Mice are very small and nimble animals, so it will not be difficult for them to get into the house. Most often, the invasion begins in the fall, with the onset of cold weather, but if the house has all the favorable conditions for their existence, then they can come at any time.

The reason for the penetration and spread of rodents in the house is always the same - unsanitary conditions. They are attracted by the remains of food on the floor, table, garbage not taken out on time, but it will also not be difficult for them to open plastic and cardboard boxes with supplies.

The presence of mice can be determined by several signs:

• incomprehensible night noises (squeak, rustling);
• gnawed packs and packages;
• musty (mouse) smell;
• faeces on the floor and shelves near food.

Cohabitation with rodents is not only morally unpleasant, but also often life-threatening. Mice are capable of carrying diseases that can be fatal to humans, and the saliva of animals contains microbes that cause severe poisoning. In addition to infections, rodents can bring fleas with them.

In addition, mice can cause a short circuit and, as a result, a fire if the wires are damaged.

Bank and coin how to make a mousetrap

Another version of a device for capturing mice from a can, this time with a button or a coin. Just like the previous option, the bank will not kill, but only help to catch the rodents in a humane way.

The principle of operation is more than simple. A button, coin or any washer is used as a support, raising the can (can be replaced with a saucepan or bucket). A strong thread with a hook is tied to the support, a rod is placed inside the container to fix the thread, and a bait is put on the hook. The smell of the treat will attract the mouse to the jar, it will pull on the hook, the thread will stretch and drop the puck as a support, as a result of which the rodent will be trapped safe and sound.

By the same principle, a trap can be made out of a box, for example, from under a cake. A hole is made in the lid exactly in the middle, where half a stick with a cotton swab at the end is inserted so that it is outside, and part without a tampon is inside the box with the bait.

Any weight is placed on the lid of the box, it can prevent the mouse from trying to get out after the trap is slammed. A bait is attached to a stick inside the box, the edge of the lid is raised and placed on a small support. The rodent will be attracted by the smell of the bait, he will climb into the box, and when he tries to remove food from the stick, the box with the weight on the lid will close.

Such homemade mousetraps are quite effective, but they have one significant drawback - they work once, which means they are able to catch one mouse.

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How to make a bottle trap

When it comes to plastic containers from under liquid products, the imagination of folk craftsmen does not reach so much. Rodent catching is not complete without them. Trapped out plastic bottle made in just a few minutes. You can make it from a poltorashka or a container with a volume of 2 liters. In the absence of the latter, a trap for mice is constructed from a 5-liter bottle. Traps can be made in several ways.

Plastic bottle rodent trap

Option number 1

The step-by-step tutorial looks like this:

1. Through stationery knife cut off the neck of the plastic container, about a third of it.
2. Grease the cut neck from the inside with any vegetable oil.
3. Put the bait inside the remaining part with the bottom.
4. Turn the element with the neck so that it is directed downward of the structure and fix it with tape or wire.

The mouse, seduced by the aroma of the bait, freely penetrates through the greased neck into the trap, but will not be able to get back out. Several vertical fan cuts can be made on the part of the neck where the cork is screwed on. This will increase the chances of catching a large rodent.

On a note!

To prevent the mousetrap from turning over from a plastic bottle, a weighting agent is placed on the bottom: stones, a small bag of sand.

Option number 2

Catching a mouse in a bottle can be even easier:

1. Cut off the top of the container where the taper ends.
2. On the upper edge of the element with a bottom, make cuts 4-5 cm long with an interval of 1.5-2 cm. It will look like petals that need to be sharpened.
3. Bend the sharp edges down so that they look at the bottom.
4. Grease the sides of the trap and put the bait on the bottom.

For the convenience of the mouse, small planks are attached to the device. The animal will climb over them without hindrance, fall into the vessel, and sharp edges and slippery walls will not allow it to leave.

On a note!

A primitive trap is easy to make by putting bait in a bottle of oil after using the product and cutting off the neck slightly and bending it down.

