The High Dive Paper Plate DIY Mouse Trap. Mousetrap Monday

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@ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday 7 ай бұрын

Do You Have A Mouse Problem? I invented The World's Greatest Mouse Trap - The Dizzy Dunker Purchase on Amazon: amzn.to/3Py9eDF Purchase Directly from the Rinne Website: www.rinnecorp.com/?ref=shawnwoods1 (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) FTC Affiliate Disclaimer - I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post. For A List Of My Top Mouse Traps Recommendations Check Out My Online Affiliate Store: www.amazon.com/shop/historichunter (As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.).

@BlueEyedColonizer Жыл бұрын

I never in a million years would have thought a guy showing mouse traps would become a rockstar......but it's happened

@chasbodaniels1744 Жыл бұрын

Shawn was featured in an article about rat problems last Tuesday (February 28, 2023) in the New York Times. That has a global readership of millions, so he got a lot more free exposure.

@Meanoldwoman2013 Жыл бұрын

@@chasbodaniels1744 It was a great article as well!

@heathermenear1638 Жыл бұрын

Can’t they climb back out??

@mithileshsahani2825 11 ай бұрын

@@Meanoldwoman2013😮

@cliffcannon Жыл бұрын

I wonder if the pet mice are by now conditioned to think, "Hmmm, I smell peanut butter ... that means the floor is about to drop from under me." But they don't seem to mind.

@chasbodaniels1744 Жыл бұрын

Being so genetically similar, it amazes me how smart and wary rats are, versus their tiny and dumb fellow rodents.

@archangel98632 Жыл бұрын

I swear Shawn can make a whole series of head-to-head trap testing as well as improving on old designs. Excellent as always, and sending warm thoughts to you, your family, and all your local critters!

@coryhorton5837 Жыл бұрын

So committed to flip technology he has a flip phone. Respect.

@atodaso1668 Жыл бұрын

Underrated comment!

@joeschmo622 Жыл бұрын

_"Here's a computerised electronicised mousetrap with infrared sensors, solenoids, solar panels, and 4 arduoni modules to catch up to 1 mouse per hour!"_ DIY paper-plate-and-bucket trap: "Hold my peanut-butter...."

@Dr_Mauser Жыл бұрын

An interesting mouse behavior thing I noticed between the two traps that could help with future designs. Notice on the original, the mice would walk on the raised edge of the plate, while on the redesign, they would walk straight across the middle of the plate, which is higher. So if you want to control how a mouse approaches a trap, they'll stick to a higher path.

@Anthea13 10 ай бұрын

They avoid the obstacle

@johnhege6502 Жыл бұрын

you dont even need the paper plate. I just put a half inch of bird seed in a five gallon bucket and they jump on down. Then they can't jump back out. Each morning I usually have two or three mice in the bucket from the night before until they are all gone.

@hollyervin3983 Жыл бұрын

We discovered a massive mouse population in the garage of the house we moved in, and this was a quick trap we could engineer with what we had and after 8 snap traps failing, we already have 2 in the bucket! This is no cost if you have some extra clutter and truly effective. Thank you so much for sharing this quick fix!

@smwsmwsmw Жыл бұрын

The is basically a DIY version of Shawn's favorite trap, the "Flip and Slide". Even though that trap isn't too expensive, if you have a large area to rid of mice, it's nice to see you can set up something to get similar results without spending anything.

@Nero_Karel Жыл бұрын

It's also nice for people outside the US who might only have access to cheap copies of it

@ArDeeMee Жыл бұрын

@@Nero_Karel Oh my gosh, THIS. Amazon has ONLY the floppy versions from China. They arrive pre-broken, so that you don’t have to. 👍

@swashbucklingmonkey Жыл бұрын

I've purchased 4 FlipnSlides and I think they're great!

@andyruse4670 Жыл бұрын

If anything this is the inspiration for the flip n slide. That trap is newer than this.

@amygilbert8429 10 ай бұрын

Why don’t the mice run away before being eaten?

@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 Жыл бұрын

This was one of your most interesting videos, Shaun, because of the two different trap set-ups and the variety of animals. Thanx for showing.

@chasbodaniels1744 Жыл бұрын

Sir, have you no shame?

@JMRSplatt Жыл бұрын

I am so glad your videos are somewhat back to normal.. we get to see the wildlife. What a beautiful cat. Thank you for your perseverance.

@Grasshopper.80 Жыл бұрын

Shawn is such a G with his flip phone.

@cebruthius Жыл бұрын

He just gives it a flip

@hardworkingslacker7233 Жыл бұрын

Flip phones are based af.

