Features:

  • For clean and quick trapping
  • Easy to use
  • Can be used around kids and pets
  • Made in the USA
  • Provides visible proof of rodent capture
I'LL TELL YOU HOW TO USE THESE EXCELLENT MOUSE TRAPS

I've used these very same mouse traps for 50 years. They are the same as I remember as a kid. There is a trick to the bait. People put peanut butter on the trap and the mouse licks it off and goes on his merry way. You have to have bait that the mouse will sink it's teeth into, chew on, tug at, pull on. If you use peanut butter (which they love) put a piece of gauze, cheese cloth or piece of cloth with the peanut butter all over it, not too thick. wad that into the metal curl of the trap and tie the cloth or whatever you're using to the trap with thread, find string or unflavored dental floss. Wrap the string around a few times and cut off the loose ends. Soak the string with whatever the bait is to get it tasty. Now the rodent has to chew and yank at the bait thus setting the trap. Snap! I've used bits of bacon effectively and rubbed the bacon grease well onto the string or thread. Place the bait end of the trap towards the wall where the mice have been running along. In the house I roll a grocery bag sides till it's nearly flat. I put the trap in the middle of the bag that the sides are rolled tightly making the bag nearly flat. When the mouse sets the trap it's already in a grocery bag and easy to unroll the sides and dispose of the varmint. No mess on the counter or floor. I like these much better than the ones with the plastic. The wood is more firm on these and the trap has some weight behind it. These are excellent traps, just bait them correctly and your visitors will be gone soon.

Clean quick kills

Well, these traps are effective. I've baited with peanut butter, concentrating on just the metal curved bit getting baited. As i was placing these traps, I realized that in some positions they were getting cleaned off without being triggered like other reviewers mentioned. I'm pretty sure this was happening in my case when the mice were able to climb on something or use something to hold their body weight while eating off the peanut butter. When I was more careful about putting the trap in a more open space without nearby climbing opportunities, the trap then deployed and the mice were caught. I'm just bummed out that I have to buy more. I need to figure some ways to keep these mice out of my house in the first place.

They WORK!

We just moved into our new house to find evidence of mice. We tried using glue traps but they didn't work. The first time we set one up, we caught a mouse. The second time, caught another. Since then I haven't noticed any new evidence that we still have mice. What helps is that I've scoured my house looking for and filling in any gaps or openings that they may be able to infiltrate. This is the key, closing any openings. You can't just pick these up, you need to fix the root of the issue. I have a few set up around the basement and haven't caught anything new for almost 2 weeks. Don't get me wrong, I love animals and seeing these things dead in the trap breaks my heart.....But they are invasive and will ruin my house. If I keep telling myself that, it makes me feel better. AND by filling in the gaps and openings, I prevent future mice from getting in so I won't HAVE to kill them! Here's to hoping I don't have to use these anymore!

Good Price; Reliable Mousetrap

This mousetrap is the better mousetrap. It works. I've tried more modern designs but this one gives you successful trapping and the lack of fancy packaging makes the 16-pack a best buy. If your mice lap the bait without springing the trap simply wrap the bait (tie it on) with thread. 37 mice trpped as of 11/27/18 since the fiscal-mouse year started on 7/1/18.

I've killed a lot of rats and mice

I've probably killed over 70 mice and a dozen rats with traps. I like the simple traps the best and if you don't want to clean the traps are cheap enough to just throw out. I have the larger unit for rats. I hate the ones with plastic. I tried live catching but that can be cruel especially in urban environments. The live traps are harder to clean and the mouse can die of dehydration if you go days without letting them go. I'd rather kill them.

The old-school Victor traps continue to be the best

I've tried alternatives to the old Victor traps, and really nothing can beat these. There is just no sense in re-inventing the mousetrap here, these work probably 90% of the time (sometimes some escape without triggering the trap to snap). These are so darn cheap, catch a mouse and toss the trap & mouse since I don't really like touching dead mice that much, or having dead mouse on the old used traps. Also, if you want a quick tip on catching elusive mice - there is occasionally one that eats very gingerly and eats the food without triggering the trap. Doesn't happen often, but these smart ones can be tricky. I've found that you can simply modify the trap to be a bit more sensitive to catch these ones. Simply use some needle nose pliers and bend the tab in a bit that holds the bar from opening and triggering the trap, and viola - you have a hair trigger trap!

The Original and Still the Best Mousetrap, Made in USA!

These are the same mousetraps we used when I was a kid way back in the olden days. And they still work great on mice when they come in to the house despite all the signs I have up: "I love you little mice outside but come into the house and I will kill you!" - which the mice, being juvenile delinquents and defiant, say "up yours" and come in where their last meal is a nibble of peanut butter or american cheese. (the cool thing about american cheese is that it doesn't mold - we don't eat the stuff, heaven forbid, but it's good for mousetraps). And - Made in the US of A, just like they were back in the 60's. Don't buy that foreign crap - these traps are the real deal.

Absoultely the BEST TRAP made

WE USED THESE WHEN I WAS A KID OVER 50 YEARS AGO... CAN'T IMPROVE The best trap made. The trigger has a circle which I push bits of chuncky peanuts inside. The mice can lick the peanut butter without tripping the trap, BUT WHEN THEY TRY TO GET AT THE PIECE OF PEANUT INSIDE THE RING... TOO BAD! You can also put peanut butter in a small piece of hose on the trigger... The larger Rat traps work great using peanut butter inside hose and secured by a small nylon zip tie. I have caught 2 mice in the small traps and 3 rats in the large rat traps at once. Forget the rest...BUY THE TIME TESTED BEST.

Only trap I use= Years ago caught 150 with these

I open up the bait holder a little with a knife and wedge pecans or walnuts in. Now, I have an infestation in a grainery holding bags of oats. So far I have caught 15 and one wren . :( I'm not exaggerating when I said in title that I caught 150 using this trap in our small chicken house. I haven't had a problem since. I put the traps in a cat carrying box to protect the chickens. One morning I caught three in one trap! I sent the picture to Victor. Forget the two types of rat poison I tried. The poison is gone and the mice kept increasing in number. I am not the squeamish type that throws the mice and the trap away. I reuse constantly. They last for years.

Catching Voles (Field Mice)

I am using 8 of these to catch voles in my yard. They've been destroying the plants, digging holes in my retaining wall, and generally causing problems. These traps have been quite effective. I caught 7 in the first week and still counting. When using outdoors for voles: 1. Don't bother with bait. Ants and other animals will find and snag the food. 2. Place the pressure trigger horizontally across their "runs." When they run through your yard they'll cross the trap. 3. Expect that only 50% of "triggers" will catch a vole. Not sure if they just move quickly or what. 4. Check 2x daily (day and night). You don't want carcasses rotting in your yard attracting scavengers. 5. Be persistent. Some days you'll catch a few. Other days you'll catch nothing. It's a numbers game and if you stick with it then you'll snag 'em.

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