent work Shawn, thank you for sharing. I did think that with the less-well-fed wild mice that the friction between inner and outer pipes resulted in a less sensitive response when the mouse explored the paddle arm. To combat this I thought that having the inner tube replaced by a simple smooth metal rod would improve the response, however I wonder if this would be TOO sensitive as the mouse is exploring the rotating section of the trap - so in my mind I would like to refine the inner surface of the rotating section of pipe with a series of very slight grooves that provide a set amount of resistance and stability on the metal rod so that the mouse senses that the surface is secure however the break-free force for rotation is very small, Hope this text is clear. All hail the development of the ultimate mouse trap. Good work father & son an excellent team effort. :-)
I was nervous that it wasn't sensitive enough, but looks like it works. The paddles look a little large though. I'm wondering if peanut oil to lube the rubbing parts would help
That's an effective trap as it is, Thanks Shawn. Replacing the rings with a dab of glue 1/16" away will reduce the contact area so the outer tube will rotate easier without lube. Abrading the tabs using 60 grit will help the bait to adhere. Good job Carson. Happy Thanksgiving to all your family.
@Shawn Woods You could put a little squirt of powdered graphite like they use to lubricate key tumblers on locks. That would alleviate the friction (rather than potentially cause more using a different lube) between the pipes without adding any additional weight wouldnt it? Just a thought....
Shawn I have a question for you. Is your son a Cub Scout? If so, have you considered being a pack/troop leader? I’ve always pictured you as an ideal pack/troop leader.
I am wondering if you stick a bit of coconut oil as lube between the rollers? Additionally stick a few holes to be able to have an easier time for reaplication of lube?
@Shawn Woods I think a little bit of cooking oil on the 1in pvc would allow the 1-1/4in to spin really easy. (The light ones wouldn't get away). Great video.
City folk with a question here; I remember one of the earliest video of his showing why he prefers kill traps buckets to live catch buckets, namely because lots of mice trapped in a confined space led to some pretty brutal cannibalism among them... Yet since then every other time he tests a multiple livecatch, that hardly ever happen, they bite each other for a moment at worst or just sit tight and quiet most times. Just wondering if it is because of of a lot of selecting editing, or if something else gives. :o sorry for the long post!
I think the difference is that he's putting padding in the bucket now, before he would put nothing or even some kind of oil to keep them from jumping out. And that's probably what stressed the mice enough to turn them aggressive. I'd just chalk it up to a learning curve, probably encouraged by TH-cam's policies. His distaste for sticky traps seems proof enough that he takes no pleasure in an animals suffering, even a pest like a mouse, so I believe that its just the change in techniques that he has developed over time.
He did have one or more rats prey on the mice in a bucket trap some months ago. YT didn't like it or the followup bideo where the meat-eating rat(s) were targeted. So, not direct cannibalism, but predation has been an issue for him.
@@paulwoodman5131 He didn't have a chance to get to the bucket before the rats did! Wasn't my favored outcome either, but unfortunately eat or be eaten is part of nature's life cycle.
Anybody notice at 5:15 "This video has been removed for violating TH-cam policy on violent or graphic content"? What the heck TH-cam, these are great videos. Family-friendly.
Gnutzguy Also it would help to have little divots on the inside, about 4 so it can make a quarter turn, and the other side would have little humps, but they would be round and lubed, this will give the mouse a false feeling of sturdiness.
Is it bad I laughed when the mouse accidentally pushed his buddy in the bucket?- I can just hear this- “ITS EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF STEWART!!! THIS IS A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION”
I'd be interested in seeing a head to head of the top few traps. Whilst some are obviously more effective at working without fail, others might be better at encouraging mice by either being less alarming or making them more inquisitive. Could do like 3 at a time and see which wins over the period of a week or so?
I am camping with Scouts (previously, Boy Scouts). I feel so guilty watching this video. Part of the bedtime routine at home....watching your vids with one of my cats draped across my chest, his gaze locked onto every mouse, rat, ‘possum, skunk, etc. Sometimes he will pat at the iPad screen, and once he even walked behind the iPad, looking for a critter! And here I am, watching, in my tent....alone! Oh, well. BTW, Carson is adorable!