@ArDeeMee Жыл бұрын

My old Nokia brick finally stopped working… =(

@mickel7b Жыл бұрын

KZfaq channel and website for years too. Baffling. Love this man.

@dro3m Жыл бұрын

he don’t need no distracting smartphone, i’ve thought about giving up my iphone 12 for a dumb phone.

@user-yx3zl4kh8h Жыл бұрын

I keep saying to my phone: Don't Go, It's a Trap !!! But they never hear me.

@RyeOnHam Жыл бұрын

Plastic plates and the wire a little closer to the center of the plate. I wouldn't change anything else, but I'd put water in the bottom.

@evergreen7260 Жыл бұрын

it is so nice of you to recomment improvements to the traps!

@craigw1911 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful bobcat! 😻😻

@user-jy5yi4rf8k 9 ай бұрын

Nobody asked

@jamiegdubois 9 ай бұрын

@@user-jy5yi4rf8kfirst of all, there’s no need to be rude, especially to a comment posted 6 moths ago. Second of all, you do know how the comments sections in a KZfaq video work, right?

@regsparkes6507 Жыл бұрын

Bobcat was a great bit of video!

@mr.waynes7555 Жыл бұрын

it makes me wonder why the people whom originally invented the paper plate mousetrap didn't make the plate upside down like yours, i mean you can simply look at it and see it would work far better in the upside down position. thank you for this video Shawn.

@shaventalz3092 Жыл бұрын

Lower center of gravity on the plate is all I can immediately think of. Probably keep it from tilting _quite_ as much immediately, and lowers the chance of it flipping all the way around.

@EAWhite1984 Жыл бұрын

I think it is a matter of simplicity. if the wire is centered on the bucket and the plate offset then if it flips all the way over the plate would catch the opposite lip of the bucket. then some of the time it would be facing up like Shawn made his to be. you just wouldn't need a string to reset the trap. I would think that having the bait be on the underside of the plate would work well though since it would mean the mice wouldn't be able to as easily get it.

@perwestermark8920 Жыл бұрын

Having the original orientation could lead to issues in rain unless there are some holes to drain the plate.

@senatorjosephmccarthy2720 Жыл бұрын

All I want is a dollar for everything I didn't think of.

@peters972 Жыл бұрын

That barn sure has no shortage of mice, even after all these demonstrations. Just imagine if they were not being caught!

@radorigami Жыл бұрын

This video takes the cake for best post-trap footage.

@benjamindover5676 Жыл бұрын

Shawn!. Long, long-time sub. I was subbed when you could show the kill. Very Sad about what YT has done to you. But I must say, this vid is one of your best, most informational, and most valuable ever.

@sikksotoo Жыл бұрын

Great haul, Shawn! Modifications seemed quite effective

@KDoc-cz5wq Жыл бұрын

I bought 2 of the trap door bucket traps & have had success in less than 24hrs. One placed in my basement & one in the garage. Exceeded my expectations!!! Thanks Shawn

@Muladeseis Жыл бұрын

I missed the long videos like this, catching several mice. And it was a great idea to put one camera for a view from top.

@user-of5zg1ww8k Жыл бұрын

Your camera footage is always so beautiful.

@quincybirwood2629 9 ай бұрын

Really good modification on the trap. To me it seems that the bait over the edge of the upside down plate makes the mouse commit where the original design does not. Simple and effective. Thanks for posting.

@vwvw4 Жыл бұрын

The trail cam footage of the bobcat was priceless. Nice healthy ecosystem at your beaver pond.

@AttackPuffinReal Жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved the footage of the wild animals, you should keep doing that on the side

@carlwysocki9635 Жыл бұрын

Yours is way more effective, Shawn! The cool thing about this trap is it's simplicity and easy to make... and you don't have to reset it every time you catch a mouse... Probably the best and most practical trap you have shown...

@TowManDave00 Жыл бұрын

Wow... A nice selection of Wildlife uses that Beaver Dam.

@chasbodaniels1744 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if the beavers get tired of all that traffic stomping across their roof?

@iamTheSnark Жыл бұрын

The changing centre of gravity helps with the improved version. It balances better once it tilts. The original version shifts its centre of gravity towards the bigger end, making it less likely to catch mice.

@chocolatecake50000 Жыл бұрын

A couple of your modifications made a good trap amazing, great vid

@jeangemmel7895 Жыл бұрын

Cheap and cheerful with a bucket, paper plate and a metal rod. I would be terrified of living around your way with all of these wild and dangerous creatures. Lovely to look at but only on your videos Shawn! xx Jean from Scotland

@chasbodaniels1744 Жыл бұрын

Try living in the mountains northwest of Denver. They’ve had problems with mountain lions this winter, snatching pet dogs right from people’s yards.

