Ratsak Mouse Trap

Like many with negative experiences with this poorly designed product, I have had well over 50% of mice caught in these traps with their head protruding from the hole in the killing jaw and being crushed at the hips, like the individual in the attached photo.

I contacted Yates about this and was told "We've never heard of this happening ever before".
This is patent nonsense, these products are tested before marketing so they would KNOW beforehand that it was a cruelly inefficient design.

They offered me a free mouse trap as "compensation", I accepted, but it didn't arrive.

I then received an email telling me they couldn't send me one because they didn't have any.

Ok, fair enough, a lot of mice out there....

This product is horrific. We put one out, and the next morning I found the mouse with its head clamped in the trap, very much still alive and running around the trap around it’s head, scared to death and probably in agony. I had to put the mouse out of its misery myself which was nothing short of traumatising.

I love reviewing products that I think are great, and this is my favourite mouse trap by far. These are the only mouse traps I have bought since discovering them a couple of years ago. They're very affordable ($8.50 for a two-pack), easy to set up, mess-free, and even come pre-baited. Because they typically kill instantly, mechanical traps are more humane than poisons, and poisoned rodents will scuttle away, die in agony and rot somewhere where the stench may be noticeable and yet their bodies may be difficult to locate and remove. In addition,...

It was a waste of money, they won't go off - even my dogs standing on it will not set the trap off. I have been feeding the mice with it.

I tried a few traps with no success, but this trap caught two mice in one day! So happy, no regrets buying these traps. Would recommend to anyone with mice in their house.

I bought this and a cheaper version - this caught 2 mice in the first night, the other cheap one the mice just ate the bait. Again on second night the traps both caught 2 more! The trap didn't let the mice touch the bait before trapping them! Im wrapped its doing what i need it to. I did not want to kill the mice but this was my last option as its getting out of hand! I off to the shops to get 2 more pairs!

We saw a mouse run through the place at around 1030pm at night. I had a meltdown and sent husband to closest woolies still open late to get any mouse trap he could find - when he got home we set several of these up, went upstairs, very skeptical at whether it will do the job. After lying in bed and reading 3 or 4 of these reviews on this website we heard the resounding SNAPPP sound resonate through the house. We ran downstairs and lo and behold the mouse was caught dead in the trap. I would say almost 20 mins after set up and us retiring it caught it. We were both in shock and awe at the efficiency. Would buy again and definitely have kept some spares on standby just incase!

I read the reviews and wasn’t sure after hearing people say the mice weren’t dead in the traps .. it sounded pretty cruel.. which is why I’m writing my own review.. I had bought a metal humane catch and release one first which sadly didn’t work for us at all for the past week, and after being kept awake by scurrying in the wall and then seeing one fall down from climbing behind my bird cage and run across the floor I realised they just had to go .. so I bought two brands of traps - from a supermarket, same style - which is all I can find in th...

I got 2 packs and omg with in 1 hour I got 2 mice one out the back on the self where we keep the dog food and one in the kitchen under the sink. Rest them both few hours later got another mice.Will be getting this again. I have one question how many times can u use it before the bait is no good?

Wow - you guys saved my marriage! My wife saw a small brown mouse run along the skirting of my house tonight at around 10pm. Pulled the sofa out and couldn’t see it. She was distraught and couldn’t sleep - shoved towels under my sons bedroom door. It was manic. I went over to woolies, picked up a 2 pack of you prebaited mouse traps - setup both of them around the lounge room behind the sofa. We went to bed…. Honestly around 45 mins later SNAP echoed through the house. I shot up, with my iPhone flashlight and to my complete surprise and joy foun...

Checked the traps in the morning after 4 days of no luck. Mouse was still alive, breathing fast, and in agony, squeaking loudly. It was very unpleasant. Had to finish the guy off myself, but that's what I bought the trap for.

Bought it and it had been down for just over an hour and BAMM!! Killed one of the little . Also did enjoy not having to touch the dead mouse.

I bought a pack of Ratsak mouse traps and a pack of a cheaper brand mouse traps and the Ratsak Mouse Traps work the best. The only problem I had was they didn't seem to be attracted to the bait, so instead I added a tiny bit of peanut butter where the bait was in the trap with an ice cream stick and it worked wonders. These traps are far more sensitive than other traps and kill mice instantly. I would highly recommend buying these traps instead of the cheaper traps, I'm yet to catch any mouse in the cheaper traps.
Ratsak Mouse Traps are worth every cent and easy to set up and even easier to dispose of the caught mouse.

We're in northern NSW in a mouse plague. Saw a neighbour had these so thought I'd try them.
Bought two to use alongside three different types of traditional traps. These are catching mice when the others aren't. Easy to set up & easy to empty.
Have had no problem with the mice not being dead like some others have claimed. That has only happened on the older traditional ones we have.
Going to buy another dozen when we go into town again this week!
Didn't think you could reinvent the mouse trap, but there you go

Very effective jaws but flimsy latching mechanism. Broke after catching one mouse. Purchased two and both have faulty latching after first days use. Also used the similar product with red handle which is more reliable. Do not buy the black plastic ones