Victor Tin Cat Live Humane Mousetrap - Full Test and Review

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[@shannonwood882]

Only problem with catch & release method, which I've done, is that mice can return and find their way back from as far as 6 miles away when released, some from further points. They have a keen sense of direction and if they have food, shelter in a known place, they'll return to it.

[@lukecarpenter2629]

We just purchased four of these traps from Amazon using the link you provided. Thanks for testing all of these traps out!

[@TheFreddieLongBand]

Thank you for these reviews! Very helpful and I love your care and kindness towards all the living creatures in your vids. Good on ya! :)

[@ginajonson8796]

thanks had one on the go for several days but this helped as we didnt have it put in right place

[@AnnVole]

a word of warning about metal bodied traps is the metal sucks the heat out of the rodents so if the air is cool, they die quickly of hypothermia. The way to solve this is to put a piece of cardboard like from a cereal box on the floor of the trap for them to stand on instead of the bare metal. Sometimes the ramps or the little doors get jammed or rusted so before you add bait or water, hold it upside-down and shake it to make sure gravity is enough to close the flap doors when upside down but the doors open again when upside right.

[@deborahbarry8458]

That mousetrap advice is really helpful!

[@JulianLeahy]

I install tiny televisions as well and little bathrooms and bedrooms anything less than that would be cruel

[@Maximilian-Willert]

Thanks for the review and demo!

[@BroCasJu]

Thanks a lot for this vid! I showed my dad and it convinced him to buy this instead of kill traps! We just bought it and hopefully we will have success, yay for saving the mice :)

[@MousetrapGenius]

Wonderful! Good luck!

[@MousetrapGenius]

I'm very sorry to hear about your loss :( Thanks for sharing though. It's always interesting to hear why different people use live traps.

[@Rochalita]

Thanks for the review! I went out and bought one and it worked perfectly. Had to go to Ace Hardware to find it. Both Walmart and Kroger only had kill traps. The guy at Kroger who helped me kept looking at me funny when I said I was looking for LIVE traps. He couldn't understand why I didn't want to kill it.

[@MousetrapGenius]

Glad it worked for you!

[@markleebrown]

Hahah you got some great stuff on this channel man amd you kinda remind me of Organik too so that's badass!

[@ronaldwilliamson7963]

I like the Catch Master because it has a transparent lid.

[@sethmichael6094]

I have no idea what happened with these for me. They seemed to be awesome and I caught a ton of mice with 4 different ones around the house, but all of a sudden in the morning all the food is gone and no mice. One of the sides they go into is broken on 3 of them and the 4th one looks fine but again..food gone no mice. So I have been looking at your videos for ones that are more reliable long term. Thanks for putting these out. There is NO way I can kill them so I am glad there are other alternatives.

[@stephaniedye7580]

Same story for me! So irritating

[@UltimateSurvivalTips]

Very nice, concise and helpful review! You know, I always hate taking the dead little guys out of traditional mousetraps we have around here... this is a cool solution. Don't really want to kill them anyway... I just want them to live somewhere other than here. Oh, and thanks for the little educational bits. I never knew that mice tend to run along walls and not across open spaces. Cool facts. Keep up the good work. Hope to see more videos soon! Oh, and I like your hair man! Later. ~David

[@MousetrapGenius]

I guess that makes sense. I tend to over-analyze things sometimes :P Thanks for the comment!

[@danl6191]

I've got one, baited with deer corn. The mice ate the corn, and started to make a nest in the trap. Don't know how they're able to get back out!

[@MousetrapGenius]

I've never heard of a claustrophobic mouse before, but I guess it's possible. What kind of bait have you tried?

[@MousetrapGenius]

Yes, peanut butter works very well for catching mice (American mice anyway, lol) and it is hard to find out of the US. When I was in college I spent a semester in Europe, and it was about the only thing I missed during the three months I was there. Using the peanut butter to lure the mouse into the trap is a good idea, but only use a little bit (just smearing the residue along the floor or on the trap entrance is enough) I you use too much the mouse will get full before he even goes in.

