Make a ● Simple Bottle Mousetrap ( that works ! )

[@chrisnotap]

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[@alliesmomsvagina]

Please delete your account. It will make the world a better place without you in it

[@isthe9484]

You can also put the peanut butter inside an uncooked macaroni noodle, or other hollow noodle, so the mouse doesn't have to eat the paper towel.

[@isthe9484]

@@alliesmomsvagina People who make the world a terrible place, like you, always want good-hearted intelligent people to delete their accounts.

[@chrisnotap]

I am only just reading your comment now. I’d like to know who the person is in your life that made you this way. This is a learned trait and it’s sad someone has done this to you. Smile and people will smile back at you. Give it a go.

[@bobhurley9758]

@@alliesmomsvagina delete urs it is egh

[@rhymereason3449]

This design is so elegant, efficient, and simple. And the approach you show in building it makes sure all the tolerances come out just right. Very nice.

[@tunesquicklee]

that mouse looks rlly cute ngl

[@frrogg1]

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[@water2389]

True

[@AntlerString]

Love your profile pic

[@Holytrinitybelievers]

Legend has it he put it on a stick, spinned it around an open fire like a hog roast and ate it afterwards

[@Champoy000]

Mouse are cute and gross

[@RobertChammas]

Thank you this was very helpful ! We have a cute little mouse in our kitchen so I made this trap yesterday night and set it up, i woke up this morning and found the mouse chilling in the bottle, i released it in a nearby forest. Thanks again you're awesome 🙏

[@inthefort6003]

I've never seen DIY videos done with such good cinematography. Nice one Chris.

[@Vicky-oi5jd]

The mouses little feet taping against the table sounds weirdly satisfying

[@rha207]

It works great. I only had a small 500 ml coke bottle and I used a aaa battery instead of a pen. Thanks for the idea. You saved his life.

[@chrisnotap]

The battery is a good idea!

[@28FireFlies]

When the mouse makes a buzzing noise I think it is grinding its teeth, or bruxing. At least that's what rats sound like when they brux, I notice mine does it when hes really happy or frustrated. Not sure if mice are the same though

[@chrisnotap]

The video sounded different than it was in real. It was like a loud bee.

[@honkhonk8263]

Not sure about the buzzing but mice do brux btw!!

[@sanaumer8270]

Dude...... U have a mouse?

[@jeanackle]

@@sanaumer8270 No. FireFly00 had a rat. :-P

[@freethinker3716]

Caught one lacking in a pizza box and trapped him in there. Didnt know they buzzed

[@grantp4022]

Gotta love how you use gravity to close up those holes -- "very creative."

[@MrPopalosus]

Hey, I built this trap and caught a mouse last night ! This mouse has been alluding my current live trap all summer. thank you !!

[@MrPopalosus]

Make that 2 mice ! Got another one last night with this trap. I may have one suggestion for improvement if its used for a live trap. This mouse was unresponsive when I found him, I think he cut off his air supply by staying at the spout end of the bottle all night. So I melted a 1/4" air whole on the top with a soldering iron. Shortly...the little guy woke up and looked at me like WTF !!

[@SciK.]

The Only Shadow Cast that’s funny

[@timearly5226]

@@MrPopalosus If you had your skull makeup on, I would've looked at you like that too 💀👍

[@MrPopalosus]

@@timearly5226 What make up ? That's really how I look !

[@timearly5226]

@@MrPopalosus OOPs!

[@richardfreeman7968]

I made one two days ago and have caught two already. They are now living happily in the log store.

[@tylerhafler1521]

I don’t like mice but I don’t want to see them get hurt so this was nice

[@stuffistolefrominstagram1624]

Tyler Hafler lol

[@gghostt4227]

Tyler Hafler yeah I like his idea of a passive trap

[@21rooms1willdo]

this was worse. Think about how it felt when it was trapped in that coke bottle. Poor guy just wanted some food.z

[@ranutiwari6882]

@@21rooms1willdo Ok so we will send our mice to your home, i hope you will give those poor guys enough food

[@21rooms1willdo]

Ranu Tiwari will do! My address is 30 east end Ave New York, NY 10028

[@_Reviewer]

It is good that you finally released mouse in the wild.

