The Miniature Barn Mouse Trap & Some Very Smart Rats: Mousetrap Monday

[@ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday]

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[@harleydavidsonmotors2000]

Hi Shawn! I have been watching your videos for over. 2 years now and I have been wondering if you could set up ALL of ur mouse traps for one video I imagine this would be difficult because idk if you have that many trail cams or not. But please at the end of 2020 do it if you can’t afford all the baits I would be happy to donate and you could advertise this and leave links to the vids of the mouse traps you already had. Sincerely Kenden

[@StompingRabbits]

Anybody paying $1,000.00 for a mouse trap has mental issues...

[@gsp0113]

Yes, the rat setting off the trap with the stick was a little disturbing. I won't really start freaking out though until the rats start constructing Shawntraps.

[@xuscbs]

lol

[@RFC3514]

They don't eat the humans; they mind control them, get them to create KZbin channels, and ensure a lifetime supply of sunflower seeds, while also using the human to dispose of rival rat gangs.

[@kun6497]

@@FlameBunny wild humans.. you got me

[@sourpants1193]

Hahaha!

[@joelweber3462]

The rat is not smart enough to understand the trap mechanism and all its implications. In context the rat just decided to chew on a stick and it happened to touch the trap. Further, for such new knowledge to become part of species evolution it would have to live long enough to pass this along to future generations.

[@Dr3Mc3Ninja]

The rat setting the trap off with a stick... That is horrifying.

[@bigliftm]

He cooks Rattatoullje in a 5 star restaurant in his free time

[@stanroberts4820]

His name is Ben and is the star of the movie by the same name.

[@rookmaster7502]

That rat must have witnessed several of its buddies get caught in traps and learned from the experience.

[@mandowarrior123]

@@rookmaster7502 sadly, there are PEOPLE that wouldn't work that one out.

[@hydrasevens]

Timestamp?

[@garyminick1050]

I had no idea that a rat was smart enough to bring a tool with him to throw the trap . Wow

[@michaelbuckers]

Yeah basic tool use, wild rats aren't known to do this, few more decades of this and they'll evolve capacity to make their own tools.

[@garyminick1050]

@@axelhucht5194 you'd be awkward to if you didn't have any thumbs ! Lol !

[@axelhucht5194]

@Howie Felterbush I am happy about logical arguments from intelligent people, but not about vulgar remarks. You have just been added to my blacklist.

[@TheCaptNoname]

Well, until I see the rat lighting a bonfire, I'm not convinced.

[@EtherealPJMM]

Rats are very smart, i think there was an article on lab rats using little cars the scientists give them. Knowing how it functions and that it calms them down

[@barthanes1]

The biologist at your local college may be interested in your footage of the rat using tools.

[@chongjunxiang3002]

Even better, explaining survival of fittest with intelligence using rats.

[@deanchur]

Imagine seeing (Woods, 2020, The Miniature Barn Mouse Trap & Some Very Smart Rats: Mousetrap Monday. KZbin) in an academic paper in the future

[@sylviarohge4204]

@@chongjunxiang3002 Rats are among the most intelligent rodents.

[@yikanliu2569]

Shawn: "...and since it's a non-native invasive mice...." Mice: "Yeah I know, make me one of your pet. I will play nice with them." Shawn: "...I'm gonna humanely dispatch it." Mice: "Say wut now?"

[@Steve-xg7zy]

to much pet to much problem, dispatch is da way

[@iraisgarcia8217]

Lol

[@bl7265]

😂😂😂😂😂 u sir made my day with this comment

[@ZorryStrange]

*jumps* Mouse: Oh god no

[@BeegBWolf]

Mouse : Shawn I have faith in you! Nooooo!!

[@GM_-]

Shawn simply has to up his game to outsmart the rats. It's an IQ race.

[@drewzander9797]

Get out there with a .22 and the rat problem is over.

[@death22_fighter27]

That’s what I was saying XD 4 rats in a few hours with a air rifle I done that where taking my chickens food so I ended there life’s XD

[@31redorange08]

So you're saying he is stupider than rats.