Attn: Shawn! Just a suggestion but, instead of wooden paddles, I would use metal rods with some kind of hollow plastic cones on the ends instead of flat paddles. The opening to the hollow should point AWAY from the spindle / axel, so that the mouse has no alternative except extending his (her) body all the way out to the far end to access the peanut butter contained within. The finished paddle assembly would something look like this: >---I I---< , where "I I" is the spindle / axel. Coat the whole thing liberally with WD-40 (made from fish oil, so it will attract vermin), which can also be used the lubricate the paddle assembly on the spindle /axel, so it spins more freely. Best wishes always, PH
I'd drill some small holes in the ends of the paddles to fill with peanut butter. It would make the mice work harder for the bait & the bait would last through more mice. Multiple small holes would be better than a single one that can be emptied quicker.
Shawn ,what type of trap works on Chip munks,,,,, RatX won't attract then, I called the manufacturer,,,,,, do you know of any pellets specifically for Chip munks,,,,,,,,,,JRad 007
Shawn, do you know if black pepper works to repel mice? Some people online say it does work, but I'm skeptical because many idea's don't seen to work. The pepper I'm talking about is the black pepper which people use to sprinkle on food. If you are unsure, can you make a video testing it? Thank you.
I am new to your channel , thank you Shawn!! I've seen Clementine a couple of times. She's so intelligent! Bright and adorable! Seeing Carson up close, he is Clementine's big brother/twin! Their faces emulate one another's. I know that's how genes work, hahaha. Seeing and getting to know your family is truly amazing! I am due to give birth within 7 days. So I am just fascinated with any examples of parenting, such as yourself when you include your children in the experiments/education. We appreciate your channel!
Drill holes in the end of the paddles and fill them with pb. Makes it harder for the mice to eat it before getting dunked. Also some dry teflon spray on the inside between the tubes will help with it turning.
I’m new to the channel. I have a rat in the attic. Any advice for how to attract him to my snap trap and glue trap? I have to crawl around the attic to get around, adds another complication to everything.
Simple trap, yet effective and cheap to make. Got to love it. Also if you have buckets laying around but they aren't that tall, you can get away with filling it with water and they won't be able to jump out for sure!
Please upload more. Even if it’s not a mouse trap topic. Would love to see more of the farm and cool spots for your motion cam. I swear I’ve watched over 400 of your videos in like a week.
do you think this would work for rats? I really like the rotating paddles. Is there someway I can get a pattern/instructions or can you post a link please
Been using the simpler dowel baited with peanut butter over a 5 gallon pail with some RV antifreeze. Works all winter without freezing. Great for cottage. And the mice don’t get too decomposed after drowning.
I wonder if Shawn, in scaling back the videos a bit, wished he'd named this channel "Mousetrap sometime this month" 😆 I love the videos and frankly am impressed at people who can do 1 a week. Don't overdo it.
Do You Have A Mouse Problem? I invented The World's Greatest Mouse Trap - The Dizzy Dunker
Purchase on Amazon: amzn.to/3Py9eDF
Purchase Directly from the Rinne Website: www.rinnecorp.com/?ref=shawnwoods1
(As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)
FTC Affiliate Disclaimer - I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post.
For A List Of My Top Mouse Traps Recommendations Check Out My Online Affiliate Store: www.amazon.com/shop/historichunter (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.).
People are always trying to build a better mouse trap. Some of the older ones are the best. Think the trap needs a drop or 2 of grease to spin more freely.
grease might be too thick, some very light oil would be better......many of them simply fell off as opposed to getting spun off.
Graphite would do the trick
@@realkushman yeah that would do it!
I was thinking drill a hole in one end of the larger piece and spray some WD40 in there.
Yeah, Just put some grease (thin lubricant) on the spot where the rotating tube will be, do not put it on the inside of the rotating tube because then it will get everywhere when you put it on.
Happy Thanksgiving. Thank You For Watching My Videos.
Happy thanks giving! I'll be getting eggnog on that day
Shawn Woods happy thanksgiving to you to
Is it possible to make a trap that can drown gophers?
No other trap will compare to the Oil Bowl.
Is that still going?
Maybe you can catch some of them swamp rats and eat them!
"Let's try a third mouse" At this point you're just showing off how diverse your mouse collection is.
Shawn, you should drill some tiny holes in the spinning part so you can occasionally squirt in some graphite to keep that puppy spinning smooth!
Or use bearings
A food-grade oil (olive oil, for example) would attract the mice; it would eventually need to be cleaned, but it would serve two purposes.
I'd use powdered graphite, not liquid, it won't pick up dust and hinder the lubrication.