[@casuallydepressed]

This was the cutest, sweetest thing.

[@seanleith5312]

Are you talking about the mouse or the trap? By the way, I can't believe he released it alive.

[@tastyaids2551]

The box cutter cam looked super cool!

[@chrisnotap]

I used my tiny gopro session for that.

[@chrisnotap]

I didn't think anyone would notice that shot!

[@juliosamaniego2206]

Love your vids! Your traps are so creative and I always enjoy you releasing them at the end 👍🏻

[@aldreiso9755]

A simple humane mouse trap...... Then burn the bottle later

[@JohnSmith-ix5gx]

+miko dadey didn't you see his cute little face?

[@CJWarlock]

I could say the same what Julio Samaniego said. :)

[@cormacd8278]

I think mice are cool the way they can fit into tight spaces like that

[@gghostt4227]

no wifi no friends I guess I have no Friends

[@sammygecko_]

I know this isn’t mice but can’t rats like,, squish their skulls or something to fit into tight places????? I have no idea where I learned that lmao

[@leebennett3672]

Nice to see the little guy set free .great trap amazing how he can get through the bottle neck .thanks for posting .

[@lux6896]

I made this trap a few months ago and just caught my 4th mouse some tips: keep the bait towards the top if you catch a mouse don’t clean the bottle out or touch it very much, the familiar smell does familiar smell things - shake the poopy bait back towards the top before you set it again smear a thin layer of peanut butter over the mouth of the lid

[@j.griffioen1415]

this is unironically genius design

[@twitchster77]

Well shoot! I don't have a coca-cola bottle :(. All I have is a pepsi bottle. Guess I'm out of luck then. /sigh :(

[@MainlyDak]

😂 yes I only have an orange juice bottle

[@morgang77]

twitchster77 “is pepsi okay?”

[@twitchster77]

Morgan Roberts hehe I was joking/being a smart ass :p

[@riley528i6]

I tried a Dr. Pepper bottle. The mouse got in got the bait and left. The design of the bottle does appear to have an impact on how effectively the design of the trap works.

[@sammybutler7241]

coca cola glass, i don't give a damn

[@Alifrom-Texas]

I like how you let Jerry go out of the bottle in to the wild at the end. That is nice.

[@ashlovestoby]

I love how you didn’t hurt the mouse!

[@SmiTTyy-sh8nc]

Wow, great idea !! The simpler the better.

[@andreadavis2573]

Wow. Great video. Love your channel

[@jaxone1259]

This Works I used a large V8 bottle Only once did one get the bait and escape ......I oiled the inside top half of the bottle and the soup can lid .....so I think this might Help to avoid any more escapes. Great Trap THANKS

[@chrisnotap]

Good stuff!

[@brucemorton13]

Clever and easy. Nice job.

[@BFArch0n]

First trap I've ever built. I got 4 mice so far tonight (1 at a time, catch and release) and its just now about time for bed. Might be 5 by tomorrow Dont know how many I have. Thought 1 or 2, but I was very wrong. Got at least 1 to go. Awesome trap! Thanks! I would recommend taping the pen to the bottle to avoid heat warping. I used metal ducting tape. Strong and thin. Also hot glue hot glue sticks to bottle caps over pen to avoid them knocking the bottle loose. They did that 2 or 3 times tonight before I modified it. Now it's perfect. I'm using a wyze came to watch from upstairs. Night vision ftw. :) Update: got 5 before I went to bed at 1am. Set it up around 5pm. Much of that was catching 1 at a time, releasing in the field down the street, reserting the trap, and fixing and modifying the trap as they were able to escape until I made changes. My father caught 2 more by the time I woke up this morning. Lol This trap is amazing.

