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Safe trap for rodents and birds


Good day to all! In today's article, I would like to show you a very interesting homemade, namely, today we will consider how to make a safe trap on which you can catch birds or mice and not harm them.

This homemade product is perfect for summer residents or owners of private houses, which for some reason do not have a cat that could catch rodents.

And for those if you are afraid to use purchased traps that are very cruel to our smaller brothers. For the manufacture of homemade products, as usual, the most simple and improvised devices and materials will be used. In general, we will not make a long introduction, let's go!

And so, for this trap we need:
- A larger sheet of corrugated cardboard
- Wooden sticks for ice cream
- Thick aluminum wire
- Wooden barbecue skewers
- Stationery erasers.

Of the tools we will also need:
- Hot glue
- Super glue
- pliers
- Nippers
- Stationery knife
- scissors
- Ruler.

To begin with, we should cut out the base for a trap from a sheet of corrugated cardboard, on which the homemade product itself will actually be built. The size of the trap itself directly depends on the size of this base. Choose the size of the trap individually. It all depends on where and whom you want to catch.

After we have decided on the size of the base of the trap, we should make walls for this trap, to be more precise not the walls, but the frame for the walls. That is, from the same corrugated cardboard we should cut out frames whose length and width will coincide with the length and width of the cardboard base (this is the case if the cardboard base has 4 identical sides, i.e. square). The thickness of the frame itself should be approximately equal to 1-2 cm. And such frames while we should cut 3 pieces. Glue the frames just cut out of corrugated cardboard to the cardboard base, cut out at the beginning so that we get something that looks like a cube (see photo).





Having assembled the box, that is, the frame of the trap, we proceed to the assembly of the main part of the structure, which is the trigger mechanism of the trap itself. For the manufacture of the trigger, we need a lot of wooden sticks for ice cream and a kebab skewer. First, from two short sticks, one large length should be made, which should be equal to the width of the trap frame. And since our trap has an exactly cubic shape and all its sides are equal, we should make another exactly the same long wooden stick of two short ones. Connect the sticks with each other using superglue. In addition to these two sticks, we also need to cut out the following elements, namely: two identical sticks with obliquely cut ends and through holes on the opposite side; two identical "ears" with through holes; two identical pieces of kebab skewer about 1 cm each .; “G” shaped part connected from two sticks and with three through holes; detail in the form of a hook (see photo).


We assemble the mechanism from the previously prepared parts. We glue two long wooden sticks together so that we get a “T” shaped part. Glue two sticks with beveled slices to the place indicated in the photo parallel to each other. Glue two ears to the junction of two long sticks in the same way, exactly parallel to each other. We insert the “G” shaped part between two oblique sticks and fix it with a piece of skewer skewer so that the part can rotate around its axis without any problems. And we insert the hook in the same way, and inserted the “G” shaped part, we just push it between the “ears”. The entire trigger should be glued with superglue.






The next step is to take a thick aluminum wire and use it to connect the hook to the “G” shaped part as shown in the photo below (for more convenient and accurate bending of the wire, it is recommended to use pliers). Next, with the help of hot glue, the trigger should be glued to the frame of the trap in the same way as shown in the photo.




After that, we should make a foot when pressed, which would trigger the mechanism. To do this, we cut out two similar “ears” from the ice cream stick with the holes that we made earlier. And also from a sheet of corrugated cardboard we cut a rectangle whose width would be equal to approximately 10 cm, and the width is a couple of centimeters less than the internal width of the trap. We glue the “ears” in the places indicated in the photo parallel to each other. And through the holes we insert a wooden skewer skewer. And only then, with a hot glue, glue a newly-cut rectangle onto a wooden skewer.



The next step is to glue the “eyelet” to the newly glued cardboard rectangle similar to what was done earlier. Gluing should be exactly in the center of the relatively short walls, and move closer to the axis of rotation. Glue best on hot melt adhesive.


Then we again need to take the same aluminum wire that we took earlier and connect the eyelet on the rectangle with the “G” shaped part on the mechanism. You should get a mechanism that should work just like on images.





Then, to prevent the creature from catching it, one should make walls. The walls will be made in the form of a lattice. To do this, take wooden skewer skewers and poke them through the longitudinal holes in the cardboard. You should get something like the one in the photo below.




The next step is to make a roof trap. There is nothing complicated, just take a sheet of thick corrugated cardboard and cut out four squares of the side, which should be equal to the base of the trap, which we cut at the very beginning. After cutting out the roof, glue it to the top with hot melt adhesive.

Then we make a door that will close if someone or something gets inside. To do this, repeat the steps on a step by step photo. In the end, it should turn out so that the mechanism can calmly open and close.







In these places we install office gum, folding it several times.


All is ready! It remains only to test. To do this, raise the door and hook the hook onto the door cross member by hand, throw something on the foot and the mechanism should slam the door. As a result, we got a pretty interesting homemade product that will help you get rid of rodents in your house.