[@FalcaoXTZ]

Bomb them

[@903strikerunit]

@@31redorange08 nope... He is too nice to the rodents....

[@Slantir]

the rat using the stick was brilliant!

[@katchaya]

Shawn you should show that video to rat behaviorists. There must be some at some university someplace

[@the_DOS]

It's actually amazing

[@kreterakete]

08:15

[@jacksoniand6076]

And scary

[@kun6497]

we need to capture that one or we will be doomed

[@chriswhite3400]

I could see the fear in the mouse’s eyes when Shaun said “humanely dispatch it”.

[@ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday]

I had a lot of fun making this video. Let me know what questions you want me to answer for question & answer time. Thanks for watching.

[@megaball-ps8tq]

what is your favorite fast food restaurant

[@Static_Citizen]

What is the most trap you like more?

[@ZeroSinRaid]

i have seen you cook and eat skunk, rat, and nutria. if you could, what is the one animal you would love to try cook and eat?

[@killapicklepiratepanda7373]

Why didn't you use the mouse for bait?

[@TheRedPanda.]

What's your least favorite mouse trap?

[@JohnLeePettimoreIII]

I just want to take a moment to say thank you for all the entertainment, education, and information over the years.

[@thewatcherinthecloud]

Damn, 14 hours to upload a 10 minute video. You're our hero, Shawn.

[@littlenewsgyrl]

Where is the full video of that rat tripping the trap -- I can't believe my eyes! Where did it find that stick?! I think you have created a batch of super rat species. I would welcome more videos like that!

[@amieres]

In another video he shows a rat stealing sticks, now we know why...

[@Shedding]

8:14 I was stunned. Don't you think this was a fluke? Maybe the rat was just carrying the stick and got lucky? If the rat truly used the stick as a tool, and understood the trigger mechanism, I am getting scared.

[@antraxxslingshots]

I thought so too and looked for this comment. Because i think he showed a clip where a Rat "stole" such a stick and moved it through that exact hole in the wall. She might just have set of the Trap by accident.

[@Shedding]

@@antraxxslingshots this is the same thing I was thinking. I also saw that video. It would be worth trying this again and see if it is repeatable. If the same rat does this twice, it is evidence of a rat actively using a tool.

[@badlaamaurukehu]

They are very smart. I had one in jhs who would respond by name, heel and fetch among other things. And they learn and understand desired action mechanisms by observation like cage latches and doorknobs. I used to let mine out in my room with the door closed on occaision and if she wanted to go out in the yard she would jump towards the doorknob and squeak til I took her out to run around.

[@death22_fighter27]

Shedding they are getting smart but not smart or quick enough to out run my rifle

[@badlaamaurukehu]

@@Shedding IIRC there was a study using brown rats a few years ago that learned to use basic tools to reach and obtain food... There was also a study in Japan that yielded similar results tho not sure what species.

[@worldtraveler930]

It looks like the time has finally come to introducing your rat population to mink and dog!

[@chongjunxiang3002]

He has so much rats that he would introduce dog trap and mink trap lol

[@nerdlingful]

Mink Man Collab! Something to think about when all the quarantines are lifted

[@thunder_2124]

This is the most aesthetically pleasing trap I’ve ever seen.

[@RoninXDarknight]

o.o Shawn is the Rat King. It's only a matter of time before he starts to take over the country with his army of Super Rats.

[@mehlessmidori602]

So it's been a test all along? Who would've thunk it?

[@SpencerHHO]

"Super rats" is actually a recognized phenomenon recognized in japan, aside from being super cautious the Rats in tokyo also have a resistance to rat poison.

[@stupot8413]

I've been a regular viewer of Mousetrap Monday. It's great that you spend all that money on mousetraps, so we don't waste ours. All the best from the UK.

[@floobertuber]

*2019* - Humanity survives the C*VID-19 outbreak. *2043* - The last living human being is eaten alive by a razor-toothed horde of Super Rats, members of a world-conquering rodent subspecies... one which resulted from too many Mouse Trap Monday rat-trap tests. D'oh!

