Kensizer 2-Pack Animal Humane Live Cage Trap, Medium 12" L x 6.5" W x 5" H

Well-constructed, easy to set, light as a breeze! I had no trouble at all catching some pesky chipmunks and a mouse on my deck almost immediately! Wasn’t expecting the mouse, BTW. These traps make live trapping effortless, and the little beasties don’t get injured and can’t gnaw their way out. They also can’t skinny out through the mesh like they do with standard heavy traps!! 10/10 would recommend. I just got an additional set for next Spring!

We have ducks and rabbits, the rats come and eat their food. We decided not to poison as there are plenty of birds of prey and other predators around that rely on rats. We got this instead. We tried peanut butter and whatnot on the bait portion and it didn’t work well. One thing that worked great almost every time was using peanuts in their shell. Just toss them to the back where none get under the pressure plate and I’ve caught over 11 rats thus far (I dispatch them after I catch them so it’s not the same rat). Pros: catches the rats and does its job, easy to use. Cons: the rats we have are big, some have been able to chew holes in the wire mesh. But for the price and the amount of rats we’ve already caught, I think it doesn’t deserve any reduction of stars. It does the job. Can’t help that we have super rats.

HURRY UP AND BUY ! For the price it's a great deal. I researched for HOURS X MANY late nights to find the best possible deal. I found one that was about 10.00 more because I liked the reviews and then I found this one that was much cheaper. I figured it would b a cheap back up and I was curious considering the price difference if it would hold up to the more pricier one. The difference: The more expensive one was bit bigger and cage seemed a bit sturdier. The trigger mechanism was almost too touchy and would deploy b4 I could finish bating it. Because u have to put the bait at the far end of cage away from the door (where the trigger plate is) u practically have to hold ur breathe while slowly, steadily reaching in the cage to bait it and then back out without touching any part of the cage. Gets REALLY frustrating after the 3rd try. Then as ur pulling ur arm out of the cage, Slow n steady u have to use ur other hand to hold the 2 trigger arms on the outside and other side of cage together until you're arm is completely out of cage. Like a game of operation. Those arms are really sensitive too. I had to file those 2 arms down to adjust the sensitivity. It WILL deploy with a TINY tap and the landscaper even set it off with a leaf blower from about a 20ft away. **Now back to THIS item. The cage is a bit more light weight gauge BUT with any cage/trap u HAVE to check it every day otherwise any rodent will chew right thru them (escape or defeat) and that's where most ppl screw up and them blame it on the manufacturing. This has a better trap mechanism which is much easier to set and once deployed it seemed to reinforce the door keeping the door closed and locked down. I didn't need the patience to set this trap compared to the more expensive one. I would definitely recommend that u buy this one as its about 1/2 the price or 2fer 1 deal, right? The set up is better, easier and cheaper. It definitely does the job and that's all u really need. Save some money and hit the buy now button. I already did the research for you. Ther longer you wait... well u know. The more you have to set traps over and over again. Updated 1.10.19- This trap is totally worth it. Like I said earlier... U MUST check them periodically. I set in the evening and check in the morning. So far every time I have the put it out I have a cute but "property destroyer" sitting in the cage bright and early n the am its like clockwork. This is the BEST one by far, out of 4 different traps that I purchased. I really like that they are "LIVE CATCH" so that I do not need to worry about harming the cute critter (squirrels) but that I can release it FAR FAR AWAY. The ONLY ISSUE is that they use a thin gauge wire for the caging, making it easier to chew thru. I can't say it enough...check the cage frequently. Besides that small guage a critter FINALLY was able to chew a hole through it. HOWEVER... i am buying another today hence my updated review. Changing review to 5* . My average with this cage n the last 6 months 10/10 and counting. All catch & release. Very pleased considering 1 acre and full of wildlife. Can't bare the thought of putting them out but sending them on a vacation far far away, I can do that easily... now just need a better means of transporting them.

I bought the medium size trap to capture chipmunks. On the very first try, I baited the trap with a small mixture of peanut butter and some roasted Pepitas seeds (what I had available). Placed the trap on the pavers near a birdbath underneath a small adjoining bush and left it overnight. The next day, at 8am the trap was still untouched, but by 9am, it caught two of the them in one shot. The trap is quite effective and surprised me how well it works. When the trap is sprung, the lid is locked in placed and the critters cannot get out. I did not give it 5 stars because of one flaw. Inside, the trigger plate has sharp edges and the chipmunks managed to cut themselves. It was a bit of blood scattered around, although it did not look to bad. They took off running as fast as they could the moment I released them. I will have to do something about the sharp edges as the purpose of the trap is to released them unharmed.

