Customer Reviews

Mice Cube 12 Pack - Reusable Humane Mouse Traps

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I live in a home surrounded by fields and woods; I am never going to eliminate the field mice in my home, all I can hope for is mouse-proofing as much as possible and working toward the goal of moving them out faster than they can get back in. Poison is not an option, don't want it in the food chain and don't want dead mice in my walls. Not going to kill them anyway, just want them to live outside.

For years I used the metal cage trap, it is effective, but the smaller mice can squeeze out. Also, they are big and bulky and relatively expensive, so one is my limit.

I also have a green plastic house-shaped one. It works well too, but costs 6 to 7 times as much as the little mice cubes. It also is spring loaded, so some of the smaller, lighter mice can sneak in, steal a peanut and leave without triggering the spring. It also requires setting the spring which can be temperamental and basically a pain. I still use it, but it is not my preferred trap.

I recently discovered the mice cube and bought 4. They aren't perfect, but they are my favorite.

First of all, I have to say, I modified mine before even trying them out. I wasn't satisfied with the air holes, so drilled 6 small holes on the top of the trap near the back end. This turned out to be a multi-functional modification. I just bought 12 more and am about to modify them as well.

Turns out that these holes not only give the mouse some air, but also allow me to wash the traps out by setting them upright on the patio and squirting them with a jet stream. The mouse poo floats out of the holes then I set them in the sun for the day to disinfect.

I have a one-hand-in-the-glove system for handling the traps safely, while leaving the other hand free to touch door knobs and light switches. I smear a very, very, very thin coat of peanut butter inside the trap then bait it with one peanut, split in half, no muss, no fuss.

When the mice come out at night, they start filling the traps. I hear the trap rattle, dump it and replace, often with the same bait. In the morning, I make the rounds, release and clean. Easy peasy.

Pros: no springs to set, one-hand operation, cheap, easy to use, effective at containing mouse, small- so they fit into the tight little places the mice go.

Cons: they don't come with those magic holes pre-drilled, the plastic is very light-weight and brittle - (I had one crack by the hinge which allowed the mouse to knock the door out and escape, but fixed it with some packing tape)

One aside; I was finding that on occasion I would find an empty trap with the bait gone. I could not figure this one out as it seemed impossible for a mouse to get in and out without breaking the trap. I finally saw my answer when I witnessed, not one, but two mice frolicking around a trap last night. The were dancing all over, sniffing at the peanut. Finally, one went into the trap, then the other one pushed his little nose in and let the first one out. I kid you not! I don't know whether they are smart or lucky, but either way,this has not become a common activity. So, at least until they all learn this little trick, I'm sold on these traps. And if they do all learn the trick, I will record and post it on you tube and have my viral moment of fame.

I have one of these and it catches at least 2 mice a day - every day - day in and day out. I take them outside, say "Be free, little one!" and off they go - - only to sneak back in to be caught the next day, and the day after that, and the day after that.

I'm beginning to feel like I'm running a fast-food joint for mice and the word has gotten out that I serve the best cheese in town. I guess it's a compliment but mice are lousy tippers and what they do leave behind are not tiny quarters, if you know what I mean.

Sooo ..... I'm going to start a bus service for the little critters - release them into a cardboard box during the day, then drive them down the road about a mile so they can visit the neighbors. Just kidding. I wouldn't do that to my neighbors - I live in the woods and a mile away is pond. They can live there. It's nice. There's a little mouse beach; tiny paddle boats; a little hot dog stand. They'll be happy.

I've trapped literally hundreds of mice over the past three years with this (I mark my score on the calendar!). The only shortcoming of these traps is that mice will chew on the door and can eventually get themselves out. So, you have to check often to avoid your trap being ruined. I'd like to see the company offer spare plastic doors as I have 20 traps over the years which could still be used if I had a replacement door.

Mice Cubes work very well for me. I use peanut butter on a cracker or mixed with some oats for bait. I've caught mice within an hour with these. The only thing I would like to see improved is the ventilation. You have to empty these cubes relatively soon, or they get condensation inside from the mouse. I try my best to check the cubes regularly (I can usually hear them scratching to get out)and to release the mouse within 24 hours. To release the mouse, I simply bring it to a field and turn the cube upside down and step away. The swinging door opens and, after figuring out that they are free to leave and there is no impending danger, the mouse usually scurries away to find another place to live. My children enjoy watching the mice as they leave, to see where they will go and what they will do. It's educational too!

