Is the trap door supposed to be in the open position or will the mouse push the door open to get to the bait?
479484
The door should be in the "down" position. The mouse will push it open to reach the bait and it will close behind the mouse and trap it.
479485
The mouse pushes the door open and it closes behind him. the angle of the door forbids the mouse to exit until you let it out.
479486
The mice push the door in and get caught once thru. You do need to check the trap every day to be sure they don't die in there. The trap works with some mice but perhaps not all. Give it a week at least, checking daily.
479487
The mouse will push it open to get the bait and it closes behind him keeping him safe inside until you relocate him :)
1635045
Just pull back the handle on top to open the cage....just like 'resetting' the trap.
1822358
I would say only mice, or maybe a baby rat. the opening to the trap is small.
1852685
Yes, it's only open at one end. It's surprising large so you can easily reach in with the bait.
2060385
I have not had any issues with mice getting in there, but there isn't anything about the product that would keep a determined mouse out.
735852
Call the company and ask them to send you the instructions for testing. However, when I spoke with them, they mentioned that a very fast mouse might be able to get in an out with the bait before the sensor went off. Also if the unit is dirty or a rat has very long nails (to keep the flesh from contacting the electrical plate), it might also be able to get in and out. The solution to that, they suggested, was to put a wet cloth or paper towel just outside the opening. The wet feet will make better contact with the electrical plates. (They can also send you instructions for cleaning the plates, just in case that's the problem.)
1454254
The entrance is large enough to catch a large field mouse. Once inside the threshold, there is a "maze" of walls that I would think would prevent a pet paw from reaching the zapping plates.
650774
Not likely. It's big enough to, but they would both have to be in the trap at the same time when one of them stepped on the pan-trigger which is in the center. The doors (on both ends) drop down so the second mouse would only have to be in a little ways.
2225006
no, the first mouse gets caught, the other mice get the bait, that is why I don't fill the bait holder all the way up, I have caught 1 mouse, went back re-set the trap and before I can sit back down in my chair I have caght a second mouse (don't feed them bait them). Always put the trap facing the wall because they will run along the wall and step into the trap. by the way I have use several types of traps, these are by far the best for me, they have caught mice and large wood rats. good luck kurt
946868
Do you mean to get the mice out after they are caught? if so.. Step 1: Slide top of trap away from release door just enough to clear lip. Step 2: Slide release door UP.
1635047
I also had the same question in my mind when I caught the squirrel. I used leather glove to hold cage by handle and used a stick to push on the catch. The squirrel pushed the door open when I used stick to release catch.
287952
I don't think so. There are two metal plates toward the back of the trap by the bait. It's only when a mouse/rat crawls in there far enough that they step on both plates, completing the circuit, and get shocked. Something going in only two/few inches wouldn't connect both plates.
293000
Honestly I've never caught a animal, but the manual says open the rear door. To me it looks difficult to open rear I thought I would open front door but be careful.
806190
When you open it the mice will jump out. I take it to a field about 2 miles from my place and then open it holding the top and side, tipping it away from the side I'm holding. The mice jump out and no one has ever touched me, but they get to live. This is easy to do. This is the goal in a live mouse trap.
902336
The trap must be reset after it goes off however I have found two mice in it at once. I think however they went in together.
855255
Yes, there is also a plastic area in the opening where I have placed bait to entice and it works well.
1852682
Dear M. Turner . . . It is open only on one end except for small "slits" at the other end. DO NOT REACH INSIDE. If the Zapper is armed, you will get a shock; if it is not, possible particulates and oils on your hand will likely contaminate the "execution chamber." I am having success and no mess using Friskies cat food -- the crunchy stuff obviously not the smelly wet canned food. Just put about 10 nuggets into your hand, tilt the Zapper approximately 10 - 20 degrees so that the slope is open/high-to-closed/low and let gravity do the baiting job. the nuggets will slide down to the slotted end, which is beyond the execution chamber. The rats/mice never make it to the slotted end! Dear M. Turner . . . It is open only on one end except for small "slits" at the other end. DO NOT REACH INSIDE. If the Zapper is armed, you will get a shock; if it is not, possible particulates and oils on your hand will likely contaminate the "execution chamber." I am having success and no mess using Friskies cat food -- the crunchy stuff obviously not the smelly wet canned food. Just put about 10 nuggets into your hand, tilt the Zapper approximately 10 - 20 degrees so that the slope is open/high-to-closed/low and let gravity do the baiting job. the nuggets will slide... » Read More Dear M. Turner . . . It is open only on one end except for small "slits" at the other end. DO NOT REACH INSIDE. If the Zapper is armed, you will get a shock; if it is not, possible particulates and oils on your hand will likely contaminate the "execution chamber." I am having success and no mess using Friskies cat food -- the crunchy stuff obviously not the smelly wet canned food. Just put about 10 nuggets into your hand, tilt the Zapper approximately 10 - 20 degrees so that the slope is open/high-to-closed/low and let gravity do the baiting job. the nuggets will slide down to the slotted end, which is beyond the execution chamber. The rats/mice never make it to the slotted end! « Show Less