Victor M241 Indoor Electronic Humane Rat and Mouse Trap - No Touch, No See Electric Rat and Mouse Trap - 2 Pack

In almost 4 months of using this trap, I’ve trapped at least 13 pack rats, a couple mice, and a couple squirrels. Pack rats are prolific in our part of rural northern New Mexico.I really dislike being the grim reaper to the rats. However, I value my sanity. If you've ever had your sleep disrupted for weeks / months on end by a pack rat, you know how insufferably nocturnal and almost admirably persistent they are. I’m talking competitive breeding, territory skirmishes, squeak crying, scampering, and dragging and rolling things. Night after night beating on the rafters with a wooden mallet and yelling at the rats like a lunatic, only for them to get active and noisy just as I almost fall asleep, repeat cycle, ad infinitum, led to some internet searching.A ridiculous amount of steel wool has gone into plugging up holes to no effect- too many holes, can’t find every one, rats are still getting in. Glue traps haven't worked- find them scattered about with fur patches, leaves or sticks attached. For whatever reason, the old fashioned wire snap traps seem to create more garter and bull snake casualties than rat captures. Our live trap has been minimally successful, and then, the waste of gas and time to drive rodents elsewhere making them someone else's problem. I’m absolutely opposed to poison given the tragedies of secondary poisoning to valued mammal and bird predators. And setting fire to the entire building in a fit of insanity would adversely affect me more than the rats. Had to suck it up and kill the rats. Effectively.A note: the electronic rat trap instructions specifically say for indoor use only. However, that wasn’t possible. The problem: rats in the attic crawl space which is inaccessible and not serviceable by the human residents. The realization: the pack rat entry / exit area on the porch roof. The relief: the first night the electronic rat trap went on the porch roof, I caught the primary pack rat. Within 5 nights, I caught 2 additional pack rats vying for territory. Finally, a full night’s sleep and the path to feeling human again. Since then, the trap zaps the occasional interloper. Every day, I check it at least once.Logistically speaking, it’s not ideal using an electronic rat trap outside, but in my instance, it’s worked great. I keep it on the flat porch roof under the eave of the adjacent higher pitched roof, where the rat excrement builds up. That’s their scent highway. Being in the desert Southwest, the arid environment gives allowances for using the trap outdoors. There is the exception of the thunder showers. As much as possible I pull the trap off the roof during rain storms, but sometimes rain comes on fast. Rain can get in the trap from wind blowing it sideways. I’ve found little puddles in the floor of the trap, but it’s never been placed where standing water could occur. If wet, I dry as soon as possible. Of course, turn the trap off and remove lid before handling. Safety first. Periodically, I need to clean up rain splattered dirt or leaves that blow in, to keep the metal plates and contacts clean and dry.Despite being large for mice, the rat trap will kill mice, which I’ve trapped from down on the porch while trying to trap the the squirrels that have taken over the shed. And the rat trap has zapped two of the adolescent rock/ground squirrels. Since the squirrels don’t cruise the roof where the rats go, I can target which critter by location and day vs. night. The rock squirrels are a bit large. They’ll get in the trap and quickly zapped, but unlike the pack rats and mice, they won’t easily slide out after- have to remove the lid to get them out.The raccoons get on the roof and have pulled a killed rat out of the trap to snack on at night, but they haven’t gone after the peanut butter or caused any harm to the trap. Birds haven’t gone near the trap and we have tons of birds. Not a single bird casualty.The trap is still on the same C batteries initially loaded into it almost 4 months ago. It’s been fairly consistently used. I clean it with hydrogen peroxide, per instructions, as needed if there's any dried rat "juice". I'll remove the lid, squirt some hydrogen peroxide, let it sit a minute, bubble and dissolve the residue, pour it on the ground, and add some more, use paper towels to polish and air dry before reassembling. I have a gallon ziplock cleaning kit bag with designated Hyrdorgen Peroxide, nitrile gloves, paper towels and Q-tips.Just a dab of peanut butter in the bait door does the trick. After a week or two, the peanut butter dries out, so I’ll swab it out with Q-tips and replace. The same peanut butter works over and over. The rats aren’t able to eat it before the zap. Sometimes they jolt forward and there’s a tiny bit on their head, but not much, so I just reuse the same peanut butter until I can’t smell it from the outside or it’s crusty.As for rodent disposal, I leave them where coyotes, raccoons, or bobcat will eat them. At first I was throwing them on the shed roof, but then the hawks, owls and vultures moved elsewhere (hopefully not poisoned). That got awful, awful smelly. So now I take them to the far edge of the property. Double bagged, then tossed in the trash would work if you can take your trash out pretty quick, before they decompose. Some smells never leave the trash bin.At one point, I left the trap turned off on the porch, with the bait door open after cleaning it, and mice or a squirrel ate the peanut butter and nibbled down the bait door closing nub a smidge. There hasn’t been a problem with any critters stealing the peanut from the outside when the trap is set / on, but I’ve starting using electrical tape to secure it closed just in case. If the door is greasy, a little rubbing alcohol cleans it so the tape sticks.There’s an excellent review with video on Mousetrap Monday for the mouse version of this trap. Highly recommend that resource. As noted there, once the rat is zapped, the trap has to be reset before it's ready for another. It's a highly effective and a one-at-a-time trap.The only down side of this trap is that I now associate the smell of peanut butter with dead rats, making it less appetizing. Totally worth it, though, for a good night's sleep!

