OWLTRA Indoor Electric Mouse Trap, Instant Eliminate Rodent Zapper with Pet Safe Trigger, Black, Small

We have a chicken coop with a mouse problem. These traps are very effective at catching mice, seem sturdy, super easy to set up, less messy than snap traps, also seem “more humane” as far as traps go, and a good price for two. I believe glue traps are evil. Don’t use those.Catching 4 mice per day (we check traps a bit after dark, then set them again and check in the morning) is a slow way to address a mouse problem, so we set these inside the coop with the chickens, and snap traps in the area of shed that chickens and pets don’t have access to. Using both together has helped enormously. Once the problem is reduced we’ll keep setting these, but will also try an ultrasonic device to keep it under control. I anticipate that these traps will be helpful into the future, even on the occasion that our cat sets a mouse loose in the house. .

I've used Victor electronic mouse & rat traps for over 10 yrs. They're VERY expensive, but definitely more humane & that's important. I've been frustrated w/ them because they stop working before even going thru 2 sets of batteries. Many of those traps never make past 1 set of batteries. All the cleaning & treating them as good as can be doesn't work! So I decided to try the 2-piece electronic Victor mouse traps since maybe if the part that holds the bait fails, it can be replaced cheaper than the entire trap & it would make cleaning easier too. But my orders have not been successful. I was sent the same old 1-piece traps instead, & when I tried to re-order the 2-piece traps, they just never came & I've been waiting since early Nov & over a month later still waiting for them to be shipped from Victor. So tried these Owltra mouse zappers in the meantime. Not only did they make it here in decent time, but they work so much better! So good in fact that I'm getting tired of seeing the green light flashing AGAIN & AGAIN. While waiting on the Victor's to come, the mice have been nesting & I have lots of baby mice getting caught now. Thanks a lot Victor for all the additional killing of little critters I now have to do because of your slow/non order fulfillment. The Owltra's just go & go & go! Even the bigger, fatter (pregnant) mice easily fit & go into Owltra traps, unlike the Victor mouse ones. In the past I had to use the Victor RAT size ones to allow for the pregnant & bigger mice to get in it (even more expensive & more dangerous for a pet paw to reach in & get shocked too). The owltra traps r made just right to put in a snack or cereal box to keep paws away from trap openings as well as easily slide into narrow places mice travel thru that the Victor is too wide to fit in. Another thing, the Owltra's are also 2-piece w/ the batteries/electronics in the top piece that removes so the bottom piece can be soaked in water to clean. The entire bottom part is open for easy cleaning & baiting. As for baiting, I've used 1/4" pieces of beef jerky for the strongest smell attractant w/o being wet & messy, I found that some goldfish flakes, dry dog or cat food nuggets, or bird food work best. Mice will come to these things w/o a hitch. Peanut butter, cheese, & crackers just don't work well to attract mice to traps & tend to mess up the electronics w/ moisture & smearing. But now I'm sold on the beef jerky bits! Best bait of all. Trust me, I've had over 10 yrs experience w/ Victor's electronic traps; bait matters! These Owltra's don't even need bait after the beef jerky has been used & that scent is in the trap along w/ the scent of previous mice being in the traps. The scents remain after the jerky is gone & keeps drawing more mice in to sniff around & u got 'em, no re-baiting even required! The scent of previous mice in a trap makes other mice consider it to be a safe mouse-friendly place to enter. So that matters too, & after the 1st catch, u have that scent in there which attracts more to enter. As for baby mice, it's not unusual to catch 2 @ a time because the Owltra trap design is much different from the more size restrictive Victor trap. The Owltra's cost less than the Victor alternative too. I'm an Owltra fan now! Good-bye Victor. I do have to say that the newer Victor mouse traps have much improved over the older ones tho! I'll give 'em that! But the Owltra's have outperformed Victor in real life usage for me in an old house in winter & in an area w/ large outdoor summer mice presence that come looking for a warm place to winter over in. Hope all this info helps someone. Please be humane tho!

If you have Mice as I do you want the largest zapper you can get! This one fits the bill! I've purchased quite a few zappers over the years and all but one still work. The problem with my first purchases was I thought the zappers would be larger so be careful and look at the specifications before ordering. The Mice here are quite a bit larger than what I would consider to be an average Mouse and they will NOT fit into the standard "Mouse zappers". They won't even try to go in them. So think BIG and get a "Rat" zapper. This Rat Zapper is the second of this size but this one is rated for Outdoor use AND comes with the ability to power it from a standard 5 VDC USB power supply (make sure it's rated for more than 1 Amp, I suggest at least a 2 Amp charger). It uses four 1.5 VDC "D" Cell batteries which can get expensive unless we use a rechargeable "D" Cell battery. I'm using high wattage 1.5 VDC LiOn rechargeable batteries which have a charge cycle of over 1,000. So invest wisely, don't use NiCd batteries (voltage too low).After receiving the Rat Zapper I followed all the instructions and put the bait in the bait cup (few pieces of dog food kibble). I installed four D Cell batteries and placed the unit by the side of my house last night. It has a cover that must be place on top for outdoor use. Don't forget to do that!This morning the light on the unit was blinking "green" which indicates a Mouse decided to visit Zapper House during the night. Sure enough. There it was. So easy to dispose of the rodent. Turn it off, pull the top off and dump the dead mouse. It's that simple. Reload the bait cup, put the top back on, place the unit where you want it, turn it on, put the plastic cover back on and wait till the next rodent visits Zapper Hotel.The build quality is very good, very sturdy unit which I think will provide years of use, it's very safe just follow the instructions and turn it off before you take it apart (tool less). Suggest using some kind of dry food for the rodents such as dog kibble. They will find it. No sticky peanut butter.If you want an effective rat zapper I highly suggest this product!

I got this due to a rat problem by our trash. It had great reviews. So far only caught field mice. Easier to use then snap traps or sticky traps. I feel safer knowing my pets won’t get hurt using this. Works well. Alarm beeps when something is in it. Easy to clean, top comes right off. Battery life so far has been good.

This is an amazing product! I will be ordering more, for every closet, pantry, open to the outside space in my house! I tried for over a week to catch that darn rodent with no luck- sticky traps EVERYWHERE and couldn't catch him. One night with this miracle working contraption and adios amigo, into the trash you go! I might have felt a little guilty watching them struggle on the sticky trap and this kills them much quicker and more humanely. Highly recommend if you have an OCD with mice and their droppings in your home. Easy to set up and empty, bright green light lets you know your mission was a success.