@MeUrWishGranted Жыл бұрын

Simple fix, I love the ingenuity!

@goblinmoblin4869 Жыл бұрын

Love the motion camera footage, especially the bobcat

@lizchatfield692 Жыл бұрын

Have made a number of Shawn traps they worked well and i ran out of mice.

@davidburke2697 Жыл бұрын

Simple and effective, especially with your modifications.

@USAMontanan Жыл бұрын

A man that uses a flip phone is definitely an expert on making do efficiently with next to nothing! Love your beaver pond! I hope there’s fish in it! Probably mink too!

@davidspinney2023 Жыл бұрын

Hi Shawn this does look like a great idea also cheap to make.

@matthewelliott2213 Жыл бұрын

Great trap, but I'd give you a thumbs up for the olden timey flip phone!

@xai38-809 Жыл бұрын

Awesome mouse trap idea!

@johnnie98765 Жыл бұрын

if you put the pivot just a little closer to the edge of the plate you could mount it centrally in the bucket and it would flip and hit the other rim. The photo from the article looks like it has a ramp on both sides as though mice accessing from either side is the plan

@OneTimeTube Жыл бұрын

Amazing video what a nice trap .. the upside down plate is way better

@jayjudd6518 Жыл бұрын

I like it when you make something. That was an inspiration thanks .

@ComaTwin Жыл бұрын

Very practical and very efficient.

@johnlord8337 Жыл бұрын

Looks like bloody mouse Disney land on the farm - time to make more buckets and take down the entire colony ... and use some 25 or 50 gallon barrels for the rats ...

@missumenimsatanass Жыл бұрын

Guys name that came up with this design is named Ken Criswell. I rem watching a short documentary years ago talking about traps over the yrs and new designs as well. This was one out of many diff design he had for traps.

@MARKE911 Жыл бұрын

I'm ready to watch some bushcraft videos as well. I'm stoked to see this video. I've got some mice problems recently one chewed on my water line.

@anneoreilly4900 Жыл бұрын

Gorgeous footage of the beaver dam

@willyoung4512 Жыл бұрын

UPSCALE IT! 55 gallon drum and a plastic salad bowl lid for rats!

@Jerseygamer880 Жыл бұрын

I flipping love this channel

@speedball23 Жыл бұрын

he says in a pinch if you don't have time like a nanosecond just to flip it over

@jackieow Жыл бұрын

This works until the mice learn to take turns with one always acting as a counterweight on the stable side.

@user-of5zg1ww8k Жыл бұрын

Great improvements you did.

@tinadelwiche416 Жыл бұрын

A mind over matter solution always works. Great improvement.

@johnhancock7746 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos!!! Wishing you success! :)

@markguy1914 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing and thank you for taking time off share with us have a blessed day

@whitehorse7516 Жыл бұрын

Shawn 1990's called they said they want their phone back!!!!

@AB-ye7bw Жыл бұрын

😂😮

@sac58999 Жыл бұрын

Shawn: ...non-native species... Me: Yay! Outdoor footage!

@myfamiliar795 Жыл бұрын

apparently mice can't warn each other what's going to happen

@tomellis487 Жыл бұрын

Simple, cheap, effective, clever - then cleverer.

@rickeynolte3859 6 күн бұрын

THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU SAVED ME FROM WASTING MONEY BUYING THE JUNK TRAPS THAT ARE SOLD ON AMAZON AND OTHER PLACES.

@doakwolf Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Saved me some $ on buying the pre-made bucket trap. I'll do this tomorrow.

@pedrolopez8057 Жыл бұрын

nice job pointing out native mice versus invasive!

@Smallathe Жыл бұрын

Very creative test!

@carypyke935 Жыл бұрын

Great trail cam footage !!

@atodaso1668 Жыл бұрын

This is the exact video I needed

@mattf9096 Жыл бұрын

I like the dish idea since they cant grab any edges.

@AndyFromBeaverton Жыл бұрын

I love the bobcat videos. More, please.

@walternance1583 Жыл бұрын

Shawn We love your videos! Very informative and entertaining… Hug the kids for us Walt God bless

@howardjohnson2138 Жыл бұрын

Nicely Done. Thanks

@rodkirt9273 Жыл бұрын

And just think : people have been paying $20.00 for bucket traps when all they needed was a $0.08 cent paper plate . 🤷🏼🤦‍♀️

@watermelonlalala Жыл бұрын

I paid for two at 25 dollars each, if I remember. Never caught any varmints. I sprinkled borax around the walls of the house (inside) and the rats disappeared. Also used a metal plate to block a washer drain access hole where they got in.