Here is a video from the author with a detailed assembly and testing of this homemade product:

Well, thank you all for your attention and good luck in future projects, friends!
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Valery,
Easily-oooh !!!

Ato! Ofigel I myself! smile
Phew! Easily-oooh !!! )))))
It turns out, he promised a photocopy, but he brought a sharcopy ...

A photocopy - (xero ... any photocopier, using the method of xerography ... Advertising and printing

XEROGRAPHY - (from the Greek xeros dry and ... graphic), the most common way to quickly copy documents in black and white or color image using electrophotography using dry powder. Invented in 1938 by C. Carlson (USA) ... Modern Encyclopedia
smile
Ivan_Pokhmelev
Valery’s story was about discussing “humanity” in a mousetrap (mole catcher), conclusion:
"Humanity - it is from infantilism !!!!)))) ... You wait until these" fluffy warm little lumps "turn your life into hell, and only then try to be humane ...)))."
It turns out Valery does not deny the correct application of the word "humane" to rodents, mousetraps.
Next comes 7 likes,
And Korolev, as it were, “breaks” (“like hello”) by the definition of the very concept of humanity:
"1. Humanity, humanity in social activities, in relation to people.".
Then Valery writes, agrees, the conclusion: “Well, then,“ Elves ”also do not know the correct meaning of the term“ chanted ”... Because everywhere you hear“ Humane Mousetrap ”,“ humane methods of killing animals ”(even so !)))).

Here, well, how can I tell you, the "theatrical comedy" of the discussion is manifested
Quote: New Standard
After that, silence, pause, all those who put pluses to Valery themselves are not happy)). Hurried, think
Why do you think so?! It would be possible - put 2 pluses: one - for the story, the second - for the conclusion.
it turns out this applies only to people, and not to rodents. After that, silence, pause, all those who put pluses to Valery themselves are not happy)). They hurried after all, they thought - yes, humanism applies only to people, but it’s not convenient to admit it, you can’t pick up the pluses)).

That you are too clever ...)))
By “humanism” my “plusers” had in mind the same meaning beaten by “elves” - “humane mousetrap”, “humane attitude to animals” and the like ... And it is this meaning that is discussed here ...
... I promised to bring a photocopy of the document this morning ... And I brought it ...
And then I just saw that I didn’t make a copy on Xerox ...
... "Sharp" this device was called ...
It turns out, he promised a photocopy, but he brought a sharp copy ... Hurried, I think, promise ... But admitting something is inconvenient ...
)))))
I consider suicides to be persuaded
Gentlemen, I propose to close the topic of death! We can theoretize as long as we like, until it concerns ourselves or, God forbid, our loved ones! Then you begin to understand that each particular case is purely individual ...
Valery The doctor takes the Hippocratic oath to save life and continue it, whether the patient wants it or not. In Japan, the most developed economy in the world, the largest percentage of suicides, it turns out that when euthanasia is mercy, or humanism, then doctors should kill all suicides at their first request. I believe suicides must be persuaded to live on by healing their mental illnesses. Does the little dog want to live after she has been crippled, we don’t know this, but rather yes, she wants it, because the instinct of self-preservation is strong in living creatures, otherwise life on Earth could not exist, or rather survive after earthly cataclysms
Korolev With "Humanism," the joke came out: Valery writes: "humanism is all from infantilism ..." he immediately puts 7 pluses. Then you write, the definition of humanism, it turns out this applies only to people, and not to rodents. After that, silence, pause, all those who put pluses to Valery themselves are not happy)). They hurried after all, they thought - yes, humanism applies only to people, but it’s not convenient to admit it, you can’t pick up the pluses)). Here you put everything right not to step and checkmate, but immediately Mat)). You straight cut all on the spot, as if to catch 7 mice in a mousetrap right away))). I apologize to all who put the pluses, nothing personal, just so something introduced)))
But this has something in common with what I wrote about "humanity" .... Those who know about it from films and books begin to argue ...
Once in one of the forums there was a topic “How would you like to die?”))))
And many wrote that "death, if destined, should be beautiful")))))
When I could not stand it and wrote that a beautiful death does not happen, because "not in the movies" the victim’s intestines and bladder are always emptied, because the tongue falls out and swells in the strangled person, and the poisoned person chokes with vomit, or turns blue, making a grimace .. .Yes, at least, because a person who fell to the ground, even in dry weather, is surely very smeared ... Slippers "flew into me with accusations that I thought up horror stories ... (attention!) ... WATCHED HORROR MOVIES !!! )))))
Elves ...))))
Valery,
Visa Gold cardholders often get discounts

You may not believe me, but some online trading platforms track how expensive a gadget you go to the site, indirectly evaluating the "thickness" of your wallet, and enter the appropriate price tags corrections! Having inflated prices, you can offer a small discount, and it is so tempting! smile
New Standard,
why is he a victim