[@MousetrapGenius]

Yes, they do.

[@bestamerica]

' okay check the label on the box or tin box trap what country make it

[@MousetrapGenius]

They seem to usually be like that. I think it has to do with helping them see better in the dark (they usually are awake at night).

[@thims1961]

These have always worked for me! The frustrating point is they stopped making/selling the corner version that takes up so little space & is hidden under overhangs in North America! Someone that makes these has to start building them again, their importing them individually from China for $100 a pop with shipping!

[@FrederickDunn]

Have you experimented with Tomcat Mouse Attractant? I picked it up on a whim and it's odd, but works... I can't smell it at all. Would be curious to know if offered Tomcat Mouse Attractant in one trap and peanut butter in another, which the mice would go for first? Keep up the great work Mousetrap Genius... another area we're working on is catching mice in a honey bee apiary... a broad area of interest... Happy New Year!

[@MousetrapGenius]

Good idea! Maybe we'll try it out!

[@MousetrapGenius]

Happy New Year to you as well!

[@FrederickDunn]

MousetrapGenius Can't wait to see your video(s) :) (">

[@emmagames236]

Bloody hell that mouse is tame... to still be sitting there looking around. I would have thought that as soon as the lid had opened it would have been gone. Especially seeing as how close you were to it.

[@KOZMOuvBORG]

After being confined, it's kinda stunned

[@teloyquude]

it would be nice to see how the bevel works, you can't really see it from the video. Could you do a diagram or something?

[@MousetrapGenius]

Havahart has some traps that are big enough for rats. If you click through the Amazon link in the video description and search for "havahart" you can see them. Thanks for the comment :)

[@stevenrose5831]

i breed mice and rats for snakes. I get ones that get out every now and then. These would be great this way i can keep them and put them back in thir tubs. I have to find them. All i ever find and use are kill traps.Thanks for the review

[@drozdiksvk]

3:55 This is exactly how I react everytime that I find out that the universe got swapped for a different one while I was chilling in a dark room.

[@manuelf2984]

Is there an electric version of this?

[@hannahtierney600]

Do you think this trap is good for even tiny baby mice?

[@stewb2004]

I noticed when you showed that when you shown there was a mouse in there,the entry point slide was slightly opened.

[@gerrybuffett770]

same, i had to adjust my pivot when i first got it, seemed to have been bumped in transit.

[@Kewachte]

So GLAD yiu did this Video, since Instructions on paper casing leave a LOT to be desired...Caught one first try...Thanks :D

[@cbooth2004]

I have one of these, and it works excellently, even when I don't meant it to. It catches mice without bait when I have put it away. I've caught three in one night. It works superbly. It is sturdy, durable, and can be disassembled​ to clean. I prefer catch-and-release, and it works. I've tried two or three other brands, and this is by far the best.Aterrific product.

[@jimdomoradzki483]

The feed, perpetual catch and release trap.

[@FokkerBoombass]

What's with the eyes, is this how they normally look or do they pop out like that because of fear?

[@bestamerica]

' what country make this mouse tin trap

[@CorkPhop]

I bought an "off brand" of this, hopefully it works.

[@Hoozer32]

I like the idea of this trap however I can say that for me and my tiny mice this trap did not work. I checked the trap today and found lots of mouse poops in and around the trap but no mice in it. I had an idea this would happen when I felt this inside of the mechanism. The metal ramps the mice run up are very stiff and there is enough room for a smaller mice to pull themselves back up and simply leave. I think this would work well for larger mice but for me and my smaller house mice it did not.

[@Rochalita]

About a year ago two friends of mine died unexpectedly within six months of each other. After that, all life suddenly seemed too precious to just throw away. I haven't been able to kill much of anything since then, except maybe mosquitos. But I wouldn't have killed mice before then anyway. I had them as pets when I was a kid, so that's still what I see when I find a wild one.

