Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
If I remember correctly, vegetable oil is used to release hapless critters in glue traps - you want to do it in an enclosed space since once the critter is release you need to get some dish soap like Dawn and wash off the vegetable oil.
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