{"product_id":"mouse-trap-bucket-lid-multi-catch-trap-for-shed-garage-and-garden","title":"Mouse Trap Bucket Lid Multi Catch Trap for Shed Garage and Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eMice do not visit, they move in, and a pair becomes twenty before autumn is out. Poison kills the mouse inside a wall you cannot reach, then kills the owl or the cat that eats it. A snap trap catches one, and then you have to deal with the snap trap. This is a bucket mouse trap lid — a tipping platform over a tunnel of bait that drops the mouse into the bucket and resets itself in a second. It runs all night without you, and there is no poison near the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/8462\/7535\/files\/0dd40fa8-344b-4d2f-ac29-65d61a412bc2.png?v=1790175501\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy It Stands Out\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIt resets itself\u003c\/strong\u003e — a snap trap is finished after one mouse. This tips, drops and swings level again, so a bad night ends with six or eight in the bucket instead of one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo poison\u003c\/strong\u003e — rodent bait also poisons the owls, kookaburras and cats that eat the body afterwards. This is the only sensible option near a veggie patch, a chook run or a dog.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo handling a mouse\u003c\/strong\u003e — the bucket does the holding and the lid clips down over the top.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReusable, so it costs you once\u003c\/strong\u003e — moulded ABS, rinse and re-bait. No batteries either, so unlike an electronic trap it keeps working in a damp shed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeanut butter is all you need\u003c\/strong\u003e — a smear inside the covered tunnel beats packaged mouse bait, and mice walk into a tight dark run rather than onto an open platform.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo snap mechanism, no poison bait\u003c\/strong\u003e — it catches by balance alone, so there is nothing to set and no toxic bait involved.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/8462\/7535\/files\/12c181e7-04bf-4d9d-9111-722e28910ae5.png?v=1790185722\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere to Use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe shed and garage, from about March\u003c\/strong\u003e — autumn is when field mice leave the paddock. Set it before you see droppings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBy the chook shed and feed bins\u003c\/strong\u003e — a bag of layer pellets is the biggest mouse magnet on most properties.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn the pantry, against the wall\u003c\/strong\u003e — pantry mice follow the skirting and ignore anything in the open.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoof space and under the house\u003c\/strong\u003e — mice in the roof are what most people are hearing at 2am.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFarm sheds in a plague year\u003c\/strong\u003e — when numbers go from a nuisance to a mouse plague, a multi catch trap is worth ten snap traps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/8462\/7535\/files\/e63387ee-5ccf-454b-9e9e-d6789e0347b1.png?v=1790185722\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow It Works\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. \u003cstrong\u003eThe platform is balanced, not triggered\u003c\/strong\u003e — no spring and nothing to set. It sits level on a pivot with a counterweight behind it.\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003cstrong\u003eThe mouse walks out to the bait\u003c\/strong\u003e — reaching the far end of the tunnel puts its weight past the pivot.\u003cbr\u003e3. \u003cstrong\u003eIts own weight tips it\u003c\/strong\u003e — 15 to 25 grams is enough. No snap, no noise to warn the next one.\u003cbr\u003e4. \u003cstrong\u003eThe counterweight returns it level\u003c\/strong\u003e — in a second, which is what makes it a multi catch trap, and the bucket's smooth walls give a mouse nothing to climb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/8462\/7535\/files\/ff4cdce1-b7a5-44ef-aada-11c264e44e14.png?v=1790185722\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to Use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. \u003cstrong\u003eMeasure your bucket rim first\u003c\/strong\u003e — the lid is 30 cm and clips to a 19 to 20 litre bucket. Most 20 L buckets sold here fit; a 15 L is too small.\u003cbr\u003e2. \u003cstrong\u003eSmear peanut butter in the tunnel\u003c\/strong\u003e — a teaspoon at the far end, past the pivot, not on the platform.\u003cbr\u003e3. \u003cstrong\u003eClip the lid on and test the swing\u003c\/strong\u003e — the plate should fall and return freely.\u003cbr\u003e4. \u003cstrong\u003ePress the ramps into the side slots\u003c\/strong\u003e — two lets the mice come up from either side.\u003cbr\u003e5. \u003cstrong\u003ePut it hard against a wall\u003c\/strong\u003e — mice travel touching something and will not cross an open floor to reach it.\u003cbr\u003e6. \u003cstrong\u003eLeave the bucket dry, and check it every morning\u003c\/strong\u003e — no water, and there is a live animal in there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTip:\u003c\/strong\u003e leave it unbaited for two or three nights first. Mice avoid new objects, so a trap that has become part of the furniture gets walked the night you bait it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/8462\/7535\/files\/1936083a-d879-4495-9179-f68501dde67d.png?v=1790185722\" alt=\"Setting up the bucket mouse trap with ramps against a wall\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare and Maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRinse the tunnel before re-baiting\u003c\/strong\u003e — stale peanut butter smells wrong to a mouse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTest the swing every time\u003c\/strong\u003e — one seed husk in the pivot stops it returning, and the trap still looks fine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCheck the lid clips\u003c\/strong\u003e — a sprung clip lets the lid lift and your catch walks out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWash the bucket separately\u003c\/strong\u003e — gloves, hot water, outside. Droppings carry bacteria.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMove it if it stops catching\u003c\/strong\u003e — three quiet nights means they are running somewhere else.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct type\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBucket mouse trap lid, multi catch, auto-resetting\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eABS plastic, yellow\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLid width\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBuckets of about 19 to 20 litres — measure your rim first\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMechanism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCounter-weighted tipping platform, resets automatically\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrap style\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLive catch — mice held alive in the bucket\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBait\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePeanut butter in the tunnel (not supplied)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePower\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNone — fully mechanical\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMice — indoors, shed, garage, barn, garden, roof space\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBucket\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot included\u003c\/strong\u003e — lid and ramps only\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/8462\/7535\/files\/4bb71320-811e-492a-9d60-928a2a6cded1.png?v=1790185722\" alt=\"Mouse trap lid dimensions and specifications\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 × Tipping trap lid, 2 × ramps, 1 × instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBucket not included\u003c\/strong\u003e — you supply a standard 20 litre bucket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore you order:\u003c\/strong\u003e pair the lid with a standard 20 litre bucket with a rim of about 29 to 30 cm and you are ready to set it the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Modomart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50518956671055,"sku":"MM-MOUSETRAP-BKT","price":49.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0688\/8462\/7535\/files\/5_e5c5b4f8-cf72-45da-adb0-3cf487518b3b.png?v=1790175500","url":"https:\/\/mymodomart.co\/products\/mouse-trap-bucket-lid-multi-catch-trap-for-shed-garage-and-garden","provider":"My Modomart","version":"1.0","type":"link"}