Easier than wooden traps
351212
These are very easy to set and weve count several rats so far, so I know they work.  The little dish is nice to put goodies into or smear peanut butter into.
2359160
We were  only seeing a moth every few days but wanted to nip in the bud any potential problems.  Put one on a shelf by the bird seed bins and a moth flew in in a matter of minutes, so no question it works.  Couple of cautions:  this trap gives new definition to the word stickiness.  Clear a couple of feet all around before peeling the protective sheet off the sticky surface, including clearing away the packaging it came in.  I was still holding the package when I unpeeled the first protective sheet.  A piece of the package got stuck and was **unremovable**.  I ended up throwing that one away.  My other caution is to watch things if you have a curious cat as the open ends of the trap are certainly big enough for a small to medium paw to get into the sticky part.  I had to move my trap to a top shelf after catching our feline explorer with his paw within a 1/4 inch of the sticky part.
3437469
Hated to do it, but my patio was being overrun by strays. They had started to mate, the urine smell was pungent (in winter) and I couldn't imagine what Spring and Summer would be like. Altogether, I trapped 11 strays in less than three weeks. The trap worked just as advertised. Actually better than I had hoped. Follow directions and you should have success. Assembly was a little tricky but actually well designed once figured out. I placed  the trap in the area where I had been feeding the cats and left the door closed for a few days. Eventually I secured the door open without setting the trap. A few days later I started putting the same dry food inside the trap. Every day it was gone and more than one had gone inside to eat.  When I was ready to trap, I put a mere tablespoon or two of canned salmon inside the trap and set it. They couldn't resist the smell. One by one I trapped 11 cats. Sometimes 3 or 4 in one day. Limited only by my County Animal Control's ability to pick them up. I never set the trap at night because there are skunks, opossums and raccoons in the area. Trap does not harm the cats when it closes. I placed the food towards the back so they had to go all the way inside. I did use the burlap to help the cats stay calm once trapped, but didn't need it to get them to go inside. My patio was sheltered.
4515046
I have had a few unwelcome visitors this winter.  I am not a mousephobe, but do resent their not being toilet trained.  And their sense of entitlement to my butter and pumpernickel bread.  So I bought one of these, and WILL buy more.  2 nights, 2 mice.  I placed them on the floor in a cozy spot where I knew they'd travelled, baited with peanut butter, and put a tiny bit on the entrance to lure them in.  Very easy to set up.
I'd bought 5 different traps, and this one is consistent so far.  I like this one because you can see the contents.  I also bought the Kneiss tip trap, which did catch one, but it is opaque, and the mouse is very light, so I didn't know one was in there until I checked - we were both startled.
3301648
I bought this trap to catch some squirrels that were eating all of my wild bird food. The trap worked well, the first squirrel was caught in a couple of days. The difficulty came in getting the squirrel out of the trap to release it. There doesn't seem to be a way to fasten the door in an open position so you can walk away and let the animal find its own way out. You have to hold the door open and tip the trap in a way that sort of "pours" the animal out. While this is not difficult with a squirrel, It could be a lot harder with something like a skunk.

We had to adjust the latch for the door to make it more sensitive, but it was easy and now it only takes a very light touch to trip the door. We even caught a curved-bill thrasher that ventured in to eat the peanuts we left for the squirrels!

This is an inexpensive trap to catch an occasional animal, but if you plan to do a lot of trapping I would recommend purchasing a trap that has a more user-friendly way to get the animals out of the trap.
3441208
These mole traps are so much easier to use than the other jaw type traps that you have to use the prongs with. I have gotton snap back from the setting pin on those models before.
These mole traps from Aspectek are very easy to set.
Just locate your mole tunnel and make sure you are setting the trap so the mole will travel through the tunnel of the jaws when they are set and open. Then press the handles together to spread the jaws apart, while in the mole pathway.
If you have trouble catching the moles, mound up a little dirt in the center under the little plate, so when the mole goes through the dirt it will push the lever up and trip the trap.
Very easy to use.
I have caught several moles using these traps!
I received these at a discounted price to test on my own property in exchange for my honest review.
1547767
Very easy to set up, the directions are emailed to you, but common sense will prevail here.  Caught a cute little mouse this morning, with a dollop of peanut butter.  The mouse was safely caught, didn't appear to be injured, and transported to a lovely wooded area.  The closed door was easy to reopen and the mouse was happily on his way to his new home.  We used to have another humane trap, but we needed to get close to it, shine a flashlight through small air hole openings, to see if it caught anything.  With this one, you can set it where needed, and then just a quick glance tells you immediately if you caught anything or not.  That was a critical feature for us, because even though the other one worked fine, it was a pain to check.  Fortunately, we don't get mice often in our old house, but this clearly is a excellent humane trap to have when needed.
2809013
I just got this in the mail today.  Last week, I bought some glue traps and on the back of the glue traps there was a diagram showing how to place the glue board into this trap.  I have a mouse problem!  I have tried being nice using all kinds of nice ways to spare their little lives but they paid me back by inviting all of their friends to party in my house and have mouse babies.  I have some good snap traps and I have glue traps and I have some of those smoky plastic humans traps but all of them had one problem  - my dogs would try to steal the traps to get the peanuts or peanut butter.  Trying to unstick a small dog from a glue trap is no fun.  They tore apart the smoky plastic traps and I found most of the snap traps in the back yard.  This trap here is perfect!  There is no way my dogs will be able to open them and get the treats or mice out of them.  This means I can finally set traps on the floor near the baseboards and other places where I normally haven't been able to set traps.  I bought two of these and I think I will be able to use them for years.
2482375
Simple trap that works. I have had several "guests" in the past few days. I use a peanut butter sandwich cracker as bait and it works like a charm. Make sure you clean the trap between uses as the guests like to leave a mess.
801962
I'm very happy, they are easy to set easy to bait and most of all they work! The very first night I had one.
Just put a little, NOT MUCH, peanut butter in the tray, push the swing arm down until you hear and feel it
click, now it's locked down and ready to go. Place along a wall and overnight if you have them they will come.
703846
These traps was easy to set and bait (I used the liquid bat from Tomcat.)  Overnight caught the mouse. And while I hated that it actually killed the mouse ( I had tried to have a heart traps and the mice got out) it did so swiftly.  Easy clean up , trap released so I could properly dispose of little mouse and reset the trap.  Definitely got the job done.  I also liked using the liquid as the bait instead of actually food.  Very Happy with both purchases.
1649310
Had set smaller glue traps and caught some small mice. Then one morning when I went to check the traps I noticed one was dragged across the garage and had hair on it. At this point I realised I needed a bigger glue trap. These did the job and I caught the "momma" mouse.

