Catcha 4 Piece Humane Smart Mouse Trap

This trap works, we have caught a few mice in them. However i would not call these 100% humane because the trap door snaps closed so quickly that it can snip the tip of their tail off. Easy to use though and effective. We did receive a couple that were defective though so we are sending those back. Luckily amazon is great with returns. Be sure to check them all so you know they work when they arrive. We had two with trap doors that wouldn’t catch to stay open. Other than that they’re fast and easy to set up and should work well to catch the little guys. We had to get larger traps though for the big rats out by the chicken run. These are definitely for mice and not big rats.

Pretty effective at catching mice. I put two down the day I got the traps and caught quite a few in the following week. I had some live traps in the past that were tough to set, but this is two steps: put some peanut butter in the bait compartment and push down the door. Takes about 30 seconds including opening the peanut butter.My only complaint is there is really no way to clean them. The mice get incontinent in the trap and after a few days it smells awful. If there were tabs to pop the top off and clean it out, it would be the best mouse trap I've ever used.

These are really easy to use. I just put a little peanut butter on one side of the bait door and some shredded cabbage (anything with a strong smell will work just as well) in the other side, pushed the door down until it latched, and set the traps in areas I thought might be mousey highways.First night, 3 of the 4 traps had a mouse in them.I was a little concerned about having to hold the trap while opening the bait door to let the mouse out...but by that point they're so interested in just getting away that I don't think they're any chance they're going to turn back on you...but it might not hurt to wear work gloves just in case so there's no chance of them trying to take a revenge nip at your fingers on the way out.To clean the traps before setting them back out, I just put them in the sink and ran in enough hot water to cover them. Let them soak for 10 minutes, then use a bottle brush to get anything dirt still hanging out under the ramp, and they're ready to use again.***********Updated: 1 week after they were delivered...I never realized I had this many mice. I may have to get a cat for the barns or something, because they seem to be coming to the house a lot more than I suspected. 6 nights since these were delivered, and I've trapped 9 mice now!I think these are great. They seem to be working perfectly. They're catching lots of mice, and I can take them somewhere else and release them.

Super easy to set. I don't use the bait cup at the end, I use a little peanut butter on a sm piece of paper towel to make it easier to clean. I've caught a ton of mice in just a few days (I've got a running bet with the kitties and so far I'm winning.) They could be an inch or so longer, one did catch his tail in the door. BUT, as much as I love these they don't last. Like I saw with others if you leave the mouse too long they will start chewing and destroy trap. I try to check every hour but I did leave one longer and the little devil chewed the tab that holds the door down, so now the trap is useless. This makes it impossible to leave the traps for longer periods. I won't buy anymore because of this so it's back to metal traps.

These things worked beautifully - caught my mouse guest in less than 12 hours.Tips: I made sure my hands were clean and used a paper towel to handle the trap, to reduce my scent. I used a smear of peanut butter and a few pieces of dog kibble inside the sliding partition. Lastly I set the traps inmy pantry where the little guy had been sampling my food, and left the pantry alone for the night. The next day, he was sleeping inside. This exceeded my expectations!

We saw evidence of a mouse in the basement -- not sure how he got in (perhaps an open door) or where he was camping out, but he managed to snag a snickers bar and probably could have lived down there for months on it. After freaking out and cleaning up, we bought these traps. Installed two the afternoon that we received the shipment (with peanut butter as others have recommended) and this morning we caught the little guy right by where he had been hiding his snickers bar. Drove him a few miles away so he can live his best life with all his wilderness buddies. Only downside is it is a little difficult to clean, but I used a hose outside and just went to town on it. Small price to pay for allowing him to live.(TIP: in the garage, we've been successful with a big paint bucket with a little bit of driveway salt in the bottom. Not sure why it works, but I caught three of them that way last winter -- it was a cold one so mice were looking for a warm place. Just make sure to check every day or they won't have a chance to be transported humanely to their new outdoor home. The wife saw one yesterday and I did the bucket and put a little peanut butter in it and caught him last night. But indoors, where a bucket isn't practical, use these traps!)

Just apply a dab of peanut butter between the sliding door halves against the side with holes. Then press down the hinged door and it's ready for service. Later, take the trap outside with its occupant, place on the ground, hold down with one hand and with the other hand slide up the sliding door and then stand back until the critter leaves. I carry the trap outside in a disposable plastic bag that I throw away later.

This is an excellent product. I do have one suggestion, they said to use peanut butter to bait the trap and my sister, who has a friend in the business, recommended using kitty kibble ( NOT dog kibble) as bait. So the first night I baited two with peanut butter and two with kitty kibble. The next morning, I had two mice captured and it was the two that I had baited with kitty kibble. The peanut butter traps were empty. So I will be using kitty kibble from now on. Please do remember, that you need to check these every day because mice suffocating or starving to death defeats the purpose of a humane mousetrap!