Victor Metal Pedal Sustainably Sourced FSC Wood Snap Mouse Trap - 20 Wooden Traps - M156-20 - Snap Traps for Mice - Reusable or Disposable Mouse Trap

I've used various mousetraps over many years, and these old-school traps have consistently been the most effective and least expensive. Some might be slightly easier to use, but if you bait and set this trap properly, it catches the most mice. Load peanut butter (or any nut butter) on and inside the metal bait holder and they do the job and do it well. Hard to beat at about a buck a trap.

You really can’t go wrong with the OG design of mouse traps. If you’re like me and suffer from a severe case of musophobia, you’ll appreciate the vicious effectiveness of a wooden snap trap. That raucous trap clap snap is oddly comforting because you instantly know what it means. This thing is the guillotine of mouse traps — swift, decisive, and blessedly final. Why bother with glue traps, where you’re forced to listen to a mouse squeak ad nauseam until it finally takes its last breath (which takes longer than you’d think)? No thank you. Snap traps are my preferred method every time.

I've been using these traps for years and they're consistently effective. I find that the ones with the yellow pressure pads are much easier to bait and set, and are generally more effective overall, than the ones with the metal pedal. TIP ON BAITING: This tip is ONLY for the traps with the yellow pressure pads. These traps have a little "well" near the catch. My advice is to NOT put bait there. Instead, mix together a small batch of peanut butter and jam and, using a butter knife, fill JUST that small hole in the center of the yellow pad with a dab. I add jelly because the sweet smell seems to add to the attraction. You just need a little bit because you're creating an aroma, not providing a meal. Mice will come to the center of the pressure pad -- exactly where you want them -- and will press down because most of the peanut butter & jelly mix is INSIDE the hole, with just enough sticking up to entice. It takes a little finesse to get it right but do this and you'll catch a critter every time. ANOTHER TIP: Don't be shy with traps. If you have a mouse problem, don't put down just 1-2 traps where you see their droppings. Put down 20 traps, make it a death zone. And remove the dead critters quickly so their carcasses don't scare other mice away. While I'm here, I'll respond to some of the negative reviews. COMPLAINT 1: The snap bar can be hard to lift because it snaps flush with the wood. Yes, this is sort of true. But the snap bar HAS to snap flush with the wood, that's how it breaks the mouse's neck. I saw one person say he cuts the corners off the trap to make it easier to reset and that might be a small improvement, but it's not hard lifting that pry bar and you really DO want the entire bar to snap flush with the wood. If someone finds it that hard and they plan on re-using the traps, they could get a disposable plastic knife and use that all the time. COMPLAINT 2: The parts eventually come loose. I re-use my traps repeatedly unless I forget to check and the decomposed mouse makes the trap too gross to re-use. But remember, these things cost about a dollar each, you shouldn't expect precision machining for that price. There ARE more expensive, higher quality traps out there, though I've found these to be the most effective out there. COMPLAINT 3: Mice eat the food and the trap doesn't snap. This is probably more prevalent on the traps with the metal pedal. I've been using the ones with the yellow pressure pads for years and have never -- not once -- had the bait taken without the trap being set off.

This Victor M150 wooden mouse trap is effective and does what it’s designed to do. The metal pedal is sensitive and triggers quickly, and the solid wood base feels durable and well constructed. As shown in the photo, it successfully caught the mouse when placed along the wall where mice typically run. It’s easy to set, requires no poison or chemicals, and works well for indoor home pest control. The only reason for four stars instead of five is that placement and bait choice matter for best results, but overall it’s a dependable, traditional mouse trap that offers good value in a multi-pack.

