HOW TO REMOVE MICE AND ANTS FROM YOUR HOMESTEAD. Homemade Ant Poison and Repeating Mouse Trap.
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- DIY Ant and Rodent removal. Showing the technique I use for killing ants and mice in my backwoods cabin.
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I like to use windshield washer fluid for the pails, it pickles the mice so they don’t stink as bad as in water, especially useful in remote cabins that don’t get checked on very often..
Great idea 👍. No other wants stinky mouse stew.
Planning to build my off grid place later this year. Saw a neat trick. When you build, before you insulate and close up the walls. Mix up some "Borocare" (home depot) in a pesticide sprayer. Then soak down all the wood in your framing top to bottom. After it soaks in termites and carpenter ants will NOT consume your wood. Also sprinkle borax powder in the bottom of every available frame. This will prevent ants from coming in and cockroaches too.....
Mix a little antifreeze in the water it won't stink so much...
Cheers Kev.
I've learned a lot from you, your humor and ethics are great. i admire your work and your independence. Keep up your videos
Thank you for saying so :-)
The ant method depends on the type of ant. Some go for sugar, others like protein. If they're not attracted to sugar, mix the borax powder into peanut butter. It doesn't take much.
I always wondered, what happens if mice eat the ant bait with the peanut butter esp. does the borax do anything to them?
To keep the smell at bay use antifreeze. No smell
It works!
yup the borax and sugar works well!
That mouse trap approach is a life saver, of course the subtle tips like using PBR's are what I needed to put me over the top and get those last few mice that now seem to be avoiding the trap. There will be no mice left in Vermont when I'm done.
Hey Boss, like the videos. A tip for you if you are leaving the bucket traps out for a long period while you will be gone then you can add anti-freeze to the water and it will act like a preservative and keep the stink down. Thanks for the work you put into your videos, we enjoy them.
Exactly and RV antifreeze is non toxic :-)
Thanks for the tips. I'm building a Tree House camp in the swamps of southern Louisiana , and was wondering how to keep the critter control in check without toxic harm to myself. Thanks again for useful tip. Getting ready to button up cracks now.
love the tips! the people who I'm currently renting the cabin i live in now decided it was a good idear to use fiberglass insulation under the floor and of course I have become quite the mouse hunter. this new tip will definitely come in handy! thanks
Been there done that with the fiberglass. Live and learn.
yes sir, ha
Add a few spoonfuls of Dawn to the water. Prevents mce from swimming
Great video, always so informative! Just a note that will stimulate your frugal side, mix 1 heaping teaspoon of molasses with 1 cup of white sugar and you have brown sugar! I use the spoon to mix but it takes a little over 5 mins before it is perfect. Thx JC!
I wonder if it would be humane to use these rat traps in Congress?
I've nominated you for best comment on the internet 😘 no seriously can we? We have a bunch of rats in Congress😂
:@@mandielou: Rat traps are blind to who falls in, can I say that? LOL!
@@ginosmovies don't worry your deepest thoughts are safe with me 🙊😅 TBH as a Christian I still struggle with these transgressions as well.😬🤫 Jesus says by hating your brother is the same as murder. But then again we aren't to call evil our brother or friend. And God doesn't hear prayers from the wicked. But even though we shouldn't support or befriend evil, we are to still pray for them. If I ever think of those thoughts I quickly repent and pray for them.🙏🏻 It's all we can do really... We can't be a Hillary Clinton and suicide everyone we're afraid of or disagree with.😂 Lol even though sometimes it's a passing thought. 🤷🤫
@@mandielou Interesting point. Considering my age , I have ran out of "turn the other cheek" belief, as there are only so many cheeks to pass around. So I figure why don't we grab some of those other cheeks in the swamp, start "slapping" their cheeks (figuratively speaking) and show them the power of THE LIGHT, ......... Good will always triumph over Evil, it just that they haven't received the memo yet.
@@mandielou , Proverb says stay away running as fast as one can when it comes to any kinds of Evil doing, never imitate or befriend with any kinds of Evils' doing nor pray for any Evil nor Evil's slaves.
Bible does says pray for your ENEMY, oppressor etc,,, but NOT for Evil.
Should any kinds of Evil or Evil slaves attack you, "RESIST the Evil" n shout loudly "Get the heck out of here you Evil doer in the name of CHRIST JESUS!", & stay away!
