LPT: You can make a rat or mouse trap that doesn't endanger your pets, livestock or children using a bucket, a soup tin, some peanut butter and a plank!
If your garden or chicken coop has a problem with vermin, and you don't want to use poison for fear of killing your animals, this is a good way to deal with your mouse or rat problem. Of course, this is only a small scale solution and if you've a large infestation, I would suggest investing in a proper ratting terrier and a cat.
Supplies:
Large Bucket (20L or more)
Dowel – metal is best but wood will work
A soup tin or fizzy drink can, emptied
Peanut butter
A wooden plank
The Process:
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Drill holes at the top of the bucket, opposite one another
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Drill holes in the middle of each flat side of the tin
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Insert a dowel through the bucket holes and the holes in the tin
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Generously smear the peanut butter on the tin
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Use the plank to create a ramp for the vermin to have easy access to the bait
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Fill the bucket with water, enough that the largest rat would be totally submerged and then some.
