Fruit Jars Make Effective Mouse Traps

Fruit Jars Make Effective Mouse Traps FARM HOME Miscellaneous A fruit jar mouse trap was likely something pioneers figured out The design is super simple – attach nail-like wires to create a funnel The rodent can get in but not out But how many variations can be made on that concept? It’s difficult to know says Tom Parr owner of the Trap History Museum in Galloway Ohio which is also home to the North American Trap Collectors Association NATCA The quarter-size opening narrows to about 1/2-in too small for a mouse to get back out It’s painfully effective Parr says He knows after poking his finger in an Old Tom trap Parr notes they were probably effective and are easy enough to make Just solder small nails about 2 1/2 in long angled in a funnel pattern on a standard size jar lid Put on a jar chock it so it won’t roll and toss in some bait The disadvantages are that you have to deal with a live trapped rodent And youngsters - or oldsters like Parr - may be tempted to test the trap with their own fingers Parr welcomes questions about fruit jar and other traps and invites people to make reservations to see his museum which contains more than 4 000 traps of all kinds including the world’s largest bear trap built by Ed Sauvola a fabricator from Chassell Mich Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Tom Parr North American Trap Collectors Association Museum Inc 6106 Bausch Rd Galloway Ohio 43119 ph 614 878-6011; www traphistorymuseum com; trappersworld@rrohio com

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