RinneTraps - Flip N Slide Bucket Lid Mouse Trap |2 Pack| |Multi Catch| |Made in USA | US Pat D1,039,648s

Seriously, 20 stars! It works really well. First, I will say that I was mildly annoyed that the way it was packaged for shipping was a little uninspired. I had ordered two of these lid traps and they placed both into a box. That doesn’t sound like much of a problem, however, the two didn’t really neat well one on top of the other, so, the one on the top that was resting over the one on the bottom arrived warped and refused to sit flat, even when snapped onto a 5 gallon bucket. It still works but it had a little warping to it. I’m sure it doesn’t impact its effectiveness but it does mean that the black flipper part, when in its resting position, actually doesn’t sit flush with the yellow snap-on lid…it sits just a little lower on one side and means the black flapper part, swivels at a slight skew to the left. Now, a disclaimer for the squeamish, not that I feel a disclaimer should be necessary for a product designed to catch mice…but the product caught more mice than I ever even realized we had. I live in a modest farm with chickens. The feeder that we hang down from the ceiling with a chain sits off the ground about 2 to 3 inches. Any higher than this and our chickens can’t really get at the pellets in the deep ring that encircles the central cone of the feeder that holds surplus pellets that help to make sure that the pellets in the ring never goes empty as the chickens eat the pellets. Well, the mice figured out at some point that, not only was their a ready supply of food in the chicken coop, via this feeder, but that if they jumped into the ring of pellets around the central cone, and dug down far enough, they could squeeze through the gap between the bowl/ring of pellets and then dig their way up into the center of the cone in the middle. They could eat without being pecked or killed by the chickens. To get into the central cone, they have to dig a lot against a never ending replenishment of pellets pouring into the void they make in the bowl/ring. The act of digging meant that pellets would fly out in all directions, out of the bowl and into the floor. I would fill it up with about 5 lbs of pellets when I put the chics away at night, and by morning nearly 4 lbs if the pellets were now on the floor of the chicken roost. Worse, is that the mice had proliferated to the point that they were consuming nearly 3lbs of pellets the dark of night, and when they had to be in guard through the light of day, they managed to consume another pound of pellets. I was constantly refilling their feeder on a daily basis and going through chicken pellet feed like it was going out of style. That stuffs not cheap. However, most concerning than the loss and waste of food was the feces and their diseases. The chickens regularly killed whatever mice they could peck to death, and then try to eat it. And, the mice feces was not only all over the ground, everywhere, but they would defecate inside the laying boxes and inside the feeder. If you have ever seen chickens, they’re not the smartest. If it’s small and they can get it into their beak, they’ll try to eat it. I was always concerned with the eggs they produced and if the eggs might have diseases. Also, I didn’t want my chickens getting diseased. The mice feces was everywhere. We had to wear masks when we regularly cleaned out the roost because their was so much of their feces that their was legitimate concerns for contracting something from the dust that billows out when mucking out the roost along with so much rodent feces. It got to the point that, when putting the chickens away at dusk, the mice would be coming out of the woodwork, literally, in numbers that looked plague like when I would enter the roost and turn on the light. It was crazy looking. Anyway, the real disclaimer, many mice did not survive. Stop reading any further if this upsets you. I don’t like the idea of taking life, even if it should be mice. However, I draw the line when their numbers are out of control and causing great risk to health. I looked long and hard for a trap that would be effective, as I’ve seen some bad reviews on traps that claim to be really great. Well, I can tell you that this is the real deal! When I got the lid traps, I snapped it onto one of the many skate 5 gallon buckets I have around the farm. The directions/pictures aren’t the clearest for where to put the bait. Hence, I did it wrong when I first applied some peanut butter to the trap. I had read a review that mentioned putting peanut butter on the louvering lid. THIS METHOD IS WRONG!!! Instead, the raised dome over the louvering lid terminates into a kind of rounded “nose” right at the tip of the louvering lid that causes mice to walk out too far to fall in. In this “nose” of sorts is where you want to put the bait/peanut butter. The lid is designed to stay flat until the very end, enticing mice to walk out until they’ve reached a point of no return. However, the peanut butter, when applied to the lid, does two things. It defeats some of the careful balance in the louvering lid sometimes causing the lid to swing down too early because the peanut butter has weight too, adding to the buildup of weight from an approaching mouse. I watched more than a few times where mice were able to escape the swing of the lid because they hadn’t gone far enough over the lid to hit that “point of no return”. Second, the peanut butter, when added to the louvering lid rather than in the nose of the dome, adds texture. The lid is slippery, but the peanut butter helps to actually give some grip and so the mice weren’t sliding down enough before they caught traction in the peanut butter and were able to jump back far enough out of the overhead/dome and escape…not always, but usually. Plus, when a mouse did fail to escape, as they slid in and over the edge of the louvering lid, they took some of the peanut butter bait with them on their coats, essentially wiping the bait off each time. This left little to entice other mice to investigate the trap. The peanut butter in the nose of the de was magic. Once I switched to doing this, and put the bucket trap in a place that the curious chickens couldn’t interfere with it or scare the mice away, the morning count every morning for nearly two weeks was nothing short of a blessing. In two weeks, I had caught nearly 200 mice. 200!!! I hadn’t dreamed it would be that successful and so quickly. I also hadn’t realized we had that many though I knew we had a lot. I mean, 3 to 4 lbs of pellets don’t disappear, daily, with only a few nice. I thought maybe 40 because I had estimated about that many scattering each night when I turned the light on in the coop to close it up for the night ti protect the chickens from nightly predators. I still have the trap out and baited, but only because I want to nip it in the bud. Should anymore visitors in the night decide to try and raid the chicken food again. The daily catch after about 1.5 weeks began to slowly decrease until the end of the 2nd week I caught just a single mouse. I had placed pellet food inside the bucket trap, and hung the chicken feeder high up out of the reach of their insanely high/far jumps. This limited food and forced them to find the peanut butter in my trap. I also realized that, if I already had one or two mice in the trap, others seemed to feel like the food in the trap was a safe place to eat and they wanted in on the food too. So, I left pellets down in the bucket to give them something to eat and to keep them fed and to get their eating noises to attract the other mice to the trap. Worked like a charm. I wont say exactly what I did with the mice, but numbers like that, and the infestation they were causing, along with the dangerous health implications of their feces in everything and everywhere, I simply wasn’t going to let them go…and to take them somewhere else to be someone else’s problem wasn’t right either. All I will say is that their end was as humane as I could possibly make it. As for those who may have a mouse problem, not ideal for rats really, this is it! It’s seriously that good! I will tell every farmer I know about this simple but extremely effective trap. I also hang my feeder up high now at night to not encourage their return. But, as for how effective this trap is…I Couldn’t be happier. And, after those two weeks of heavy catches, I haven’t see a single mouse, not even one, or signs of one, in two months since. Not in the food, not in the traps, no pecked to death nice, nothing. Awesome!!!

