Catchmaster Rat, Snake and Mouse Traps 12Pk, Large Bulk Glue Rat Traps for Home, Adhesive Plastic Tray for Inside House, Snake, Mice, & Spider Catcher, Pest Control for House & Garage

My father was pretty sure he had a rat in his 8'x8' walk-in closet. The evidence was regular droppings found on the floor and that it started eating through one corner of the carpet, including the padding and wood under it. At first, he thought it was a mouse, but it had easily set off and escaped from about 6 of them over the course of a few days. I decided to get him these glue traps as another option based on the high rating combined with thousands of reviews. He received the traps around 11 AM today, set up 4 of them in the closet, locked the closet door, and waited. When he checked the closet at 9:30 PM, the rat was struggling to get out of the trap, but it was futile. I won't go into the details of how he killed the rat (but you should realize that this trap doesn't do that for you), but he did get some measure of revenge for the damage caused by this creature. These traps are easy to set up and use, plus they are safe to have inside the home. However, you have to keep in mind that there is a very strong adhesive on these traps, so just about anything coming in contact with them will get stuck. My father learned this the hard way, when a hand towel happened to fall on one of the traps. He was eventually able to remove it, but a good amount of the towel stayed stuck to the trap. The 6-pack of traps we got cost $16. For how easy it was to set up, plus how well and how quickly it worked, I'd say it's a great value. Please note, however, that once a rat (or towel, for that matter) gets caught in one of these traps, I can't see a way for that trap to be reused. At the relatively low cost of these traps, that's a tradeoff I'm willing to live with, though.

These traps work better than anything else I have found! They might cost more than the wooden traps, but they are worth the price considering how easily I catch mice. I also love that I don’t need to fear hurting my fingers trying to set the wooden traps! There is virtually no set up. You take it from the box and place it where you need it. They are so sticky the mice cannot move once they walk on it, so be careful when handling because it can stick to your fingers! No smell and cleanup is as easy as throwing it away once you catch the mouse!

I ordered these traps at 5:30pm, they were delivered by 8:30 the same night. I set the traps up in all the “hot spots” and there was a mouse stuck to one by 10! I woke up again at 5am to ANOTHER mouse caught in the trap. These things are STRONG, have no odor, and caught TWO mice all within a 12 hour span. I can’t use the old fashioned traps that snap their necks so these are great alternatives that are easy to use, set up, and clean up.

I'm battling a plague of mice. These mice attracted snakes. The snakes follow the mice into the house, and there they are, in my kitchen. Please don't tell me how good innocent little snakes are. I am terrified of them. Right now I am doing battle with a 4-foot King snake. He's hunting mice. I'm hunting him. Mice are smart little devils. If you let them, they will destroy your house. Down through the years I have employed humane snap traps, and cats. Cats are the best as long as they are strictly indoor adventurers. I am between cats right now, and must resort to my own devices. Mice will avoid snap traps fairly quickly. I have had some success with green pellet poisons, but it takes awhile. Ultrasonics are not working for the mice. I am desperate because of the snake, so I have decided glue traps will help me solve my problems. Not the happy choice, but it's me or them. I chose this glue trap because it says it can catch snakes too. They are a decent size. They are two to a pack. They come folded over with the glue facing inward. There is a small plastic hinge which has always broken, but that's okay with me. Once you open the box, you have to place two traps or set up a sandwhich board style along your baseboards. They are easy to pry apart. They have little projections to keep them reasonably apart. The glue is very strong. I accidentally rolled an empty, large vitamin bottle onto the first one, and it wasn't going to come off, period. I had to leave it attached. There is not much of a glue free edge to them, so handle carefully. The first night I caught a full grown mouse. It was an awful experience. He couldn't get free. He already lived his best life in my kitchen. But, the next night, nothing. The mouse telegraph went around, and all the traps were avoided. I saw with my own eyes a mouse crawl upside down, like Tarzan, under the lip of the drainboard, in order to avoid walking on the trap. That's how smart they are. So, I had to bait my traps with some of the little green poison pellets, which mice love. Third night I caught two small mice on one trap. The next day, the snake came out. He didn't seem to notice those two mice, but went over to inspect the first mouse trap. He got caught in the glue. I admit that I was pleased as heck, what an enormous weight off my back, having caught that snake. The snake thrashed and tried to flee. Because this trap was up on my center island, he fell onto the floor behind a box. Not to worry. I didn't even look. I figured I would deal with it when the snake was tired. Well, do I have to tell you? Not only did the snake get loose, but it showed up crawling towards me. What a nightmare. I opened a larger, different brand of glue trap, just to see if it would hold the snake, if I ever catch it again. That trap just seems bigger, without any particular extra strength to the glue. I plan to mix up the brands of glue traps and just keep them deployed. So, I think that this brand of glue trap is fine for mice. I plan to bait mine, even though it says you don't have to do that. It is not strong enough to hold a young, healthy King snake, and probably not a garden snake. Maybe little, tiny brand new snakes, but not full grown ones, and certainly not the kind you see pictured on the box. Still, I feel safer with my ring of traps, and that counts for something. I would buy again.