[@MousetrapGenius]

I'm pretty sure it's a deer mouse (you can tell from the two-color tail and the pointy ears) but thanks, glad you like it :)

[@hedydecosta6980]

Thank you for the great demo, and most of all, for not killing them. :-) I use the Mice Cubes (12), and they work GREAT. I catch on average 3-4 a day from garage or attic. I have caught 204 to date, and hopefully with the weather getting hotter, I can finally rest. LOL I will try the multi version (clear top) also, especially since I have some smarty pants that aren't easily fooled. UPDATE: So I received traps and have caught several mice, so it works GREAT... that's the Pros. CONS: It's nice to be able to see inside the trap (I have the clear top version), but you can't see inside the tunnels, so you end up shaking/tilting it. Also harder to release when they are hiding in the tunnels.

[@mba2ceo]

update ? Show us the opening !!!

[@emmaskeria317]

Aww that little guy is adorable! What kind?

[@MousetrapGenius]

Emma Skeria It's a deer mouse.

[@57wildkat]

MousetrapGenius How many mice have you ever caught with one trap overnight?

[@lpierce47]

FYI: I put peanuts inside the main compartment, and a mouse escaped. I know b/c he left a dropping and took a peanut. Mystery solved, a peanut was in the tunnel and kept the baffle open enough for him to squeeze through! No more whole nuts as bait!

[@cretnotonic]

Do you breed mice or something? Why do you catch them?

[@andoniades]

Will these mouse traps work for much bigger rats? Kinda stupid question but you'd never know unless asked. If not, what would you recommend as a live rat trap? Ty

[@MousetrapGenius]

ilyketyorwy I would think this would work for smaller rats, but if they are chipmunk size I would check out @watch?v=uuXCUC8AdBQ

[@andoniades]

K cool thanks, yea these rats are the size of small squirrels or teenage possums. 'preciate the reply!

[@MrRamraider]

I heard that mouse say, "what the fuck is this field thing, I'm a shed mouse, what the hell am I supposed to do now?"

[@amandajaynesparrow3591]

The best bait to attract mice would be peanut butter or chocolate or popcorn I have tried all these for bait and it works

[@MsGreendayfan99]

That little mouse is soo cute

[@gwmkwan]

I bought a Tin Cat It doesn't seem to work on house mice They took the bait and escaped :(

[@JJulietQ]

so cute >

[@DnAfilms405]

do you ever keep any of the mice as pets? i know it would be difficult to tame, but having one of those little guys as a pet wouldnt be a problem on the most part.

[@gerrybuffett770]

So anyone who reads this, not a good idea keeping them as pets. To avoid getting sick, buy a darn mouse from the pet store.

[@katemiller6567]

Never seen such a calm mouse...you sure that thing wasn't your pet for a while? Thanks for the vid, God bless. :)

[@gaseouslizard]

It's a shrew, yet awesome

[@arndtwc]

The trap works even with out bait. I have used the same one for 15 years. I just keep forgetting to empty it.

[@oldpete3153]

I empty mine after I drop it in a 5 gal. pail of water for 5 min.

[@hamneggwich]

I don't think it does. I'm fairly sure that this is a deer mouse species of the genus Peromyscus, while pet mice are domesticated forms of house mice, Mus musculus. In comparison to house mice, the deer mice have larger eyes in proportion to their heads, often a bright white underside with clear demarcation between top and bottom coat colours(house mice are often just lighter underneath, not white), and their tails are darker on the top side than the bottom. I like mice xD

[@ATALAYA7]

Cool

[@glengooch6318]

Worked very good for a very short time but for some reason the metal that the mouse walks on and drops down with the mouse and springs back up trapping the mouse, stopped retracing completely and the mice could get hold of the edge and pull it down and escape. Would not recommend it to anyone. Maybe give it one star. Glen in Utah.

[@glengooch6318]

It is a great idea but the retracting springs needs some serious improvement. It is useless with out the ramp retracting completely. Both end ramps did the same thing. Really dissapointed in it.