Good stuff my friend.
I’m kind of surprised you didn’t mention it being up in snow country. But add antifreeze in the winter to keep the water from freezing. We used this method and never had a mouse problem in our snowmobile or hunting camp which were not heated. It seems like the seeds are overkill. Peanut butter is all ya need.
PBR so good it won an award 😉🍺
The rolling can really isn't necessary as the bucket works awesome with nothing more than the floating seeds and a ramp. For that application though, the seeds are a must and also must be refreshed often. You can go simple or get complicated like I did in this video haha. Enjoy. th-cam.com/video/7FvCsDd-IiM/w-d-xo.html
Being in the pest control business, I knew of the ant mixture, but the rat trap was a new deal for me, thanks for sharing it JC
Learn something every day ;-))
Hey Boss Man, thanks for the video...... The house that I live in now, I've been here for 6 years this spring. About three years ago I started having ant problems. Outside and inside. I mean there would be thousands of them marching around the walls. Well I took an empty windex bottle and filled it with white vinegar and a little dish soap and started spraying them. Well that killed them right there and then. But the problem is, they just keep coming...... So one day I was on my back porch and a long trail of ants was crossing the sidewalk and I was out of vinegar and I knew I needed to do something. I had a box of opened baking soda in the kitchen. I don't know why, but I'm thankful that I did, I sprinkled baking soda on the ant trail. Nothing happened, they just marched back and forth, so I thought all was lost. In a few days I noticed the ants were gone. So I sprinkled baking soda on all my counter tops in the kitchen and bath rooms, anywhere I had saw ants........ That's been a year now and no ants, thank God!!! Just good old baking soda, didn't have to mix nothing, just put it out!
I saw a mouse or two when we moved into our house. My "repeating mouse traps" or as I like to call them, my cats have taken care of the problem. LOL
JC, thanks for the ant remedy tip. There used to be a good product readily available here in Australia but it has disappeared off the retail shelves recently. It used to work great and this mixture of yours looks exactly like it so I know what I'll be doing. Many thanks.
Terro is a great ant poison but the ingredients is borax and sugar water. Might as well make your own.
If you mean Ant-Rid, it is still around, but you have to search...try Foodland. The bottle is refillable.... look for the fine line at the base of the nozzle, between that and the screw track for the lid, and carefully use a blunt but thin knife blade to prise it off. Bob's your uncle...use a fine funnel to refill the bottle with this recipe. I also use this recipe to pour into ant holes, but l make it with very little water, so that it is a sludge that they have to remove in order to get in/out of their nest.... pour in until no more fits, then check back in a couple of days to see whether they need another dose. Keep pets away from the area until all gone. 👍😊🐜
Love your mousetrap! Been using borax and sugar for years. Mix the two in a wide mouth jaw, leaving it dry. Drill holes in the lid to make a shaker. This is good for covering fire ant mounds. If a light rain shower isn't expected in a few hours, mist a little water so the borax and sugar will bond. Soon the mound is dead.
Never used it dry before. I'll have to try that. Thanks :-)
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I did the ant thing in my garden and it worked great.. I did try the mouse trap and didn't catch a blasted thing.. And I know them suckers are in my basement. Didn't have mice for years and then suddenly they showed up! Great video! Hope you have a great 4th. Lucky you probably will be at one of the cabins and having a peaceful 4th. Best fireworks of all listening to the peepers and loons 'd say! Blessings to you and Frankie!!
I'm at the cabin as I type. Been here since Thursday and haven't pounded a single nail yet. Try switching the bait. Raisins work well on them too. Happy 4th my friend.
Yep, up here in the upper peninsula of Michigan that's called a yooper mouse trap. We put those in the cabin when closing them up for the winter. Yoopers use antifreeze in the bucket. When it gets below zero and those rodents come in they don't eat the food off. That way you catch them all winter and spring . When you come back to open the cabin it doesn't stink. Just a bucket o mice. :)
I started using RV antifreeze since it's non toxic and it's works great.
This is a common cure for roaches and other little critters. I've used it for 40+ years.
Does it really work for roaches? Why pay an exterminator, if it's fully effective?
Best used for those living in solitude.