[@sniper6081]

Skaven will rule the world. Yes-yes!

[@brianbuddy2ACP]

You censored "COVID"?! Why?!

[@bigliftm]

Brain what are we going to do tonight ? What we always try to do each night pinky.... TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD......

[@badlaamaurukehu]

The Secret Of MTM

[@craniusdominus8234]

@Tearjerker It is technically true. Humanity did survive 2019 :P

[@dumper87]

Well, you've confirmed our suspicions. You're creating an army of rodents to take over the world. And no one believes you "dispatched" that mouse. You re-educated and conscripted it.

[@billr6983]

8:13 Holy crap! Rats that use tools?! Better watch out Mr Woods. Pretty soon your super rats will be building traps to catch YOU!

[@blazngheart3496]

Petition for Shawn to create a mouse trap tier list

[@macaronicheese8721]

Yess

[@Tomsfoolery.]

Although not as efficient at catching mice in numbers as other traps, this is one of the coolest looking traps!

[@yukuhana]

10:28 Appreciate the wise move to start wearing gloves and wash hands! We don't want another new strain of virus jumping from rats to human!

[@haywood3874]

yukuhana blackdeath 2. Nah rats were just the vectors, it was the fleas that carried virus

[@nicehess]

Great video as always. I noticed that your oil lamp is very sooty. If you retract the wick so that the flame doesn’t flicker, you won’t get the soot on the glass (or your ceiling).

[@stevehoward3049]

Wow that rat that set off the trap with a stick@8:15 must have went to college. One of these days you might see a rat with a mortarboard on it's head. Lol😊

[@yukuhana]

8:14 Oh no, the beginning of super-rats!! Amazing how evolution works!!

[@elberthardy961]

Hands down, the best of the ones I have ever used is the all-metal Made-2-Catch Rat Trap. 7 out of 7 kills, easy to set, very powerful and I bought 16 of them and set them all over the house. That's the way the Pro's do it. Now I think they have learned not to try to enter my house because of so many kills: 2 nights... 7 dead ones. It's now quiet and rat free! Thank you, Shawn, for your videos and for doing the one on the Made-2-Catch Brand. They sell for less than $5 on Amazon.

[@bonbonpony]

03:50 Wow, a ghost mouse! :o I guess after "humanely dispatching" so many mice, your barn must be haunted with lots of these :q

[@sydneybarber2707]

I mostly watch in 720p which is more than enough picture quality for viewing on phones or even my 32” tv. I wouldn’t sweat uploading in 4K Shawn. Great video as always!

[@tacticalultimatum]

Shawn, I love your channel But your spray painting made me cry 😂

[@MrChainrule]

you've got the rats of NIMH living in your barn

[@tenrabbits3069]

Totally Not a Ninja you

[@RagingInsomniac]

i remember that movie lmao

[@PhotoKaz]

I think some of those smart rats are teaching a new breed of mice in my neighborhood. A recent old home demolition down the block brought MICE into my house and despite about 10 traps all with different good bait they still found my bag of unopened popcorn up on the top shelf. I never used to have trouble catching mice but this year is nuts!

[@xthelxvadameex863]

Seeing the pictures at the end of the video made me smile :) thanks for working so hard to keep us entertained.. i got laid off today cause of the corona virus and this video made me smile

[@absolarix]

I feel your pain with rural internet connections. Me as a kid was much more tuned for the town/city, but I was stuck out in the middle of nowhere, with not much to do out there that interested me as a lone child. Rural internet connections are the worst. Keep up the good work!

[@maidenslayer]

8:14 Crazy! Clever animals. As clever as corvids?

[@Somedude20282]

I believe so! They’re pretty comparable in intelligent.

[@byronperry8931]

No, corvids are a bit more intelligent. Octupuses and cuttlesfish are also extremely intelligent.

[@mcheddadi]

congrats mr woods on being so dedicated on bringing quality content on what you love. it's hard balancing family life, work, and hobbies and you manage to do it all. hats of to you and i wish you lots more success for the years to come

[@_Ramen-Vac_]

have you thought about taxidermy? start a trophy case! You could tailor outfits for them and everything. Do a Sherlock Holmes with the double billed cap, the curvy pipe, overcoat, magnifying glass.

