Kness 101-0-002 Ketch-All Mousetrap,Silver

We’ve spent thousands on various types of traps and systems. Poison is absolutely out of the question and poses a great risk to our family pets and other wildlife if they get away. We’ve tried a multitude of live catch traps. The species we are battling is the native Deer Mouse. These mice weigh almost nothing and don’t set off most traps with a pedal or trigger mechanism. More than a few times I’ve found the bait cleanly removed and traps still set and open. The trick to using the Kness Ketch-All is to only wind the knob 4-5 full turns. It’s tempting to wind it fully as per the instructions but this will not catch a single mouse. Deer mice weight almost nothing and will not trigger the trap. Winding the knob just 4-5 times will yield a large number of caught mice. I’ve found adding a small bit of fresh peanut butter inside the mechanism portion of the trap will emit the irresistible odor without it being consumed. Keeping one mouse in the trap will attract even more mice. I add some peanut butter (JIF red top) into the mouse compartment so they don’t suffer hunger until I check the trap. I check most of them once every 24h and some of them every 12. After seeing just how effective these traps are, I opted for the Drowning Attachment but for a different purpose. I modified the lid to accept wide mouth glass Ball jars in any size but I use the 64oz jar or the 128oz jar using the same thread. The glass jars allow me to see any successfully trapped mice at a distance, and then I can humanely euthanize them via Co2 in accordance with the AVMA guidelines. I was releasing them at first away from my property but due to mass deforestation in our area, the population was too abundant to continue releasing to only cause problems for our outdoor wild mice population. Using the Drowning Attachment allows for zero contact and a clean culling. The only other traps I’ve bought that have actually trapped mice is the X-small Kitzinger pedal traps. The larger size is not sensitive enough to catch deer mice of any age. The Kness is so sensitive when set with the proper amount of turns, I’ve actually caught juvenile-aged mice. I’m sad they must be dispatched but the effect of releasing so many would cause even more issues on our property. I highly recommend purchasing the bulk pack of these (12 traps) with the solid lid; drowning attachment, and glass jars. If you can only afford one or only need one for your square footage, I recommend opting for the solid metal lid as it seats securely and cannot be chewed for the mice to break free. The drowning attachment securely locks into place when installed with the Kness lids. The Kness Ketch-All is Made in the USA and is substantially higher quality over the competitors. Learn from my mistakes and buy this trap first, set it correctly, and watch as every mouse is captured in a humane way. The traps I received off Amazon and off a third party DIY pest control website were both made in April 2024.

This trap has worked far better than any other trap I've ever used – including basic spring traps, sticky paper, homemade youtube contraptions, and even electronic zappers. All of these worked once or twice but then no more. After setting up this trap and winding the spring the proper amount (no more than four revolutions) we secured 20 mice in the first two weeks. Three Victor electronic traps set up nearby were completely ignored. While the trap appears to have been refined over many decades, it is not fool proof. If you allow the spring to fully unwind, mice can enter and exit at will. Smearing about a tablespoon of peanut butter inside the door proved to be enticing to even the most suspicious; but the exceptionally quick mouse may get halfway out of the tube while being paddled, jamming the mechanism as well as itself. (A neighbor reports mice being cloven in two but only be if the spring was wound too tight. I have not experienced this.) Similarly, mice can be caught by the tail within the tube. Finally, you will most likely learn as I did that mouse will eat their own. Please check the trap daily. After a golden period of two fat mice caught on seven consecutive days we experienced a significant security breach. Tuesday November 25, I checked the track and it was empty. The streak had ended. Our daughter would be arriving on the 26th and knowing she would be as obsessed as I, I rinsed, scrubbed and buffed the trap back to its original pristine state. In an effort to clean underneath the paddle I rotated it by hand when to my horror a large wet mouse sprang out of the central tube. Fortunately I was able to direct it into the compost bin before it was able to orient itself. I surmised that the mouse was able to grab the paddle while being spanked so that instead of being ejected into the containment area, it rotated into the inner mechanism. After releasing the mouse outdoors and sterilizing the sink area, I reassembled the trap and was winding the spring when to astonishingly a second mouse appeared as if from nowhere and made a bold bid for freedom. Fortunately it's tail was jammed (see paragraph 3) and I was able to take the trap outside yet once again and release this intrepid rodent. In summary, I highly recommend this trap but use caution. Do not over- or underwind; nor underestimate the resourcefulness of the house mouse.