Though you probably don't want it to spin too easily. it seems to work well being a bit stiff so the mice don't think much of it until they spend too much time on it
Silicon
Mice are cute but Carson is adorable. My biggest laugh of the week. "He ran away" lol
The mice seemed more effective at bumping each other into the bucket...
How big would this thing need to be to work with squirrels?
@@puppetsock ik this is late but squirells would easly jump put of most containers also A squirell would probably be able to hold on
@@angryboi801 How about if the container had about a foot of water in the bottom? I'm thinking something along the lines of a wheelie-bin sized catcher with some water.
Crab bucket theory in action maybe?
So you’re saying the trap worked.
caught the single frame flash of "This video has been removed for violating TH-cam's policy on violent or graphic content." GG editing. 5:15
Sharp eyes! I saw it only because I slowed the video to 25% after your tip.
me too. :D with 0.25 speed and some luck :D
The thumbnail looks like the mouse has a giant cannon
Giant cannon mouse trap. Now that's an idea.
Mighty Mouse. Faster than a speeding bullet.
The mouse packin heat
The tabels have turned. Now it is you who shall get in the bucket.
🤣
They kept getting away from your son Carson because he was being very gentle with them.
I noticed that too. He was taught to respect animals.
Well, that's a good thing. no?
@@panoken2130 Yes it is and cute too.
8:45 "He ran away again!"
Carson is so cool, what a great family you have!
Many I really appreciate how patient you are with your son man keep it up
Your bad luck with the spinner, beside the friction, is the design. I firmly believe you could get a lot better results if only you could add 3 and not 4 spinner poles. In a Mercedes Benz symbol configuration. As this has a better chance of rotational fall and less counterbalance as you see with some of your footage, when two mice go on a different direction blade, thus counterweighting each outer and cancel the action.
Sam Sen also use a smaller diameter pvc pipe
Or add some oil between the pipes to make it rotate smoother
Yet both fall to the trap..
I had the same idea. It’s worth a try.
@@Leonvolt28 Or some ball bearings.
I like how he included a soft landing. That's really sweet of him.
Shawn is going to have his own pet store at this rate
I came to this channel a while ago to be informed on pest control, and I’m still fascinated with even the variations on the rolling log trap. Please keep it up! I love this channel!
Shawn have you considered getting a 3d printer? Basic design software is pretty easy to learn and it's way easier to make sure dimensions are exact for smaller parts than cutting them by hand.
Joshua Hudson
I think he likes making stuff
Part of the fun is crafting things by hand. It's just not the same designing something and printing it out.
The fun of designing is making it as precise and perfect and efficient as possible its not the same as crafting things by hand
Clearly you don't craft
Not sure about Shawn's exact location, but instead of buying a 3D printer I would suggest asking around to see who has one a person might be able to use (a few public libraries have them) or joining a makerspace that has one.
A small amount of cooking oil in between the two pipes may have helped them rotate some. (cooking oil to both attract the mice and to keep them safe if they ingest it)
You could drill a small hole in the sleeve and drop it in when needed
Cooking oil dries. Feel the cap of your cooking oil. Hard and sticky. Cooking oil bad. 🥴🥴🥴
@@MrMysticSeer id reckon graphite would be best in this application
8:01 Mouse: "NOT TODAY, BOY!"
Your son with a mouse is like me and my phone
I-phone 8 by any chance ?
Slippery little buggers, aint they.
Mark Howards naw I-phone 5 I’m broke my phone is smaller than my hand
HARDWIRED to SELF DESTRUCTION tru
Beat The wolf girl at the very least shoot for an iphone 6, probably apple’s best phone that’s not brand new
Absolutely relatable 💀
“Go be free!” Isn’t something I’ll be saying to mice I catch.
"Ohp there he goes!" Awww I'm dying of cuteness !!
Cant beat the classic rolling log trap
Oh, that did the trick for me! But this one does look good.
I would have agreed but in this round, there was a 100% success rate by the dumbest-operating mousetrap in history.
If you want to make it more sensitive, pre-drill holes in the smaller tube to go under the spinning part, so there wont be any suction/airtight friction. This also allows you to theoretically apply lubricant from the inside of the piping.
There is nothing illegal with making any patented item. The patent protects the patent holder from anyone else profiting from it. So you can't make them and sell them.
I was going to comment this, but decided to see if someone beat me to it :)
Are you an attorney? Because the Wikipedia page on Patent infringement under United States law says that making a patented item is infringement.