We had a mouse take up residence in our garage (though originally we thought there were more due to the volume of droppings we found). We chose these traps because we didn't want to deal with mouse carcasses. We followed the instructions EXACTLY, putting some peanut butter on Cheez-Its in the very back of the traps.

Within 24 hours, we got our mouse. Safely rereleased in the park down the street. No mouse problems since, though we keep the traps out and check them daily in case we get more visitors.

Love these things. Work as advertised. One confusing thing about the instructions (for us, anyway) was what they meant when it came to releasing the mouse from the trap. Basically you flip it over so the bottom is facing up and the plastic door falls open freely. This lets the mouse escape without having to touch it.

Excellent product. I can't think of a single thing wrong with it.

We had a mouse problem. We put out 5 of the 12 traps baited with peanut butter covered crackers. Inside of 2 weeks we caught 10 mice ( one at a time ) and now there is no more problem. Thanks a lot.

This is qute an amazing easy-to-use no-nonsense trap. It traps the mouse where you can see it and dispose of it, as opposed to using other baits or poisons, where after consumption the mouse disappears into a couch and dies, and the couch wreaks a few days later. I have had 100% success each time I use this product, so I ordered 24 from Amazon and they reached me in no time at all.

Best and least expensive mouse trap on the market. Easy to use and sanitary. I do not reuse the trap. I treat it as a one-time use. Simply bait with peanut butter, and it's done.

I wasn't sure how this product would perform for me but it had gotten mostly good reviews so I decided to give it a shot. When I saw how small the cubes were along with the lightweight plastic, I was even less optimistic.

It wasn't an auspicious start. I baited the trap with a small piece of a cracker with peanut butter on it. Per some reviews I read, I put a very light coating of peanut butter on the outside of the door and along the floor leading to the cracker. After an hour or so I checked and the cracker was gone. No mouse.

I surmised that the cracker was not far back enough so I took another piece of the cracker and put peanut butter on both sides. Tilting the trap up vertically, I flicked the cracker so it stuck to the very back of the trap and tried again. It was late so I hit the sack.

The next morning I came downstairs and turned the lights on and heard a noise and, lo and behold, I had a mouse. I drove him to the state park a couple of miles away and set him free. Trap was baited again in the same manner. Two hours later, I caught mouse #2 and released him/her in the same part of that state park where I released the other one. Trap was baited again but no other takers ever since (it's been several days) so I think I got them all.

The product works. If you bait it as I did, I can't see why you can't catch your guest(s) so long as they are not rodents that are too big for the cube. One suggestion, though. Do your best to secure the cube to where it is placed. Depending on the surface, some duct tape or something on the bottom. Where my guests were located was downstairs above the drop ceiling. I placed the trap up there and the first mouse I caught must have spent hours moving the trap around. I actually couldn't find it right away as it was moved several feet from its original location.

I highly recommend this product.

P.S. - I don't know if I caught two of the world's dumbest mice but, when I turned the trap upside down at the state park to release each mouse, they didn't exit right away. The first one looked like a couple of hamsters I once owned when they were coming out of the cage for some stretching of the legs. He peeked his head out, sniffed the environs and then moved back into the cube. It took several minutes for him to leave, even with some goading from me. He actually ran under my car and hid behind my tires since I was parked just a couple of yards away (Note: take the animal FAR from your car into the woods. I thought he might run up into my car at one point). The second one did the same thing for a minute or two and then took off into the woods (my car was much further away this time). I guess my point is the 'separation process' may not be instantaneous so you may have to be patient. Animals are quite unpredictable.

I caught 9 mice in the first 12 hours. I havn't seen droppings in weeks. It felt so good not to have messy kill traps or nasty poison. Its the cleanest way to get rid of them!!! If they come back I have the traps ready to bait. I can't believe how easy it was. P.S. The mice really are kind of cute. I hope they avoid the foxes and hawks.