Catching Mice live With Minimal Mess! I live in a country setting where there are mostly field mice which of a larger size. I thought the captured area size of the trap is a bit too small. I am happy to report that, putting 2 traps in back storage room, caught 3 mice. Got another 1 2nd nite. Putting 1 trap in well room cabana, didn't catch any the 1st nite, but choosing different location caught 2 the 2nd nite!

This works really well, catching multiple mice on one winding. It helps to put down a layer of soil or sawdusts or leaves in the compartment where the mice wind up to catch any poop to make clearing it easier. No need to touch the mice, just slide the top, back lift the door and shake it to dump out the mice. Trap doesn't actually kill the mice but they don't last very long in the cold or without food. Necessary to bait the trap because mice are just curious and nosy and will enter it to see what's going on, but peanut butter may help to attract voles in the garden. Occasionally a slow mouse may jam the mechanism so that's the only mouse you're going to catch that cycle. Don't overwind it. Five or six turns is sufficient.

The traps I purchased did not work as advertised here on Amazon. I purchased two of these traps specifically because they are advertised as a humane solution to removing mice from my garage. The traps caught 6+ mice but every time the mouse would be trapped by the spinning mechanism and left hurt/bleeding. Most of the time, the trap would catch the mouse's tail between the metal curved piece which spins around and the side of the trap. The mouse would be inside the trap but unable to move as the trap door would dig into its tail harder as it tried to pull free. Releasing the mice was a fun game requiring me to put my hands into the trap to move the trap door enough to release the mouse's tail. The last time I used one of these traps I found a mouse had been trapped in the mid-section of its body by the spinning metal door. It died there unable to free itself not to mention the internal injuries. (I will spare everyone the picture I took of this incident as it isn't pleasant.) The traps look fairly well made so the issue wasn't one of sloppy construction/assembly. To avoid frequent injury to the rodents, my guess is that the spaces between the spinning door and each side of the trap must be smaller. At least with my traps, that space was perfect for catching and pinning the mice there until I freed them. I may have received traps that were constructed properly as I only have a sample size of two. However, buyers of this product should at least be on the lookout for this issue as it could be a design issue or recurring problem in manufacturing.

I'm writing this as I'm buying my 4th one of these. The reason that I'm rebuying and that I'm giving it 3 stars is that it does work. We'll catch dozens of mice in a single night with this thing and they'll all be safe and sound. It is a very ethical and efficient trap when it works. It's really important for us that a trap be able to catch a bunch of mice at once without being reset, and this trap does that well. ...When it doesn't, it's the opposite of ethical. The reason why I keep having to buy new ones is that is after a while, it starts to break. The metal bends. The mechanism gets stuck. Mice start getting caught in parts of the trap where the mice shouldn't be. They get trapped in the door, get cut in half or limbs caught in ways that put them in horrible pain. I just had to throw away our last one because a mouse had died in it in a saw-like fashion, like something out of a horror movie. After this I'm going to start throwing them away at the end of every winter and buying new ones, to hopefully avoid that, until I find something better. Listen, if you *really* don't want to run the risk of a mouse suffering, don't buy this. A kill trap is more ethical than this when it fails. If you buy it anyway, replace it at the first sign that something is wrong or bent.

These traps are MAGNIFICENT! I have three at my office-grid cabin and get multiple catches on a daily basis. They are easy to set, easy to clean, and work (almost) flawlessly; sometimes a mouse gets caught in the mechanism but this doesn’t happen often and is easily taken care of. Much more efficient than regular ’snap-traps.’

If you use it, check it often. Catch and release is my motto.

Si funciona muy bien 👍🏻

We've tried so many mouse traps and this one works the best. This winter we've had quite a few mice sneak in. We put 1 of these under the kitchen sink and within 2 days, it caught 3 the first night and 2 the next day. We placed another one in the garage and within 24 hours, it caught 5. It's not a heated garage, so we know they sneak in there quite often. Best investment ever!

Selten vergebe ich eine 5 * Wertung mit so viel Überzeugung. Die Falle macht was sie soll und das auf eine sehr effektive Art und Weise. Selbst das Gewicht von jungen Spitzmäusen reicht aus, um den Mechanismus zu aktivieren. Auch große dicke Feldmäuse werden gefangen, ohne das Teile vom Tier eingequetscht werden. Die Populationen werden stark reduziert. Auch das Aussetzen ist kein Problem. (Bei mir ca. 60m Entfernung an einem Bach). Zusammenfassung: Eine humane und sichere Art, Mäuse in der Umgebung stark ein zu schränken.

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Catches mice!