I was a tad cynical on using this. We have always used traditional wooden snap traps, which , was effective, could be messy and , snapped fingertips . Not only that, I'm a little high strung and would jump every time these traps snap. Not fun. Plus I've had situations where mice were still alive , barely, and as much as I detest the little critters, I hate unnecessary cruelty.
So I'd give these a try, and glad I did .
Out of the box , pretty simple . Added 4 AA batteries , and a bit of peanut butter in the bait pocket .
I had a taker within an hour . He looked so peaceful, like it was sleeping . But it was dead . Turned off the switch , open the box , which is easy, and dump into garbage .
Bait not even touched it looked like , and set it up again.
A few hours later , got another one.
So for in 24 hours, I've gotten 4 .
I'm ordering more of these now .
On sale, a plus .
Highly recommend, but waiting to see how long batteries last .