[@brooksozbrooks8514]

Well yeah... The problem with "catch and release" is that one female mouse has 8 litters a year, with about 6 mice per liter. There's a population of 7 billion people and 20 billion mice. So that's about 3 mice for every 1 person. If you have a home with a family of 5 humans... Then you might have up to 15mice on that property also. Some studied suggest that your never more than 6-12ft away from a mouse at any given time. Also, since covid started mice have been on the increase. With more people working from home or places being shut down they have been going crazy and moving around more to find sources of food. The reason the bait and release doesn't work is because they have a strong sense of smell and can locatate that for miles and very easily come back since they like to stay within the same areas because they choose their homes based off of availability of food, since for their body size they need to eat a lot of food a day compared to humans and some other animals. They eat up to 3x their body weight or mass in food a day. Their teeth also don't stop growing so they constantly chew so they don't grow into the roof of their mouths into their brains. Your best bet is to use the old fashioned wooden traps. Lay about 5-6 of them around the house. (Near your stove is the best, under it and on top by the back burner...especially if you have an electric stove since they often climb up the back exhaust burner) for bait use peanuts glued onto the trap or a lil bit of peanut butter.... I found the glued peanuts to work best. They might be cute but they spread a lot of illness and diseases. Killing is the best option or you'll quickly get an investigation that can be difficult to stop. They can also chew your wires and cause damage to your home or house goods.

[@CookiesCritterCare]

​@@brooksozbrooks8514 you're on the wrong channel.

[@BFArch0n]

Ended up catching 20 within 24 hrs using this trap along side a double nail holding a lid up trap. They were about 50/50 on which caught the most. I will say if you don't release the mouse asap a second mouse can come along and mess up the trap so you gotta be quick with this one.

[@melonrobotics]

Excellent production. Succinct, clear and no excessive narration. Loved that it was humane as well.

[@chrisnotap]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jaxxfps1]

What a smart and humanly way of removing rodents!

[@Reejuya]

Had trouble finding a catch and release trap and now it looks like I might even save some money. :)

[@nanbamplays]

I am so happy to have found this! I can show this to my mum in hooes she stops buying those mouse traps that kill the mice!

[@sadslug8394]

I always hated those mousetraps that snap, so I like this one WAY better, it's so nice and you can see the mouse and set it free. I love it!

[@Cheriejoanna]

Just wanted to say THANK YOU for this video, I managed to catch the mouse that was hiding under my oven without hurting it, caught it within 2 hours of placing the trap down and I released it back in the field!!

[@chrisnotap]

That's great!

[@willbillthethrill]

I used this video to build my own and it worked! One mouse safely removed from the house - will reset for the next one. Thank you!

[@chrisnotap]

Excellent!

[@m.haskell6339]

I wish you were my dad, your so nice

[@nickdegolden7796]

The most innocuous mouse trap ^^

[@uwefriedrich3497]

Simple - cheap - fast - and of course a movie with the result. I like that.

[@myvideotablemyvideotable528]

That is one trained mouse.

[@chrisnotap]

It was a wild mouse. He was caught the night before. That was its second time in the trap.

[@myvideotablemyvideotable528]

@@chrisnotap hahaha. so he knows you will let him out again. thats why looks trained lol.

[@kkittycatkat1990]

Thank you for making an actual HUMANE live trap!!! Too many channels make traps saying humane and then drown the mouse. Smh 🤬

[@chrisnotap]

I made a bunch more. Here is a short compilation of the others. Thanks!........kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKndpGxtobOEqdk

[@sujalsaffire5896]

That's Awesome!!! U released the mice 🤘🏻🤞🏻👏🏻🤘🏻🤞🏻👏🏻

[@Amy-bk9bk]

Thanks for this trap idea, that does not kill the mice.

[@andreakurnik8136]

The mouse looks so cute and innocent

[@jesseenixon]

he is innocent doing was he was ment to do...not fun for us but doesnt mean we have to trap them to glue to die or cut them in half with those mouse traps

[@charleneh8084]

I would've never looked this up but I heard a noise in my bread garage cabinet just now 5 am. I looked inside it and saw a mouse inside my plastic tall olive oil bottle jumping trying to get out and the bottle was 1/4 full of oil! I lost the cover so he was able to get in. I can't believe they can climb up slippery plastic bottles! He would've drowned if he didn't keep standing up the poor thing! I screamed. I couldn't believe what I was looking at. I immediately brought it outside. Lucky for him it's raining out so hopefully some oil will come off him. I dumped the oil out and kept the bottle tipped at an angel so he can climb out. I waited and waited but he was just sitting at the edge cleaning himself. After 20 min I was soaked so I left it and went inside. I'm gonna make this bottle now. Thanks!

[@chrisnotap]

He is basically soaked in food. He will lick himself clean and will be fine!

