- I'm gonna show you a
dead mouse right now, okay?
That smells.
You wanna learn how to
catch more of these?
I'm gonna show you some tricks I have
for better mouse catching. Ready?
Here we go.
Make, fix, grow, cook.
GardenFork.
So there's a really popular
YouTube video out there
called 'Mouse Trap Hacks'
and it's one of mine.
And I thought, I've learned a lot
since I've made that video
so I wanted to share with you some more
tricks and tips about how to catch mice.
Also wanna share with
you a couple I've learned
from other content creators on the web.
So let's go.
Alright?
Believe it or not, this
thing helps you catch mice.
I'm gonna show you how, okay?
These are used mouse traps
that I'm rigging up again.
And since there's been
mouse-trap bodily fluids on 'em
I thought I'd actually wear some gloves
'cause you never know.
If I knew how to put on these gloves
I'd be two steps ahead
of the world wouldn't I?
Alright. Here we go.
The whole idea here is
this mechanism here is
where the bait goes.
And then you wanna get
the mouse to knock that
so that the trap is released
(mouse trap clicks) like that.
And then boom! Their head gets knocked
and they are knocked dead.
I'm all about, basically,
ending their lives quickly.
I don't wanna see them suffer.
I don't use glue traps.
I used to use bait, and
I don't do this anymore.
I just had issues with...
This is a lot of times just warfarin
which is a blood thinning drug
that they eat and it kills them.
But if that mouse eats
it and starts to die
and goes outside of the
house or your garage,
and a hawk comes by, or another predator,
they're ingesting that same poison
and I had some issues with that
so I've got rid of these.
I use snap-traps.
And I use electronic traps.
I have a video about
how to use these traps.
They work really well.
These are...
Basically, for me, they're dog proof,
which is why I like these.
And it's electronic, eh,
zaps them, they're gone. Alright?
Kind of the big break through tool for me
for setting mouse traps
has actually been a glue gun.
Cause for our first hack
a new way to bait traps is with dog food.
The smaller the dog food, the better.
And I'm dripping glue, so watch out.
But we need a way to attach this
to this, and we do that with a glue gun.
So a small piece of dog food,
little bit of hot glue, put it on.
And you don't want it to interfere
with the trigger here. Okay?
This is old hot glue
from the last time I used this trap,
so I'm just gonna put a
little more hot glue on there.
Not the most graceful thing.
Put that in there like that
and let it dry.
That may sound crazy,
but I wanna show you this works. Okay?
Let's go to the garage.
So we're out in the garage here,
which is admittedly a bit of a mess.
I'm really kind of
right-brained when it comes
to this kind of thing.
But, lot of mouse sign.
I mean I've got acorns here,
some mouse droppings here.
And they just kind of overwhelm the place,
it's not fun.
But I wanna show you how I've used these
mouse-trap hacks to be really effective.
So you're gonna see some dead mice now.
So cover your eyes if you
don't wanna see that, okay?
My whole thing is to put two mouse traps
right next to each other,
and if you see here, one, two,
and a dead mouse.
The bait is missing from that one.
Maybe they managed to get it off.
But on that one, we took care of it.
And then over here, another two
and his tail end got caught by the one,
but we did catch his head.
And the food is still there.
So, proof positive, the methods work.
Alright, I've got two more to show you,
but I wanted to segue into
the electronic mouse trap world again.
Oh, I just turned that one on.
It makes a nice buzz for a few minutes.
You can also get rat trap
sized ones, of these.
And these will kill mice and rats.
I put this up in the garage
thinking I might have a rat problem,
and I didn't, thankfully.
But lo and behold, in here...
Cause I just took a piece of dog food
and I dropped it in the end of this thing.
Let me show you what I got.
I got a mouse, but it's
close to dinner time
so I think we're gonna
get a little visit here.
Hello!
(dog barking)
Is it dinner time?
(dog barking)
Alright, let's go!
We keep our dog food in
these heavy duty metal...
What are these called? Boxes? Containers?
But dog food, scoop it out.
Lid goes back on, mice don't go in there.
Ready? Let's go upstairs! Come on!
Up, up, up!
Alright? You feel better?
Alright the world's a better place now.
The pups are fed, so
they'll be calm for awhile.
So, number two hack is one
that I never thought of.
I heard about it online.
Almonds as bait.
I've never used it,
but I'm going to this weekend.
But let me show you how I'm
gonna connect this, alright?
One person suggested toasting the almond.
So, what the heck, you know?
So that's a little too toasted,
so I'll just go with regular almond.
(sniffs) That's burnt almond.
Regular almond.
Little bit of glue, almond...
Good to go.
I know I said I had three
hacks. I actually have four.
So at the end of the video,
I've got a little bonus hack for you
from a fellow YouTuber I learned.
But the next one...
Empty mouse trap,
Tootsie Rolls.
Take these, put 'em in
your pocket to warm up.
They're much more pliable now.
See? I can mush it 'cause
it's been in my pocket.
Or you could use a blow dryer,
warm it up a little bit.
I might have mushed this too much.
It might be a little too warm.
But this is why you wear gloves.
So you wanna take off some of this,
and there's a little bit
of a lip under there.
Cram that under...
Pull this over...
Set your trap.
We have some other mouse trap hacks.
I talk about how to adjust all this,
make it more sensitive.
And you're ready to go.
So I wanted to thank sixtyfiveford
who's a really neat YouTube channel
that I like to watch, for giving me
this last idea.
There should be some videos later on here,
floating, that I'll link to his video,
and also some more of my hacking
and mouse proofing in Eric's world.
But, the last hack is string.
Little bit of string, looped around
or through the little hole.
Mash it with some peanut butter,
and you're good to go.
If you got any ideas or suggestions
about how to mouse-proof,
how to mouse hack,
I'd love to hear from you.
Comments below, it's always just...
I kinda learn a lot, and it's a big deal.
Cause I learn from you,
we all learn from each other.
That's the world of Eric. Right?
Thank you to sixtyfiveford for this idea,
make it a great day,
I'll see you!