You guys realize patents are only valid for a few years and have to be renewed constantly? This is obviously a very expired patent
Brian Landers Wikipedia has citations, easily followed. In this case, one can follow reference 4 to 35 USC 71 at the Cornell U.S. Code web site, which spells out the law. I started with Wikipedia figuring it would be easier for most people to start with.
In any case, he made the design for this video on TH-cam which is monetised. Would that count as profiting from it?
Should drill a few holes in the paddles for bait adhesion.
Good idea.
It is hard for me to believe that there are any mice left with-in 5 miles of Mousetrap Monday International Headquarters.
A real lesson in "Mechanical Engineering". The presenter is resourceful and proficient,anticipating just about every possible requirement and weakness. An excellent step-by-step " how to ? " instructional video.
7:19 *THIS. IS. SPARTA!*
You kill vermin on video and this is still the most wholesome TH-cam channel of them all. Thanks for all the great videos, Shawn!
8:02 mouse said: “aight, ima head out”
This is one of my favorite channels ever I'm so glad I dont watch normal television this is golden content and it's free
7:37 awwww look at that baby in the top right yawning. He's so comfy😍😍😍
Ur daughter call me daddy too He's just a little tired from being in The Bucket all night
You know it's good when Shaun builds it himself
WD 40 that spinner and you'd be in biz !
I'm thinking lithium grease, but yes.... lube!
I think copper grease... Mostly because it's what I have lying around that'll last longer than wd40
Spinning freely and smoothly gives them the idea before hand. Spinning slightly tighter, or 1 second late will get them on it and dunk. Which is perfect.
I don't think that the 2 PVC pipes slipped on each other to make the trap sensitive enough. Perhaps coating the inner pipe with some odor free oil (canola oil) would increase its sensitivity. I also saw one mouse effect an easy escape by jumping up onto the paddle which was aimed straight down. It then climbed up and jumped out of the pail. I think it was the 1st mouse in the video. Overall, not one of the more effective traps. I think that if you'd coated the bottom of the pail with oil, that would have prevented them from escaping as well.
for the life of me I don't know why he just lets them go. Why even bother catching them unless of course you drive em a couple of miles out into the woods.
Seriously though, there's probably 100,000 mice within a mile of his barn.....
It hung on to the paddle
Peanut oil maybe? Bait but also lube
@@muskokamike127 , I read some comments or an article somewhere a few years ago written by somebody who had tried dunking the mice in food coloring, for purposes of future identification, before releasing them a mile or two away from home. The same mice came back to the same house.
Shawn, its really uplifting seeing you with your family. You are a kind, humble man; a great role model. I wish I could be such a good dad. Thank you
Your son "Imma get cha"
Deer mice "YEET"
That moment with Carson just made me smile :)
You could drill holes in the paddles and filled with peanut butter, that would keep the peanut butter in place longer..
Or make the paddles out of folded over aluminum screen.
Stanfordcoffee, I'd suggest using golf tees, they already have a dimple in the end....a good spot for placing the peanut butter.
Shawn you have such a kind soul. Thank you for sharing your videos.
The flash said "This video has been removed for violating TH-cam's policy on violent or graphic content." Thank me
ok thanks
@@natttomes4588 I got you man
Ain't nothing on this channel ever been graphic or violent.
@@ChrisGilliamOffGrid true but YT doesn't like when mice die
@@agreypencil5491 Tell me about it, my channel is mostly trapping. Real trapping.
Excellent work Shawn, thank you for sharing. I did think that with the less-well-fed wild mice that the friction between inner and outer pipes resulted in a less sensitive response when the mouse explored the paddle arm. To combat this I thought that having the inner tube replaced by a simple smooth metal rod would improve the response, however I wonder if this would be TOO sensitive as the mouse is exploring the rotating section of the trap - so in my mind I would like to refine the inner surface of the rotating section of pipe with a series of very slight grooves that provide a set amount of resistance and stability on the metal rod so that the mouse senses that the surface is secure however the break-free force for rotation is very small, Hope this text is clear. All hail the development of the ultimate mouse trap. Good work father & son an excellent team effort. :-)
Want you on my team (no particular team, of course)....like the way you think!
@@99Inflamunas Thank you.
10:32 The trap on the right reminds me of the Excalibur. Pull it out, and you'll gonna rule Mickeyland.
Love to see you sharing this with your son. Love your videos too.
This 2 almost got away using team work. 6:31
I liked the flash of "This Video has been removed for violating TH-cam's policy on violent or graphic content" on 5:15
Shawn woods' son got butter fingers.
