Victor M241B Indoor Electronic Rat Trap, Humane Electric Rat and Electronic Mouse Traps Indoor for Home, No Touch, No See Rat Traps

After researching a lot of different mouse traps, we finally tried this electronic trap. I originally tried the Rinne Flip N Slide Bucket lid no-kill mouse traps where the mouse climbs on top of a 5 gallon bucket (not included) to reach a bait and falls through the trap floor which flips down into the bucket. There are a lot of knock offs out there that may work well, but I bought the original Rinne trap and it just didn't work for us. We had two set up in our basement where there was mouse activity and we did catch one mouse, but it escaped every time and that's because the trap floor, when closed, is not flush with the yellow lid and apparently the mouse can escape through small gaps. We put small pieces of almond in the back of the trap floor so the only way the mouse could reach it, was to walk back and the trap floor would flip down and the mouse would fall into the bucket. Twice the almonds were gone and we peeked in the bucket and saw mouse poop but no mouse.So I gave in and looked for an electronic trap that would at least humanely kill the mouse quickly. This Victor trap is very easy to use and set up. You just put in four AA batteries (you could use rechargeable batteries but we used regular to try it out) in the top compartment which slides open. Then you put bait in the back of the unit. The instructions say to put peanut butter through the holes in the back of the unit. But the cleaning instructions say not to get the metal plates inside wet. I don't see how you can easily clean the unit without risking getting the plates wet. Especially when using peanut butter. Instead, we just put a small piece of cheese in the back. The power switch is on the top and after you turn it on, it will blink green a few times and then go dark and remain dark. When the trap catches a mouse, the green light will blink until you turn it off and remove the mouse. Note: When the trap has a mouse and blinks green, the green light blinks slowly, not nearly as fast as when you first turn it on. It's about 9 seconds between blinks. So if you're quickly checking on the trap from a distance, you should look at it for a while to see if it the green light blinks. Or, just go up to the trap and look inside because one end of the trap is completely open.On the second night, we got a mouse. So it works and I'm ordering a second unit to put in another room in our basement.Update: After setting up the second unit (both in the basement), we have caught a total of seven mice. So the traps are working consistently.

Do not buy, as it is designed by idiots, that do zero product testing. Does it kill mice? Well first two nights no, i used peanut butter as the instructions say and nothing. Then i used dry cat food. I got one that night. I rebaired it, and the next two nights they ate for food leading up to it but not inside. So I I tried to separate it to clean it and get the dead ones scent off. Guess what, you can not separate it, because the idiots put a big metal thing on the back side and since the wires are so tight you can't get it over the metal. So I simply wiped it down with a paper towel on the end of a spatula. Re-baited with dry cat food and got one the following night. Now I wiped it out again but since there is still peanut butter in there and dead mouse scent, since I can't actually clean it, am no longer catching mice.Great concept, terrible execution, go with another company.

I was pleased with the smaller mouse versions of this trap so when I bought this I had hopes that it would be as effective for rats. I chose this because I have a small dog and don't want to risk using poisoned bait. This trap works the same as the mouse versions and it easy to use. Just add batteries and bait (I like peanut butter) switch it on and place it along a wall where you know there are rats. I bought this in January and it's been cold--real cold and I wondered how it would impact the battery life. Happily it didn't. Rats are smart and so it took a couple of weeks of them getting used to it being around before one dared make a go at the peanut butter. It was the last thing it did. It was a really big rat and it seems to have only made it far enough into the trap to complete the circuit and get shocked. I'm glad the trap was powerful enough to eliminate the rat even after sitting at below freezing temps for weeks. The rat was disposed of an within a minute the trap was reset and ready for the next customer. Great trap for the money. Highly recommend.

Worked perfectly & quickly. I know some of the reviews questioned it, but I had a rat (large mouse?) under under cabinets - I knew it was there because the smaller spring trap had been sprung a couple of times. I placed this trap last night and this morning found the mouse. Completely dead, inside the trap. It was very easy to dispose of. I highly recommend this!!!