This trap cost me 50 cents. One of the first things you need to try to do is to find out where the mice are coming into your house. My house is over 100 years old, so I'm still trying to find areas they can sneak in. I watched some YouTube videos to figure out the right way to use this trap and what to use for bait, a very small amount of peanut butter, just enough to fit on the end of a tooth pick to the bait peddle is recommended by VICTOR. They say if a mouse is able to take the bait without springing the trap, it is more a result of over baiting, which adversely effects the sensitivity of the trap. They recommend when setting the trap to hold the kill bar down, lift the peddle at 180ﾟ angle and place the rod under the little groove on the bait plate. They also recommend placing the snap-trap perpendicular to a wall or baseboard with the trigger pedal being closest to the wall. The Victor website gives detailed instructions and they offer a one year warranty from the date of purchase. It would probably cost more to mail them back than the price of the traps. You can contact them directly at 1-855- 5-VICTOR. You've got to be careful, I've smacked the kill bar against my knuckles a few times and it hurts. I practiced setting the trap without the peanut butter first until I knew what I was doing. When you read the one star reviews, VICTOR sometimes comments with this helpful information, which I've added to my review. This same model trap has been used for over a 115 years. My grandather used these same traps, and reused them over and over again. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. You don't need anything expensive and fancy, this does the job. The mice die with in 30 seconds, which is much more humane than using glue traps. It took a little bit of practice to set it, you don't want to smack your fingers with the kill bar, so be careful. Once you know what you're doing, it's very simple to set. Since I personally don't want to deal with removing the dead mouse from the trap, this is cheap enough to throw in the trash with the mouse. But it is certainly reusable. I use a long grabber reacher tool to pick up the dead mouse and trap and drop it in the trash can. The metal pedal that you add the bait to stays very close to the wooden base, which makes it much easier for the mouse to set off. You don't want the mouse to get away with the bait, that hasn't happened with this trap. I set up a BLINK camera in my attic to try to figure out where the mice were coming from. They have been messing with mouse poop and pee in my attic for too many years, ruining many of my items. I am fed up with that, it's time to fight. Once I saw them running around in a particular area, I set the traps. They mark their areas with mouse poop and pee. Then I set my Blink camera about 7 feet away. What I've been seeing on my cam is very strange. I've had many dead mice in the traps that are cannibalized, eaten by other mice. I wish I didn't have to kill the mice, I see how the other mice react when they see a dead mouse, part of their family probably. Right now I have too many mice to deal with and the live traps wouldn't work. I'd be a mice taxi service driving 3 miles away from my house daily. Within 24 hours the mice ate most of the dead mice in the traps. They're not finding anymore food to eat in my house. They grabbed the dead mouse including the traps in their mouth and dragged them about 2 feet away under a chair, they're really strong. Certain mice they left alone. They ate almost everything there was nothing at all was left in the trap, except some fur and a tail. If I didn't have my blink camera, I certainly would have thought that the mice were eating the bait and the traps were not working. So if the mice have nothing to eat, they might eat the dead. With my blink camera, I feel like I'm watching a National Geographic special on mice. I know exactly what time of the day, usually nighttime when they're running around and their behavior which is interesting. My Blink takes video clips and has night vision. I move my blinks around the house. Of course you don't need a blink to catch mice, but it certainly makes it more helpful. And I know when I need to reset my traps without having to go up in the cold attic or down to my basement. It is a bit morbid, but you get used to it. And it helps me kill the mice, which is the most important. I think my grown sons and their wives are getting tired of mom sending them text video clips from my blink camera of strange mice behavior and dead mice. But this year being 2020 is a very strange time in all our lives. Now I can start cleaning up my attic without having to deal with more mouse poop and pee, which is disgusting. Mice contaminate food, spread diseases and viruses... The CDC (CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL) lists: HANTAVIRUS, PLAGUE, SALMONELLOSIS, LEPTOSPIROSIS...add they chew on wood and wiring in the walls.

Fab traps,have caught countless mice on them.

Puse 10, de ellas 3 se activaron y las 3 alcanzaron a atrapar un raton. El truco es seguir las instrucciones y dejar el lado de la carnada viendo al muro. Son feas, chicas, dificiles de poner pero la verdad funcionan y creo eso es lo que importa, aupongo por algo se ha usado el mismo diseño por 100 años.

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

Muy buenas y no escapa el ratón