Peanut butter.
I was nervous that it wasn't sensitive enough, but looks like it works. The paddles look a little large though.
I'm wondering if peanut oil to lube the rubbing parts would help
Also you should make a custom snap trap
Always love the videos where you show the process of building a new trap. Great one as always, hope you and your family have a great Thanksgiving!
5:50 he just wanted to go lmfao.
That's an effective trap as it is, Thanks Shawn. Replacing the rings with a dab of glue 1/16" away will reduce the contact area so the outer tube will rotate easier without lube. Abrading the tabs using 60 grit will help the bait to adhere.
Good job Carson.
Happy Thanksgiving to all your family.
9:24 “Today on mousetrap Monday, I’ll be showing you my latest humane way to catch mice: my son catches them with his hands 😂!”
@Shawn Woods You could put a little squirt of powdered graphite like they use to lubricate key tumblers on locks. That would alleviate the friction (rather than potentially cause more using a different lube) between the pipes without adding any additional weight wouldnt it? Just a thought....
Shawn I have a question for you.
Is your son a Cub Scout? If so, have you considered being a pack/troop leader? I’ve always pictured you as an ideal pack/troop leader.
I am wondering if you stick a bit of coconut oil as lube between the rollers? Additionally stick a few holes to be able to have an easier time for reaplication of lube?
We would call that “the wheel of misfortune.”
7:48 does anyone know why that mouse on the right side of the top huddle is on it's back and acting like that
7:19 well someone was greedy >->
@Shawn Woods
I think a little bit of cooking oil on the 1in pvc would allow the 1-1/4in to spin really easy. (The light ones wouldn't get away).
Great video.
City folk with a question here; I remember one of the earliest video of his showing why he prefers kill traps buckets to live catch buckets, namely because lots of mice trapped in a confined space led to some pretty brutal cannibalism among them... Yet since then every other time he tests a multiple livecatch, that hardly ever happen, they bite each other for a moment at worst or just sit tight and quiet most times. Just wondering if it is because of of a lot of selecting editing, or if something else gives. :o sorry for the long post!
I think the difference is that he's putting padding in the bucket now, before he would put nothing or even some kind of oil to keep them from jumping out. And that's probably what stressed the mice enough to turn them aggressive. I'd just chalk it up to a learning curve, probably encouraged by TH-cam's policies. His distaste for sticky traps seems proof enough that he takes no pleasure in an animals suffering, even a pest like a mouse, so I believe that its just the change in techniques that he has developed over time.
I think I saw one of them in his old videos, but it's not beetween mice and mice like this new video, instead it was among rats and mice.
He did have one or more rats prey on the mice in a bucket trap some months ago. YT didn't like it or the followup bideo where the meat-eating rat(s) were targeted. So, not direct cannibalism, but predation has been an issue for him.
@@leiatyndall8648 those rats were brutal, kept coming back till they ate them all. Drowning them would be more humane.
@@paulwoodman5131 He didn't have a chance to get to the bucket before the rats did! Wasn't my favored outcome either, but unfortunately eat or be eaten is part of nature's life cycle.
Anybody notice at 5:15 "This video has been removed for violating TH-cam policy on violent or graphic content"? What the heck TH-cam, these are great videos. Family-friendly.
More mouse fell off than got spun off. Wheel needs lube.
Gnutzguy Also it would help to have little divots on the inside, about 4 so it can make a quarter turn, and the other side would have little humps, but they would be round and lubed, this will give the mouse a false feeling of sturdiness.
Is it bad I laughed when the mouse accidentally pushed his buddy in the bucket?-
I can just hear this-
“ITS EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF STEWART!!! THIS IS A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION”
Poor Carson, just trying to show everyone deer mice
Awesome seeing your best helper doing such a good job of making sure the deer mice got away free. :)
5:15 removed for violent or graphic content!
My question is
Was this flash put up by YT or by shawn to discourage the bot from flagging it I'm thinking it might be the second
@@mancraft18 it was flashed as a joke, because youtube flags anything with a slight hint of violence.
I'd be interested in seeing a head to head of the top few traps. Whilst some are obviously more effective at working without fail, others might be better at encouraging mice by either being less alarming or making them more inquisitive. Could do like 3 at a time and see which wins over the period of a week or so?
