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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brdgbldr" data-source="post: 135049" data-attributes="member: 7474">Keep in mind that mothballs are flammable. But I have heard that they work.I have a five gallon bucket trap that I keep in my garage that I made myself from stuff lying around the garage. It works very well (my record is 11 mice in one night). However, I have accidentally killed squirrels and chipmunks (the wife left the garage door open). I also used to have squirrels try to nest in my machine but not since I started using ammonia.I started using the ammonia in trash cans to keep the bears away (a smell thing) and found that I have a lot fewer rodents in my five gallon trap. The ammonia mimics urine from predators so the rodents stay away.Like everything else, the rodent problem changes year to year. We had a horrible mouse problem one year after someone killed off all the local coyotes (yes, coyotes eat mice). Mother Nature likes to keep a balance but we humans always think we can outsmart her.</blockquote>