The ole beer can in the bucket trick... Great idea. I'll have to use this in the future... Thanks for the tutorial JC! Another great video.
The bucket works just as well without the can. All you need is the ramp and some floating seeds.
@@thebossoftheswamp Thanks again JC!
In freezing temperatures the bucket traps work if filled with antifreeze. I use the pink kind for R/Vs so I won't poison my own animals. Last winter I didn't need a trap. A weasel moved into my shed and kept the mice and red squirrels in check.
I had a weasel in the camp a few winters back. It kept the mice down but I had weasel shit everywhere lol. Everything's a tradeoff I guess.
I wouldn't want one in the house but this guy was in the shed where I store animal feed. The losses to rodents were down to nothing but he did eat any dog food that spilled on the floor. After a couple weeks I was hand feeding him small pieces of raw meat.
The old Yooper bucket mouse trap! I've been using them for years and they work great! PBR cans definitely work the best. I like to use RV Antifreeze in the winter months so that they don't freeze over and it's non-toxic. Great Video!!
Good idea about the antifreeze. Thanks
Excellent ideas Boss. A rodent crawled under the hood of my truck that I have parked in the barn over at my Eastern Oregon property. I'm thinking heavily about your bucket idea !! Cheap and effective.....Thanks !!
Good luck with your rodent buddy.
Awesome video! Never heard of the borax/water/sugar ant killer before, gonna try it out! Thanks for sharing!
My fathers been doing same for decades. He puts about 2 inches of antifreeze in bucket instead of water. Dead mice won't stink near as bad and don't need to check as often. May get 20 or more before changing food supply. Uses small screen to scoop carcasses and reuses antifreeze till it starts to smell
May I say I always am so pleases when I check my subscriptions and see you got a new video out.
Thank you kindly :-))
Excellent.
I will give it a go for my little neighbours "the ants🐜🐜🐜".
For the 🐁🐁🐁, Soukie and Toby (the cats) do the job.
thank you JC, resourceful as ever 😉
The ant poison works great. Powdered sugar or white sugar works best. Just need to make sure the sugar is completely dissolved to a liquid form. If it's too thick or not dissolved, it will solidify too fast and not work as well. It takes about a week and then I see dead ants all over the place. Have fun :-)
When renovating the kitchen, I laid down heaps of plain Borax along all the wall bases and flooring. Installed the drywall and flooring. No ants or roaches in 21 years. We also place a bunch under the house in the crawlspace all along the perimeter of the house foundation. Of course, keeping all pets away while you do this. NO more giant water bugs (the ones that look like giant roaches). Since under the house gets wet, we renew the Borax every summer.
Thanks for the tip :-)
I had ant problems too, but I checked around the house and watched for ants outside. I followed them to locate their colony. Boiled a few huge pots of water and poured the boiling water on their nests. Afterward I poured a BIT of gasoline around the nests and set it on fire (make sure to have a hose ready in case you use too much gasoline). It must have killed most of them AND their queen as they all disappeared after that. And a large circle of dead grass or a small mound under the grass is a good indicator of their colony.
I like your rolling can if you have several mice. If you just have the rogue mouse or 2, you can simply float a piece of wax paper in the water with some seeds or something on top, and they'll jump in from the ramp thinking its a solid surface below. Definitely trying your ant formula tomorrow I think they are eating my garage as we speak!
Love the mouse trap!!! You should patent that!! I have used a bucket with a couple of inches of water in it, put a ring of peanut butter a few inches down below the lip, but doesn't have near the same success as your idea. Keep up the great videos!!!!
I didn't invent it. This has been around for a long time but I posted it cause I know a lot of folks never seen one. It works great.
That takes care of the ants and rodents. let me know if you hear of anything that keeps inlaws away.
Cattle prods.
The quickest way I found to keep the inlaws away is to divorce their fricken daughter haha. No joke. It works slicker than snot buddy LOL. Happy 4th.
WORKED FOR ME TOO ! I kept the kids though ! :D
LOL. it worked for me three times Boss.
willie Makit , Too funny. 🤣🤣👍
Hey Bud, hope all is well. My count for last year in the bucket was 87 in the pole barn. This spring we did a new floor and sealed up around the bottom. 3 in the trap. Its all about knocking down the population. The bucket works great. Good to hear from you.
