OWLTRA OW-1 Indoor Electric Rat Trap, Instant Kill Rodent Zapper with Pet Safe Trigger, Black, Large

I was over run with mice, and I think I saw a couple rats as well. I couldn't be sure, because I read that rats and mice don't mix. But, I do think that a couple of rats got in there. This caused me to order the rat sized trap, because, what if Mama Rat showed up? It was like a horror show. In the past, I have tried snap traps. These will get you one or two, until the rest learn how to steal bait without getting caught. This time, I didn't start with snaps. I just jumped to glue traps. Glue traps work for the most part, if you buy ones with the strongest glue. But if any part of the mouse can catch a solid edge, then they can pull out of it. In addition to this draw back, they don't die right away, but linger for a couple of days. You have to bash them inside of a bag to avoid this grisly detail. And that is just as bad as having them sitting there suffering for days. I moved on to electric mouse traps. Yes, this is a successful solution. The trap I bought is only meant for indoors. I was very careful with it, not wanting to get zapped myself. The directions are well written and easy to understand, except it is not clear which way to push the slide button to turn it on. Slide the toggle toward the back door to turn it off, and towards the opening to turn it on. The green light signaling it is on only flashes once for about 5 seconds. If you don't see it, just repeat the steps. Turn it off, then back on. The back door is vented. I once saw a mouse attempt to open this door, but he couldn't. Don't waste your time thinking that you add the bait here. I think that's what it's for, because the bait tray is right there. But, I didn't use peanut butter, and my bait wouldn't fit through the opening. It was much easier to add bait through the top. I do not think human scent ever deterred those guys from going for the bait. Let's say you're all set up. This trap takes 4 C batteries. 1. You turn off the trap. 2. You take the battery door off. 3. You take out one or two of the batteries (I always took out two.) 4. You take the trap top off. It comes apart using two hands, but so easy! 5. You put the bait in the bin. 6. You put the top back on. This can be done with one hand. This trap is well made and the plastic parts are thick and sturdy. 7. You put the two batteries back in. Put the battery compartment door back on. 8. Turn on the trap and watch for the green light to flash. Bingo, you're ready to go. You can do all these steps very quickly. I use a green pellet poison bait, the kind you buy in a bag. They love this stuff. I have one pellet in the trap. For some reason, this trap worked better when the pellet was not in the middle but on the left of the bin. I don't know why. Maybe they could smell it better. I always put another pellet right in front of the open entry way. The height of my trap kept me from seeing the alert flashing light, so whenever I saw this green pellet was gone, then I looked for the flashing light, which meant that one of them had entered the trap and tripped the circuit. I caught 12 of them in a row, one by one. The first one I ever caught scared me really bad. The trap set off with a sizzling sound, and the terrible smell of burning fur. It scared me so bad that I brought a fire blanket out to keep near the trap. I didn't need it except for peace of mind. I don't always hear the sizzle, but you can. The mice don't make any noise, because they are dead. When you go to dispose of them, all you have to do is go through the steps above and take the top off. The body can be dumped into a bag without any mess. If you smelled burning fur, you might see that left over, but no body mess at all. I had one incident of the trap being tripped without a mouse in there. Then again I saw this once: A mouse came flying out of the entrance, hit the side of the phone sitting there, and fell off the bookcase all the way to the floor. He disappeared somewhere, not dead. He did learn to fly. So, I think there's something about the mechanism that scared them so bad that they jumped out, avoiding getting fried. That only happened twice. I dunno. I'm not sticking my fingers in there! The bodies are always near the bait bin. The bodies are bloated immediately, like kernals of corn popping. But, they are intact. The difference, I think, between the mouse-sized trap and the rat-sized trap, except for size, is the length of time the circuit remains on. Mice get one-half the amount that rats get. I can't remember how long the rats get zapped for, except I remember that it's twice as long as for mice, which is 90 seconds?. This could account for the burning fur. There were no flames or char marks or anything like that. Nor was the mouse stuck to the floor. So, although it is disconcerting, I think it is safe. It also could be that the batteries were new, and now they are worn down a bit, although still working well. Less sizzling, but effective. I was surprised this trap worked so well. I think I got them all, but I'm keeping the trap ready to work just in case. Always wash your hands well, although you never have to touch the rodent. I'd buy this again. It's us against them, and I am not living with mice in my kitchen and walls. This is my home, and I'm protecting it.

