Intruder 30442 The Better Mousetrap, 6-Pack

He probado el paquete de 6 trampas Intruder 30442 "The Better Mousetrap" y, tras ver los resultados en casa, aquí te comparto mis conclusiones para que elijas la mejor opción según tu necesidad: Efectividad con ratones: El producto es totalmente recomendado e increíble para lidiar con ratones pequeños. El mecanismo es sensible y rápido, lo que garantiza una captura efectiva sin los fallos comunes de las trampas de madera tradicionales. Limitación de tamaño: Un punto muy importante a considerar es que no la recomiendo para ratas más grandes. El diseño y la fuerza del impacto están optimizados para roedores pequeños; una rata de mayor tamaño podría escapar o simplemente no activar el mecanismo correctamente. Diseño y Reutilización: El diseño es limpio y permite liberar al roedor sin tener que tocarlo directamente, lo cual es mucho más higiénico. Además, al ser un 6-Pack, permite cubrir varios puntos estratégicos de la casa simultáneamente. Facilidad de uso: Son sumamente sencillas de armar. Solo necesitas colocar un poco de cebo (como crema de cacahuate) y presionar para activar. Veredicto: Es "la mejor trampa" tal como dice su nombre, siempre y cuando tu problema sea de ratones. Si tienes una infestación de ratas grandes, te sugeriría buscar una opción con mayor potencia y tamaño.

MY ORIGINAL REVIEW (Update follows): After making myself crazy trying to use the old original traps with the wood base, I read reviews for this one (The Intruder 30442 6-Pack) and decided to try 'em. WOW! What a difference! Success every time. I can't believe how easy they are to set. And VERY easy to empty and rinse off. Never messy, but I rinse it anyway. I just spray it with a couple of shots of Simple Green, my "Go To" cleaner and rinse. Stupidly, I fought with the old style trap from the hardware/grocery store for weeks. I used them all my adult life when the need arose (The joys of rural living) but over the years the quality has finally deteriorated to the point where they weren't worth squat! I had a horrible time just trying to set that bad boy and keep it set until I could put it down in the right spot. I'd move just an inch or two and BAM! Or, if I was lucky enough after maybe a dozen attempts to get the trigger to stay put, in the morning, I would find the trap sprung, the bait gone and not a mouse in sight! Absolutely useless. VERY frustrating. Not a problem with this little gem. As a plus it snapped on my finger once and it didn't hurt much at all! At that point, I wasn't feeling very confident that it would do its job. But it did, every single time. Such a simple design, but it works - effortlessly. I'm sure that in time the spring will weaken and the trap will be tossed. That's why I bought six. I only used three so far and in less than a week, I no longer hear the pitter patter of tiny little feet. I caught a total of six mice, since I started using these traps, the cat got only one. What does that say about the effectiveness of "The Intruder"? I'm sold. I suggest using peanut butter, because it is easier to rinse off "after" than cheese. The cheese sticks to the little ridges on the paddle as it dries. It can be rinsed off, but the p-butter is much easier. My only regret is that I didn't try these little gems sooner. What a fool I was. UPDATE 5/17/2015: Yup! My review above is SO spot on! It's now 10 days later and I STILL LOVE THESE TRAPS! They have not sprung for about a week now. The pnut butter bait is still there. And not a single sign of mousies - no visual sightings, no audible sounds of tiny tap dancing feet, and no telltale mini tootsie rolls. However, the last mouse in my house was interesting. About a week ago, as I was sleeping in the middle of the night, in the dark, I awoke to hear some weird scratching, scuffling sounds. They seemed to be coming from the far corner of the room where I had stored a few boxes and packing materials. Since my screens don't fit tightly, moths get in and as I crawled down under the covers, I convinced myself that a moth or moths (some of those suckers are BIG) were fluttering around in the packing paper. I was not brave enough to get out of bed and investigate. (Shudder) After all, it was dark and it could have been the boogeyman. (We all know he can't get us if we stay under the covers!) Long story short, I kept hearing the noises from the same spot all night. Eventually, it dawned on me that the last mousie in my housie had fallen/jumped into one of the larger boxes and was struggling to get out, an impossible task for a guy his size. When morning (and daylight) finally arrived, my suspicions were confirmed. I took the box out to the far corner of my property and released the little one. He took off toward the nearest tree a couple of feet away and scurried under a large piece of fallen tree bark where he promptly started hammering and sawing to put the finishing touches on his new home. He was a smart one. After all, he was the only mousie to find a way out of my house alive! The only one who outsmarted the Intruder 30442 Mousetrap!

The best mouse traps I have ever used. They are so easy to set up and I have found they last a long time. I was so pleased to be able to find them on the internet to buy. My sister borrowed one of mine as she had mice in the greenhouse. She had used other traps but never caught a mouse. Once set up it worked so well. She caught six mice in total. So finding them on the internet meant I could provide her with her own and I could have my one back.

Very happy with traps. Highly recommend.

They are easy to bait (I use peanut butter), They are easy to set. Mice can't steal the bait like they can with the old fashioned snap traps. No more catching the mouse by the back leg. Humane. Mice die quickly. It's easy to get rid of the dead mouse. The trap is ready to re-set because the bait is still there. I can't say enough good about these traps. They are very reasonably priced from this vendor since they are 2/$10 at my local store. And they were shipped and arrived quickly.