87, now that's a bucket of mice. Yessah :-)
Great trap Boss, lowering the can, Well..., that's just good backwoods logic. 😉
We use the Borax ant killer just like that and it works great. Nice mouse trap idea, I will be making one of those for here at the homestead tomorrow morning. I have this place sealed up nice and tight, but it never seems to matter. Always have some of those little buggers running around here, but that should get them!! Thanks for the idea. Take care JC, and have a great 4th of July weekend.......Darryl, AML.
Happy trapping to ya :-)
I just line the exterior of my house with left over fire pit Ash. Works for everything. Every year just add more. No centipedes, ants spiders...Kinda miss the crickets though
I wish I had known that when I had my millipedes infestation. Will try it next time. I tried diatomaceous earth but it is expensive.
Wow. Will try that with my woodstove ash!
David Mandziuk interesting I didn't know about this! How thick do u put it down?
Rightly O. Big fire this winter coming!
I'll let you know how it goes Christmas time!
My father placed rat traps in his log house up in the attic to get rid of the chipmunks he had up there. They worked like a charm but I’ve seen this method used before also for rats and mice.Thanks for sharing!!! 😉
Looking at this one again because I have been having a mouse issue with a few getting into my cabin. I've been using sticky traps, because I'm at my cabin more often than not, but I like your idea much better. The mice have been a bigger problem in my workshop. The workshop is recently new, I like working with wood, regardless the little creatures are becoming a big nuisance. By the way haven't been watching too many of your videos because I have been very busy working on the cabin, actually the cabin is going to be my home. Thanks for all the videos and info. Winter is approaching and so is video time. Ha ha ha :)
The buckets are a nice alternative and they keep on working while I'm away. Good luck :-)
Thanks for a great video! I use this method in my house, but when l have found the nest outside, l make the recipe with only a little water, so that it is a sludge that l can gloop into their hole/s. I mix it in an old pan, kept for the purpose, with an old serving-spoon. Just use a dash of hot water from the kettle. I put as much in as will fit, then they go into a frenzy, clearing the entrance/s, and putting it into storage, feeding their queen and the nursery. I cleared a massive colony of meat ants this way, that had spread from next door's paddock, into my garden.... the borax gloop was taken from the entrances in my garden, 60m into the central colony in the paddock. I had to retreat twice, it was so big, but l got them all! No meat ants for 3 years. The solution doesn't poison the soil, like commercially-made "ant-sand" does ( as they warn on the bottle!) Works on small ants too. Try to find as many entrances as you can, and give them a sugar treat at each. I find that birds don't go for it, as the ants are so frantic...it's all hands on deck for them! The only reason l buy cheap white sugar is for making ant-poison! (Raw or brown is people-sugar!) 😊👍🍯🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜
Thank you for those tips. I get invaded by ants and with a toddler in the house, I am careful about things that can affect his breathing and with your tips, I don't have that concern. Thanks again. GOD bless.
Even though this is only simple borax, it's still best to keep it out of reach of children and pets. God Bless.
@@thebossoftheswamp yes, I will keep it out of reach. 😊
I used some kind of sticky paper once, it worked but the mice were still alive and I was pretty stressed out about it. I don't have any rodents at the moment, a few bugs maybe but I will store this idea away for the future. Thank you Boss.
Keep the sticky paper for flies and throw a PBR at em next time. Cheers :-)
Take a mayonnaise jar lid fill it with the soda pop called Fresca, have it placed where rodents are frequenting, place as many lids as necessary, fill the lid to the brim, refresh it daily with a fresh can.
Rodents will disappear, and if a hawk, owl, or cat get them there's no danger of a non target species getting poisoned. The reason why it works so effectively is the fact that Rodents can't burp, so they wander away with a bloated belly unable to eat, or drink anymore.
That sounds crazy enough to try. Anything unique about Fresca? I haven't heard that name for ages but now I'll have to look (burp).
@@LiveMusicOntario
It's something that's been around a long, long time, Fresca just has a ton of Fizz to it that lasts, and they love it.
I'll be trying this out tomorrow. Got rats in the car project. No worries about pets getting into traps or poisons. Thanks for another great video JC!
