Victor M156 Metal Pedal Sustainably Sourced FSC Wood Snap Mouse Trap - 4 Traps

I'm back to buy my second box, These simple mouse traps work perfectly every time! All you have to do is bait it right and place it where mice travel. Last year I had some grain stored in my garage, and did not realize it was drawing mice until my garage was overrun. I have used other traps in the past, but my husband always used this kind, and he always caught any mice that showed up. in our house, so I bought this box of 20 traps because I do not reuse them, just toss them in the garbage with the mouse still in the trap. I just kept trapping them until they were all gone. But this winter, though I have not had mice in my house in years, I saw one run between the wall and my fridge. I still had 4 traps left from last year so I started setting traps down in that small space between my fridge and the wall. There is one mistake that some people make, and then complain that the traps don't work. That is to use only peanut butter as bait, or too small a piece of cheese. Peanut butter is too soft, so if a mouse is careful he can lick it off without setting the trap off. My husband always used a good chunk of cheese that took up the whole metal tongue except where the latch goes, and he pressed the cheese hard onto the tongue, so it was not easy for the mouse to get it off the tongue. This year I did not have solid cheese, so I used grated cheese, squished it together tightly using a small dab of peanut butter to bond the cheese shreds together, then pressed it onto the tongue and mounded it up as much as would go on the tongue without interfering with the latch. The only time it failed to catch a mouse, is when I put a little too much peanut butter, and the mouse was able to steal it without setting off the trap. I re-set the same trap and it caught a mouse, so I know the trap was not faulty, just my bait. Between last year and this winter, I have used 18 traps and caught a mouse with every one. But I probably have more, so i am back to order more traps. Let me just conclude here, that there is no need to buy more expensive traps These may be a little more sensitive to set (I couldn't remember how, so I looked it up on you tube), but if you bait them right, and place them well, there could not be a more effective trap. The bait is most important, but if you use an adequate amount of firm cheese, press it onto the tongue well, then add a touch of peanut butter on the cheese, then set the trap, when these traps stop catching mice, its because your mice are all gone, or you need to find another place to set the traps.

Fab traps,have caught countless mice on them.

Works well and the price is good. You're not going to reuse these so, why pay a bunch for something you're going to toss out? You can tune these to make them more sensitive if the rodent is stealing the bait. Works great for field mice. If you have rats, step up to the bigger rat traps. They are much more humane than glue traps.

Had one small mouse sneak into my house while they were doing renovations downstairs. I'd see it at night sometimes but couldn't catch it. Tried a cage trap, but it would go in and steal the food and sneak out. Tried one of those plastic snap traps, same effect. Tried a glue trap, it walked right across and left a trail of tiny footprints. Finally got these and set them up last night. Woke up this morning to a dead mouse. Didn't even hear it at night. I'm going to leave a few more around just in case there are more. (Baited the trap with a bit of sliced cheese). Be careful not to snap it on your fingers. The trigger is very sensitive!

These mouse traps donot work at all. The traps don't even go off with even a simple light touch they are useless. I would never recommend anyone to buy these. So disappointing these items