Electronic Mouse Traps

UPDATE 6/25/15:After ridding our house of the original problem, my husband and I left the trap where it was since it was enclosed and tucked out of the way. I was in the kitchen last night when somethign caught my eye. I look over to see the little green light flashing. I go to get my husband (way too squeamish to check the trap myself) and sure enough, it had caught another mouse.We set that thing a year ago. We'd reset the trap after it killed a mouse and put peanut butter on there. After a full YEAR, the trap was still active and still effective. The peanut butter didn't even need to be replenished because the mouse never makes it to far enough to eat it. The absolute best part, however? We didn't even know we had a mouse this time. We never saw a single dropping anywhere.ORIGINAL REVIEW:Let me start by saying that I'm squeamish as hell and a total dork about things. I literally tried everything I could think of to avoid killing the mouse that was laying a zillion little presents on my kitchen counters and stove. Tried a humane trap that ended up being too big so he could slip out. Tried electronic repellants, peppermint, special sprays, nothing worked. Finally after several weeks, I bit the bullet and decided I'd have to kill the little b@stard.The first day was uneventful and we didn't catch anything. The next morning, I had the lovely surprise of seeing the rodent race past me in the morning so then I knew where it lived. We moved the trap right outside of its hole. The following morning, I saw a little tail poking out of the trap. The green light didn't flash for some reason, but my husband confirmed we'd caught a mouse. He disposed of it then put it back outside of the hole. He didn't rebait it or anything and after another couple of days, I realized the green light was flashing. Sure enough we'd caught another mouse. This time he wiped the metal plates as he saw some urine. He didn't have to rebait it since the mice have yet to make it to eat any of the peanut butter.I truly didn't want to kill the mice in my house, but I couldn't take cleaning up the droppings. Knowing it would traumatize me to see carnage, I knew there was no way i'd go for the traditional spring traps. Sticky traps are just cruel and I refused to use poison as it's also cruel and you never really know where the mouse will drop dead. It'd be too much for me to handle to stumble over a dead body in the middle of the kitchen or on my counter.This trap gives me the peace of mind of trapping the mice, killing them swiftly, and keeping me from having to see the dead mouse. As far as I can tell, you don't see any trauma to the mouse, but I'm a dork and refuse to look at it once it's in the trap. I can go grab my husband and have him dispose of it without ever having to see the body.Definitely worth the $20!To anyone having issues, follow the suggestions listed in other reviews. I did and have had 0 issues.

I purchased this from Amazon Warehouse Deals. This worked great for about 3 days and killed 4 mice in 2 days (once I located it to a mouse hotspot). After that, when I went to add fresh peanut butter to the trap, the lid hinge broke, and I wasn't forcing the door open or closed. It just broke at the hinge. The door did close, though. But the trap wouldn't arm and display the short blink of the green LED to indicate it was ready. I checked the batteries with a battery tester that puts a small load on the AA battery and they were in almost new state of charge, so it wasn't drained batteries. And if it was, that would be a very short lifespan for them. (There was no peanut butter on the electronic plate either, since I used just a small amount.)I sent it back for a refund. We also used this mechanical Victor trap beside the electronic one and it was just as successful, but not as humane (I will explain briefly below and also post my review under the appropriate item listing):https://www.amazon.com/Victor-M160S-Clean-Kill-Mouse/dp/B012ED37DM/ref=sr_1_15About their mechanical trap: The mechanical trap I linked to above had as successful a kill rate as the electronic trap, but it still working and it seems that they are more sturdily built. (You get three for $7.49 at the time of this review.) There were two times when I checked the trap and a mouse was caught but struggling to free itself. I had to press hard on the part that presses in on their spine at the "neck" of the mouse to finish it off before emptying it. That is not an issue with this electronic trap, however. Every one was completely dead when I opened the lid to remove the mouse it caught after seeing the blinking green LED which indicates it caught one mouse.If you get this electronic trap, know ahead of time that you may need to clean it after a catch.The electronic trap reviewed here looks like a great concept but like its more expensive big brother (according to reviewers of it), it seems to be shoddily made. The more expensive one can kill up to 3 mice before you need to empty it.If you found this review helpful, please click on the YES button below, please.