Catcha2 Piece Humane Smart Mouse Trap Live Catch and Release Rodents, Safe Around Children and Pets

The short version: I've tried three models of mouse trap recently and strongly recommend this one. They're easy to set, easy to clean, humane and generally just less of a hassle than the other live-catch brands I've used. They've also been much, much more effective than the other models.The longer version: When I first noticed the mouse problem in August, I bought two Tomcat brand live-catch mouse traps. Those worked decently, but were finicky to set, easy for my dogs to accidentally spring if they jostled the outside of the trap, difficult to bait in a way that the mice couldn't raid and difficult to clean -- in other words, they worked, but they were inconvenient. I had two of them and they caught a mouse about every 2-3 days (combined). When they got too dirty to clean, I threw them away and looked for something more convenient.We evacuated for two weeks for Hurricane Dorian in early September and when we came back, the mouse population seemed to have doubled. I bought two Southern Homewares Multi-Catch traps because the idea of being able to catch multiple mice without resetting between each catch made sense. More mice = get a trap that can catch more at once. I knew the mice were more active at night, when I'm sleeping and not able to reset a trap, so I had hoped that these would take care of most of the problem while I slept. Unfortunately, no. These caught about a mouse a week, which is pitiful considering how large the trap was (about the size of a large paperback book) and how much bait I put in them (a LOT). I don't know why I kept using them instead of switching back to the previous type that had been more effective, but I did. I used two of these for over a month and I think they caught six mice (combined) in that time.A few days ago, I had had enough and I ordered a pair of these Catcha Mouse Traps. I wish I had just ordered these from the beginning! They don't look like much, but this is exactly what I needed.In the day I've had them running, these Catcha traps have caught six mice -- by FAR the most effective of the brands I've tried. They're also the most convenient and user-friendly. They're clear so I can easily see if I've caught anything. They're easy to bait and the bait stays clean instead of getting soiled if the mouse pees/poops in the trap, so I'm not washing pee-soaked peanut butter out of a trap every time I catch something. I didn't think I would like the bait compartment at first glance, but after using it, I like it a lot more than I expected to. The release door opens easily and the mice don't seem to be in distress when I release them, which matters to me. The trigger mechanism is sturdy enough that my dogs aren't tripping it by poking their noses at the outside of the traps. Some of the mice I've caught today have been quite young and small -- I'm not sure that they would have been heavy enough to trigger the Tomcats, but they triggered the Catchas.The only real fault I can see is that this is absolutely the type of plastic that a mouse can chew threw with enough time. Mine haven't because I've only had this for a day and none of them have been in there long enough to start chewing, but I've had pet mice/rats intermittently since childhood and I've seen them mow through this type of plastic in the past. A few other reviews have mentioned it and I see the risk. The traps cheap enough and effective enough that that wouldn't be a deterrent for me at all -- if/when mine get chewed, I will happily buy more.Amendment: Make that SEVEN mice in 24 hours. I caught Mouse #6, released him, reset that trap, sat down to write this review (because six mice in 24 hours is worth writing a review for), and just checked to see that there's another mouse in the same trap fifteen minutes later. These things WORK.Edit to update: 9 mice in the first day. 2 mice earlier on the second day and it's going much slower now. I really wish I'd bought this brand first.Second edit: A week later, the total count stands at 9 mice on the first day, 2 in the morning of the second day, 1 in the morning of the third day, zero sign of any mice in a week since. I wasted three months on other traps and these Catcha traps completely solved my mouse problem in three days.

I rarely write reviews, but I had to for this product. I've been live-trapping "houseguests" in the places I've lived for over 40 years. During that time, I've used cage traps, box traps, tilt traps, and finally - THIS trap. This design far surpasses any other design - both for ease of use, and reduced stress on the animal. Here are some of highlights:1. Ease of use. The bait area detaches and allows for different types of bait (peanut butter works for me!). Setting the trap is simply a matter of depressing the entrance door until it clicks. NOTE: the latch holds SECURELY while you place the trap and is not sensitive to vibration - which means you won't have to reset it repeatedly because you didn't use a feather-touch when placing.2. Clean, safe and effective: despite the door being held firmly when set, it will trip as soon as mousie enters. The door holds securely (my idjit cat got to a trap before I did; all he was able to do was roll it around, not open it. Resulted in a dizzy - but safe - mouse. You also don't come in contact with the mouse at any time (if you are concerned about that). Release is just a matter of removing the bait end, so you can clean the trap* afterwards and never touch anything the mouse did.3. HUMANE!! As I said earlier, I've been relocating rodents for a long time. Every other trap I've used results in an over-stressed animal which results in a trap full of urine and droppings, and the possibility of an animal that has gone into shock. THIS TRAP DOESN'T STRESS THE ANIMAL. All of the mice I've caught in these traps display behavior of relaxed pet mice. I believe this is due to the trap being tinted clear material. The animal doesn't realize it's trapped, and the dark tint prevents it from feeling it's in a open, vulnerable place. As a result, there is rarely any droppings - and I've never seen urine in the trap. *Other traps have required cleaning before reuse, as the urine seems to have been a "danger signal" to other mice. I have used these traps without cleaning between mice with total success.I cannot recommend these traps more highly. I have purchased more so I can cover multiple locations; I will never use another style of trap.If you are taking the time to live trap, do yourself - and your quarry - a big favor and buy these!DISCLAIMER: I got my first traps on "Deal of the Day" and paid full price for subsequent traps. I am in no way affiliated with the manufacturer, not has the manufacturer offered a discount or premium for this review.I'm grateful to the designer of these traps for coming up with an effective, safe, animal-friendly device.

These traps fit nicely in some tight spaces and are easy to use, though sometimes the hair trigger it's on make it so the trap will close right when you set it where it is, and if that's in a crampt spot it can be a bit of a pain. But it's very easy to remove mice....When they get caught *inside* the trap. I've had these for 2 years, and something often these will get caught on mouse tails while they're in, but today a mouse very awkwardly (and through another object) got it's tail caught but only it's tail because it's trigger is so sensitive. I didn't get a picture because I was panicking about getting the mouse outside as low stress to it as possible.They're also a big hard to clean when mice are stuck in there for a few hours or sometimes over night and make droppings in there and they get caught under the trigger for the trap. These are good but even without today's freak accident, because they still catch on their tails and how they can be hard to clean, I prefer the flat, metal, multicatch traps and reccomend them if you can fit them in the spaces you want to catch mice.However for the most part these are nit picks and there's still mostly nothing wrong with these. They work great for catching mice, they just maybe could do with being long to avoid the tail issue in most cases, though the mice in my area just might have particularly long tails.