Option number 3

This type of trap is somewhat different from the previous ones:

1. Cut off the neck of the bottle and discard it. This part is no longer needed.
2. In the resulting container, it is necessary to drill two holes and stretch a rope or wire through them, through which the mousetrap will be tied.
3. Place the bait on the bottom and place the trap so that part of it hangs from the shelf or countertop. Secure the mount.

As soon as the mouse climbs up for the treat, the center of gravity will shift, and the mousetrap will invariably hang along with the captive. Catching pests with bottles is quite convenient. The consumables for making them cost nothing, and the captured animals can be disposed of together with the trap, thus avoiding direct contact with them.

A simple trap from a plastic container manufacturing algorithm

More than a simple, and most importantly humane way to catch rodents at home is to make a trap out of a plastic container. This will require the following elements:

• plastic bottle;
• thread or rope;
• bait.

It is simple to construct a mousetrap from a plastic bottle. The neck of the container is cut off, two holes are made for attaching the thread. The bait is put in the inside. One part of the thread is tied to a load or glued to the edge of the table. The container is placed on the table so that most of it hangs from it.

As soon as the mouse comes to the aroma of the bait, it will crawl into the bottle and gravity will play a role here - the bottle will fall to the floor with the rodent, it will hang above the floor due to the correctly selected length of the thread. The caught prey can be released away from home without stress for it and household members.

Harm from mice

There are several reasons to deal with these pests. First, many are afraid of mice, especially housewives. When mice appear, they panic. In addition, there are a number of factors that are decisive. For example:

• Damage to household items. They were called rodents for a reason, since they are able to gnaw on objects in the house, regardless of the material of manufacture. This can be furniture, electrical wires, children's toys, shoes, etc. They especially love styrofoam. If someone has made a repair and foam was used as insulation, then you need to be prepared to receive such pests.
• Possibility of fire. Mice can easily eat the insulation of electrical wires, which can ultimately lead to a short circuit and fire. They can chew on the power wires of many electrical appliances, so you need to regularly inspect them for insulation integrity.
• The presence of pathogens. The saliva of rodents can contain various microorganisms that can cause typhoid, cholera, plague, or ordinary poisoning. In addition, mice are flea carriers that prefer to feed on human blood.
• Rodents spoil food and water. This is because mice everywhere leave traces of their vital activity in the form of feces, which are saturated with bacteria and viruses. If the animal drank water from a cup, then it can be hazardous to health.
• Mice leave behind bad smell... This is a kind of "mouse" smell, which is distinguished by its peculiarity. It is by him that you can determine that mice are in the house. If it is absorbed into furniture or some things, then it is quite difficult to get rid of it. In some people, allergy attacks are possible, which are expressed in the form of vomiting. In any case, this leads to constant discomfort.

Nine-year-old Madison will be left with monstrous patterned scars on her arm for life due to a henna tattoo, which she got with her mother and brother in Egypt. The family was vacationing in Hurghada. According to the girl's father, his wife Sylvia had to spend several days in the hospital due to a gallbladder infection. Upon her return, as a reward for the children being well behaved, the woman decided to reward them and offered to get black henna tattoos. From the very beginning of their vacation, children showed great interest in such tattoos.

The girl's younger brother Sebastian immediately complained of a burning sensation, so the tattoos were washed off his hand. Madison began to complain about the tattoo only after returning back to England.

We saw some wounds appear on the top of the tattoo, but we did not see any redness. The next morning, the place of the tattoo began to itch a lot, and when we understood it with water, we saw redness along the contour of the tattoo, - says the girl's father Martin. - Her arm began to become covered with blisters, so we decided to read about black henna tattoos on the Internet, and only then we realized how dangerous this thing is.

As it turned out, black henna can contain a large number of paraphenylenediamine, an extremely toxic chemical. Although paraphenylenediamine is also found in many products, such as sunscreens and hair dyes, it is used in very small doses. On this moment The addition of paraphenylenediamine to henna is recognized as a public health concern, as the allergenic chemical often causes adverse reactions in hypersensitive children.

