Cheap & Easy DIY Bait Stations

Welcome to A Midwest Family! Today we are talking about homemade bait stations. They are super simple to make and don't require any special tools. Each bait station requires,
1- 1 1/2in cap
1- 1ft long piece of 1 1/2in PVC
2- 1ft long pieces of 2in PVC
1- 2in X 2in X 1 1/2 "T"
a drill bit to drill a hole in the cap
a fine tooth saw for cutting the pipe
a piece of baling wire or some all thread to hold the bait blocks.
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[@outdoorstudios2022]

Thanks For Sharing!

[@amidwestfamily112]

Thank you for watching!

[@ben8606]

Made a few of these, they work great!

[@amidwestfamily112]

They seem to work well just have to keep them full.

[@twilahixon2456]

Amazing, will get the materials together and build them today. ed

[@amidwestfamily112]

They work well, depending on where you live and your rodent problem I suggest putting 1-2 blocks in at first and see how fast they go through them. Some of mine they go through faster then other spots, and the blocks will get moldy over time. Good luck!

[@chuckciao1]

Thanks! Good job! Do you think that the bait blocks drop easier with the threaded rod or wire? Thanks

[@amidwestfamily112]

I don't think it makes much difference. I like the threaded rod better but the wire works. Thanks for watching!

[@alan30189]

Try this with one: Take the bait out, flip it upside down and across a garbage can. Fill the garbage can with about 6 inches of salty water and smear some peanut butter around the perimeter of inside of the garbage can, just above the waterline put ramps up to the edges of the 2” pipe on each side and see what happens. I bet mice will drop right down into the garbage can, looking for that peanut butter. You could probably shorten the 1-1/2” diameter pipe to about 3”, making it more effective.

[@amidwestfamily112]

So the bait station upside-down would be a drop in place for them and the water in the bottom would be for drowning them I assume?

[@jules9867]

Thank you

[@amidwestfamily112]

Thank you for watching!

[@cherylspringtime]

Thanks..I have chickens and the rats are killing me...I moved to the city and rats are awful here. Hard to poison them without the chickens getting into it, this is perfect.

[@amidwestfamily112]

Glad I could help, thank you for watching!

[@akbychoice]

I just use a straight piece of wire no hole in the cap. Drop the baits on the wire.

[@amidwestfamily112]

That's a good idea, thank you!

[@robertgarretson7278]

This poison moves up the food chain and kills predators like owls and hawks.

[@amidwestfamily112]

Yes it does, and that is why I don't like using them. Cats are not an option for us and I am not aware of any other options. If you have suggestions please share! Thank you for watching!

[@princeinflorida214]

Use one-to-one mixture of flour and baking soda. The flour attracts the rats and when the baking soda hits the stomach acid it produces carbon dioxide that bloats and kills the rats. Much to their demise rats cannot pass gas. Also it is safe to use around animals and pets in case they break into it.

[@stevenlaake9975]

Some baits such as blood thinners won't kill other predators. I've checked into it. Just that it takes longer to kill the rodents. But over time you may get rid of them. The blood thinner causes the mice/rats to die of organ failure and not by poison.

[@alan30189]

You don’t explain things very well. I guessed you’re poisoning them, but you didn’t say that until later

[@amidwestfamily112]

I apologize for the confusion.

[@josephz803]

It was explained perfectly well. You were just being obtuse.