[@honeytoosweet]

Damn you should deserve 1M subs...

[@chrisnotap]

I hope that happens! Thanks for that!

[@Lonelyskydiver6]

This guy seems like a pretty cool cat

[@water2389]

You won a subscriber

[@BigHesh81]

If it catches more than one mouse, the trap may allow an escapee! lol

[@acousticsazid]

@Lâââ 😂😂🤘

[@antonynjuguna1327]

@Hunterthegamer91 😆😆😆😆 that's cute 😍.

[@lemmontree6638]

When we put the cap on I really thought he was just gonna let it suffocate omg thank God he released it

[@chaimaamsr7744]

Thank you so much for this harmless way to catch a mouse I'll try it for sure

[@lindsaymercer8809]

Great video! Love this alternative to the traditional mouse trap.

[@nicoljamesmontero6131]

The trap really works! I made one like this and it already caught two mice.

[@Mama_Meows]

Thanks!!! Going to hopefully try this out this week! I have a cat in my laundry room that I've rescued and she's on spay bed rest right now. Husband found little poo droppings the night I brought her home in the laundry room and I've heard something walking about the past 2 nights out there! Never had a mouse before so I immediately needed to look up a homemade trap as all my live traps are cat sized!! 😂😂

[@fradrake11]

Love this trap made from recycled items too is a win win. Thanks.

[@myxhical781]

What are the simple machines in this vid I see the wedge The lever and that all

[@backyardbuck6362]

It works great! I made one and baited it and put it under the sink . When I checked it an hour later a mouse was in it. 👍

[@chrisnotap]

For some reason they do not hesitate to go into this trap! Thanks!

[@sparrovski]

Ingenious. Simple, cheap, effective.

[@chrisnotap]

Glad you like it!

[@ef7480]

Mouse says... Oh shite I'm trapped in this bottle. Nevermind, I must clean my tail as that is priority....

[@thebeercm6703]

Perfect invention. Good to see mouse set free to nature.

[@BR00SK11]

Wow......you're really smart

[@chrisnotap]

Thanks for that.

[@NoGMOGod]

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!! I woke up this morning and opened my kitchen drawer to find a mouse had gnawed through all my flavored coffee! I love animals, but having them running across my silverware aint cool. I will definately use this trap and evict the little guy(s).

[@CanadianDivergent]

thanks for not hurting it. They are just trying to survive like us.

[@ashanasmith76xxftyfg]

WOW GRAMPA CRISIS YOU AWSOME

[@chrisnotap]

Lol!

[@breangel571]

Yea but wheres the tutorial for help catching Master Splinter.

[@wyxelix5041]

lol

[@papas_ash]

Bre Angel that got a chuckle outta me lol

[@wyxelix5041]

@@Ubermensch-qs5xy lol

[@romit0072]

Nice one Bre...or should I call you Shredder :)

[@AHeadC]

Bigger bottle?

[@x-rayrai7018]

THANK YOU FOR MAKE CATCH AND RELESE TRAPS! Though I recommend puttting tiny breathing holes.

[@Unique_Traps]

Good idea

[@primtones]

Great invention! It worked well for me. I put a small needle in each site of the bottle and glued a clothing pin vertically on the base on each side to make the same type of mechanism. And I found a can lid with a tab on sp I just needed one.

[@thanhla8807]

The mouse is sooo cute

[@Kalu_Ent]

This is very clever and safe I approve

[@tedortdorte]

It's funny but very useful. Thanks for the great tutorial.

[@JLvatron]

Very nice design and video! A few questions: 1- Will the hot glue actually hold when the mouse is inside and pushes against the soup lid? 2- Why the toilet paper to wrap the peanut butter?

[@r2cris]

1- I think it would since mouse doesn't have enought strenght, also thanks to the shape of the bottle and the position of the mouse it is dificult for him to push. I just set up mine today. 2- the toilet paper is just to throw the peanut butter, I think if you use other solid food then no need

[@JLvatron]

@@r2cris Thanks! Let me know how your trap works!

[@r2cris]

@@JLvatron it works! I used chocolate as bait and I just caught it

[@nihalcansever6953]

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[@karenpagee7649]

Instead of a wood plank could I use cardboard?