Edited to Add: These versatile traps are also great for cars. See photos below. I had a mouse packing my car's AC system with detritus and excrement. Here's what you do: 1) Remove the cabin air filter. 2) Trace the shape of the filter onto a piece of cardboard; this will be used to hold the trap in place. 3) If needed, trim the trap to fit. You can use a utility knife, using a wooden paint stick as a cutting guide. I would not recommend using scissors, as they would get stuck. 4) Add some peanut butter, then place the trap onto the cardboard, and slide this into the slot where your cabin air filter goes (leaving the cabin filter out, of course). Replace the cabin air filter compartment cover. 6) You can look into the slot to see if you've caught anything. 7) When you catch the mouse, if possible wait 2 days to be sure it's dead. I have had experience with a mouse getting loose from regular traps and while it may not happen with these traps, you definitely don't want that! MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS: I bought a pack of these and am 2-for-2 so far against a couple of mice I've been trying to eliminate. A couple of comments to address some negative reviews: 1) I suspect these traps won't work well for larger rats, which would have more strength to struggle and break free (leaving behind some fur as seen in the review photos). 2) You do have to be careful separating the traps. If you squeeze the middle while pulling them apart, the glue will definitely stick to itself and damage the traps. One additional comment: the instructions caution against using peanut butter as an additional attractant, since the oils could soften the glue. I found that a little dollop right in the center of the trap works fine with no ill effects.

Worked GREAT by 2nd night. I've had a super smart rodent roaming my house for over a month ignoring snap traps & poison bait. He finally settled down under my stove. He was darting out and snatching nuggets of dog food then storing piles of food in dark corners around the house. He has driven me nuts and cost me about $100 trying to remove him from the house Put glue traps out 2 nights ago surrounding a dog bowl with some kibble in it. He scoped it out but steered clear of the glue traps. He did the same thing last night but at 9am this morning he went for the bowl and stuck himself like glue .... in the glue. Perfect!!! I still had to dispatch him but after a month of rodent germs all over the house it wasn't a big deal (although he was super cute). Dispatch included a heavy duty trash bag and a sturdy shoe. Sounds cruel but you can't leave them to suffer on a glue board!! Loved the glue boards! Very big & super sticky. I was able to mate them back together yesterday to protect my dog then get them apart for last night.

Catch one rat, and when it can't get loose, the other rats grab these traps by the edges and drag them away, then proceed to start chewing on your house again. They need to make these without edges that the rats can drag them with. Very disappointed.

I don’t usually have a problem with mice. But every once in a great while there’s one that needs taken care of. My first choice are the old fashioned wooden snap traps with the metal bar. I prefer something quick and easy. However, they don’t always work. These Catchmaster sticky traps do. I had a mouse who would not set off any wooden traps. A couple of these traps at I caught it in one night. There’s no odor, no worry about stains or messes. Catch easy. And they don’t really cost you an arm and a leg. These work particularly well in spots where you know a mouse would travel. There’s no lure to these traps, but if you lay them in the path of travel then they’re sure to step on them. Anytime I’ve ever had to use these traps, they’ve had a 100% success rate. You really can’t go wrong.