Does the trap kill the mouse... or do I have to release them myself?
1761619
I have the Victor or Catchmaster Tin Cat Clear Top (2 Pack) which I think is this same trap. I have had good results with my traps catching over 30 mice in the past couple years (we have wood heat and they sneak in with the wood), I clean it after each use - easy with a clorox wet wipe. This is a humane trap so you have to release them yourself but it is not difficult at all, I have never had any trouble - simply go a good distance from your home, set it down and open top, step back and off they go.
1761620
You have to release them. I just took them far away and let them out into a wooded area. You just open the top and gently shake them out.
1761621
I never got it to work. I never caught anything despite switching baits and seeing evidence that tons of mice were in my basement. I just went back to normal traps to get them. Would not recommend this product but my understanding is they are trapped alive.
1543760
While they are certainly large enough to catch a mouse, the adhesive used to trap the spiders would probably not be strong enough to hold a mouse. They do work great fro spiders and any other crawling insect that finds its way into it. I'm very pleased with them and caught several spiders. If you want a trap for mice, there is a product called Tomcat. Its a plastic pad with an extremely sticky substance that traps mice. I've used them with great success and they have a rat size as well.
1144484
Some mice are just smart. No trap works on all of them. With the MiceCubes, the main way a mouse gets around them is by turning them over before they go through the door. That way the door stays open. Putting a soup can on top of the trap should eliminate that from happening. And of course, you're going to occasionally get some "Super Mice" who actually go in, eat and then can somehow get that door back open and get out or some that chew their way out. If you're having that kind of trouble, try a different kind of mouse catcher like a metal multi catch trap or the smart mouse trap(both are humane catch and release traps.) Not all mouse traps work on all mice. Simple as that. Fortunately there's a few different styles so if you're dealing with a super mouse, one of the styles will likely be his kryptonite. Some mice and their ability to escape from traps is nothing short of amazing. I swear some of these guys wear capes!
995410
No you do use traps or need them. It repels mice. I used it for 3 yrs. And have not any mice. I swear by this product.
1190760
Anywhere on the inside is okay. I have success using a small amount of peanut butter in the channel that is beside the entrances. That way the mouse can get all the way through the entrance and is trapped by the time it starts to eat on the bait. Otherwise, the tail may provide a means of escape. Also, I have had some escapes because the entrance ramps on some models come slightly bent. You should check that before you bait the trap. If the bait keeps disappearing with no mice trapped they are escaping.
1976239
Unfortunately we had a female field mouse that had pups in our house. I'd guess the pups are about 2-3 weeks old and are very small. You'll have no problems catching them with this trap! None have escaped mine yet. :)
2096349
Well I use them at camp up north where we have the deer mice that usually like to come in and make themselves at home since they I put them in I have not seen a mouse or any signs of them for the past five years and I also put some at my home and we don't see any there also. Hope this helps you!
2136982
I have only killed mice in mine. Rats may be too smart for it, not sure. Only one at a time though - they are too smart to go in it when a dead one is in there.
287952
I don't think so. There are two metal plates toward the back of the trap by the bait. It's only when a mouse/rat crawls in there far enough that they step on both plates, completing the circuit, and get shocked. Something going in only two/few inches wouldn't connect both plates.
2225007
no, the first mouse gets caught, the other mice get the bait, that is why I don't fill the bait holder all the way up, I have caught 1 mouse, went back re-set the trap and before I can sit back down in my chair I have caght a second mouse (don't feed them bait them).Always put the trap facing the wall because they will run along the wall and step into the trap.by the way I have use several types of traps, these are by far the best for me, they have caught mice and large wood rats.good luck kurt
1604098
I consider these traps disposable: I throw away the trap with the mouse, you don't want to mess it afterwards
1791313
They sometimes come out in the open to die... But it depends sometimes they die in the hole. You can buy rat sorb if you smell the odor of dead mouse and soak it on a Cotton ball and put it in the hole or the area of the smell
187365
The mouse will suffer if you just let it sit there. If you're worried about that, consider getting a trap that snaps shut and kills the mouse or else end the mouse's life yourself. This is nothing but glue on cardboard, it's not poisonous to the mouse.
117421
To be honest with you, I don't know if you will have an odor problem if the bait killed several mice. There was only one mouse in my home, I never saw him again once I put the bait down. About a month later, I noticed an awful smell in my bathroom(where the mouse was probably coming in near the water pipes) the smell was gone after a few days, I never saw or smelled anything else. I hope that helps!
871577
They are reusable, but I do not recommend. The mouse we caught was snapped on his nose, but still alive. He had dragged the trap into the corner of our garage.
1448865
Yes it kills them, but just like any trap, you have to get the Mole to enter the trap, when they do, the spring releases and the Mole is crushed.
1265167
No not really. They still came around where I had it put down. The sticky traps work the best. Doesnt repel them, which is what I'd prefer....But at least somethings killing them