[@glengooch6318]

I called Victor several days ago and explained to them this problem and asked them if they had any plans to remedy it, They were not aware if the problem but wer happy to be advised of it. They set up an order to send me a replacement which I received yesterday. Thank you Victor. Will give it another try.

[@vanjajugovic8677]

That mouse was adorable. I love this channel good on you

[@qouteler6092]

vanja jugovic its so cute i luv mice and really humane traps like dis

[@MrDICKHEAD28]

my bb is humane it's quick and it wouldn't suffer right between the eyes :)

[@nansee1624]

I have this unit and it works great - i set it out under the deck with a dab of peanut butter either the first Mouse in dies or gets into a dual With who enters next, but they both land up dying and become bait for the next critter who ends and cannot get out - i do not use this as a live trap - it is a death trap and as long as it keeps the vermin out of my house fine -really am i to buy mini collars and leashes - these are vermin and depending on the type of mouse their crap can kill you - they are not my friend an would sooner chew my house wires and set a fire.

[@MousetrapGenius]

I'm sorry it didn't work for you. While I've never had the problem with mine, I have talked to one other person who had a similar problem. I think it's possible that some mice are small enough that they get over the doors. You might have more success with the MiceCube (I have a video showing how that works on my channel) It will catch even the smallest mouse. Best of luck!

[@loljk360waver]

And it will come right back to your shed.

[@bkztopkilla09]

those holes are too damm big.. i have mice that goes through heater vents.. thats as small as a pencil hole

[@HidekiShinichi]

skull of mice wouldnt fit there lol

[@tapemaster8252]

that one would be good for the attic, I'm a trucker so when I get home they should all be caught

[@videowatcher4006]

I thought at 4.07 you were gonna crash the lid down and boom! Just kidding, good and humane way to catch mice

[@madjack821]

Abundant supply of Python food and lab mice

[@5herwood]

My tin cat is effective but if more than one get's in they fight to the death. 4 is the most I've caught.

[@MousetrapGenius]

The Tin Cat is made in Lititz Pennsylvania, United States.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Nice! I ordered these today before watching this video...Thanks so much for the review! I only have a couple mice running around and don't want to kill them...They are SO CUTE! The wife is scared to death of the though...How can that cute little thing be scary???? :) You're the man!

[@godbluffvdgg]

***** I don't want a rodent and MICE DO NOT CARRY DISEASES...that is a lie and a myth...As well, very few diseases are transmittable between species...

[@ViralTuber]

It doesn't matter if mice "carry diseases" or not. Being healthy and sanitary isn't about word misdirection or semantics. Being smart about health safety also has nothing to do with which animals are cute. The bottom line is mice can transmit a few deadly diseases, and can indirectly transmit other diseases via ticks and fleas. ...Not to mention an intelligent person should innately sense that having unchecked numbers of ANY mammals peeing and pooping _(literally)_ everywhere around their domicile is unhealthy. I have to cringe imagining someone's domicile, if they're out promoting mice as being healthful neighbors. I could probably just lean my head in blindfolded and take a sniff, and identify the house of a mouse lover. mice transmit: Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis (LCMV), Hantavirus, Salmonella (and indirectly) Colorado Tick Fever, Lyme Disease, Rickettsialpox, Babesiosis

[@jamillagreen7999]

ViralTuber Very well said.Unfortunately, some people think ignorance is bliss.

[@KOZMOuvBORG]

Found in some population of wild mice en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantavirus

[@IsisStar1977]

I caught a 1/2 grown mouse today with this contraption ... seems to work so far ... I discovered they have a special weakness for chocolate ...

[@namesthegoblin6614]

They love chocolate. I bought the upgraded model with a glass top so I can see what I catch. The ones in my area just adore any chocolate product, but have a special liking towards Nutella. Only good use that abomination will ever get in this house.

[@MousetrapGenius]

That is what I checked :) It says "Made in USA."

[@starfaery]

Nice, but would be nice to use a trap, that could at the same time hold rats.