[@chrisnotap]

Cardboard will flex as it dries or takes in moisture and things will misalign. Wood is best

[@nandamurali9184]

thank you grandpa chris

[@Klingy_]

I have just discovered your channel and watched few videos. You and your channel are so underrated! Keep up the good work!

[@chrisnotap]

Thanks for that!

[@walkofftrail]

Thanks for this video. Made one this morning and caught the mouse in no time!

[@hecatelove9667]

And I thought there were no more genius's!!! Sir, thank you for proving me wrong!!!!! Your imagination is on point! Making this today. Absolutely brilliant 😁 Thank you ❤️

[@samisuomalainen9870]

How long does it take for the mouse to gnaw a hole in the bottle and escape?

[@chrisnotap]

Great question. They can't escape. They need an edge somewhere in the bottle to start to chew out. These bottles have no edge for them to start. All smooth surfaces inside. Open one up and check for yourself.

[@rayprod8571]

Fascinating... that a mouse could fit through the bottle opening... no glue here so I'll try to match the mechanism with a coat hanger and an empty can of sorts... thanks Btw, how long did it take to lure the mouse and is it better on floor or on table or...?

[@chrisnotap]

Put it wherever you have a mouse problem. It does not take long for them to go into it. Usually within the first few hours. Good luck!

[@mariaemilianegron]

And you released it ????

[@Dismantled95]

That's pretty cool!

[@timothymoon3971]

"no animals were harmed in the making of this video"

[@dansantos2979]

This is so satisfying earned a new subscriber

[@maryrosas7606]

Very good with the mice... Nice!!

[@TheSucram729]

What a great way to get free food for my cat! Thank you!

[@nanrod]

I love the catching live aspect because it seems so much more natural to feed the mouse to my snake alive rather than dead.

[@Justin-qz2bo]

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[@rylandc2915]

Good project, however that would be for mice what if there are bigger rats will cutting the front part of the bottle making a bigger mouth help?

[@ashishmittal9442]

Hello Bottle ka smaj aa gya per ya jo steel ka h. Uska badla MA Ham kuchor LA saktte h ya Nani. Sir please tell me

[@willen461]

I hope you are always healthy

[@deadheadwannabe6874]

Can you make the opening bigger

[@seriksson9721]

Fantastic , easy, clever.

[@givereceive8895]

Does it have to be a 2 liter bottle? can it be a 20 fl oz?

[@chrisnotap]

A lot of bottles will work. You can experiment and see if it will work.

[@givereceive8895]

@@chrisnotap I just made a mouse trap out of a foam cup ..I filled the cup with water up almost halfway to give it some support. Then, I cut a circle in the middle of plastic lid but, before putting the lid on the cup. I put peanut on the inside of the lid so, when they go in the hole. The mice should fall into drown .. also got another idea for a mouse with a box and a coke bottle ..wish me luck ..you and Shawn woods have great content

[@givereceive8895]

Attempt #1 mouse went in the hole but, didn't fall in water. FAIL!😅 Sooo..I just cut the lid four time to make trapdoors. So, no matter what the mouse jumps on to the lid it'll land straight into the water. 💯

[@ia7072]

It's so cute... If there were mice in my house I would use this trap only for getting the mice for myself and raising this little cute thing. 🥺

[@NeoDavidsonDN]

What happen if you use dispenser bottle like that 2 litre bottle of air tanks you made?

[@chrisnotap]

Yes. It would work on those 2L bottles also. I use this bottle because it is so popular and it has the lines already on the bottle to line up the pen.

[@kamalnaik9493]

Congratulations for 1m in advance

[@chrisnotap]

Thanks!!

[@daisyc1741]

Is there a way to do it without a glue gun?

[@chrisnotap]

Use epoxy from the dollar store.

[@universityofthrifting709]

I love that you didn't hurt him

[@hayesedwards4883]

im glad you released him😊

[@nrjedmradiostation3830]

The rats don't want to enter anymore in this trap, and I noticed only small rats can enter, I tried manually to get another size of mouse and it couldn't get inside. The bait seems to be very important. What is the best one?

[@chrisnotap]

Peanut butter I find works best.

[@emmanueljesusmacalalag1932]

excellent job , fun task stick!!!!