I bet all those mice went and told there friends how they outsmarted us humans,
I am camping with Scouts (previously, Boy Scouts). I feel so guilty watching this video. Part of the bedtime routine at home....watching your vids with one of my cats draped across my chest, his gaze locked onto every mouse, rat, ‘possum, skunk, etc. Sometimes he will pat at the iPad screen, and once he even walked behind the iPad, looking for a critter! And here I am, watching, in my tent....alone! Oh, well.
BTW, Carson is adorable!
I haven’t been this early in a while!
Me neither
Same
Ditto.
Attn: Shawn! Just a suggestion but, instead of wooden paddles, I would use metal rods with some kind of hollow plastic cones on the ends instead of flat paddles. The opening to the hollow should point AWAY from the spindle / axel, so that the mouse has no alternative except extending his (her) body all the way out to the far end to access the peanut butter contained within. The finished paddle assembly would something look like this: >---I I---< , where "I I" is the spindle / axel. Coat the whole thing liberally with WD-40 (made from fish oil, so it will attract vermin), which can also be used the lubricate the paddle assembly on the spindle /axel, so it spins more freely. Best wishes always, PH
This trap looks like an empty toilet paper holder
I think I just enjoyed your son being so cute with the mice. You should have him “release” them more. It was so cute. 🐁
So Shawn. How will Coppa affect your channel? Everyone seems to be panicking
I'd drill some small holes in the ends of the paddles to fill with peanut butter. It would make the mice work harder for the bait & the bait would last through more mice. Multiple small holes would be better than a single one that can be emptied quicker.
Kid manages to hold mice like I maintain my relationships. :((
Shawn ,what type of trap works on Chip munks,,,,, RatX won't attract then, I called the manufacturer,,,,,, do you know of any pellets specifically for Chip munks,,,,,,,,,,JRad 007
Build a mouse trap where the mouse gets gased lmaoooo
Calm down, Hitler
Love to watch your videos Shawn and all the different traps you bring us. Like the way you keep some of the live mice for testing purposes.
Needs a little WD 40 and water in the bucket!
sounds like you need a moat around your barn with a spinning paddle bridge as entry to catch those vandals.
Way to Go Carson! Your doing a great job Buddy!
Aww, I love how they're cuddling each other.
Shawn, do you know if black pepper works to repel mice? Some people online say it does work, but I'm skeptical because many idea's don't seen to work. The pepper I'm talking about is the black pepper which people use to sprinkle on food. If you are unsure, can you make a video testing it? Thank you.
you ever consider putting plugs with axles into the ends of the pipe instead of notches to allow for the rolling log and paddle configuration?
I am new to your channel , thank you Shawn!!
I've seen Clementine a couple of times. She's so intelligent! Bright and adorable!
Seeing Carson up close, he is Clementine's big brother/twin! Their faces emulate one another's.
I know that's how genes work, hahaha. Seeing and getting to know your family is truly amazing!
I am due to give birth within 7 days. So I am just fascinated with any examples of parenting, such as yourself when you include your children in the experiments/education. We appreciate your channel!
Drill holes in the end of the paddles and fill them with pb. Makes it harder for the mice to eat it before getting dunked. Also some dry teflon spray on the inside between the tubes will help with it turning.
I’m new to the channel. I have a rat in the attic. Any advice for how to attract him to my snap trap and glue trap? I have to crawl around the attic to get around, adds another complication to everything.
Simple trap, yet effective and cheap to make. Got to love it.
Also if you have buckets laying around but they aren't that tall, you can get away with filling it with water and they won't be able to jump out for sure!
Excellent work as always Shawn. Have a fantastic break with your wonderful family.
Please upload more. Even if it’s not a mouse trap topic. Would love to see more of the farm and cool spots for your motion cam. I swear I’ve watched over 400 of your videos in like a week.
Hey! Shaun & Family! Long time ! New phone 5g ! Vids are better picture ! U, Keep up the good job! And Happy THANKSGIVING!
do you think this would work for rats? I really like the rotating paddles. Is there someway I can get a pattern/instructions or can you post a link please
Have you tried to see if the free-rolling ball bearings? That might make it a lot easier for it to roll.
10:50 you are better then most of us Shawn, keep doing what you do, its wonderful to see your hobby in action :)
Been using the simpler dowel baited with peanut butter over a 5 gallon pail with some RV antifreeze. Works all winter without freezing. Great for cottage. And the mice don’t get too decomposed after drowning.
I wonder if Shawn, in scaling back the videos a bit, wished he'd named this channel "Mousetrap sometime this month" 😆
I love the videos and frankly am impressed at people who can do 1 a week. Don't overdo it.