Make a No-Kill Mousetrap with a Jar and a Nickel [DIY]

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Make a No-Kill Mousetrap with a Jar and a Nickel [DIY]

via Lifehacker by Whitson Gordon on 6/14/11

We've shown you one no-kill mousetrap before, but it required strategic placement and a large drop to the garbage can below. It turns out, with just a jar and a nickel, you can catch a mouse from just about anywhere.

The trap looks like something right out of a cartoon, but it supposedly works quite well. Grab your jar (or a small glass, whatever you have handy) and a nickel , and prop the jar up on the nickel's edge. Other coins may work, depending on the size of the mouse of course, but a nickel seems to be the most highly recommended (plus, you probably have a billion of them lying around anyway—who uses those things?). Stick some peanut butter in the top of the jar, and wait. The mouse will come running for the peanut butter and the glass will fall on top of him, leaving you free to take him and set him free wherever you so desire. Hit the link to see more.

Catch a Mouse With a Jar and a Nickel | Instructables

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