D-Con 00027 Ultra Set Covered Snap Mouse Trap
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of D-Con 00027 Ultra Set Covered Snap Mouse Trap
Customer Review: Heaven sent me this mouse trap!!
Summary: 5 Stars
After a close encounter with a mouse a week ago, I purchased this trap. Trap arrived. Tonight, at 7:30pm, came face to face with my enemy. Aha, so that's where u like to hide...my kitchen stove! Was messing around with a frying pan I had used for a cheese omelette (how cliche). 7:45pm, intelligently set out trap in suspected area of activity (aka "stove") with a piece of provolone cheese. And i kid u not...at 7:55pm....SNAP!!! After taking deep breaths to overcome the urge to hurl, I crept towards trap cautiously, and spied a gross tail coming out of the trap! YECCCCH!! but also YAAAAAAY! Mouse be gone. Now I have to figure out how to get the trap into the trash without puking. They say to use peanut butter, but I think a mouse is a mouse and a mouse still likes the cheese. Provolone in this case. This is an extremely lengthy review for a dumb ol' mouse trap, i know...but i am just so overjoyed!!!! 5 ginormous stars!Customer Review: Good Cheap Trap, But Catch Mechanism Can Be a Pain
Summary: 4 Stars
PROS:
-You don't touch the mice
-Easy to bait (peanut butter is the best and they can't get it)
-Easy to tell when a mouse is caught or the trap is sprung (either their tail is sticking out or the lever is in the un-sprung position).
CONS:
-The only con is that sometimes the latching mechanism can be a real pain to catch. My concern is that it will wear out too quickly, and the price point is a little high for continued replacement.
-Even though there is a cover children and pets could still possibly hurt themselves with fingers or a dog's tongue in the trap I would recommend the one below if you have either.
I like the traps linked below, they have their problems, require batteries, but are just as affective
Victor Electronic Mouse Trap
Customer Review: Caught 5 mice already, excellent value
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this trap for my mom after reading all the great reviews. Within one day, we already caught 1 mouse. Within a week we've caught 5. This is a great value cause it simply works and is reusable. Great trap. Before this, my mom was foolishly using pellets, which ended up not working and just being a huge waste of money. Also a word of advice, as the previous reviewers suggested, use peanut butter, it works great.
Update: I should mention, that these traps work perfectly but every once in a while I'd get a problem where the lever wouldn't stay down. To fix this issue, first hold down the lever. Inside the lever slot, there's a little box near the back of the trap. While holding down the lever, use a knife to push the box inside the lever slot down. This should keep the lever down. This has worked for me in getting the lever to stay down, hopefully this helps others.
Customer Review: Effective but Gross
Summary: 4 Stars
Due to some construction in the condo beneath ours we have had a recent influx of furry guests. I baited the trap with peanut butter and placed it in my kitchen and caught a critter that night. The loud snap caused my daughter and I to run into the kitchen and we saw the trigger had been released. HOWEVER, we were greeted by the disgusting sight of the mouse's tail and back feet sticking out of the trap. I thought the cover would prevent me from seeing any part of the mouse. Needless to say, I was too grossed out to even CONSIDER re-using the trap as indicated. Although the traps are more expensive than glue traps, they work better. We will just use them as disposable traps. I cannot bring myself to release the dead critter and reuse the trap, especially when I can see his rear end. My only request is that the cover be made just a bit longer to cover the mouse's dead rump.Customer Review: by far the best mousetrap we have used
Summary: 5 Stars
We've used a variety of enclosed traps, including the spinning circular kinds, electric traps, and the enclosed traditional traps like these. The d-Con 00027 works better than any of the others. It catches mice most reliably, it doesn't spring spontaneously as often as some of its competitors so, and it's easy to empty and re-set.
One piece of advice -- I have found that the trap sets best if you hold it with the open face down as you pull back the lever, then tilt it back after you've pulled back the lever. This draws the catch away from the trap until it's set, then engages it.
We use a bit of peanut butter as bait. We've been through at least three mice on the last dollop of peanut butter; the trap kills the mice before they can clear it out.
The trap is boring looking, which is good, as our kids have shown no interest in toying with it.