We heard noises in a partition wall of our kitchen the weekend after Thanksgiving. I ignored it for a couple of days until I actually saw the mouse. I called our pest control company - no results (quite frustrating). I bought about 3 different kinds of glue traps - no results. There is actually one kind of glue trap sold on Amazon that I placed to only watch the mouse crawl over it like a bridge. I bought 3 different kinds of snap traps - no results. I bought the spin traps - no result. I tried the old ¨bucket trick¨ - no results. At this point I am about 3 weeks into the frustrating situation of having a mouse in my house with a concerned wife, a 3 year-old, and a newborn. I finally got my son to leave the traps alone, but explaining why they were there just concerned him. I finally came across the Owltra electric traps. Humane, reusable, effective - at this point I've filtered through many products and I've heard it all. I am about $200 into a never-ending battle - why not try Owltra? The product is well made but is low profile. I was able to fit it behind a couch that seemed to be the mouses favorite tunnel (even through no glue trap or snap trap in that location had produced results). A week goes by and I am still frustrated. I happened to glance over behind the couch and I finally saw the green light! No mess, no agonizing mouse, no problem. These traps might be reusable, but I just took the batteries out and tossed the whole thing into the garbage can outside. These traps aren't exactly cheap, but I was not willing to clean up after a dead mouse and reuse the trap. The mouse was actually larger than expected and this trap still got the job done. A week went by and my wife wakes me up last night. She heard scratching in the wall when she went to the kitchen for a mid-night drink of water. Great! Here we go again. I had left the second of the two Owltra traps in place behind the couch. I figured it could just live behind the couch. I went and walked the kitchen after my wife woke up and heard nothing. Went to lay back down with the thought of having to deal with another rodent in my house with small children. I woke up about an hour ago to do my morning computer work before my children wake up. I came out to my living room and saw the green light of success flashing nice and bright before I could turn the lights on. Now I'm not excited that I have had 2 mice in my house in the last month when I had only had a mouse in my house one other time in the last 8 years, but I am quite excited about this product. I do not typically write reviews, but this product has worked great. It is not the cheapest solution, but I believe it is money well spent.

