OW-5 Ultrasonic Rodent Repellers 4 Pack, Effectively Repel Rodents While 100% Silent & Safe to Humans and Non-Rodent Pets, White

Let me preface this review with stating that I am “unreasonably” afraid of mice.I’m a first time living alone gal, with a boyfriend who lives across the country and a dad who lives too far away to be worried about a mouse. I was faced with the daunting task of dealing with this on my own, with the nightmares of people I know complaining about a mouse problem that can’t seem to be solved. So if you’re like me and unnerved by these little critters, then you could probably imagine the panic that consumed me when I first saw the darned thing scurrying across my counter.Anyway, I quickly began my search for the most efficient way to get rid of the critter with the least amount of interaction. Stumbled across this trap and thought hey, why not. Couldn’t do a sticky trap, and turned off from the whole snapping thing (far too jumpy of a person for something to randomly snap at me). I ordered this trap and it was delivered this morning (thank you overnight Amazon) and set the zappy boy up before I left for work this morning, hoping to the mouse trap gods that it would be over when I got home.Well it wasn’t, and I mostly blame my placement of the trap, but not to get too off topic from my adrenaline fueled review, I moved the trap to the counter where I spotted the bugger before. I sprinkled a tiny bit of cheese in front of the entrance to the trap and went about my evening.Not long after settling in did I hear the faintest of buzzing noises, and at first, I was skeptical. No way it worked in the first day. So I got up to check and sure enough, the blinking green light was indicating a capture. Still skeptical, I peeked into the side vent, and indeed saw a little critter inside.Daunting step 1 of 2 complete. After getting over the fact that it WORKED, and quite quickly at that, I had to hype myself for the second part of this adventure, which was getting rid of the mouse. Turns out it’s really quite easy: remove the lid and toss the mouse out. Took a couple minutes for me, and a few pokes of the broomstick to ensure it had surely worked, but eventually dumped it and ran it to the trash. Clean up for the trap was super easy and quick, too, washed up and reset in no time at all, y’know, just in case.Long story short if you are looking for an EASY, QUIET and QUICK WORKING trap, your search should end here. I’m thoroughly pleased with this product, and took a lot of stress off my shoulders in less than 24 hours. Still mind blown. Very worth the money.PS if you’re scared like me, your feelings are valid, and you can do it!

Sorry for the long life story before the review (skip to next paragraph if just wanting the review): As one who loves all animals (and has had mice as pets in her youth) but who has enough common sense to know that wild mice running freely in a home is a definite NO due to diseases they carry and the filth/mess they create if not in a caged, managed, cleaned (i.e. a pet friendly) environment, I knew I had to come up with some solution when I suddenly found a mouse in my basement after I had a new furnace installed. I tried humane traps, I tried deterrents of all kinds, I tried outdoor sprays, mothballs, peppermint essential oils and while I believe those "sort of" helped, it was not 100%. I KNOW I will NEVER use a glue trap (that is true torture for the creature!!!!) or poison as they may die outside and poison another critter if eaten or they may die between walls in the house and attract more critters. Finally a neighbor set some snap traps and my heart broke EVERY SINGLE TIME. While effective, it was awful. I could hear it, some looked like they were injured instead of instant and likely died slowly and then there was clean up. I just couldn't - so the neighbor had to keep coming back if someone was caught. Fast forward, the neighbor is no longer there, I've had a mouse free home for years (using preventative methods still, sprays, powders, peppermint oil, etc.) and have kept a couple snap traps refreshed and baited for a while. Suddenly I noticed peanut butter is missing on both traps but nothing triggered. Back to the internet, I see these electric traps. I watched and read review after review, watched YouTube on how to use and discard, read that it is still torture but it's quick and has less chance of causing a bad injury but not death, etc. and decided to give it a try. My stomach still turns and my heart hurts everytime I set it up and worse yet when I see the light flashing that someone is in there. But out of all my experiences in dealing with this, so far, this has been the best option for me in managing this. In a perfect world, they would all climb into a humane trap, get spayed/neutered and released in a happy mouse haven where they could live out their days in freedom. However, the reality is they can't live here.So finally the review: The trap is compact, neat and easy to understand. I put a small pea sized amount of peanut butter in the bait area with a toothpick and put the lid back on, installed batteries (4 AA), set the trap along a wall with the opening facing out, turned it on. The green light flashed to indicate it was ready. 2 days later....nothing. I went back and put a tiny, thin smear of peanut butter on the outside of the trap bait area and the next day the green light was flashing to indicate someone was in there. I turned off the trap and it certainly wasn't pleasant opening the top to find a dead mouse, but it was easier to drop it out into a bag, close the trap, and reset it after I re-smeared the outside a teensy bit. The next day, round 2 was caught. I don't have to touch the dead mouse, I don't have to look at it, and I haven't heard the trap "do it's job" like I did the snap traps. I have since set another one and see how this goes. I don't look forward to having to clean the trap but rather this than some of the other options. I appreciated the warnings that the trap should be placed in a clean, dry area away from anything flammable (laundry lint, chemicals, etc.) and that it is intended for indoor use only. I also liked the suggestion of uninstalling the batteries if concerned about getting an accidental shock during cleaning or removing the dead. If anything changes in my review, I'll update it but so far this seems to be the way to go for me - I wish I could find their entry point(s) and prevent all of this. :( RIP little mice. :'(

Found this when searching for a non-poison alternative to snap traps, which in my experience only "finish the job" two out of every three times, leaving me to deliver the unpleasant coup de grace far too often. It was also important to have an outdoor rating (nothing at the big box stores offered this option) and pose no danger to pets . The "USB power source" part of the title led me to believe that the trap had an internal battery which could be charged via USB for use outside, when in actuality, the device has to remain plugged in-- it's just the power cord that has a USB connector to it-- and used indoors only if going with that option. Otherwise, for outdoor use, it requires D batteries. Maybe the device description needs some fine tuning to avoid that confusion, or perhaps I'm the only person who drew that conclusion. That caveat aside, the trap works as intended, the indicators reliably notify me when the trap has been activated, and cleanup is easy breezy. I have this outdoors near a problem spot near my shed, and the waterproof cover protects the components from any rain damage. Recommended!