Firstly I want to say that I don’t often leave reviews. I usually like a lot of products but I’m far too busy with life to take the time to sit and type out a whole spiel. But the amount of PEACE OF MIND these lids have given me warrants my time and recommendation to pay it forward and encourage others in similar situations to pursue this, because if I didn’t see the positive reviews I wouldn’t be here feeling as calm as I do. I’m sure anyone considering this is going through something similar to what I experienced where you’re going about your daily motions and to your dismay come across evidence of dreaded mice in your space! To you I say BUY IT! It’s low stakes, takes 5 minutes to set up, can catch an unlimited amount (but you should empty often so they don’t piggy back onto each other to get a higher jumping for escape vantage point) can be used long term as many times as necessary and is GUILT FREE! (If you want the backstory/experience read on…) I am someone who researches the heck out of everything I consider buying to make sure I’m not wasting time and money on products that don’t have a chance of working, and when I came across this, from both the reviews and internet research, I knew I had to give it a go. Initially searching for a solution to catch the mice I noticed that the most common type of traps being advertised and seemingly effective from reviews were inhumane ones such as glue or snap traps etc. I was personally at my whits end with the situation and feeling like my space was infested and my items soiled so I actually started considering these options. However luckily my husband encouraged me to search a little harder for a humane option to try first to at least give the little guys a chance, because let’s face it, it’s not great to have them in your space, but mice can be so unassuming and cute in their own way. Plus I personally don’t want to carry the thought of harming innocent creatures on my conscience when there is another option to try. Long story short, I stumbled upon these lids, was skeptical at how effective it would be, even after reading reviews, because I see that some people haven’t had as much luck as others. I determined it was worth the try because if it doesn’t do the job you can still return. To address the bad reviews, from my research into mice, I think that the people who haven’t had a good experience may have had either very smart mice, very patient mice that notice things have changed in the environment (because there’s now just a bucket in the space) and were waiting a few days/weeks and probably relying on some other stash they had before investigating further, or they’re dealing with something that is not just mice. I will say to give this kind of trap the best chance I recommend following the instructions to a T, placing the bait (ideally peanut butter, I’ve tried other things in other traps and the most consistent results are from peanut butter probably because it’s the most pungent and like what they seek out because nuts.) in the correct spot on the trap so it’s at the far end and they have to step past the point of no return, and placing the buckets in locations that have a lot of mice evidence/activity but is still a bit obscure so they are less nervous to investigate because they can still be hidden and in a familiar place. Plus make sure you use buckets that are slick on the sides and have no grooves they can use to dig claws in and climb. (Also for your own ease of cleaning/switching out traps I recommend placing some tissue or foil paper at the bottom of the trap to line it if you catch anything) Following these steps I successfully caught 11 mice and counting over the course of a few days and no longer hear dreaded rustling in the garage or walls leading me to believe they have single handedly addressed the issue and now even if others try to find a home here, they’ll be swiftly shown the door out! I say buy it! (FYI from my research it seems only the brand name is designed to be this effective, not sure why that is but I’m not shying away from a few bucks when it comes to my peace!) Thanks for reading this far if you did!

