M310S Tin Cat Multi-Catch Live Mouse Trap - Indoor and Outdoor Humane Catch and Release

I live on a farm, and have a chicken coop where chicken feed is readily available to the chickens 24/7. Unfortunately, this means that chicken feed is also available to mice 24/7. Because the chickens live in an older barn, there is no way to block the entrance of mice. No matter what I do -- or how clean I keep the chicken coop -- large numbers of mice WILL migrate into the coop from the surrounding fields. Fortunately they roam the coop at night AFTER the hens go to sleep on their roosts, so at least the chickens and the mice almost never meet up with one another. Our barn cat - and a few neighborhood strays - do their part to keep the mouse population down. But when you have open food on tap 24/7 in an old barn that is out in a rural field, there is only so much that barn cats can do. So we finally bought our first Tin Cat about a month ago. That thing really WORKS! We are drawing 15 to 25 mice into it every night, and we're beginning to see a significant drop in the amount of chicken feed we're putting out each day. I notice that some here suggest trapping the mice and then releasing them LIVE. I suggest to you that those folks do not live on a working farm in a rural area. And they are not trying to raise a flock of chickens in a healthy and clean environment. Let them continue to release their captive mice live -- but I do not intend do that. We have too many live mice already living in the fertile fields that surround the old barn. Where do you think the mice are coming from in the first place? Instead, I kill the mice and then dispose of them. I have an old 8 in. by 13 in. by 3 in. deep metal cake pan -- perfect size to place the Tin Cat in after I retrieve it from the barn in the morning. I fill the cake pan with water, and then place the mouse filled trap in that pan for about 10 minutes. Obviously I do not open the metal box before dropping it in the pan of water. When I come back 10 minutes later, I pull the Tin Cat trap out of the water, drain it, carefully open the metal box up, and empty the now drowned mice into a plastic garbage bag. I wear disposable latex gloves as I do this, needless to say, and dispose of the dirty gloves in the same bag before I seal it up. After cleaning and re-baiting, I put the Tin Cat back into the barn so that it is available after dark to catch another batch of mice. The Tin Cat has worked so well that we are already seeing a significant drop in the amount of chicken feed that we're having to put out each day. And it has worked so well that tonight, I just ordered two more of the Tin Cats from amazon. The thing I appreciate most about these metal mouse traps - above and beyond the fact that the things just work really well -- is the fact that they are perfectly safe for use around my chickens. The chickens don't seem to pay attention to the little metal boxes at all. But if they were to, there is no way that they could open the box, or get access to the mice that might be trapped inside the box. The Tin Cat is safe around lively, playful chickens, barn cats, and just about any other farm animals or family pets. I'd give the Tin Cat more stars, but amazon limits me to just 5.

These live catch traps with a little bait and properly placed are fantastic at catching multiple rodents. Works best when kept fairly clean. I have several and use them outside to catch critters before they invade my country home. I would buy them again, and I will.

GARBAGE. Completely useless if catching a small mouse! The little one we got inside made a bunch of noise. We pick it up to try and release it and he’s nowhere to be seen! I pull out my dishwasher, get under my sink, I’m looking all over the place to find where he’s stuck. After moving the trap to another space, I hear that same noise. I just happened to see his nose poking out. He had been rubbing his head on the latch attempting to reopen it to escape. He couldn’t and instead had rubbed the skin off of his head. He would corner himself in the door spot and he would be nowhere to be seen when checking the trap.

The Tin Cat is a simple classic humane trap that works well. The large container allows for easily placed bait and adequate space for your trapped critter until you relocate them. One note- the weight and force required for a rodent to enter the trap doesn't work well for baby mice (they are just too small). These are easy to clean - we pop ours open and into the dishwasher to remove peanut butter remnants.

I purchased 3. I had this great idea that I was going to catch a naughty little mouse under my broken freezer and send him on his way at the park for the new year. I caught the little deer mouse that I named François.. thanking, I solve the problem. Needless to say 97 of his brothers and sisters have joined him with the catch and release method at the park. They come in, where, in my attic that I have to get fixed, go right down the vent under my fridge and right into the Magic Mouse box.. these are the best humane traps I’m ever worked with the mice are relaxed. I put a little piece of biodegradable tissue and a couple peanuts in the box. Really an excellent mechanism works great if it’s not working for people, they obviously are not setting up the trap correctly or not putting the right food in the trap. Like I said I bought three and they all work excellent Really an excellent mechanism works great if it’s not working for people, they obviously are not setting up the trap correctly or not putting the right food in the trap. Like I said I bought three and they all work excellent.

