A toilet paper roll is the last thing most people would call a mouse trap, but it’s a surprisingly popular DIY trick. So how do you make homemade mouse traps with a toilet paper roll? Flatten a toilet paper roll into a tunnel and balance it on the edge of a table over a tall … Read more
A rat will chew through cardboard, push past a flimsy door, and jump out of a shallow bin, so a box trap has to be built tougher than it looks. So how do you make a homemade rat trap box? Build a sturdy wooden box with an entrance at one end, bait at the back, … Read more
Glue boards are one of the most controversial rodent tools, but plenty of people still use them in homemade setups. So how do you make homemade rat traps that work with glue boards? You can build a rat trap around a glue board in three ways: a covered tunnel box, a wall run with a … Read more
Wire mesh is one of the few homemade trap materials that rats can’t chew through easily, so it’s worth a close look. So how do you make homemade rat traps that work with wire mesh? You can make a rat trap with wire mesh three ways: a cage with a one-way door, a funnel trap, … Read more
Rats don’t wait for a good time to move in, and not everyone can run to the hardware store. So, how do you make a homemade rat trap using a bottle? You can make a rat trap using a bottle three ways: a spinning bottle over a deep bucket, a funnel from a big water … Read more
A soda can looks too small to catch anything bigger than a mouse, and that’s mostly true. So how do you make homemade rat traps that work with soda cans? A soda can is too small to hold a rat, but it makes a great spinning bait roller. Mount it on a wire over a … Read more
Snap traps are still one of the most reliable ways to deal with rats, but plenty of people run into the same problem. They set a trap, and the rat either avoids it completely or steals the bait without ever tripping it. A few smart tweaks and builds can fix that. So what are the … Read more
Store-bought glue traps can get expensive, especially if you’re dealing with a real mouse problem and need to set out several at once. That’s enough to make anyone wonder if they could just make their own at home. After all, how hard can it be to create something sticky enough to trap a mouse? So … Read more
A bucket mouse trap is one of those things that sounds too simple to actually work. But it’s been used on farms, in garages, and in cabins for years. It does work, and often better than the snap traps sitting in your kitchen drawer. If you’ve got mice getting into your food or chewing on … Read more
Finding mouse droppings in a kitchen drawer, or hearing that faint scratching in the wall at night, is enough to make anyone want mice gone fast. Store bought traps work fine, but they cost money. And a trip to the store isn’t always something you want to deal with at 11 PM. So what homemade … Read more