How to Use the Victor® Electronic Mouse Trap
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- This powerful device works by delivering a humane, high-voltage shock to effectively eliminate mouse invaders. For your convenience, it's also easy to use. Just add batteries and power it on! To empty, remove the kill chamber, open the lid and empty the rodent into the trash.
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Bought 2. They both worked perfectly. No sign in over a week. Happy with ease of use and disposal.😊
I've caught 50-60 mice or more with this trap. I much prefer it to the snap types, which either just broke their legs and left them there dangling and screaming, then I had to deal with that, or left them with bulging eyes that I had to see as I freed the carcass. With this one, they just look like they're peacefully sleeping, and there's no blood or bulging eyes.
And forget about the glue boards -- that's a very slow-motion death and is grossly inhumane. This trap provides an instant, clean, humane death.
The instructions say to clean the kill chamber each time, but I rarely need to. Only 3 out of the 50-60 kills had a little fur stuck, which I easily removed with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol.
I strongly disagree with the video showing to use messy peanut butter as bait. The bait cup is quite tiny and hard to reach, peanut butter will soon go rancid, and it is impossible to clean out of that tiny bait cup. I use a few pieces of cat kibble as bait. It worked better than tiny bits of cheese or hot dog did. You definitely want something that will fall out when you empty the kill chamber.
I reuse the same kill chamber each time. There's no need to disconnect from the battery chamber. Just turn it off, pop it open, and fling out the contents of dead mouse and bait.
The light doesn't work as shown in the video. That feature needs improvement. You only get about a 1/2-second flash, 6-7 seconds apart. So if you just take a quick glance, you'll miss it. You have to stare at it awhile. And the mouse has to be large enough to hit the sensor for the light. There've been several times where the light never did come on, but the mouse eventually started decomposing, and the smell of rotten cantaloupe let me know a decomposing carcass was within.
In those cases, I wiped down the insides with an alcohol-soaked cotton swab so as not to discourage future mice from entering.
For those who did not have success, note that you have to be sure to put it in the path where they travel and make sure the bait isn't rancid. In some locations, it helped when I put a couple of kibble pieces in the opening, then around the first bend, so that they could see the bait cup and venture further.
Even with the wonky light and the puny bait cup, I am very pleased with this very effective product.
Wow great suggestion... I didn't think about the cat food. I just bought one and you are right.... The light didn't blink for me either
Great if it works well but not the experience we have. When the trap is switched on, no mouse will enter, once it's powered down, the bait will be stolen. I suspect that the mouse whiskers keep them away from these traps. Does anyone have a similar experience?
@@wilsont1010 Have you tried turning it back on (baited) the day after it successfully snagged bait while it was off? Perhaps that success will cause it to feel safe & braver the next day.
I could see droppings in the oven drawer, but it wouldn't come in the trap. So I tried pre-bait bait (setting a couple at the entrance and just inside the baffle), but this one was slick and would take the pre-bait, but not venture within.
Finally, a few weeks later, I caught it yesterday. It was huge. It filled the kill chamber sideways, and its legs hung out the back.
@@debilyn4c1r Of course I did, rebaited and switched the trap back on. For a few days all the baits were completely untouched, including those pre-baits. So I turned it off, and the next day when I checked the baits, there were all gone. So I rebaited and have been waiting for many days since.
@@wilsont1010 Ugh - your mice might be extra wily & intelligent. Good luck!
I’ve got 2 of these set up and they are working perfectly!
Worked the first time I used it. Mouse was always at the Chocolate Chip cookie bag on the kitchen counter. So I placed the trap next to the cookie bag and used and piece of cookie as bait. Worked perfectly.
Does the light indicating a catch stay on as long as a mouse is inside of the trap?
Is it safe to put near food because most rats also are in the kitchen next to the stove and in tables?
Nice to see my comment since 2 months ago I haven't had any mice show up.
