Very cool trap indeed! In the field, however, all you need to do is to cut the top off and bury the bottle with the bite into the ground vertically to the rim. Small critters cannot climb back up the smooth wall.
For the string procurement I'd prefer this "device":
But I'm always having some screws/nuts/washers and wood screws as well in my kits - too versatile not to.
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