OWLTRA OW 2 Electric Instant Trigger Reviews Summary

Effectiveness

Pros:

• "Within one day the unit caught the little mouse and easy to dispose of."
• "I set 2 of these traps out at 4 p.m. emptied them 2x in 24 hours."
• "Highly recommend these as they are easy and re-usable."
• "Worked on night one - easier to clean than old rat zappers."
• "We have killed 6 and no more have shown up."
• "Caught the first mouse today. The cleanup was so simple."
• "Caught 12 mice so far. So much better and safer than snap traps."
• "5 mice in 5 days, can't beat that!!"

Cons:

• "Every year the old zappers will catch one or two when winter comes."
• "I have been using these two months and one has caught two mice and the other one hasn’t caught anything."
• "Followed the directions to a T, putt bait in, put batteries in did everything the directions told me to do. Checked the trap today and the rat chewed it’s way out and didn’t die."
• "Two of them arrived broken and then another broke while I was checking it for evidence of mice visits."
• "This rat might be related to Tom cruise or the trap doesn’t work."
• "They are too small for rats and too small for field mice, which is what I seem to always catch."
• "I was excited when i saw those on Amazon, seeing all kinds of positive reviews... Nothing at all."
• "Had a similar product that rats would enter and the system would do the job; but, my Florida rats won’t go near it."

Humaneness

Pros:

• "We decided these seemed more humane than regular traps and they were indeed very quick and effective."
• "This seems so much more humane because the mouse dies very quickly."
• "We didn't want them stuck in a trap or stick in glue, waiting to slowly die."
• "At first the rats wouldn't go inside, maybe because of the very strong plastic smell... It only takes a minute or two to remove the dead animal."
• "I don’t like killing animals, so this was the most humane approach I could take."
• "Humane quick kill design, and no touch design makes them the most outstanding trap we have tried."
• "It seems to kill them instantly, completely, and humanely."
• "No poisons for a slow death, No glue traps for suffering, No snap traps that could snap wrong and still be barely alive."

Cons:

• "Checked the trap today and the rat chewed it’s way out and didn’t die."
• "There were several times the mouse was only injured by the little secondary tab in the middle, and not killed by the main snap surface."
• "The trap emits a low whine or buzzing sound when it's activated... It stays activated for a while (I'd guess about a minute) to make sure the job is done."
• "The rat must have gotten in, got a zap, jumped, and broke the connection."
• "The device works great. Killed several mice with it... It will sometimes kill a mice but the LED light won't alert you to it."
• "This trap is perfect for that spot. And the light that signals when a mouse is caught is bright enough that I can see it shining on the subfloor above it, so I don't have to get out a ladder just to check."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "Customer service was fantastic despite my incorrect use of the product."
• "Outstanding company."

Cons:

• "I can also verify that customer service is poor as I got no response to my email inquiring about warranty details and a second email asking why they advertise using two sensors while only using one..."
• "Have not used up the batteries and there has been plenty of rain, we live in Florida so we get at least one heave down pour a day."

Design and Ease of Use

Pros:

• "Easy setup and can’t wait to see if works in the garage for added protection against these little mice."
• "Light blinks occasionally when you have something in there. Easy to use and would recommend!!"
• "I like this trap for its ease of use. I didn't need to touch it. Just dumped into my waste bin."
• "I'm so impressed with this mouse trap! The cleanup was so simple."
• "The trap is so easy. Set it, wait for the blinking green light, open it and dump the dead critter in a garbage bag and you're done."
• "I can't say yet how it works over the long run, but it worked right away on its first victim. Highly satisfied."
• "Just drop some food in, turn it on and dont think about it again. When its caught something, there is a blinking light to let you know."
• "Easy to use and it gets results. The mice can't lick this one clean without setting it off."

Cons:

• "The downside of these traps if you have a heavy mouse population. Once it catches one it’s out of commission until you empty the trap."
• "It's difficult to load the bait without taking the top off."
• "These snap traps have great potential, but there are two major issues with the design."
• "My only gripe, is if you don't notice that a mouse has been caught, it continues to electrocute the dead mouse and run the battery down."
• "The issue seems to be that they're too small or too light to set things off so I would often end up with maimed mice, not dead mice."
• "I'm not sure that you will want to see pictures of dead mice, so I didn't include any. Best money spent on mouse traps."
• "I don't like the way it has to be baited. Because of the design, the bait won't stay where it's put most of the time."
• "The only thing I worried was that it may keep electrically shocking the mice/rats for minutes rather than kill them instantly."