@KR-rs2wk Жыл бұрын

That’s a nice kitty

@schrodingersmechanic7622 Жыл бұрын

Instead of using the single use trap you could build a counterbalanced trap door that drops out into a bin (full of water?)

@EstablishedLowriders Жыл бұрын

The new and improved for the win!

@gw4690 Жыл бұрын

Nice job on the video! I've built several styles of humane traps that all work with mice, I'd like to see something suitable for rats. I wish you had included side by side photos of the 2 different types of mice you were talking about.

@PanTran Жыл бұрын

I wonder if the wild mice consider his pet mice to be class traitors, for helping him test these lol

@seanroche8069 Жыл бұрын

How about a gauntlet of old and new top 10 traps see what works best old or new love the channel always looking forward to new ones

@nickstamos74 9 ай бұрын

I found a random mouse in an empty bucket this morning and reneged this video. I'm going to make this right now. But I noticed the mouse in the bucket this morning was almost able to jump out. How do you make sure they don't get out?

@moobiemaykker9639 Жыл бұрын

I like how the guy had 'stairs' on the wooden ramp.

@thelatiosmaster Жыл бұрын

to me, your improved version worked better for what you said but even cause you put the rounder part of the plate up, making it more slippery

@Justin-Outdoors Жыл бұрын

Way simpler than the walk the plank trap. They all seem to be very similar in function. This one is truly the simplest

@whothefoxcares Жыл бұрын

The wild life will eat well today!

@jmcvay12 Жыл бұрын

One of the best parts of the video, the flip phone!!!

@MichaelJohnson-ux7pe Ай бұрын

Nice video I may have to give this one a try. Do you know if this would work on chipmunks? We are having a major issue with these around the house.

@richardcotter4506 Жыл бұрын

i wish you would have showed your 'string' mod that keeps the plate from flipping too far

@juliewoodman2439 Жыл бұрын

Me too, I couldn't see it.

@davidr5597 Жыл бұрын

Probably just a short piece of line tied through a hole in the side of the plate resting on the bucket, with the other end tied to one of the bolts poking through the bucket at the top of the ladder.

@michellegordon4211 Жыл бұрын

Very satisfying!!

@bennyandersen742 Жыл бұрын

Excellent episode,,👍🌹

@philipneri9482 Жыл бұрын

After you catch the illegal mouse…do you catch and release…like bus it to the interior somewhere and release it?

@SlayinSaiyan Жыл бұрын

3:55 10 mice? Really impressive Shawn!

@SaycoRa Жыл бұрын

Good work Crawdaddy.

@Milosz_Ostrow Жыл бұрын

A further improvement would be to use a foam-core plastic plate instead of a paper plate to give the trap some moisture resistance when setting it up in a damp place. Otherwise, It is a great idea.

@uploadJ Жыл бұрын

Ya - I was thinking foam plate all the time I was watching!

@courtneesdad Жыл бұрын

Wow. A very simple and effective design. Cheapest mouse trap ever. I wonder if it would work on rats?

@rlm9093 Жыл бұрын

In one of his other videos he used the same kind of bucket... He "caught" a rat, but it was able to very easily jump out. He actually caught several baby rats first, and their mother actually jumped into the bucket and carried each one out with her mouth. He also used this type of bucket for a death-trap for mice and rats by adding water. However, he didn't make the water level high enough for the rats, so the rat got dunked and then jumped out. So it might work with rats if you added enough water so the rat would drown and not be able to jump out..... Hmmmmm.....maybe I'll try this. It looks like I have rodents on my lot....

@bethw5998 9 ай бұрын

what's the best bait and how to dispatch? thanks for the vid. Also, what did you use for the wire?

@estebanpinedasanchez9282 Жыл бұрын

This one is soooo good and easy, great for my grandparents cause is very simple to asssamble and use. The bobcat was epic! Good weekend!

@TiredMomma Жыл бұрын

What trail cam does he use? We are interested in getting one.

@salvage35 3 ай бұрын

Wow, you have a lot of mice to catch, I need to put this trap in my chicken pen to get the mice taking the chicken feed. Thanks.

@volvo09 Жыл бұрын

Wow, a bobcat!

@guynorth3277 Жыл бұрын

I am now totally convinced that somehow my 'computer' or the powers that be, have total control of my thinking.! I have been working on this very thing, but never consulted the computer, and yet this mysteriously show's up!? I've even covered my camera. Anyway it is so perfect for what I need.