(This review is for the mouse version not the larger rodent or rat versions.) You can buy a bunch of cheap snap traps for the price of just one of these electronic traps. I bought those cheap ones first but there were so many drawbacks to them I switched to these and I'm happy I did. The first reason I didn't like the snap traps is that when they work you've got a (hopefully) dead mouse in plain view. I don't like walking into my kitchen and seeing a mouse carcass. With these traps everything is covered and out of sight until you're ready to deal with it. Yes the dead mouse is still there with these but I don't have to look at it until I'm ready. Another reason I don't like the cheap snap traps is that you have to arrange barriers so that the mouse can get to them but pets can't. I have two cats and quickly found out the barriers need to be pretty big and heavy to keep the cats away from the trap and the caught mouse. Kind of a hassle when I needed to place the traps around my kitchen. But But the biggest reason I switched from the cheap traps is that they don't always kill the mouse. Unfortunately, they sometimes just crush part of the mouse without killing it leaving it alive but suffering in pain in the trap until you notice it (which could be hours if you're away or asleep). I don't want mice in my house or garage but I also don't want fellow mammals to suffer needlessly. These traps worked great for me and eliminated the mice that had infiltrated my house within 3 days. They are easy to empty—just lift off the lid and dump into a trash can. You don't need to touch the carcass, pry it out of the trap or even look at it. Quick and convenient and the trap is ready to go for the next mouse as soon as you put the lid back on and flip the switch. I happened to be nearby when one of the traps caught a mouse. The trap emits a low whine or buzzing sound when it's activated. It's pretty quiet but I was able to notice it in a silent room. It stays activated for a while (I'd guess about a minute) to make sure the job is done. When it stops making noise after a short wait the light starts to flash to let you know it's caught a mouse. A previous reviewer mentioned a smell but fortunately there was no smell at all that I could detect. I had no issues with non-kills; when the light was flashing on my traps there was always a dead mouse inside. I'd guess an issue some other reviewer may have had is if the contacts that connect the top to the bottom get dirty or corroded. The trap likely won't work properly if it can't make a solid electrical connection. I have two cats and I wanted to make sure these traps would be safe around them. Fortunately, the way these traps are designed with the location of the opening and the internal barriers there is absolutely no way even the most inquisitive cat is going to be able to get a paw in there let alone have two different paws touch the two metal plates. (Without going into the details on how this type of trap works a mouse would need to contact one of the metal plates with a front foot and the other with a back foot in order to be dispatched.) There is no way even a small cat or dog could do that and the voltage and current likely wouldn't be enough even if they could. You don't need to worry about your cats with this trap. Obviously, though, if you have rodent-sized pets such as hamsters you'll want to make sure they can't get near these. One thing I would change about this trap is to make the bait cup removable for easier cleaning and changing of the bait. What I did is put my bait peanut butter on a small scrap of paper and then put that down in the bait cup so that the peanut butter didn't stick to the trap itself. Another thing I would change is to have the trap self-test the connection to the bottom part when turned on. It should flash or something to let you know if the contacts are not making an adequate connection. I'm very happy with these traps and definitely recommend them despite the high price.

I love the design, easy to set the trap with bait and empty, however, after a few uses the trigger and spring don’t set right- especially with outdoor use. I had these in a covered outdoor area (chicken run) so I wanted to be sure the chickens didn’t accidentally trigger the trap, the tunnel design is great and these have effectively trapped several mice, although one time a chipmunk did manage to squeeze in. Is lightweight but with a powerful snap. The problem seems to be that maybe with the temperature change outdoors, or maybe humidity, the trap toggle would not properly catch on the back hook to hold the spring trap open - it would just constantly immediately snap shut. Other times, it would set, and the platform where the toggle was located to trigger the trap, could be pressed with no snap action. I found that if any sort of debris whatsoever, like seed shell, got into the closed plastic body of the trap, things started to malfunction. It really is a simple and great design that I wish worked just a little better for the price, overall it’s an OK product that may work in some applications, but ended up too frustrating for me and will be trying a different brand and design on my next purchase. I’m not too happy as we had purchased several of these with initial good success, but have been trying to no avail to keep them in working order, even with a good cleaning, disappointed, as now we will have to try something else.

Happy to report in the one month I've had this set up outside near the patio steps where I've seen mouse activity it's gotten 10 of them. The first two times when the trap indicated it had gone off with nothing in it so I was only going to give it one or two more times before chalking it up to a poor product. Glad I didn't! Since then it's gotten the ten mice I mentioned above with only one additional false trigger but with the number of dead rodents now one month into it I am loving it. I recommend using Tomcat's Mouse Attractant Gel as bait, and just put about a dime's worth on a small piece of a cardboard food carton. That seems to be the most consistent attractant and death wish for these vermin! I replace the attractant when it looks like it is getting kind of dried out; usually just dump it with one of the carcasses and start a fresh killing spree! Waterproof cover has kept the unit working in direct rain applications. Really helpful for an outdoor product. Easy to dispose of the dead by taking the top off and just tipping it into a waiting plastic (body) bag! Construction of the device seems solid if not surprisingly weighty given it's size. The batteries probably help make it more heavy. Either way it stays in place and my dog hasn't disturbed it yet, even with a dead mouse inside. The four D size batteries that run it seem to be holding up fairly well given it's zapped ten mice and is still going strong. I may replace them every 6-8 weeks just to be sure however. I plan to order a second one to set up just inside the service door to the garage and make use of the direct plug in cord it offers to keep any critters out of there as well. Heck I might even get a third to put in the shed. Too bad they don't come in multi packs. Happy hunting!