I very much like the idea of a mouse trap that can reset itself so that it can catch multiple mice without needing any attention from the homeowner. In theory, this particular mouse trap, from RinneTraps, should do it. But in my house it failed completely. Over about 6 months in which the trap was ready and functional, it did not catch a single mouse. And yet just a few feet away, I caught at least 5 or 6 mice using other types of traps. I've seen this type of trap on YouTube videos, and one thing I've noticed is that some versions of it have a small relatively weak magnet which holds the trap door steady while the mouse walks out onto it. When the mouse gets far enough along, with enough leverage, the magnet lets loose and the mouse drops down into the bucket. This Rinne trap does not have this magnetic mechanism. I believe that at least a few times when I was in the same room with the trap I heard the sound of the trap door dropping down a bit and then returning to its normal position. I felt sure that it had caught a mouse. But when I looked, the bucket was empty. I think what happened was the mouse went partially out along the trap door, felt it begin to give way, and was able to run back the way it came, thus avoiding being trapped. In fact, there are some YouTube videos that show mice on similar traps avoiding being caught just this way. I considered adding some kind of DIY magnet mechanism to this trap, but it's hard to know exactly what kind of magnet to use and where to position it to get the strength required without it being too strong and holding the trap door in place even when the mouse is to the point of getting the bait. I think this manufacturer could experiment with this and improve their trap significantly. As is, I have to give it just one star because it didn't catch any mice.

Looking for a solution to help control outdoor populations in our backyard. So far, one small mouse after two days. I placed a screw through the bait point on the top point to secure a green bait block above the trap door. The plastic ladder/ramp is a little flimsy but considering the weight of a mouse it’s ok, but if it’s a rat I’d be concerned it may be marginal. The flap sets in its detents and is well balanced and slick so traction will be marginal helping them slide in once flap tips. The flap sets in two detents but does not lock in, shouldn’t be a problem just comes out easily when handling. It’s easy to setup, on your bucket of course, but figuring out what bait is going took some trial and error (peanut butter not working here). It’s a nice turnkey solution if you want a bucket trap, it is a little pricey for what it is.