Good luck with the rat attack :-)
Never heard of the ant trap, going to have to give it a go. That mouse trap is a great idea. Everybody has mice, that's one way to keep them in check. Have a great day Boss. God Bless.
The ant poison works great. Powdered sugar or white sugar works best. Just need to make sure the sugar is completely dissolved to a liquid form.
Thanks, I will try it!!
I've had had mixed results with borax probably because there's a zillion species of ants and they have different tastes. When it works it works well. The mouse trap is pure genius. Definitely gonna try that if only for an excuse to buy beer.
Ahh the old tried and true bucket and PBR... A trick my father showed me many years ago. Works like a charm every time. Even used it at the home last fall in our basement. (Nancy wasn't thrilled, but couldn't argue with the results). Lol :-)
3 days and the mice B gone.
Thanks for the great vid Boss.
Cheers!!!
Yep, been giving free swimming lessons for quite some time now :-)
Those mousetraps do work the best. Our cabin gets snowed in usually from November 'till May, so when I finally get there in the spring, those buckets really stink. I started dumping windshield washer fluid in there instead of water. It won't freeze and it cuts down on the smell too.Thanks for the vid. Boss!
We just made five traps for the yard, garage, and two shed/workshops. hope the ant bait works as well for us as for you. we live in the rocky mountains....I'm not sure if the type of ants we have are baited with the same mixtures. we will see! thanks for the vid. I'm making the mouse traps tomorrow. we just finished building the wood working shop today....so glad it is done....augh. I don't recommend buying the shed/shop kits from lumber companies. we live 100 miles from the business....we have had to make six trips to get products they didn't include or thought they had included in the original package. that isn't including the rafter plans.........only 2 feet to narrow! it's been a learning experience....mostly, don't buy the kits. haha
Excellent information, will try this out , you got a great way of wording things, Happy 4th of July weekend, best wishes always and thanks for sharing your videos.
Thank you kindly. Happy 4th to you.
The version of that recipe I heard is Borax and Eagle Brand condensed milk or whatever brand of condensed milk that’s like a very thick paste. Mix together and roll it into balls then flatten the balled into cubes, like dice, they don’t roll around. Works on cockroaches too.
That is a great idea. I have thought of using it myself.
Funny i was telling my buddy about the sugar and borax yesterday have to get him to watch this. Slick mouse trap great idea. Many thanks as always. Take care.
Both projects work pretty darn good for something so simple.
if you put some used anti-freeze in the trap, it cuts down on the smell significantly. we started using it in our cabin in upstate NY originally because the water froze. We found that as a secondary benefit it kept the smell down to almost nothing, I use straight anti freeze.
Great info. Thank you
Best ant & mouse traps I've seen in a few years. Thanx
I'm giving that trap a try, used the same basic trap for chip monks minus the can, just half full bucket of water with some sunflower seed floating on top to appear as a buck half full of seed. I like your method though! Thanks! I will use PBR cans too!
I do that also and it works great.
I like your version of the can mouse trap. I used a similar one, I forgot about the cold and the water froze. I had some live ones I had to get rid of.
Folks have been recommending using antifreeze in the bucket.
Howdy, I have a seasonal mouse problem as I'm weeks on end away from home, I had resorted to spraying surface spray for cockroach's as a deterrent instead of kill as I'm not there to empty traps etc. It works awesome however it also keeps the spiders out or dead. I love a house full of spiders and used to love coming home after being away for 10 or so weeks and all the doorways sown up in webs!
When I'm home Christmas time again for about 8 ish weeks I'll try this instead, and wash the whole house down so to attract the spiders back in, I have saved this bid and will report back in 10 or so months!
Cheers. [Australia] 🎄
"I heard soda cans work well too but why argue with success?" Lol.
also try placing Bounce fabric softener sheets around in holes and cracks. keeps the mice away. and then just replace the sheets every few weeks. a good trick for areas you don't want traps out and around (boats, campers, RV's)
Not around here. They carry them off to use for their nest. Found quite a few of them last year with dryer sheets in them.
I have used that mouse trap for years, but I have never put the can lower I will have to give that a try. I will try the ant poison as well. Thanks for sharing..
Just make sure the sugar is entirely dissolved. otherwise it solidifies too quick and doesn't seem to work as well. Cheers :-)
Thanks for the Heads Up Boss !
I just mixed up some Ant yummy and they are already Sucking it up.