Living in a forest of mac nut, banana, and avocado trees orchards makes it impossible to control rats and mice, and infrequently but unavoidably one of them finds a way into my house. So I ordered and quickly received this zapper for a rat that was hiding in the house. While I waited for the zapper, I tried the spring traps which the rat figured out immediately and was able to lick the bait off of without setting off the spring, it was also not fooled by the large glue pads either, and when the zapper arrived, the rat was not tempted to enter it to get the peanut butter in the small "cup" at the back... after a couple of days, I gave up on trapping the horrible pest, and had to resort to the poison blocks which I had resisted due to having later to search for a "dead body" via the smell.... luckily the rat ate the bait blocks and died after the second day and happily I found it dead where I didn't have to remove furniture or appliances.. It as a lesson to me to always make sure to close the doors immediately even when bringing in groceries or other things.. I returned the zapper, our rats are not fooled by this device, they aren't interested in entering SMALL tunnels for a very small dab of peanut butter in the tiny cup at the back.

Mechanical snap traps often don’t kill instantly, causing unwanted suffering. With electronic traps, the kill is quick and humane.I recently tested 4 electronic traps and the only one I’ll keep using is the Victor M241 (with the back end sealed with tape and access to it restricted with a brick)Here are the three that failed and were returned to AmazonRat Zapper ClassicAn older design acquired by Victor, the exposed electrical wire inside the compartment was broken in a few weeks by a rodent. It’s also the only one I tried that can’t be opened for cleaning (no removable lid)https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002665ZTC/OwltraRodents go in, eat the bait, nothing happens (using rechargeable batteries) Also very short battery life, possibly due to the use of always-on IR sensors ?https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DCNF1ML/CarelandI had high hopes as it’s the only one I tested using a rechargeable Li-Ion battery. But rodents never went in when it was turned on - only when it was off.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7VKRPVW/By comparison the Victor M241 has been reliable and effective, accounting for numerous rat and squirrel (unwanted) kills. But the plastic bait cup was gnawed off in just a few days, leaving a hole in the back end. Fortunately it’s not needed ... just put bait on the last (farthest in) of the three metal plates.Peanut butter is widely used but what works even better in my testing is raw sunflower chips. It’s sold for bird feeders and in my testing, generates a LOT more activity than peanut butter.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQ83DGI/Here are my pros, cons and tips on the Victor M241Pros-- It works with lethal force - if a mouse, rat or squirrel touches the farthest of the 3 metal plates, it’s “game over” as the trap applies a lethal voltage for 2 minutes-- the batteries last a long time - the website says “kills up to 50 rats per set of four "C" batteries (not included)-- Smaller AA size rechargeable Eneloop batteries (placed in “C adaptors) work just as well (no need to use throw-away C batteries)https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JHKSMJU/https://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B00JRF2GD8/-- Unlike the Careland trap, there is nothing repelling rodents from entering-- It has a removable lid, unlike the Rat Zapper Classic, giving easy access to clean the plates (Victor recommends hydrogen