[@davidharris3823]

I ran over one with my tractor, didn't do it any good lol. Great traps however, they have worked well for me, some version come with a window on top which is handy for fast checking. These traps are designed to sink quickly if wanting to drown the mice other wise its best to check the traps every day or two if wanting to release them.

[@friedrichnocker7603]

Dringendes Update ist erforderlich. Die Mäuse lernen auch dazu wie man bei meinen eingestellten Video auf KZbin sieht

[@MichaelMance]

I used one with a glue board and baited with peanut butter. The mouse beat the glue board, beat the tin cat but scored the peanut butter.

[@MaddyRose222]

Love these traps! It's so rewarding letting them go ❤️

[@MousetrapGenius]

A very famous mouse ;)

[@MousetrapGenius]

Haha, me too :)

[@Metalysis]

who r u talking to

[@bryanyoung9482]

You put glue traps inside of them

[@davem6492]

hawk bait

[@robertduarted]

I have found more than 20 mice in the past inside those traps..

[@elikaru.2196]

I call this thing a Mouse Poop Generator

[@psykoerik]

awww so cute, i hope to catch a big fat black king size Rat from the sewage & keep him as an adorable pet

[@Lexusgx550]

He is asking you are sure you wana let me go ?

[@dailydoseofreason6663]

I purchased this trap and haven't had any success. It's full of droppings but no mice. They're clearly able to both enter and exit the trap somehow. Frustrating!

[@SpringIsBACK]

The advantage of this type trap is not its "humanity", it is that one can set it out for a couple days if need be without needing to check it. 2 caveats: 1) If you leave it out too long, the starved & finally rotted mice will be pretty "yucky" to clean out, and, letting them starve is rather cruel. 2) If a dead mouse ends up under a "plank", then others can get out. ----As for humanity, let me be clear, I in no way support unnecessary sadistic cruelty toward animals, but mice spread disease and just generally can ruin stored food and various items. Anyone who is such a snowflake that they can't kill a mouse is going to be at a severe disadvantage when, not if, the going gets rough for humanity.

[@MousetrapGenius]

He's a deer mouse :)

[@GentlemanJack295]

I use these with glue boards. I will not suffer a vermin to live. Works great.

[@Authoratah]

The lid needs something better to keep it closed.

[@KOZMOuvBORG]

a brick?

[@Rallow]

I trapped 15 mice with one of these and released them in a wooded area. There was one who would not leave the trap even after I left he alone for two hours. I finally got him out pulling him by his tail.

[@loktom4068]

Have you ever wondered why they were back but more next time?

[@marilynroberts9490]

I have mice escaping this tin cat trap.

[@loktom4068]

Put and cut paper glue traps inside along with baits.

[@shrtsxy20]

I need help to catch a mouse in my house 458 glen Mary road apartment b1

[@edmontoninuit6489]

I have WATCHED a mouse go IN then COME OUT! They don't work very well. He went right in, ate some bait, then came out.

[@theurbman4202]

Love these traps k get to crush them myself yaaah

[@DxBlack]

...how else would be be able to constantly test traps and make if he killed them instead? That's why he's the genius, and you're just the loljk360 gamer kid.

[@MousetrapGenius]

Yes, they poop a lot. That's one reason you want to get them out of your house ;)

[@desert1cop]

Who the hell lets them go

[@Tryinglittleleg]

desert1cop yea kill the bastards they are invasive anyway

[@kahliapalmer5160]

desert1cop humans are invasive

[@felixfelix4218]

I put them in a bucket and put a .177 in them

[@qouteler6092]

A normap person

[@bellinghammond]

Liberals

[@mattera39]

There terrible the Catchall is much better its low profile the will jump on top of it catchalls are tall they will got into it much easier.

[@Honeneko.]

Tin cat? I mean it's obvious. Cat of tin. Cats catch mice. Well, some cats. I've had some lazy cats before.

[@qouteler6092]

Honeneko my cat keeps bringing mice to my house