Whoa,,, these are so simple methods n cheap n effective,,, thanks for sharing ,,, Stay safe, happy & GOD blessed,,,
Thank you and blessings to you as well.
Boss, been using the PBR for years since i saw one up in your neck of the woods in the Adirondacks, thanks for the tip on putting the can lower.. great video....
The buckets work pretty good. I do have to change up the bait once in a while though.
Years ago i ran into a real smart one - the sucker would figured out how to move the can across the wire. A little tape cured the problem and found em doing the back-stroke !!! Thanks for the video's Boss, looking forward to the next one. Peace and take care.
Hi Boss, tried your remedy for ants in the kitchen and it worked great.........thanks for the tip!!
Thanks for the success report. I just killed a bunch of ants recently too :-)
WOW! what timing, I 'll be headed up 20 Mule Team Rd later this evening. headed to Searles Valley CA for a load of Boron. great advice I'll give it all a try
Well how about that!!!! The Boss has focused on his most illusive fur bearer,and with great success the true trapper!!!!
I want to see him process them into a pair of gloves!
or a "moleskin" vest
Mouse fur cod pieces, I'm thinking these would do great with online sales...
Just wanted to let you know that I love your videos and say thank you for the awesome content. Can't wait till the next one.
Thank you kindly. Glad you enjoy.
Back in NY I had great results planting mint and lavender around basement and cages of my critters kept mice and flies away. Good rat snake does wonderful job, just long as I don't cross paths with it-)
Interesting :-)
I have a good mouse solution too. It's called a rescue cat. She is a sweet and cuddly as any animal, but she lived rough for a year in an alley before she was rescued. Now she cannot stop hunting even when she has lots of food and keeps my house free of mice, well not free but the ones she brings back are dead, and she keeps the neighbor's house on both sides free as well. The main threat she faces is coyotes, but the dog usually goes out with her and keeps an eye on things. The dog is dumb as hell though if the cat brings him back a live mouse. He thinks it is a nasty squeaky toy and doesn't know the cat brought it to him as a snacky treat. Now the downside of having a hunting cat is that they will also take song birds. But realistically she only really catches the ones that have crashed into the window and my wife saves most of them before they are killed. I'd say the cat kills 3 or 4 birds a year, and perhaps 100 mice or more. There is no way to know if the birds that fly head first into the window are going to survive anyway so I don't lose a lot of sleep over it, but many of them have flown away once my wife got them from the cat and nursed them back to health.
Hey Boss , what bait did you use for those two critters you had hanging upside down at the beginning of this video? I hear full PBR cans work best. Thanks man, keep'n coming.
Good tips, you can also use white sugar 50% mix with borax and sprinkle around nest and it kills the whole nest in 2 days.
dead ant, dead ant, dead ant......to the pink panther theme! LOL! As always Uncle JC does a professional video that puts many to shame! Keep up the good work!
Thank you for quick reply! I appreciate it. Heating up water now
Growing up in Williams' hr we had a small one room school, use to serve as church as well, every year there be a major ant problem, big winged ones you see ants every day, friggen hated them you never knew when one would drop on your desk, sure wish somebody knew this back then, we suffered it out every year ...lol Good mouse trap, I always use homemade ones as well, use to love catching mice, grandma be happy when you catch them around the garden ...lol Another great video Boss, take care...
Been using that for 50 years. Anti-freeze in the winter keeps it working in the coldest temps. Yes keep out of reach of pets when using anti-freeze.
Great tip with the anti freeze, Thanks
Had a problem a couple times with ants in the kitchen. Didn't want to use poison there. Cinnamon did the trick.
Me too. They were getting into my well, so took off the well cap and sprinkled some all around the lid. No more problems.
Great to see you back loved the new update .thanks for the time you spend on the new clips great ideas
Thanks Martin. Happy 4th to you.
That is a cool mouse trap there. I'm doing that tomorrow!! Thanks Boss
Knock em dead buddy.
Yep, I use both methods too...they truly work!
Takes 2-3 years to eliminate a settled colony of mice. Once established each generation never leaves home! :o
Once I have the cabin buttoned up so no more can enter... I'll wreak havoc on the rodent population. They ate all my raisins and oatmeal without raisins is.. well, this is WAR!!!!
lol!