The Kensizer 2-Pack Animal Humane Live Cage Trap is a great solution if you want to relocate some things without harming them. They are easy to set up, release, clean out, and reset. The build quality is nice, and I like that I can tell from a good distance away wether or not the trap has been triggered shut by if the the long U shaped door handle is sticking up or not. This pack of Kensizer humane live traps are effective and safe.

Trap worked great! I think I put it out an hour ago and it already caught a mouse. I added some makeshift string handles because some people mentioned it was hard to pick up without them (word to the wise if you decide to add handles: make sure they aren’t in the way of the rigging mechanism because the door won’t close properly if so) Also be sure to check the trap often because there were already ants nipping at him within the hour. Only way I could suggest improvement to the product is the addition of handles, but it wasn’t hard to add some myself. Very sturdy and easy to set up!

as others have noted, sharp edges and sharp corners on the bait tray AND the trip wire that hooks through it and sticks out in front - will leave any trapped critters cut and bloody... I bent the end of the wire up so it's not sticking straight out and put electrical tape around the edge of the bait tray... one of the traps came with the door lock wire bent in the middle so it wouldn't slide - had to straighten it out... the traps are very light weight - a heavy rat could probably tip it over, so I screwed it onto a 1 x 8 board... the screen wire is so thin that a rat would be able to chew through it if left inside for too long... but they're fairly cheap compared to other rat traps, and easy to bait and set - and the company will apparently replace it if it gets chewed through or breaks... will edit if / when i catch my first rat...

For a week or so, my roommates and I heard about a fancy rat loose in our complex. Then we spotted him ourselves. There's no way to know how long he'd been outside, but he wouldn't let us get within five feet. To our complex, a rat was a rat, and it didn't matter that he was an abandoned pet; they began laying poisoned-bait traps. My roommates and I immediately jumped into action, ordering this product and filling it with more enticing food to keep him appeased, stationary, and uninterested in the poisoned traps. After a week of catching nothing, and forty-eight hours of no sightings, we feared he'd fallen victim to a predator or one of the other countless urban dangers a rat faces. Then we heard the metallic rasp of the closing trap, and lo and behold, there he was. With this no-kill trap and some watermelon and angel hair pasta, we were able to successfully capture this little guy. It's been a couple weeks now, and we've named him Sinbad (Full name: Sinbad Cornelius Ratmen). We are temporarily fostering him until a proper home opens up in the rat rescue network we have in our state. He is around 3-4 months old and is disease and ailment free. Sinbad was very frightened the first few days after his capture, but has since fallen back into his bred-in dependency on people. He still has his little traumatisms--his moments of fear and survivalist wariness--but has never once lashed out and bit. He is sweet, gentle, and patient--a total angel. Sin-Sin has been making remarkable strides down his speedy path to a permanent home. I reiterate: DO NOT DUMP YOUR PETS, PEOPLE! It doesn't matter how exotic they are. No, they will not regress to their "natural state". That means nothing. They have been bred and conditioned to depend on people! That is their natural state! They do not possess the same physical and mental capabilities as their wild parallels. Sinbad, as you can glean from the photos, stands out like a sore thumb; a bright dinner-time beacon for a hawk or coyote to spot. I gave this product a 4-star overall rating, because I wish there was some sort of cushion on the end of the shutting door. The fast-closing door clipped the end of his tail, making a small laceration. It's since healed with no lasting damage, but I'm sure it hurt like hell and scared him worse. I feel that such a contraption ought to ensure the animal's safety by either dulling or cushioning the edges, lest it becomes a guillotine for the tail of any animal either slightly too large or not fully inside. 5 stars for easy to use 5 for being scentless (A good thing for a product designed for capturing cautious animals.) 3 for easy to clean (There is no way I'm getting all the mashed watermelon and spaghetti bits out of the nooks and crannies.) But these are very minor critiques, if that. Without this product and its swift delivery, we likely would've never caught him. Sinbad unbeknownst owes his life to this product, and us, our gratitude. Thank you. Again, do not dump your animals, people. Or better yet, don't get an animal you're not 100% prepared to take care of in the first place.

I Love the fact that the small animal can be trapped safely and relocated. The conventional rat and mice traps are absolutely barbaric - the poor little critters just wanna live!

Fue realmente sorprendente ver cómo en 3 horas ya había capturado al roedor. Solo seguí la recomendación de otro comprador de amarrar cacahuates al fondo de la jaula, y si, en tres horas cumplió su función

worth purchasing it

Good human trap for it's price. Place a heavy object on cage ( in a way that does not stop it operating) as our first Asian house mouse managed to get out after the trap being triggered. The dog may have had some role in that but I am uncertain.

My first ever review of a product on amazon but I’m still shocked how well this worked. We put it and 20min later the mouse was caught!!!