I have a small gap in my garage door due to the slab settling so until I can get it fixed these traps have been a life saver.
4166143
This is the type of trap to use. Don't bother with the huge plastic things - they don't work any better and they require a lot more digging, at least in my situation.
2349815
Moved to a cabin in the woods and immediately started dealing with some unwanted fuzzy roommates. Rigorous cleaning, peppermint oil and other preventative measures barely helped. This trap snatched 6 mice within the first week (3 in one night!). Just add a little peanut butter or cheese and wake up to some terrified (but living) pests looking out at you through the clear lid. Drove them to a nearby park (they say three miles does the trick) and released them into a big field to let nature take it's course. Cost a little more than the cheapest option but I'd highly recommend it. The metal is rugged and there is ample interior room for multiple critters.
3540557
These traps work, no question about.  Male moths only, but they work. I've caught a lot of moths with these traps

Unlike the traps that I used previously and which came premade, these traps must be folded to form a tent.  I learned the hard way that it is best to pre-form the tent before removing the "release paper", the paper that covers the very sticky material.

The instructions say to first remove the release paper, which I did.  But then trying to fold the very heavy paper that makes the tent, two sides of what would have been the tent stuck together and could not be separated.  If you remove the release paper before making some folds so that you can easily form the tent, chances are very good that you, too, will find 2 of the 3 sides sticking together, making it impossible to make the tent.  The sticky material is so sticky that if two sections stick together they can't be separated without destroying the material.  (Note:  If this should happen, don't throw the trap away. I'm using one with only one sticky side and the red bait disc exposed, but it is catching moths.)

What I advise is to:

1.  Pre-fold the trap to form a tent, but don't actually assemble it.

2.  Remove the release paper

3.  Remove a lure from its protective package and place in the marked spot on the trap.

4.  Make the tent, easily done if the folds were made before removing the release paper, and insert the tab into the slot to complete the assembly of the tent.

I also had a problem with the tab, it seemed a little too large for the slot, but some scotch tape took care of that.

The traps that I used before already came in the form of a tent so were easier since all you do is take the trap out of the shipping package, put the lure in place, and the trap was ready for use.  But those traps were
significantly more expensive.  Just take care when you make the tent and you will have a trap as effective but less expensive as those that come already assembled.

Finally, be careful not to touch the sticky areas.  You will have trouble removing your fingers.  Whatever they have used is the stickiest I have ever experienced. If a moth lands,it will never leave.

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3842666
Went on vacation and came back, also have a boy who was recently potty trained and didn't realize we had an infestation.
I had an old snap trap that nabbed a few but then stopped snapping.  So went to the local store and all they had was this trap (far cheaper than retail price) and glue traps (which I'm not really fond of).  This time of year the store inventories have been cleared out.

Trap works where there mouse sticks their head through a plastic window frame which is quickly pulled up, with much less force than a normal snap trap.  You have to stick your finger inside to get yourself accidentally trapped.

So far the trap itself has worked very well.  In short order several mice were caught on the side traps, but only single kills.

Kills are very clean.  Disposal and recharge are frighteningly easy with this trap.  There's no reason to ever touch the entries or mechanism.  The mouse never gets to the bait area, unlike snap traps where comrades will raid the trap after its sprung..

You have to flip over the trap to apply the bait which means its suspended.  Unfortunately peanut butter will tend to drip down, especially if its oily.  So I put some newspaper down first and the trap on that.  As with all of these type traps every time a mouse is caught the trap moves which means the bait that drips down gets smeared around.  I suspect this is why I only got individuals and not multiples.

Would I suggest this over a new snap trap?  Not at retail price (~20usd).  I'll leave this trap in the highest traffic area and will find some easy set snap traps to supplement.
4005951
I have some tricky little mice, and they have successfully avoided the snap traps and thirty kinds of bait over the past couple of weeks.  I ordered these traps, and within five minutes of setting up the first trap, I caught one of the little buggers.