Lulu Home Mouse Trap, Humane Live Mouse Cage Trap for Mice, Rats, One Door Catch and Release, Silver

Been trying to get a persistent mouse from my garage for a month. It was my fault that it came into the garage in the first place because I got messy with the birdseed for feeders. The previous rodents that entered the garage were always the tiny mice. I have never had a mouse previously as difficult as this particular mouse was to persuade to go elsewhere. My chihuahua/rat terrier could not convince the mouse to leave even though she chased it all over the garage multiple times. The 3 or 4 rodents that have previously took up residence in my garage never stayed for very long after they realized a dog was on the premises that would be more than happy to dispatch them if caught. I did not want to have to resort to killing the mouse as I kind of admired it's tenacity & resourcefulness. I had to resort to a glue trap a few years ago & I swore I would never do that again as it was very inhumane. My philosophy is live & let live. My adult daughter is also an ardent rodent lover with many pet mice & rats. She would have been horrified if I killed it. They are very intelligent creatures so do not be dissuaded if you do not trap them right away. It took 5 nights of being hungry before this one ever entered the trap. I baited it with peanut butter, dry peanuts & sunflower seeds. They are very cautious of anything new or different in their surroundings. Placement of the trap is also important. You have to use the appropriate size trap for the rodent you are attempting to trap. Know thy enemy! There are 3 different size rodents around my home. This was the middle size rodent with a body about 4-5" long (not including the tail). I chose this trap as the most appropriate size. If the trap is too large then the weight of the smaller rodent will not trip the cage door. This mouse was also a little large for the smaller, cheaper plastic traps as it would have been squeezed into it. Also I was not sure that the air holes in the smaller plastic traps were sufficient to allow a frightened, larger mouse to survive for a few hours in the trap. This cage has sturdy enough wire that a mouse of this size can not chew through the wire easily. The mouse had plenty of room to move around in this cage so it was a little calmer than if it had been trapped in a really small cage trap. Now a large size rat could probably do some damage to the trap or any trap if left in the cage too long. Larger rats can actually chew through concrete. This mouse had been attempting to chew through a 30 gallon cooler to get at the birdseed stored inside. It knew right where to chew as it concentrated on the area of the cooler handle where you lift the lid. It had already chewed through a plastic container used to store the sunflower seeds before I moved it to the cooler. This particular mouse is now banished to the vacant lot at the end of the street. I even threw it some seed on the ground as a good riddance gift. The cage trap remains in excellent condition & will be available for use again when the next rodent decides to make a home in my garage. I will be sure to store the birdseed in the cooler & sweep up any stray seed so hopefully I will not have another rodent problem again anytime soon. I know I can trust this cage trap for a successful catch again if I do...... Just caught my second mouse. This trap has definitely been worth the cost. The secret is to leave baited for several days. They are crafty little fellows. Took 5 days each time to trap. Left sunflower seeds at entrance also for several nights to get them close to cage then only left the seeds inside cage after the mouse was comfortable eating at the cage entrance. Worked like a charm!

I purchased this and set it out to catch the multiple chipmunks that have been tearing up my landscaping and eating up my garden. I set it out the afternoon upon receipt and captured 2 of the little guys then the next morning I had caught another. I still see several little guys running around and hope to relocate several more in a very short amount of time.Although technically there are no instructions included, there are pictures of how to set the trap on Amazon so just open up amazon again and look at the pictures. It's easy enough to figure out without instructions though too.People have complained about it not having a handle to pick it up but use a pair of leather gloves and it's no problem.It is probably too small for squirrels but super effective for all other smaller rodents.

Works great for anything sized up to a ground squirrel. Trap unfortunately has no handle which makes me uneasy holding with a critter in it. We tied a rope to the top so it acts as a handle and we can additionally use it to lower into our window wells to trap those critters. That solves this problem, but should have been in the design.

I previously had a Have a Heart trap. I found it frustrating to rig. This LuLu trap is awesome. The door triggers when they go for the bait. A wire slides down to secure it a little more. When I want to release the animal, I can slide the wire and open the door. The open door keeps the wire up and I turn the trap so the opening is facing the ground. For the reluctant captives I shake it a couple of times and out they go. It is so easy to rig this trip. I love it.

I purchased 2 of these and they work great for mice and chipmunks, but we caught a squirrel and it chewed through the metal and ruined the trap. Then we caught a skunk in the other and it broke the trigger, so it was ruined as well. Great for small rodents. Not for big ones.

I've purchased several 'live' traps and this one is the best.The plastic traps I've used don't work very long, usually jamming up.The only other metal trap I had was worthless. It was flimsy and the rodents would easily open the trap door to get out.This one is sturdy and it's design includes a 'lock' that slides down when the trap door shuts so the rodent can't push it back open.It's very easy to enable, however it didn't come with any instructions, I had to figure it out which most people should be able to do but I can see where some people may not be able to,

I was rather skeptical at first especially when I come to find that it has no directions of how to activate it.It took me a bit to figure out how it works as I've never messed with a trap before.I wanted to catch a rat that got loose in the basement. When I found him he appeared to be injured and even let me pet him so I took him home. He got loose out of his containment I put him in. So I got this trap and it worked the first use last night. Since it was 2:30 in the morning when I caught him in the trap hearing the cage door click shut.The rat got out of his containment even faster than the last. Man...those things are smart LOL.So hopefully the trap will work on him once again only this time out the door he goes to be free.Be Freeee, run little rat run!Well this is a few months later after the review to let you know I finally caught the guy using this trap.I tried a different wire trap to no avail.I come to find out he likes cheerios since he went through 2 boxes and a box of shredded wheat.I found his body sized hole in each of the boxes as he went in there to eat and yeah probably sleep.So I bought more cereal and put it in air tight sealed plastic containers that worked to keep him outof my cereal.I put cheerios on the traps plate and left it sit for about a week and half and all of a sudden in the middleof the night I heard gnawing on the cage wiring and saw I had him trapped in the cage finally able to let him free outside.