Kills me to leave this review. RinneTraps is the OG for this design. 1 man patented these himself before the (you know who) stole the design and ran with it on AMZ. Here's what you need to know: -these work great on mice. Use peanut butter as bait. You will catch plenty of them. Put a tiny bit along the ramp and under the yellow house top to lure them in. -These are NOT suited for rats. The rats are way too intelligent and can circumvent the trap every time -My dog is an airhead and she will eat the "bait" if I don't time it right. (bait - peanut butter) -The trap door feels flimsy and unbalanced. You put the tiniest few grams of peanut butter on it and it wants to flop right open, rendering it useless. Very frustrating, could be improved. -The ground surface is also a factor. Bucket must be straight and level or the trap door will have issues. Honest 3 out of 5 stars. GOOD design with lots of mouse catching potential. NOT good enough for "the R.O.U.S.es". (like if you got the reference...most youngsters won't know it)

This is good bucket trap. Unlike the traditional walk the plank traps the peanut butter bait is placed on the underside of the yellow plastic lid. If you place this in a barn or garage it will be of less interest to dogs who would want to sniff/lick the bait. When it is time to refresh the bait, the lid can easily be cleaned in a sink because it is made of hard plastic It will catch multiple mice at a time, which is good because when you get these uninvited guests they can appear in waves and snap traps won't catch them fast enough. The mice seem to go for the bucket instead of the snap traps. It will remain good during periods where there is no activity. However its not 100% set and forget because if you forget to check it you will be in for a stinky mess. If you have dogs and they show an interest in the bucket be sure to check it as you may have caught one. One frustration though is the trap door can fall into the bucket if jostled. Overall a good trap.

Definitely works. Used in my barn and worked the first time I set it up and continue to work. The only thing I'd warn interested shoppers is that mice aren't always alive even when you check it daily. Can't figure if it's the sudden drop, residual pesticide which I haven't used since getting this trap or what. Also, it seems when I get more than one mouse they battle it out until one or both are dead.

Plastic is pretty weak/flimsy. The tabs to retaian the lid to the 5 gallon bucket are too weak and not formed right for a correct fit. User will have to use some heat/flame to get the tabs to deform so that they actually catch the edge of the lid. A raccoon has already removed mine and taken it into the timber, never to be seen again (because it's baited with Peanut butter). The ramps have no dedicated snap/docking function to the side of the bucket, so they just fall off as soon as the wind blows. The black plastic trap door peice....the "teats" that it balances on are not long enough....and the walkway just falls into the bucket. I DO NOT RECOMEND THIS PRODUCT :-)

Before purchasing, do not buy the recommended bucket from Amazon; it's the wrong size. The one recommended by Amazon is a UK metric bucket, the US uses Imperial sizing You will see the 25-litre recommended bucket. Again, this is metric, not Imperial sizing. For those who do not know, what you need is a "5 US Gallon" bucket. It does tell you this in the description. Despite the reviews, Amazon does sell the 5-gallon US buckets. However, they are not the cheapest. I went with a brand called "Meguiar's". I believe it was around £22. I went with matching yellow. I wish I had gone with the black bucket, as the yellow-on-yellow bucket catches people's attention. The dome is where you put the peanut butter (I mixed peanut butter with chocolate spread), and the tiniest smear dab goes up some of the runs on the plastic ladder. I dabbed 4 of the runs, 2 dabs on the lid, nothing on the flipper... This patented version is perfectly counterweighted, unlike the cheap ones. It will catch a rat, but they will chew through the bucket after chewing through the peanut butter-filled dome. as stated, it's not a rat trap, Its for mice. Do not believe the Rat trap part it is 100% a mousetrap and works very well. set up is easy even a child can do it. Another note: mice release pheromones when caught. It's best to clean it and reset it every day. Be mindful that mice have very sensitive noses and will not go near the trap if it smells of soap suds or chemicals. Also, if you're going for the catch and release, make sure you are at least 2 miles radius away from your home in a suburban area or 5 miles away in the countryside,

Excelente producto, lo compré hace un año para mi negocio y en todo ese tiempo he atrapado no menos de 15 ratones. Facil de utilizar y de limpiar. Definitivamente recomendado.

This is the OG bucket lid trap. Don’t buy the imitation ones. I had ordered a cheap knock off on another site so I could tell the concept worked, but it was junk and fell apart. This one is sturdy (made in the USA) and has caught many many mice in the chicken run. I plan on buying another one.

Advertised as American made product but received the Chinese copy. It was junk and broke in pieces during assembly. Can't believe Amazon would allow this on American made products. Everyone looses!

I don’t recommend it