JT Eaton Little BIGFOOT® Mouse Size Wooden Snap Trap with Expanded Trigger, Bulk Pack of 12

Double springs are a must. These work very well.

Piece of bananna and almond and SNAP it was caught within 48 hoursTried glue boards for months.

As far as I know, the only thing that J T Eaton makes is things to kill rodents. This trap doesn't do it. I have had this same trap in the past and it was well made and a bargain. I don't know what Eaton was thinking but this trap is useless and the worst trap I have ever seen. In the first box I got, most of the bait trays/triggers had come off and were lying around in the box. Amazon sent a replacement. It looked more promising but hope dimmed quickly. Some traps could not be set and the ones that could would not trigger even if you pushed the trigger to the base. Several mice enjoyed the free lunch before the traps got tossed into the rubbish. I do not understand how a company can be so stupid as to sell something that is so poorly made.

If you want a one-time-use mousetrap then this is for you--throw critter and all in the trash. The wood base is weak plywood and some are delaminating in the box they came in. I bet if they got wet they'll all turn to sheets. The plastic trigger/bait holder is just a bit thicker than milk jug plastic--works great but plastics tend to turn brittle simply from age. I suspect these will turn to dust in a few years--weeks if exposed to sunlight. I give three stars for anything average and for the price I'd say these are perfect.

I've been battling mice off and on for the last 8+ years and consequently, I've tried nearly all varieties of traps and most especially snap traps. While I initially favored the Victor brand, they can be costly, and these JT Eaton's are a great replacement. A few key things to note however:(1) These things are SENSITIVE. Be prepared to get bitten a few times as you initially learn the feel of these buggers. The best way I've devised is:--- Install the bait first - Only after the bait is installed should you then enable the trap.--- After enabling the trap, keep a finger UNDER the bait platform (see picture) - This will keep the platform elevated so the trap cannot trigger.--- Keep that finger in place until the trap is all the on the ground where it will be placed into position.--- Lay the trap down gently - no dropping even from 1/2" - they can and will often fire off.--- When positioning, move the trap very slowly - basically just think mechanical nitro-glycerin.(2) I typically have 1 or 2 "bad" units in each dozen that I buy. Now when I say "bad", I just mean that one or more of the anchor staples is broken, missing, bent, or otherwise installed improperly. Most of these issues are easily resolved with a pair of needle-nose.--- For example, in the other picture, you will see that the retention bar is too close to the bait platform and cannot fit into the platform's notch. This is because the staple that anchors the bait platform is bent slightly towards the retention bar. This is resolved by slightly pushing that staple away from the retention bar to the point just where the notch can only be engaged when the platform is raised.Good luck...and always WEAR GLOVES - both for safety and health reasons. 8+ mil nitrile should suffice.

Super cheap, but you get what you pay for. Bought a box of 12 and right out of the box some were impossible to set. The back side of the "cheese" platform was so poorly made that it wouldn't hold the bar at all. We tried many times, tried using a lighter to melt the bar into it a little, tried a knife to scrape a ledge into it... no avail.The ones that were manufactured well worked fine, but these guys REALLY need some quality control.

.This trap does works well, better than the Victor version - which costs more. The reason is that it has two springs instead of one. This produces a balanced force on the snap bar and lessens the force on one of the pivot staples. If you have used a Victor trap and had it go off accidentally it often yanks out a pivot staple rendering the trap useless. Also, I believe the net energy delivered to the rodent is higher. I have often found a mouse trapped, but alive, in a Victor trap but never in the Eaton. There are a number of negative comments about this trap but I believe that they are due to a lack of understanding as to how to use a snap trap. Do not expect any cheap snap trap to work as delivered. It must be adjusted. The angle of the hold bar is critical. You must adjust it, by bending, to get the trap to go off with only slight pressure applied to the plastic piece and enough hold not to go off due to vibration. Also, there is sometimes a burr on the end of the hold bar that snags the plastic and prevents the trap from firing easily. Maybe 20% of the Victors have this problem, If there, the burr must be filed off. Finally, I use peanut butter as bait. Use just a little and force it into the holes in the plastic. This way the mouse has work to get the food and is almost certain to set off the trap.

First, all 12 were perfect. None had any manufacturing flaws. The box is small making it easy to store. Setting them up was simple, no broken fingers! Within 5 minutes of delivery I set up 4 traps baited with peanut butter and placed them in the high mouse traffic areas. 20 minutes later I heard a snap, 1 mouse down, 5 minutes later 2nd mouse down. Less than a half an hour from delivery and I might have eliminated my mouse problem! Reset one more where the first was caught just in case. Bottom line: great quality traps, low cost, easy to use, gets the job done! Very satisfied customer!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pues recibimos lo que pagamos, no digo que estan mal, pero son pequeñas, tomalo en cuenta, para que tamaño de raton lo necesitas, no se ven muy resistentes, la madera no muy de buena calidad, pero por él precio están bien

Well priced, it does the job. They WORK WELL, I will be buying again. Once mouse trap has trap mouse I use plastic bag to dispose of mouse and trap, that why I use so many traps, I do clean or touching contaminated mouse traps. That probably why I use so many and always looking for cheap mouse traps.

Very bad quality! All (12 pieces) broke before capturing any mouse/mole. Bad thing is I ordered 2 packages, so the remaining package is a waste too.

Works very well. Good bang for the buck. Purchased these 2 years ago and are still killing those pesky mice.

Had these for a while but only used 3 - 4 with a couple of failures that were corrected and they worked great. Didn't think much about it till I had to replace with more from the box. Then kept running into more failures. They just won't stay together, maybe springs too strong or staples / fasteners too weak ?? Poor wood bases ??Very Disappointed.