peroxide)-- There is no exposed internal wire, unlike the Rat Zapper ClassicCon-- the plastic bait cup was gnawed off quickly. To close the hole, I applied several layers of reinforced packing tape (smoother & harder to gnaw through than duct tape)https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001NBR7BU/-- to limit access, I now place a brick next to the back end of the trapTips-- the tall opening allows tree squirrels to enter - not what I want. I cut a small tree branch to fit sideways about 1/3 up in the opening (secured with tape) that only lets rats and mice inside.-- the upper lid with the electronics connects to the bottom half with spring loaded electrical contacts. If the rodent moves enough during the initial shock to move the lid slightly. the electrical connection can be broken, allowing it to escape. The solution: (1) use a few pieces of duct tape to secure the top and bottom halves together (2) put a heavy brick or paving stone on top of the trap to minimize motion.-- the M241 is intended for indoor use. It voids the warranty, but I use it outdoors where all the rat activity is. It sits on a concrete block in a place that’s sprinkler irrigated every 2 days. To keep water out, before putting the paving stone on top, I put the trap in a heavy duty zip-lock bag with only the entrance open and pointed away from the direction of the sprinklers.-- after every kill, I open it up and thoroughly clean the electrical plates with a paper towel dampened with hydrogen peroxide.

I have 4 big ones and 2 small ones. They haven't caught any mice yet. It sounds great in theory but they don't or haven't work yet! I have simple spring-loaded snap traps and they caught 3 to 4 mice so far. I also have mouse sound repellents. They also sound great in theory but I don't think they work either.

No hay noche que la coloque y amanezca vacia….muy efectiva.

Tenía un problema con las ratas que se metían al motor de mi auto. Vivo en el campo y tengo muchos perros así que el veneno no esa opción. Pero con esta trampa fue ponerla y comenzaron caer al día siguiente. Debes tener mucho cuidado por qué la descarga es muy fuerte siempre manipularla con suelas de goma y con las manos secas... La versión pequeña para ratones me dio una descarga al estar cargando el condensador y no fue nada agradable.

Dopo aver subito danni economici notevoli da parte dei topi che hanno rosicchiato cavi elettrici in un auto, in una intercapedine, le guarnizioni di una lavatrice, e informato della pericolosità per la salute, mi sono reso conto della necessità di debellare il fenomeno.Per i primi giorni non è successo nulla, forse erano diffidenti, e ho avuto il dubbio se il dispositivo fosse funzionante, anche se accendendolo si aveva un lampeggiamento del led verde e l'emissione di un breve ronzio interno. Ma dopo qualche giorno, ne ha catturati due a distanza di poche ore. Cattura prontamente segnalata dal lampeggiamento intermittente del del led verde.Come esca ho usato crema di arachidi comodamente inseribile in piccolissima quantità dallo sportellino posteriore.Efficace e pulito, senza sofferenza da parte dei topi a differenza di trappole meccaniche o veleni. Innocuo per uomini e animali domestici.Trovo troppo lento il lampeggiamento del led verde dopo la cattura, occorre guardarlo per alcuni secondi.Sarebbe anche stata comoda la possibilità di un alimentatore da rete elettrica, piuttosto che a sole batterie.Ma per il resto promosso a pieni voti.Aggiornerò la recensione in caso di fatti o problemi importanti.

Ha funcionado en la primera noche. El ratón estaba dentro. Lo he usado con crema de cacao y avellanas. En este caso era un ratón pero podría entrar una rata perfectamente.