I apologize for the slurred presentation, we are talking about the donor, about the willingness to give the last.
when you yourself are hungry!
Of course not. Beggars and so come to your hotel, and a rich client needs to be lured.
Inspired by ....
... Holders of the Visa Gold card are often given discounts at hotels and other "gingerbread" ....
That is, if you have a "beggarly" Visa-electron, then you do not need discounts ... And if you are a holder of a Golden Visa, here you have, please, discounts ....
... Maybe on the contrary more rational? ))))
Korolev as I understand it, sheep were sacrificed to God, I don’t want to develop a religious theme, but if everything is clear with Jack London and the dog, then it’s not clear to God why he needs a sacrifice, he has everything, he created the World, and an extra sheep ( especially from the poor) why? This is the same as for a bagaty person to get a discount on the trip to the metro. There is no smell of mercy!
An idea has a place to be. For certain purposes, this is a class. Not all lesser brothers understand this, and here you need tin
Valery,
Mercifully finish off the dog
I agree, but I would not look into her eyes ...
New Standard,
Is EUTHANASIA a MERCY?

MERCY
Willingness to help someone or forgive someone out of compassion, philanthropy. "Manifest m."

1. Mercy is such a quality of a person when he is ready to help someone who is in a difficult position, to pity him, to show compassion for him.

I had to see long painful deaths several times ... I think euthanasia is mercy.
For rodents, safety is guaranteed by the material of the product.
Valery Well, already euthanasia appears - a very complex topic. Is EUTHANASIA a MERCY? For example, it’s very difficult for me to answer, but the discussion is not for one evening
And I have my own concept of mercy ....
It’s merciful, for example, to kill blind kittens while they “look like sausages” and understand nothing ... This is merciful than condemning them to a hungry existence and death from the cold in winter ...
It is more merciful to finish off the dog with which the hind legs crushed the machine! And do not take care of her and doom to torment ...
... But people generally consider it mercy when someone organizes a fundraiser for this dog to purchase a cart with wheels in Germany (Switzerland, France, Belgium) that will be attached to the dog and replace her hind legs ...
..And replace ?? ... Exactly replace? ...
Not to mention the fact that people do it out of narcissism !!! "Here he is, I am merciful, and what all of you are not !!! I saved the dog !!!" (One! ... When you could build a shelter with this money)))
to share a piece of bread with a dog when you yourself are hungry!
On this subject, in the Old Testament, there is a parable about a rich man who sacrificed a fat sheep from countless herds, and a hungry poor man who brought a skinny but single sheep! smile
Yes, not humanity, but mercy must be said!
That's why I urge everyone to stick to the correct terminology! smile
Well, that means that the "Elves" also do not know the correct meaning of the term "chanted" ... Because everywhere you only hear "Humane Mousetrap", "humane methods of killing animals" (even so!)))).
Korolev Yes, not humanity, but mercy must be said! Remember, as in Jack London:
- To give a piece of bread to a dog is not mercy yet, mercy is to share a piece of bread with a dog when you yourself are hungry!
All the same, you need to make a cage for rodents with spaghetti, or hunting sausages when he’s hungry)) although why then catch
Humanity - it is from infantilism !!!! )))) ...

Humanism (from lat. Humanitas - “humanity”, humanus - “human”, homo - “man”) is a system of building a human society where the highest value is human life, and all material and non-material resources are aimed at doing this life as comfortable and safe as possible.

HUMANITY Male
1. Humanity, humanity in social activities, in relation to people.
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The number of mice in the fall, yes, is growing, I don’t need traps, I catch the mouse easily by the tail, then I release it on a cold, hungry street)). But not only through cold and hunger they stick in a hut, but also because food (grain, nuts, etc.) is stored in easily penetrated containers (bags, bags). But it is necessary to store in glass or metal.
And so as not to damage a rare rodent or bird, you need to make a cage with spaghetti))
Quote: Valery
Humanity - it is from infantilism !!!!

I dare to correct, not humanity, but dementia .... although that is the primary contentious issue. It’s a pity they don’t give three times to like.
And I'm cool too ....
a safe trap where you can catch birds or mice and not harm them.

Reminded ...
Somehow he was interested in the topic of mole traps ...I went to some resource, and became interested in one design in which moles fell into a tall cylindrical vessel and could not get out ...
In the first, the same comments asked him: “And then what to do with them? It’s better when the dead are already, and so - also finish off!” ...
Next came the "Elves"))). And the next few pages of comments were curses to the mole catcher asking and praising the diframbs !!! And he’s a man with a capital "and" No one has the right to take someone else’s life "... Over time, they forgot about the" monster "and only praised the" humane "...
And "humane", apparently, did not go to the resource for a week ... But when he entered, he began to respond to comments in order ...)))
And therefore, his first answer was: "What then to do with them ?? Yes, as simple as that! .. E * anul half a bucket of water there, a little wait, and poured along with the moles.")))).
... Silent scene ...))))
Humanity - it is from infantilism !!!! )))) ... You wait until these "fluffy warm lumps" turn your life into hell, and only then try to be humane ...)))
this is not a trap for mice, this is food xaxa

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