I just bought this at Home depot today. Set it up at 6pm, by 6:45 it killed its first victim. Rest in peace little mouse 🐁
Update: 26 hours after I installed it, it killed a total of 8 Mice.
Did you apply duck tape aroung the trap so it would not move? Is this stable enough so that when the mouse enters it wont tip over
@@Dunna886jackiekamis no tape needed. The trap is designed for mice which are small enough and do not have the strength or weight to move the trap.
@@Dunna886jackiekamis the trap lays flat with the opening on the ground.
Thank You !!!
Mine got 4 mice then stopped working. Tried with new batteries and the chamber is clean but the mice eat the bait and leave now. I was about to buy the 10mice version, but that won´t happen now. The feedback sections on big retailers tells the same story.
It be nice if this video had cleaning instructions. I've followed the instructions for cleaning, but a few traps go off as if they've caught something. It's nice to know I can at least replace the trap half.
Also, please please please make the catch light blink more frequently. 30 seconds is a long time to stand their waiting for the light to blink.
I AM SO THANKFUL THAT YOU DID NOT FIND IT NECESSARY to demonstrate how this works by showing us a captured mouse! This freaks me out!!!! I am soooooo afraid of the lil or big critters and just don't understand why folks have to show one or many in their ads! 😩😫🙄 Sooooooooo Gross🤢 and scary (yes, even on screen .....for me). I'm not able to un-see those ads for dayzzzzzz! 😫
Great demonstration!!! 👍🏾
THANK YOU!!!!
0/1 markings on these kind of switches are not smart. The symbols are under the switch so only one is visible at a time. So, which way is on? Should I slide the switch towards the 1 or should the 1 be visible. Ok, I know what to do, just making a point about poor design. The markings should be on the side of the switch so there is no doubt what setting it is on. The worst case/product I have with this power button design is a heating fan with two power settings. How would I know if it is on high or low?
The mouse chewed through the plastic side where the bait was the first night I put it out. And now it can’t be used. What now??
Yes a dab of peanut butter. The light flashed when it has one. It buzzed for a bit when u turn it on. I cleaned it with peroxide an soap and warm water. One time i forgot to turn it on. Hmm. It ate all the peanut butter. Got it next time. Had one so big i had to pound it out.
I never just dump it in the waste basket. Put it in a zip bag so it dont stink.
Got a few drips of water on the battery side i missed. Wow , snap crackle and buzzzz. Quick shut off an dry it. It smelled of ozone.
This is really a good Little mouse snuffer.
Im sure thankful we Don't live in big rat country
Just got one of these today, an hour in and it claimed its first victim. Guess the aroma of Nutella in the bait cup was too tempting
Mice are consistently eating bait but not being killed. How can I test if the unit actually works?
Same thing I have going on.
@@barneyfyfe8313 You have to load the bait, then arm it. If you open the lid after arming, it turns off. d'oh!
@@havadatequila "If you open the lid after arming, it turns off. d'oh!" That's not true with the model I have. You have to move the I-O switch to arm & dis-arm. Plus, there is a video with the lid open, showing the mouse kill in progress from overhead.
@@debilyn4c1r I figured it out. After opening the lid to check for dead mouse, I close lid, detach the kill chamber, turn unit off, attach kill chamber, and turn unit on. Thanks for the advice.
I got the one which alerts you through an app when a mouse it caught. First time it alerted me, there was a mouse in there, but when I went to dump it, it was very much alive.
However, later that night it ended up catching and killing two mice, of which one was the mouse that escaped, I believe. Works well!
So it's TRUE mice will come back to the same trap?
@@kingibrahimk2 Don't think would be the same one again.
bought one never caught a mouse with it - but used another type and it did work - I did notice the light turns on when you trurn on the switch and goes out even though the switch is on. I guess I got a bad one??? I wonder if I can see about it replaced with another - I have had it I bought at the Home Depot but do not they will do anything after 30 days.