I've been inundated with mice the past month or two. I'm not sure why they're suddenly moving into my apartment. I've lived here since 2013 and have never had rodent problems. But whatever. My problem is getting rid of them, not studying their motivations. I was using those tunnel traps from KatSense. They've got the snap jaw mechanism in the middle of the tunnel. And they worked great with the first 4-5 mice. But then the trigger plate stop being so responsive, and next thing I knew I was subsidizing the mice's calorie intake instead of killing them. I'd set the trap, and when I checked it 24 hours later, it was still set but all the peanut butter was gone! It was infuriating. So, went back to Amazon to look into different, hopefully more reliable traps. That's when I came across this OWLTRA Electric Mouse Trap. Instead of relying on a trigger plate and mechanical action to catch the mouse, it's got a metal floor that's hooked to a bank of 4 AA batteries! You put a little stale peanut butter in the bait cup on the far side of the trap (stale peanut butter is a significantly better bait than fresh peanut butter), and set the trap by sliding the power button to the On position. It'll give you a single green light flash letting you know it's properly set, then you just set it along a wall that your mouse likes to travel along. When he approaches the trap, he'll smell the peanut butter and walk inside. As soon as he walks into the trap beyond the doorway, an infrared switch will detect his presence and arm the trap. Then, as he continues to make his way to the bait cup, he walks across the metal floor and those nice AA batteries dump 8000 volts of electricity into the mouse for 90sec, killing him quickly and humanely. Once the mouse is dead, your trap will flash a green indicator light every 10sec so you know you got one. You just remove the lid with the battery pack, and dump the dead mouse outside somewhere. Inspect the trap to make sure it still has peanut butter in it, and the floor is clean and free of debris. Press the lid back into place, power on the trap, and place it in a spot where mice continue to harass you. It's so easy! This trap is superior to tunnel traps, and other mechanical jaw-type traps because mechanical mechanisms come with the possibility of failure, allowing the mice to eat the bait without triggering the trap. There's no mechanics (no moving parts) involved with this fantastic electric trap making it more reliable. It also doesn't come with the potential to leave the mouse alive in agony with a broken back or leg. The electricity passes from the metal floor into the mouse, stopping his heart immediately. And since there's no mechanical jaw crushing down, there's no messy cleanup. Just an intact, dead mouse that was here one minute and gone the next. The say one set of 4 AA batteries can dispatch 60-80 mice, so it's an energy-efficient solution, as well. I picked up a 24-pack of Powermax AA batteries at the same time I ordered the trap for only $6.79, and I believe that will keep my trap fully armed and ready to take out mice for at least a few years. If you're like me, and losing your mind trying to figure out the best, most efficient and effective trap to address your indoor mouse problem, forget about it. You found it. If you're a Prime member, you can have this bad boy delivered to your home as soon as tomorrow. Setup takes 2min, and then you just sit back and relax. Check the trap once a day for the green light, and that's it!

Sept 1 - When I graduated to a super sewing machine, a friend said, "Now THAT's a maCHINE!" Same for this... it's a maCHINE! Puts to shame every other mousetrap I've purchased - and I've bought many and been disappointed plenty. UPDATE - Sept 12 - From the first of Sept to Sept 11, I've caught more mice with 4 of these traps than EVER BEFORE with ALL the traps I've purchased - which have been NUMEROUS (I live near a patch of woods). No squealing, no thrashing about, no guilty feelings about suffering mice... just green blinking lights with deceased mice inside. I've ordered two more for a total of six - two for upstairs, two for downstairs, two for the garage. Pshew! These might be a heftier initial investment but they are sturdy & they WORK... much cheaper than even one visit from a pest-control company. It appears a lot of thought went into making them safe for humans to use; I turn them off when moving, emptying, baiting them, then turn them back on when I've placed them where I want them to be. I love them.

