Tomcat Mouse Traps (Wooden), Inexpensive, Effective Way to Catch Mice in The Home

Appearance is just as it shows!! Easy to use and traps every rodent that got into it. Durability is okay had one that broke. Functional and easy to use and clean!!

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I find the key to catching mice with a snap type trap is to have a very sensitive trip plate on the trap so that very light pressure on the trip plate springs the trap otherwise you will end up just feeding the mice. Victor traps many years ago for some reason switched their bar catch from tripping from the front of the trip bar to the side of the bar. I was never able to consistently set a light enough pressure with this setup resulting in too high a percentage of the bait eaten off the trap without tripping it. This Tomcat trips trip like the old Victors did resulting in a high percentage of successful trips for me. I like to set my traps so sensitive that they will occasionally trip even when just setting the trap in place. I find that sanding or using a very fine file around the round edge on the very end of the trip bar gets rid of any invisible burrs that may catch that otherwise could prevent the trap from springing. Be careful your fingers are never in the way of the kill bar when setting the trap. I find peanut butter makes a great bait, it is cheap, sticks to the trip plate, and mice really go for it.

I used the Tomcat Mouse Traps with a little bit of Cheez Whiz as bait, and they worked extremely well. The traps were simple to set, and the bait held the Cheez Whiz well without making a mess. I caught 6 mice quickly,all within the first week after setting them, and the trap snapped firmly. I like that the design feels sturdy and safe to handle when disposing. If you want something easy, effective, and low-stress, these traps get the job done.

They did what they were supposed to do. I would definitely recommend watching a video on how to set it tho. There’s a way to set it to a more sensitive setting that I was unaware of until recently. I read the directions wrong which is why I said watch a video on setting these. Once you learn how to properly set them they are easy to use, and they work great. They caught all the mice in my house right away. They can be tricky and dangerous to set so adults should set and handle these. They are durable and work as advertised. I’m not sure why you’d clean them after use?? I just threw them away with the mouse in it. I would not reuse it.