[@Somedude20282]

This is brilliant. He absolutely could sell taxidermy rats and mice for profit too

[@joelstanhope7231]

Instead of useing peanut butter as bait , use dead mice , something that the rats are used to , the peanut butter might be a warning snell to them

[@kopperhed4472]

I've been watching your channel for awhile now Mr. Woods, and I greatly appreciate your work. There are two things I eagerly await next from you: I always sit at the edge of my seat when you might get the next multi-catch in your traps, I think your record is two at once, but it might have been three. And the other, which is a long time coming, is your challenge of the Norway Rats. I think you're the best around when it comes to traps, and its high time you get those Norways in your yard. I'd like to see a video where you use your know-how and skills to devise an efficient way to catch the trap-wise rats.

[@illusion887]

Thanks Shawn for all your hard work and entertaining videos. I've been a long time subscriber and huge fan of your work. You're gonna have to figure out new ways to catch those super smart genius rats!

[@drizzlingrose]

1:28 that transition was very nicely done Shawn! :D

[@williepirie5329]

Cool build sir I hope you and the family are all well🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@theholonet522]

That rat at the end, that set off the trap, that is an absolute mad lad, that’s the most crazy thing I have ever seen, also, you should definitely do a collection video, maybe even a series of videos on your full collection for a simple series

[@miguelcjr777]

Wow that rat at the end blew my mind..... never have i seen such a clever rat like that.

[@sogxdelta6358]

I love seeing all the different animals at the end of the video, not many people know the differences and its good to see em each time.

[@antraxxslingshots]

FINALLY a trap that is long enough to not slam on the rodents tail...so many of the traps you tested are too short and the tail gets caught. Very cool design :)

[@VlOREL]

That rat just set off the trap with a stick!!! He knew exactly what he was doing, he didn't even blinked when the trap went off! Mind blowing, they are smart!

[@mykemyers6488]

I love how you used a kill trap to make a non killed trap. Keep up the good work love your videos.

[@KarenPrudensLetsStitchMakeup]

Yay you did it! We love the ending when you point as you say the different animals like mouse, voles, moles, etc. Thanks for adding it to this weeks video even though it's a crazy time right now. It is appreciated. Take care and stay safe. 😊

[@georgegoertzen4723]

Dad would dig post holes for new fence lines with the tractor and a post hole auger he made. He worked off the farm so him digging post holes would often be all the work that could be done that weekend and planting the posts might not happen for weeks. Our family (8 kids) is full of conservationists so every other day or so, someone would run the line of holes and release anything that got trapped by accident. Once I pulled out a garter snake that was missing a few inches of his tail. It was a fairly fresh wound so he had had a lucky escape from predation. I brought him home ( metal lunch boxes were so useful for this!) He was released in the backyard that evening and once or twice I happened upon him over the next few years around the back yard or the barnyard. About 5 years after I had left the farm, one spring day during a visit, some neighbour kids had come over to see the horse's and I spotted them in an excited circle near the barn. I heard screams of 'snake' and 'kill it' as they formed up in a loose circle. One was brandishing a stick so I yelled at them and ran over to see what they were preparing to kill and darn, if it was not Stubby, grown to an impressive 3 feet or more and a girth of nearly 3 inches. He likely was not long emerged from hibernation and was cold and had a belly full of some rat or other that he'd caught and was looking for a warm sunny spot to digest. He wasn't moving all that fast and was now surrounded by kids that didn't know they were looking at one of the best pest control agents on the farm! I educated them that day and was greatly pleased to see that he was still alive and healthy and doing his best to rid the farmyard of rats. But I digress. That rat that used the stick to set off the trap really impressed me. That is TOOL USE! We had caught a kangaroo rat once the same way and because it was something I had never seen before (nor since), I brought it home and quickly installed it in one of mom's sealer jars with a bunch of holes punched in the lid. One of my older brothers was into rodents at that time and had a cage for it. That rat was so easy to teach that within a day it had solved a number of mazes including one that required it to draw a shoe lace in to get the treat. It provided much entertainment over the weekend ( we lived in Northern Ontario, 20 miles from the nearest city and only had 1 reliable TV channel, so we had to make our own much of the time ). It was hard to part with Roo as he was so smart and quick to learn new tricks and he seemed to have the makings of a great pet, but caught in the wild belongs in the wild so I reluctantly released him near the post hole I rescued him from on my way to school Monday morning. Never caught nor saw another.

