Tomcat Press 'N Set Mouse Trap, 2 Traps - 2-Pack

Why do the destructive little buggers have to be so stinking adorable??? Even dead as a door nail, as a horrifying amount of mice now are after only 36 hours of use of these traps in my garage.What do I love? Most importantly, their effectiveness. We had a dead mouse in 30 minutes after setting these up! The timeliness might be because of the attractant gel, but WHATEVER! The trap immediately did its job. Oh, and on the subject of effectiveness, the design is really great for actually quickly KILLING the rodents which is far more humane in my opinion. The bait and pressure pad are deep enough into the trap that it’s not going to accidentally just get an arm or a leg caught, leaving them in agony and you with the quandary of what to do with an injured, live mouse. They’re also rather substantial, so bigger rodents probably couldn’t carry it off if it was just stuck on their tail or limb. (Yes, it happens with traditional traps!)I’m also totally impressed with the ease of use.These are literally a snap to set up, just fill the bait area (we use the Tomcat Attractant Gel which is EPIC at attracting mice), push down the lever on the opposite side from the jaws part and it clicks into place, open and set to spring.Aside from how effective and easy these traps seem to be when paired with the attractant gel, the best part of this product for me is no SNAP anxiety! The pressure pad is clearly very responsive but it’s set back a bit in the device so placing the trap after setting isn’t traumatizing like it is with the old wooden and metal snap traps. I have been making my husband set and place our traps until now because the probability of the old traps triggering while setting up or placing them scared the heck out of me. These are easy as pie to release as well. Just push the little trigger thing on the back again and the dead pest is released so you can dispose, replenish the bait and reset without having to touch anything gross. I actually did it myself this evening without incident. Granted, I picked the full trap up with tongs, ran like a lunatic to the garbage, attempted to release the mouse with said tongs, failed, then reluctantly used my hands to click and release the mouse into the trash. Easy peasy, no yucky touchy! I then clicked it back to ready again, used my tongs to pick up and carry it since it was “locked and loaded” and I’m a big chicken, and I walked it back to the spot it had been before. I’m sure I looked like a wacko, but I’m telling you, for me to touch the trap AT ALL is a huge thing. I felt confident that I could trust these not to accidentally snap and harm (or scare) me after seeing my husband do it a few times without incident. (On that subject, I read several reviews saying they got limited use from the traps... we are a day and a half in and they have each probably gone off and been reset 3-5 times and they’re still going strong. At this price point, I was good with knowing they might only work a few times but have been pleasantly pleased to find that ours are operational again and again.)I’m feeling a mild twinge of remorse, as their cute little faces are all clearly quite surprised by the fatal SNAP and I know they’re just trying to eat and stay warm... but the amount of time it’s taking to clean up the mess they made out of my pantry and equipment storage shelves (they shredded a styrofoam block into a billion little pieces which got EVERYWHERE, not to mention chewing through packaging, eating and scattering my dry goods all over the shelves) makes me morbidly check the traps embarrassingly often hoping to see that another intruder is toast.Synopsis: These traps are completely awesome, buy without hesitation! I’m so glad we did.Oh, lastly, I couldn’t find the Tomcat Attractant Gel here on Amazon so we had to go get it at the local hardware store. Far better than peanut butter, cheese, etc. It’s well worth the time it takes to track that stuff down. It’s magic!!!!

I discovered I had a family of mice living in my garage after some bags of peanuts I had purchased for birds had been chewed open and peanuts scattered on the floor. These traps are by far the best I have ever used. In the small well, I put a dab of peanut butter, press down the top clamp until it clicks into place and presto, that’s all there is to it. So far, I’ve caught 10 mice so I guess I had a family with relatives. These traps are washable and I’ve used a little diluted bleach to sterilize them and with a good thorough rinse, they are ready for use again. No doubt in my mind, I will re-purchase again. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!

First of all love the ease of using and did buy the bait along with it…My cat liked it as well…. When it went off she brought me trap and all…😂And it is reusable and easy to release the victim.

I’ve tried a variety of different traps for our mouse problem and this is the trap I continue to buy - mostly because it seems to have the highest success rate. Better than the classic wooden traps and much much better than the electric zap traps (which I wanted to like but haven’t caught a single mouse after several months of trapping). Plus they are easy to bait and easy to clean up. Setting the traps can be tricky because they are sensitive, but that’s partly why they are so successful at catching mice.However, a few cons result in one star off. First, the plastic hinges that hold the spring in place are a bit fragile. A couple of traps have broken after one night out. Bait was still left in the cups so I’m assuming these just broke on their own. This felt like money wasted. Second, they don’t always kill a mouse instantly. A couple times the mouse has dragged the trap to a second trap, which ultimately finished the job. I hate to kill the mice so I want the kill to be as quick and ‘humane’ as possible. I think these traps usually accomplish this task, but not always.

Nothing more to say, these do the job.

Cummon, guys. TomCat makes a spectacular version of this mouse trap that sells in the US. These are a joke. Don't bother with these. https://www.amazon.com/Tomcat-Snap-Traps-2-Pack-Mouse/dp/B000X7XQA6/ref=sr_1_40?crid=1SHNB5T4SOOST&keywords=tomcat+mouse+traps&qid=1650100405&sprefix=tomCat%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-40