Date: 1/26/26 9:13 pm From: Kevin Lucas via Tweeters <tweeters...> Subject: Re: [Tweeters] Sign "Pro" on Washington House Bill 2516 (Banning rodenticides) until 9:30am tomorrow
then made a couple of these "magical mouse box"es, one using 2x4's, another
using 2x6's. They've worked very well, both along an exterior wall and out
in the open near a bird feeding area. I put 4 mouse traps in the 2x4 box,
one rat trap in the 2x6 box. I use a piece of car wash sponge twist-tied to
the bait paddle, with some peanut butter smeared into the sponge. While I
can do fine woodworking, I made them crudely, using funky scraps of wood
and poor quality used & bent hinges.
Birds don't go into mine. Rodents do.
I'd fabricated something similar for a friend before googletubing & finding
this design. It too worked. Don't fret the details.
On Mon, Jan 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM Jerry Tangren via Tweeters <
<tweeters...> wrote:
> Please what are the weapons against rat infestations? People need to hear
> what the alternatives currently are.
>
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> *Sent:* Monday, January 26, 2026 7:41:28 PM
> *To:* <tweeters...> <tweeters...>
> *Subject:* [Tweeters] Sign "Pro" on Washington House Bill 2516 (Banning
> rodenticides) until 9:30am tomorrow
>
> HB 2516 is scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on
> Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:30 AM tomorrow (1/27/2026).
>
> Someone posted this on another birding channel I follow:
>
> 1.
>
> *Speak up for birds:* Did you know that people are spreading poison
> all over the city? Rat poison is near ubiquitous -- just look for the
> tell-tale black boxes in garages, outside grocery stores, next to your
> neighbor’s shed, etc. One of these types of poisons is an anticoagulant,
> which means rats eat it, then wander around outside for a week and slowly
> die of internal bleeding or get picked off by a predator who thought they
> were lucky to find a slow-moving treat. These toxins are then ingested by
> wildlife and pets and who knows where else the poison is going once it
> enters our environment. It’s cruel and dangerous. And, what’s more, there
> are real alternatives. Thanks to Seattle legislators Rep. Shaun Scott and
> Rep. Julia Reed (and others across the state) there is now a bill to begin
> addressing this problem. HB2516 will put a temporary moratorium on using
> these rodenticides while more research is conducted about the impacts and
> alternatives.
>
> 2.
>
> [image: 👉] *You can sign in "PRO" until 9:30 tomorrow* to show your
> support for this bill.
> https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?selectedCommittee=31649&selectedMeeting=33749 >
>
>
> When I signed around 6:50pm there were 434 Pro and 120 Con signatures.
> Now, 25 minutes later, there are 445 Pro and 127 Con, so 11 Pro and 7 Con
> in 25 minutes. I am hoping people here will want to sign to keep Pros
> growing.
>
> Sorry for the late call to action!
> - Mariya
>
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