I just found out that my neighbor that I share a wall with is moving out because of “the mouse issue.” This is the first I’ve heard about it. I’m pretty sure I don’t have mice. I haven’t found any chewed food packaging or what looks like mouse droppings. I do have a cat but I’m not confident he would know how to kill a mouse. I’ve never seen him chase anything on the floor but I know he will chase flying insects. I also haven’t been presented with any “presents.” Could he really be keeping the mice from my apartment by just his scent?
Uh…
At your link I’m a little concerned about all the 1-star reviews on Victor’s own site saying the kill bar didn’t… y’know, kill and they had to deal with a live mouse stuck in the trap. Of course it depends on the type/size of the rodent, but I’m inclined to believe them since they aren’t steering people to competitors, only Victor’s traditional spring-bar traps…
That’s very weird, frankly. 75 reviews and every single one of them with 1 star says the same thing? And all of them within the period of Dec 2024-Feb 2025? Not to mention I’ve been using these for years myself and have never seen a mouse survive, the kill arm smashes hard and the trigger is very sensitive. I get the suspicion that one person had a bad experience and spent a few months review-bombing.
Honestly, it sounds more like they don’t show older ones, but they are still calculated into the score. But like I said, I’m not informed and haven’t used a mouse trap in over a decade…
Or newer ones either, apparently. Every single review lies within that December to February timeframe.
I went over to an Amazon listing for this same kind of trap and the average of 786 reviews is 4.4 stars out of 5. There’s much more variety in the 1-star reviews over there, too.