[@1000rr2008cbr]

Thanks for all the time and effort spent making the videos... enjoy watching your channel, stay safe.thanks!

[@keaganh1112]

A piece of pie wood. 😂 0:47

[@kazoopate]

You got a ghost on camera when the trap went off at 3:53! A transparent white ball came into frame from the left, trap went off, and ball exited the right side of the screen.

[@wsonly3510]

I like how your mice dont care and there calm but then the rats are just supper couscous and scared.👍

[@casienwhey]

Shawn, if you had been shipwrecked with the cast of Gilligan's island, it would have had a short run, b/c you could have built a working raft in a week.

[@lonewolf025]

Thanks for taking the time to create and upload these videos. Your efforts are appreciated! Take care and God bless

[@timchiu501]

2020: Rats avoid traps 2050:Rats create traps 2100:Rats catch human and upload it to the internet

[@ianmonsour9538]

The mouse was in the trap and the other mouse came by and said Surprise and got startled and jumped on the plate was 4:43 that was hilarious and awesome he didn't see that coming and it worked like a charm that is crazy 😂😅

[@ianmonsour9538]

Shawn wood do you like that I posted

[@msscoutshadow]

They both jumped!! I watched it about 3 times and laughed my butt off🤣👍

[@msscoutshadow]

The only funnier video I've seen is the mouse catapult.. OMG too funny 🤣🤣🤣👍💯

[@ΓεώργιοςΑράπογλου-λ2ξ]

Some moucetraps , like this one, are a piece of art. But rat traps are the real challenge. I hope we see a worthy opponent to your super rats...

[@Muladeseis]

When we have a plague of super smart rats setting off all the traps with tools, or just avoiding them, we'll know where they have started their evolution.

[@timbarnett3898]

I tried to catch mice with strickem pad but no go, put milk jug lid in center of stick pad with treats! I saw one piece of cedar kindling on ground under pad an table. Something carried that stick of kindling to table top an placed it as bridge across to food over sticky pad! I took picture of kindling laying on pad to treats! Cool!

[@roryvonbrutt7302]

I like how Shawn never puts bait in there but the rats/mice always do what he says ! ! !

[@mlastname7607]

I just found your channel the other day and I just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed you! Please be safe and sound in this uncertain times we are living in!

[@stephendavies923]

Great and excellent video as always Shawn. Thank you and may you and your family stay safe.

[@Developer-online]

use a mice as bait , trigger system under grass before it, place bait in the corner . 3 rat traps near it

[@Developer-online]

or a fall trap under floor , seems they are just careful near the baits

[@MissM030882]

Thank you Shawn. I have benefited from your videos. And today i was face to face with a red squirrel. It got trapped in my garage. I took out my peppermint spray. But i found i was just being unkind, as it had no way out. So i just opened my garage and hope it made a better choice.

[@HarryAdee]

Hi Shawn, love your channel. And I like the background of studio. Just a suggestion, I thought it would look nice if you put lighting behind you or at the corner for a decoration. It would look cozy and have that country life looks (sorry, I dont know how to describe it). And also I think you should buy a good microphone, maybe the Rode for even a better audio. Keep it up

[@Gambiarte]

Your wood work is simple but well made, I like and appreciate it.

[@MrDemonseed666]

I think at one time you had merchandise? Sure would like to buy a coffee cup.. I collect coffee mugs of my favorite your tubers! Thank you shawn..for a being a great you tuber!!

