High Capacity Pvc Tube Mouse Bait Holder

High Capacity Pvc Tube Mouse Bait Holder MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous Don Buelke doesn’t claim to have come up with a better mouse trap – just a better way to set out bait using a short length of pvc tubing to hold poison cubes He starts with an 8 to 10-in length of 1 1/2-in dia pvc tubing and drills 2 sets of corresponding holes across both ends of the tube To set the bait he shoves the cubes into the tube and then inserts a pair of nails that crisscross the openings bending the nails a little so they can’t fall out The mice crawl in through the openings between the nails “The tube holds a lot more cubes than those little commercial bait kits It’s also highly visible and weatherproof and easy to tuck out of sight ” says Buelke “It lets me safely place a greater quantiy of bait at fewer locations which reduces the time I have to spend putting out bait That can be a real advantage if you have a big building to cover such as a barn or grainery We’ve had problems with mice girdling our shrubs during the winter and it works good to place the bait holders under the snow and beneath the shrubs ” He says the high capacity tube has another advantage “With the new generation mouse poisons containing anti-coagulants it can take 3 to 5 days for the mouse to die so you have to keep the bait in front of them continuously Repeated feedings are necessary so you don’t want to let the supply run out ” Buelke says that anyone with dogs who tries this idea should make sure to secure the tubes “Just drill another hole through the middle of the tube and insert a long spike into the ground ” notes Buelke Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Don Buelke 2351 Vista Ridge Victor Mont 59875 ph 406 381-4766; donbuelke@gmail com

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