Victor 2-Pack Power Kill Mouse Trap

The trap is not only ingenious, but the person that designed it is a genius. Older traps have a trip plate for the bait and a kill bar. The kill bar is held down by a metal rod with a bend in it that fits in a slot in the side of the trip plate. It normally takes me a few tries to set, then I pray I can set it down without it going off and catching a finger or just scaring a few years off my life. This trap has a hole in the middle of the trip plate that surrounds the bait cup. When the trap is set it raises the trip plate slightly higher than the bait cup, so a mouse would have to step on the trip plate to get to the bait. The trap has 2 metal bars. When the kill bar is laying flat (unset) on the trap, the second bar sticks up at a 90 degree angle. To set the trap, you simply press back on the top bar until it latches in place. This raises the kill bar and the trip plate into position. I baited one trap, set it and then set it in position on the floor. The trap didn't go off while moving it or setting it in position. I baited the second trap, set it on the floor, then set the trap while bending over. That's something you couldn't do with the old traps. The last thing I like about the traps is the first thing you notice, the packaging. The plastic case containing the traps is simply hinged at the bottom making it easy to open. A lot of cases like this are heat sealed on all 4 sides, involving scissors, a knife and at least 10 minutes to get them open.