This Humane Mouse Trap is well made, inexpensive and appears to be a good idea. I baited it with both whole almonds, which my mice can't resist and also peanut butter. It's been set for several months and has yet to be entered once, as evidenced by the untouched bait. It is in a highly trafficked mouse route. I have caught 32 mice in the meantime in my single mouse small wire cage trap placed nearby. Now, there are different mice in different areas with different behaviors. My mice are White Footed Deer Mice, who are deep woods dwelling mice. They are of average size and extremely energetic and aerobic. They explore and get into literally everything. But, they have no interest in entering this trap. I can not explain why. They like holes and this trap has two. They literally have to climb over it to get around. I suspect there are many mice that can't resist it. I really wish it would work for my mice. I have to sometimes get up several times a night to empty my box trap into a bucket to be later transported to a location about eight miles away. They will come back within a week from a mile or less. Yes, I proved this with a dab of red paint on their tails. I hope I have found their last open entry hole, and will be mouse free for a time until they find, or make another. There are thousands in my woods. I can't get above three stars, as it doesn't work at all for me. But, I like the design idea, and I'm sure other less crafty mice will like it, as evidenced by many positive accolades. It may well be worth a try for you.

excellent moyen de les capturer sans leur faire de mal. Le meilleur score: 4 d'un coup. Bien sûr, relâchées dans la nature loin des habitations ensuite. On en a bien attrapé une quinzaine en quelques jours. Elles étaient devenues très effrontées et allaient directement dans la volière de mes oiseaux et commençaient à grimper le long des barreaux pour grignoter les graines en hauteur. Le plus simple a été de mettre le piège directement dans la volière....tout à veillant à faire place nette autour, pour qu'elles soient plus intéressées par le contenu du piège que par les graines éparses. Pour augmenter l'efficacité, coincer un tout petit morceau de gâteau juste au bout de la trappe d'accès et parsemer de sucre ou céréales la trappe d'accès (par les petits trous du haut). Ce qui fait qu'elles avancent dans la trappe sans se rendre compte qu'elles se font coincer. Certaines sont très malignes.... il y en a une qui a réussi à ressortir, je ne sais pas trop comment, une autre s'était cachée sous la trappe d'accès, ce qui fait que j'ai cru que la boîte était vide et quand j'ai ouvert pour vérifier quand même, elle a bondi dans le jardin... Il m'en reste encore une à attraper, si c'est l'une de celles qui a déjà expérimenté le piège, cela va être plus difficile. Je renouvelle l'appât tous les jours pour qu'il soit frais (gâteau, céréales, chocolat, etc...). En conclusion, c'est très propre et il n'y a pas de mise à mort. Sûrement du stress pour elles, mais dès que je vois qu'il y en a une, je ne tarde pas pour la relâcher.

Dopo aver provato le trappole a gabbietta classiche, che non hanno funzionato, con questa mi sono trovata benissimo. Ho già catturato e liberato vivi 5 topini. E' importante posizionare la trappola con le due aperture (una per lato) vicine al muro, in un punto che sia sulla loro traiettoria. Dentro ho messo un biscotto doppio farcito di cioccolata. Ci si accorge della cattura perchè il topo a tratti corre freneticamente avanti e indietro andando a sbattere sulle due bascule agli ingressi, quindi si sente tac tac tac, come un metronomo. Ma comunque è possibile vedere dentro dalle fessure che si vedono in foto, senza dover aprire la trappola. Comodo anche da "eliminare", si porta la scatola fuori senza rischio di venire a contatto col topo, io la appoggio per terra, apro il coperchio, e lui se ne va tranquillamente nella direzione opposta a me.

had a bad mouse infestation in the chicken shed. after numerous attempts with home made bucket traps and snap traps catching absolutely nothing... i purchased this trap. no more worries about chickens getting caught in the snap traps or knocking over the bucket trap. this trap caught all the mice within a week!. Nice and easy to open up and drop the mice into a bucket of water (or set them free away from home if you prefer) and no escapees either. Would definitely recommend this trap for anyone to use anywhere.

Solo quiero compartir que soy muy feliz con esta trampa. Yo creo que cumple con la función de trampa humanitaria. Ya que no es como otras que hacen súper ruido y son súper malvadas. Esta me gustó la verdad yo no esperaba que atrapara nada. Me llego ayer así que solo la saqué del empaque y naaa más tarde pongo el cebo y la dejé olvidada pegada a la pared y hoy al despertar cual fue mi sorpresa? Ya estaba habitada por un ratón. Me siento más tranquila porque había tenido que usar de esas trampas feas de pegamento y se que era horrible para el ratón y para mi. Esta es una alternativa muy buena tanto para ellos como para uno. Saludos!

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