Saw a mouse one night and it shared the ever living crap out of me as I was half asleep, just trying to get a drink of water, and I see this dark thing scurry right by my feet. We just can't have that happening. weigh in on my options. I can get glue traps. They are tested and work really well but do I really want to be trying to throw a live mouse away, watching it squirm the whole time? No. Do I want to remove the mouse while it's squirming just to throw it outside and hope it doesn't come back. No Poison? I have kids. Want a dog. Don't really want the mouse finding a random spot to just die and then I run into it three months down the road after it's partially decayed, or it starts to smell. No old school pincher traps? Oh they work. They a great job. My dad has also told me on more then one occasion that the trap took the head clean off. Nope I'm good So lets try this instead. Promises easy cleanup. no torturing the poor soul. just ZAP and that's it. Even says it flashes a light to let you know that there is a surprise waiting for you. First night I put some crackers in the bait box. Set it out and went to get some food. Only gone maybe 30 minutes and come back and the light is flashing indicating it has a present. No way..... Yes way. Little guy made it in the box and was out cold before he ever even made it to the crackers for bait. Walked the box out to trash, took the lid off, and dumped the mouse out. Took a paper towel and cleaned up the tiny sprits of urine he left behind before he went to sleep. Put the lid back on and set it back down where it was. Still had the same crackers in there. Left for about 2-3 hours to go take some pictures and by the time I came back that green light was flashing again. Nahhhh. It's broken or something. No way did I catch two in the same night so I gave it a little nudge with my foot. Maybe there is something in there. So opened the lid again to check and there he is mouse number two dead as can be. Dumped him in the trash just like before. So far I totally give it a 4 out of 5. Runs on a couple AA batteries. Sure it's noticeable, but it's out of the way. It will flash a green light about every 10 seconds to let you know if there is a guest waiting inside so you don't even have open it to check. I don't have to touch the mouse when disposing of them as all I have to do is take the lid off and then dump them out. Worst part is the mice leave a little urine behind (we are talking a dribbling maybe the size of a dime) but that's easy enough to clean up. Just make sure to wash my hands afterwords. Other issue, which is the reason I only give 4 out of 5 stars is while it does work with rechargable batteries, since the voltage is lower on them you need to change the batteries more often. Easy enough fix though is just to grab some alkalines and call it a day. But otherwise, two mice in one night is a win.

Estoy sorprendida de su eficacia. Sinceramente dude en comprarla porque había puesto una trampa de jaula y pasado un mes no se metió, tuve que optar por trampas de pegamento, y tampoco caía. Dude que se metiera a ésta y al día siguiente de que la puse por la noche, cayó por fin la rataita.

It is straightforward to use and is effective.

Muy sorprendido con el funcionamiento. Cumple con su cometido. Ideal este modelo dado que tiene un leve pitido alterno en el tiempo que te avisa del premio... Ideal para huecos escondidos o falsos techos. Así te olvidas de andar mirando. La información del fabricante es mínima, revisar mis fotos donde subo el manual y las características. Se puede desconectar el pitido alterno. Lastima tener que usarlo, pero por lo menos los bichos se van al otro barrio de una manera más limpia. Recomiendo meter como cebo queso, es infalible...

The trap works really well. I’ve killed so many mice, TOO many. I had no idea there were this many mice getting into my apartment. 12 mice in 8 days. I wish it didn’t have to be reset between kills. Because I keep waking up with the green light flashing, there’s a dead mouse inside and the bait is totally gone. So a living mouse is climbing over his friends dead body for a snack. Today I opened it to the most horrifying sight. TWO MICE INSIDE. One dead, one alive and eating the dead one’s face. I wish I was joking. I might be traumatized from this mouse trap. But yes, 5 stars.

Exceptional! Just received it today and caught 1 within 1/2 a minute and after 1hr I caught 4. So have just ordered another one.