[@mikemacdonald1643]

I built a crude version of this and it worked well, thanks for the videos

[@RoseCurry5]

Something about rats and mice is so satisfying. Your videos are calming. Lol

[@juanaboynkin1196]

Why don't you use a mouse for the bait to get a rat into the trap? That rat sure grabbed it quickly. Maybe use it as bait on the Uhlik repeater?

[@beavis6363]

Loved the trap and the handiwork. If I may, I wonder if that trap could benefit from a safety catch. An eyelet and a bent wire hook would do it. Bent up with a little thought you could have the safety catch hook with a "lift it away" lever away from the kill bar. No criticism intended, that was a great episode.

[@UnconditionalSurrenderG]

The house design would also make a good mouse house for domesticated mice

[@terryv]

Suggestion: Use a router or wood chisel to create a groove for the trap door to seat into, or attach a metal-strip barrier on the "barn" floor, against the closed trap door, to make it harder for a trapped rat to pry up the closed trap door. (Of course, if the rats won’t trip it to start with, there’s little point.)

[@kobeyork7221]

Thanks for answering my comment Shawn love your vids watch every one that comes out

[@aaronp4975]

Love your videos. Oddly interesting ! Start watching and can’t stop! Keep the videos coming !! Love it!!

[@joedoesfun9336]

Forget the 4k. Your time is more valuable than that. 2k is plenty. Your videos are already the best.

[@8VibeStudios]

After seeing that rat trigger the trap with a stick, I'm confident to say that one day those super backyard rats will develop humanlike intelligence and see what you've posted on your channel.

[@geigertec5921]

My favorite part was when the trap caught Shawn's fingers. He should make a new series called Finger Trap Friday.

[@scharen9]

Back when I lived in NJ, I built a trap for squirrels with the same mechanism as this. But I used a mouse trap instead of a rat trap to pulll the pin.

[@lvangirardi]

WOW ! See that super rat set the trap off . That is crazy . I love this channel.

[@kareno8634]

You Need a MOTEL with All those Rats! W0W! Sorry you didn't catch one - this time. Where are the Snakes? You live on a Farm, yes? Always a Rat Snake somewhere. But then again --> We welcome the Joy of a Rat Trap. Thanks!

[@aomanchutube]

Wow! Incredible to see that rat purposefully using a tool to get food.

[@eddievenuto1862]

I feel like all animals are smart to some degree. I like those Victor mouse traps the best because those work good and they're simple and easy. There's millions of different kinds of traps though

[@davidmartinez4487]

00:36 Wow it was patented the very day I was born. I feel honored.

[@gustavosalas8165]

8:14 damn! Stuart you're a genius

[@benhinn7751]

You are a man of many talents Mr. Woods.

[@Omba820]

That mouse or rat at 4:45 : hey this piece of floor is raised, GO DOWN FLOOR

[@Escadeus]

Thanks for suffering through your slow internet to bring us these! I had no idea.

[@marclytle644]

That clip of the rat setting off the trap with a stick... "Well... the bears have discovered fire."

[@toothgap_]

4:40 why'd they both suicide pact jump at the same time before the trap even went off?? Did they just notice each other and jump at the exact same time setting it off in the process?

[@itwasalladream7134]

Serves the mouse right for not self isolating

[@floyd2386]

Au contraire. The mouse went into the trap to self isolate. Did you see how freaked out it got when another mouse got within 6 feet?

[@kjbirk4766]

I love your videos. I found you a few years ago when I had a house-rat problem.

[@pauljs75]

Should start up a small museum to show the collection. And maybe collect some donations in regards to expanding it and keeping it under curation.

[@Kansas_Murph]

You made smart rats! I knew they were tricky but those are almost scary. Good work on the videos.

[@anthonyjh02]

Shawn casually making super genius rats by process of evolution

[@minot.8931]

I don’t think that trap needs the spring loaded door trigger.. just a pin through the hole with the elastic bands to aid gravity would do it. For rat bait, try mouse. It might encourage the rats to enter if there was fresh air at the other end.. perhaps a slot above the trap door to fool them there was a way out.