HAVAHART 1020 Two Door Mouse & Rat Trap Cage

It was tricky to get it set up. You have to get it set just right so the trap doors stay open while you place the trap where you want it. Once you do that, it works like a charm!I knew I had a mouse in my car because food items, left in the car while camping, got nibbled. I had left a few raisins in the car after returning, and they disappeared. So baited this trap with raisins. Caught the little mouse after a few hours. I took the trap across to a wooded area and let the poor mouse go.Hope I won't need it again, but it was perfect for a mouse.

It is much too small for rats. It is a mouse, shrew, and vole trap. Beware of this seller. Also, their "free returns" policy is to deduct outbound and return shipping costs from your refund.

We had a mouse problem for months and I absolutely did not want to do anything lethal since I used to have mice as pets.We successfully captured and relocated dozens of mice to our local park - one of which was EXTREMELY pregnant. So glad we found her when we did!Now we’re at three months with no mice!

Does the job, if you can set it down without tripping the trap. Poorly engineered. There is not enough surface area of the 2 set levers to hold them securely enough that they don't self trip with the slightest bump. The entire trap is so flimsy that just picking it up frequently causes the trap to self trip. Bumping anything, pinching the cage in order to pick it up, frequently sets off the trap. Just poor engineering. Frustrating to use.

Expensive and a little tricky and delicate to set up but works better than any others I have used to catch our very small, very light weight desert mice. I use a small schmear of almond butter as bait.

I was surprised at how poorly made this item was, given the good reputation of the brand. We owned one other Havahart trap in the past, and that one had worked well. This trap was made of steel, but the metal was so thin it wasn't very functional. It was extremely difficult to arm the trap. Two modes: either the doors wouldn't stay up, or they stayed up and the trap wouldn't trip. After hours of experimenting, we finally got the trap to work. When it did, the doors took so long to close that the chipmunk was long gone. We threw it away; wish I had asked for a refund instead of trying to use it. A great disappointment.

I have used this trap twice already and have successfully caught 2 mice. I only open one door and leave the other one closed. I put a little peanut butter on a cracker and place it all the way in right behind the closed door to make sure the mouse walks all the in and steps on the trigger plate. This trap is well built and completely humane. I’ve successfully re-homed 2 nice completely unharmed. If you’re looking for a humane mouse trap to catch and release, look no further. Be sure to release the mouse 5 or more miles from your home into a big wooded or land area to make sure it can’t find its way back to you. I prefer releasing it in a wooded area so it at least can find refuge in nature and food.

Trap doesn't spring as it should no sensitivity