This is a good trap. Its easy to set, keeps the trapped animal from escaping without harming it and is easy to bait too. Its also very easy to clean afterwards. Metal linings prevent the mouse from escaping once trapped.
A removable end section allows bait to be set into a tray, then its just a question of re-fitting it, lifting the catch on the door at the opposite end and opening the door fully to set the trap.
I used a piece of chocolate smeared with hazelnut chocolate spread, an irresistible lure for any mouse with taste.
I added two coins on the outside of the trap on the cantilever hinge point to increase the sensitivity and it worked on day one, trapping the mouse overnight and he or she was released without harm in a field the following morning.
It has a couple of drawbacks but these are easily remedied. Firstly the slots on the end are quite wide so if your bait is going, its possibly because a small mouse is able to go into and out of the trap through these slots and is just feasting on the food. Experts say small mice can squeeze through spaces just 5mm wide. So I fixed some wire mesh beneath the metal guard to solve this.
The next issue is the weight required to trip the door. A very small mouse wont push the plate down unless its very sensitive. I weighed mine so that plate drops under gravity with nothing on it then when its set up, the wright of the door just keeps the plate from falling. This should ensure that even the lightest mouse gets trapped.
You may need to experiment and mod the unit a bit to make it more effective but anybody with a modicum of DIY skill can turn this good trap into an excellent one capable of catching even the smallest mouse.
| Product Dimensions | 25.4 x 5.08 x 38.1 cm; 290 g |
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| Part number | TO011 |
| Material type | Metal, Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) |
| Manufacturer | LAMOE |
| Item model number | TO011 |
| ASIN | B08H552SK5 |