Doctors prescribed steroid creams and ointments to the girl, which they did not give positive result and the girl's hand continued to be covered with huge blisters. As a result, Madison was admitted to the hospital in the burns department. Doctors conducted an examination, finding the girl high level PH, which indicated chemical burn... Doctors tried to treat the girl's skin in this condition, but the blisters were so large that treatment did not reach the affected skin underneath. So they had to first remove the liquid bubbles.

After the operation, the girl was bandaged and transferred to the scar monitoring unit. Now she will have to walk with this dressing for at least 6 months to minimize the size of the scars.

We sent an e-mail to the hotel, but they were told that there is nothing wrong with henna and that most likely the problem lies with our daughter, - the parents said. “After that, I responded to them by sending a link on the dangers of black henna tattooing and recommended that they talk to their doctor, who was trained in Britain. We do not want compensation, the main thing is Madison's health and minimization of her scars, because we do not want her to grow up with scars that will remain with her for life.

Later, the Huragada hotel sent a message in which it apologized to Martin and his family and said that they no longer offer henna tattoos to their clients.

It's no secret that tattoos can be a very dangerous business, but as it turned out, temporary henna tattoos are also fraught with serious danger. Little girl Madison Gulliver will be left with monstrous patterned scars on her arm for life due to the henna tattoo, which she did with her mother and brother in Egypt.

Maddison and her mom got a tattoo at the Huragada hotel while on vacation in Egypt

Paired henna tattoos that the girl made with her mother

But after returning to England, the girl developed a severe allergic reaction and her hand became covered with blisters.

As you know, black henna can contain large amounts of paraphenylenediamine, a highly toxic chemical.

Although paraphenylenediamine is also found in many products, such as sunscreens and hair dyes, it is used in very small doses.

At the moment, paraphenylenediamine in henna is recognized as a public health concern, as the allergenic chemical often causes negative reactions in hypersensitive children.

The father of the family, Martin, said that they were vacationing in Egypt with their 43-year-old wife Sylvia, 9-year-old son Sebastian and 7-year-old Madison.

Sylvia had to spend a couple of days off in the hospital due to a gallbladder infection. Upon returning from the hospital, as a reward that the children were being well-behaved, Martin decided to cheer them up by allowing them to get black henna tattoos.

Sebastian immediately complained of a burning sensation, so the tattoo from his hand was immediately washed off with water. Madison started complaining about tattoos only after returning back to England

“We saw some wounds on the top of the tattoo, but we didn't see any redness. The next morning, the tattoo site began to itch a lot, and when we understood it with water, we saw redness along the contour of the tattoo, ”Martin said.

“Her arm began to blister, so we decided to read about black henna tattoos on the Internet, and only then did we realize how dangerous this thing is,” Martin continued.

Doctors prescribed steroid creams and ointments to the girl, which did not give a positive result and the girl's hand continued to become covered with huge blisters.

As a result, Madison was admitted to the hospital in the burns unit.

Doctors examined the girl and found that the girl had a high PH level, which indicated a chemical burn.

Doctors tried to treat the girl's skin in this condition, but the blisters were so large that treatment did not reach the affected skin underneath. So they had to first remove the liquid bubbles.

After the operation, the girl was bandaged and transferred to the scar monitoring unit. Now she will have to walk with this bandage for at least 6 months to minimize the size of the scars.

“We sent an e-mail to the hotel, but they told us that there is nothing wrong with henna, and that most likely the problem lies with our daughter. I then responded to them by sending them a link to the dangers of black henna tattoos and encouraging them to talk to their UK-trained doctor, ”Martin said.

“We don’t want compensation, the main thing is Madison’s health and minimizing her scars, because we don’t want her to grow up with scars that will remain with her for life,” he continued.

Later, the Huragada hotel sent a message in which it apologized to Martin and his family and said that they no longer offer henna tattoos to their clients.

Nine-year-old Madison will be left with monstrous patterned scars on her arm for life due to a henna tattoo, which she got with her mother and brother in Egypt. The family was vacationing in Hurghada. According to the girl's father, his wife Sylvia had to spend several days in the hospital due to a gallbladder infection. Upon her return, as a reward for the children being well behaved, the woman decided to reward them and offered to get black henna tattoos. From the very beginning of their vacation, children showed great interest in such tattoos.