Rodent trap. Perfect! Thank you for sharing. This is going to come in handy in NH. We've used the ant solution for years.
Love it. We named our PBR trap the Stairway to Hell and wrote that on the plank leading up to the top of the bucket.
My mouse trap is different. I use 1.5 inch PVC pipe with caps on both ends with a small hole to pass a metal hanger through. I cut the hanger so it's just a bit longer than the bucket is wide. The PVC goes nearly to the sides of the bucket and then I put a ramp up the side. The first night my version of this trap was up I caught 17 mice. Nuf Said.
The buckets work equally well with just a ramp and floating seed but the added doohickies make it fun. Sometimes too much fun th-cam.com/video/7FvCsDd-IiM/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for sharing JC! I wish I found this recipe yesterday! I was just at Home Depot this afternoon buying a poison for carpenter ants!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
If you ever make this, make sure the sugar is completely dissolved. Cheers .
the video u did where u said how much u pay for electricity per year inspired me, i cant get below $98 a month and i live alone. i live in Florida tho. Love your vids keep living the dream...
Probably the AC eating a lot of power but still better than sweating all night.
went from 280 to 98 i did a one thing at a time rule... and turned off my breaker. until 8 pm if i had my comp on the AC was off, if my water heater was on my AC was off.. lol i did washing machine with no power.. i know u will say dry your cloths out side but the pine pollen is harsh. whats your water bill? i have a well and city. i tried to get off city and cops came and evicted me because my res was unsafe even tho i could proof that i had running water 18k in attorney fees later, i was told once i was on city i couldn't go back,.. i doug a ditch over the water line and disconnected it to prove i was on well then got sued for having dangerous conditions and im being billed 45 a month for water usage.
i was told since i didnt pay for water my property was un safe, so i turned on my tap and the water ran, the cop took a 2x4 and nailed my door shut and told me it was a felony if caught me on my property, so i installed a motion detection sprinkler in front of my door...
I'll be using this for sure. Thanks, Boss
You seem like a really cool guy I wish I had your woodsman skills man
Thank you kindly :-)
I agree. SEALING the house against rodents is the best solution. Traps just kill some while others are breeding elsewhere.
jc, that mice track is brilliant. maybe we could make a giant one and instead of sunflower seeds we use $100 notes and trap some corrupt politicians .......
Sounds like a plan to me Matt. We can put our guns on one and let Hillary take a swim when she tries to grab them all.
good one
Where in the world do you find corrupt politicians?
Hi Boss, we had a terrible mice problem in our country home, but got two cats and the only mouse problem we had after that, was finding the occasional "gift" of gizzards and front teeth on our doorstep. Not pleasant but better than the little buggers running around the house. The cats could come and go and we just fed them dry catfood, so they killed lots of mice. Mind you, cats can be a pain in the arse on the furniture etc. Not always the best solution.
OMG don't get me started on cats and woodwork :-x lol
great advice Boss.
not a lot of nickels, to put the varmint's in a pickle.lol
Harris Boric Acid Roach Powder with Lure. The stuff is amazing.
Never saw the Bucket Trap! That sure is better than setting spring traps!
Spring traps are great but the bucket keeps on working while I'm 300 miles away. The spring traps are out of the game once they fire off.
thebossoftheswamp another great reason to empty a few PBR's! Thank you JC
Did you tell the people on this channel about your NAIVE prediction that Hillary Clinton will lose her security clearance ?
Hey Boss, Just wanted to know if you had any homemade solutions like this for termites. I have seen them close to my house and it's just a matter of time but wanted to avoid the high cost of having it done professionally.
I use the same in my camp .In the winter I put car window washer in it cause it doesn't freeze or if your not going to be checking it ever week in the summer cuts down on rotting mice smell
I have heard that works great. Thanks
Your device is slick. Thanks for sharing.
45 orphaned mice gave this a thumbs down
No rats though. Seems they were too big or too smart for it. 🤔
Great video thanks 👍
I've heard of using anti freeze in the bucket. You can leave it in the cabin all winter and it doesn't freeze, and it preserves the mouse bodies so they don't stink. Don't know how true it is.
Great stuff. You kind of made me chuckle. I love fixing problems on the cheap.
Yessa to cheap and easy :-)