101-0-002 Ketch-All Mousetrap,Silver

We’ve spent thousands on various types of traps and systems. Poison is absolutely out of the question and poses a great risk to our family pets and other wildlife if they get away. We’ve tried a multitude of live catch traps. The species we are battling is the native Deer Mouse. These mice weigh almost nothing and don’t set off most traps with a pedal or trigger mechanism. More than a few times I’ve found the bait cleanly removed and traps still set and open.The trick to using the Kness Ketch-All is to only wind the knob 4-5 full turns. It’s tempting to wind it fully as per the instructions but this will not catch a single mouse. Deer mice weight almost nothing and will not trigger the trap. Winding the knob just 4-5 times will yield a large number of caught mice. I’ve found adding a small bit of fresh peanut butter inside the mechanism portion of the trap will emit the irresistible odor without it being consumed. Keeping one mouse in the trap will attract even more mice. I add some peanut butter (JIF red top) into the mouse compartment so they don’t suffer hunger until I check the trap. I check most of them once every 24h and some of them every 12.After seeing just how effective these traps are, I opted for the Drowning Attachment but for a different purpose. I modified the lid to accept wide mouth glass Ball jars in any size but I use the 64oz jar or the 128oz jar using the same thread.The glass jars allow me to see any successfully trapped mice at a distance, and then I can humanely euthanize them via Co2 in accordance with the AVMA guidelines. I was releasing them at first away from my property but due to mass deforestation in our area, the population was too abundant to continue releasing to only cause problems for our outdoor wild mice population. Using the Drowning Attachment allows for zero contact and a clean culling. The only other traps I’ve bought that have actually trapped mice is the X-small Kitzinger pedal traps. The larger size is not sensitive enough to catch deer mice of any age. The Kness is so sensitive when set with the proper amount of turns, I’ve actually caught juvenile-aged mice. I’m sad they must be dispatched but the effect of releasing so many would cause even more issues on our property. I highly recommend purchasing the bulk pack of these (12 traps) with the solid lid; drowning attachment, and glass jars. If you can only afford one or only need one for your square footage, I recommend opting for the solid metal lid as it seats securely and cannot be chewed for the mice to break free. The drowning attachment securely locks into place when installed with the Kness lids. The Kness Ketch-All is Made in the USA and is substantially higher quality over the competitors.Learn from my mistakes and buy this trap first, set it correctly, and watch as every mouse is captured in a humane way. The traps I received off Amazon and off a third party DIY pest control website were both made in April 2024.

Definitely does work! However it didn’t work at first for a few days, then I went back and read reviews and there’s one that said only to turn it a couple times for small mice. I started doing that and I’ve caught 10 mice in my chicken coop so far.

This trap has been very useful in getting rid of several mice at once. It is so easy to set and no need for bait. However, many times I come to check the trap and there is one live mouse and several other mice cannibalized and stuck to the bottom of the trap. Very gross to have to clean out. Now I am finding mice with their head stuck in the door mechanism. Like it’s not working as well anymore. If you just want to get rid of several mice fast and don’t mind coming across a massacre every now and then you’ll be fine. But if you want a humane trap this might not be for you.

Only thing that worked at my place after a year long mouse war in my house after tearing down a dairy barn, even with ferral cats and owls and snakes around. Placed two in my garage and loaded them up with dry dog food and the mouse infestation was eliminated within a few weeks. I now also have two in my pole barn.I check all 4 annually and reset the spring and add dog food and rarely is there a mouse in them and I've only had a couple individual mouse issues, I believe three mice total in 7 year's since. 👍

The knob to wind this thing is mounted onto the unit with a pathetic, tiny little axel that is not attached to anything.The knob itself wants to go flying when you wind up the unit because of the tension it's under.When the knob goes flying, it takes the tiny axel with it - and since the axel is not actually mounted to anything, it goes flying in a different direction from the knob.Good luck finding it if you lost it over open ground. Absolutely pants on head stupid, negligent design that undermines the genius of the rest of the unit. American manufacturers pick the STRANGEST things to cut corners on.I could probably fix the unit myself by cutting a penny nail to size to make a new axle... but why? This company chose to half @$$ the most important aspect of their design, why not get my money back?Save your money and your patriotism and buy a set of Anyhalls. At least they work without launching essential parts of themselves into the stratosphere under spring pressure.

I can't say if this works or not. As of yet I have not caught any mice. It claims it works without bait but as of yet nothing. So I may have to try bait to see if that works. That said the trap is solidly built and easy to open and use.