The girl's younger brother Sebastian immediately complained of a burning sensation, so the tattoos were washed off his hand. Madison began to complain about the tattoo only after returning back to England.

We saw some wounds appear on the top of the tattoo, but we did not see any redness. The next morning, the place of the tattoo began to itch a lot, and when we understood it with water, we saw redness along the contour of the tattoo, - says the girl's father Martin. - Her arm began to become covered with blisters, so we decided to read about black henna tattoos on the Internet, and only then we realized how dangerous this thing is.

As it turns out, black henna can contain large amounts of paraphenylenediamine, a highly toxic chemical. Although paraphenylenediamine is also found in many products, such as sunscreens and hair dyes, it is used in very small doses. At the moment, the addition of paraphenylenediamine to henna is recognized as a public health concern, as the allergenic chemical often causes negative reactions in hypersensitive children.

Doctors prescribed steroid creams and ointments to the girl, which did not give a positive result and the girl's hand continued to become covered with huge blisters. As a result, Madison was admitted to the hospital in the burns department. Doctors conducted an examination, finding that the girl had a high PH level, which indicated a chemical burn. Doctors tried to treat the girl's skin in this condition, but the blisters were so large that treatment did not reach the affected skin underneath. So they had to first remove the liquid bubbles.

After the operation, the girl was bandaged and transferred to the scar monitoring unit. Now she will have to walk with this dressing for at least 6 months to minimize the size of the scars.

We sent an e-mail to the hotel, but they were told that there is nothing wrong with henna and that most likely the problem lies with our daughter, - the parents said. “After that, I responded to them by sending a link on the dangers of black henna tattooing and recommended that they talk to their doctor, who was trained in Britain. We do not want compensation, the main thing is Madison's health and minimization of her scars, because we do not want her to grow up with scars that will remain with her for life.

Later, the Huragada hotel sent a message in which it apologized to Martin and his family and said that they no longer offer henna tattoos to their clients.

It's no secret that tattoos can be a very dangerous business, but as it turned out, temporary henna tattoos are also fraught with serious danger. Little girl Madison Gulliver will be left with monstrous patterned scars on her arm for life due to the henna tattoo, which she got with her mother and brother in Egypt.

Maddison and her mom got a tattoo at the Huragada hotel while on vacation in Egypt.

Paired henna tattoos that the girl made with her mother.

But after returning to England, the girl developed a severe allergic reaction and blistered her hand.

As you know, black henna can contain large amounts of paraphenylenediamine, a highly toxic chemical.

Although paraphenylenediamine is also found in many products, such as sunscreens and hair dyes, it is used in very small doses.

At the moment, paraphenylenediamine in henna is recognized as a public health concern, as the allergenic chemical often causes negative reactions in hypersensitive children.

The father of the family, Martin, said that they were vacationing in Egypt with their 43-year-old wife Sylvia, 9-year-old son Sebastian and 7-year-old Madison.

Sylvia had to spend a couple of days off in the hospital due to a gallbladder infection. Upon returning from the hospital, as a reward that the children were well behaved, Martin decided to cheer them up by allowing them to get black henna tattoos.

Sebastian immediately complained of a burning sensation, so the tattoo from his hand was immediately washed off with water. Madison began to complain about the tattoo only after returning back to England.

“We saw some wounds on the top of the tattoo, but we didn't see redness. The next morning, the tattoo site began to itch a lot, and when we saw it with water, we saw redness along the contour of the tattoo,” Martin said.

“Her arm began to blister, so we decided to read about black henna tattoos on the Internet, and only then did we realize how dangerous it is,” continued Martin.

Doctors prescribed steroid creams and ointments to the girl, which did not give a positive result and the girl's hand continued to become covered with huge blisters.

As a result, Madison was admitted to the hospital in the burns department.

After the operation, the girl was bandaged and transferred to the scar monitoring unit. Now she will have to walk with this dressing for at least 6 months to minimize the size of the scars.