When we leave our cabin for extended periods of time, here is what we use:
a five gallon pail with a gallon or two of anitfreeze in it.
Straighten out a hangar or some type of rod, poke it through both ends of a plastic container like a pop bottle or Lowreys container, put a small kink in the rod at each end of the bottle, to keep it centered over the bucket.
Tape the rod to the bucket lip on each side.
Put a ring of peanut butter around the bottle, make the pb about an inch wide all the way around, so they have to reach for it, or try to climb on the bottle.
Put a board from the seat in the cockpit to the edge of the bucket, they will go to the edge, try to climb on, the bottle will spinn and they will fall in. It just keeps on hunting while you are gone.
The antifreeze preserves them and keeps the smell down too.
Remember to put enough liquid in so they can not stand on there hind legs to rest or jump. Make sure the bucket has smooth sides too, so they can't grab on.
Good luck, Dean
a five gallon pail with a gallon or two of anitfreeze in it.
Straighten out a hangar or some type of rod, poke it through both ends of a plastic container like a pop bottle or Lowreys container, put a small kink in the rod at each end of the bottle, to keep it centered over the bucket.
Tape the rod to the bucket lip on each side.
Put a ring of peanut butter around the bottle, make the pb about an inch wide all the way around, so they have to reach for it, or try to climb on the bottle.
Put a board from the seat in the cockpit to the edge of the bucket, they will go to the edge, try to climb on, the bottle will spinn and they will fall in. It just keeps on hunting while you are gone.
The antifreeze preserves them and keeps the smell down too.
Remember to put enough liquid in so they can not stand on there hind legs to rest or jump. Make sure the bucket has smooth sides too, so they can't grab on.
Good luck, Dean
