d-CON No View, No Touch Covered Mouse Trap, 2 Traps (Pack of 2)

This is an updated review - one of the traps I received is defective as it will not set after bait is placed, therefore is useless. The red "button" does not catch like it is supposed to. The other item works. Please advise.

Absolutely horrible. I have tried both the Dcon and TomCat versions of this trap. Not only do they have an impossible hair trigger but once they are set off once, they are broken and will not reset. I have not been able to set one down without it going off within a few minutes. Do not buy, they are a waste of money.

Worked great

Just before Xmas I bought a dozen traps & put them wherever I'd seen any droppings. As suggested I put peanut butter inside the trap. and waited. NOTHING! But the droppings continued to appear, often right next to the baited trap... After 6 weeks of waiting not only was I disappointed, my home was becoming overrun. I was completely grossed out. Once I was out all day with my dog. When I got home, I realized that I'd forgotten to put away her bowl of kibble before leaving. I was horrified to see it had been completely emptied out by mice. But that got me thinking. I went to each trap & removed the peanut butter (by then solid & came out very easily) and in its place I put one piece of kibble per trap. The very next morning I'd caught 6 mice!! To make it easier to see that a mouse was inside the trap, I used a magic marker to circle the "SET" position and drew an arrow pointing to the red mark. I could then see-at-a-glance if the arrow had moved to the "caught" position. Someone else commented they weren't sure there was a mouse inside - it will be slightly heavier. Another unexpected advantage of the kibble is it rattles when shaken. But if a mouse is caught, it's silent when shaken. If there is still doubt a mouse has been caught, I overlooked one trap for a day or two - it SERIOUSLY STANK. I would never reopen a trap - that would defeat the whole "No View" concept & probably make me sick to my stomach. I recommend using these, in conjunction with individual traps of poison (cakes not loose) by VICTOR's if you have a bad infestation. Be very careful to put the poison up high if you have pets or small children.

The bug product was exactly what I expected. The quality is good for the price. It is a lot cheaper than the store price. I was happy with the purchase

Tried this product because 1. d-Con was a name I was familiar with and had used in the past (poison but needed pet safe alternative now), 2. was happy not to have to see dead mice in a trap. Traps were easy to set up but after 3 days I have yet to catch a mouse in them. We also had some snap traps set in the same location and they're catching 1-2 mice per day. In theory this is a great product except for the fact it doesn't catch mice, at least for us.

I've set 3 of these so far and within 24 hrs I had 3 mice. It works well for me and I will continue to use these.

I live in the country so we have mice in the garage once the weather starts to get cold. I ordered four two packs of this product. I have opened three of the two packs so far and each time only one trap can be set. Twice, the 'set' function does not catch and the third time when I tried to twist the trap the internal mechanism snapped. I have previously thought highly of this product because it was easy to use and because you didn't have to see the mouse once caught, however, if only one out of two actually work.....? Not sure I can rate this product highly or say it is a good value.