Mine brand new don’t work
I don't know if the other comments here are just trolls or people who use old batteries, but this baby works. I didn't hear the "buzz" the video mentioned but I did hear the "big buzz" when the mouse got zapped. About 5 seconds of 2kHz "zzzzzzzzzzz". End of the story (in more way the one).
How to know if a rat has been caught?
@@Meeyahx There's a light on the top that flashes slowly.
@@workingTchr mine didn't flash at all but there was a dead mouse.. I just have to check it daily
@@Meeyahx It's so horrible opening it up to see. Feel how heavy it is empty and then you could just tell by the weight.
@@workingTchr yes makes my skin crawl every time 🤢
sounds like the home Depot narrator
or some scary show on the weather channel about what would you do
That’s the power of doing
Why do you need a Re-Fill catch chamber after catching one mouse?
Because there's an idiot born every minute, and Victor wants to make money.
they work, in 2 nights I got 4 mice. put peanut butter and pepperoni.
I found why mine was not working. The plastic activation switch on the bait chamber is not activating the switch on the power side. It’s way off by the time you lock it in. Looks like a design flaw.
Update, the silver metal paddle lever fell off the switch and was down in the chamber. Carefully reattached it. Problem solved! Should work now!
@@tomk4243 did it work???
Iv baught two now and both seem to not work after a few kills
Two of these electric traps in my house with heaps of peanut butter and all the mice do is lean in towards it and enjoy a free meal. These traps DO NOT WORK for me. I was better off using the live catch and release traps.
This works so well
Thanks for the feedback!
Can these be placed on carpet?
Mine doesnt buzz or click when I first turn it on, even with fresh batteries. The green light does flick on/off though.
Is mine working properly? Havent caught the mouse sneaking around behind our TV for 2-3 days now
Jason, I find that the buzz is almost so gentle that you have to hold it right up to your ear to feel it or notice it
I thought mine was not working because the buzz was so mild, but it has killed some mice for me
Good luck!
The way it shows to turn off is different than what the box says. Wtf
Does the green light that indicates a mouse was caught stay on when a mouse is inside of it?
No. It flashes once every 6-7 seconds. And only for a couple of days. If you don't check it, the smell of the decomposing carcass will eventually get your attention.
Seeing the tail of the rodent sticking out should be all you need
It's not killing the mice. Fresh batteries (tested before using). I get the flashing light. The peanut butter is gone. Mouse droppings left around the outside. No mouse.
This trap is basically telling me the mouse has ben fed.
Same here. It worked 4 times then it just feed them. Fresh batteries. Not a quality product.
Has anyone seen a mouse that will not go into this trap?
Where can I buy more chambers
Bought one. Killed 6 mice with the old spring type. At same time and same location (garage) caught/killed zero with the electronic trap. Fresh batteries, powered up (buzzed) and fresh peanut butter (twice); not impressed
I just bought mine last week. Doesn't make a buzzing sound. Set it up 3 nights in a row only to wake up to zero mice dead and damn rodent left me two turds to laugh in my face. Not impressed with the mouse and his joke or this mouse trap either.
Where do I buy kill chamber refills in Canada? I'm not seeing them on Amazon where I got the trap itself from or on your website itself.
I'm having this same issue. Customer service says they don't have them.
Melissa Redmond WOW! Really? Did you ever find any chamber refills?
I was initially very skittish, expecting some horrid gore. No, it's just a little mouse apparently asleep. All you can see is their back and the top of their head. When you turn the "kill chamber" (apt) over, the mouse falls right out.
Ar love yau victor god job
Naic
Bought one yesterday, already killed 3 mice
There not being attracted to the trap
This thing sucks balls, the mice in my house are too smart to go inside this thing. Returning it by the end of the week if it doesn't catch a single mouse.
A TH-camr Shawn Woods used a hidden camera and posted video of it working.
It works grate. Just put a proper bait. Peanut butter is the best.
Doesn't work most the time. I bought 3 of these and 95% of the time they eat the bait and leave. These are probably growing the mouse population more than reducing it. JUNK.
You might not be doing it right
@@MacDerozen Sure