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Despite countless efforts in trying to find and plug-up every possible crack or hole where droves of mice were coming into my fixer-upper, plus all my research and efforts to eradicate the mice that got inside and propagated, these electronic traps have finally helped me win a two year long battle against these horrifically filthy and destructive vermin. I really had tried everything UNTIL I FINALLY BROKE DOWN AND PAID FOR TWO OF THESE ELECTRONIC MOUSE TRAPS which have proven to be the most INVITING and effective solution, And ADDITIONALLY, they're the most sanitary and least heebie-jeebies method to dispose of the dead vermin. ~Nonetheless, you can probably learn from what I eventually figured out .... 1): DO NOT make the mistake of thinking you've finally caught the last mouse and put these traps away too soon or forget to open them to check them because there will almost always be a mate, a few fledgling offspring, and several of their cold or hungry cousins that are seeking the way into your abode. ALSO, be sure to occasionally open the trap to double-check it if there's ANY chance that you've forgotten to check it or maybe gone more than 24 hours without PATIENTLY checking it because the trap WILL stop catching their buddies and kin if we don't realize there's a carcass covering the electrodes. 2): THE MOST EFFECTIVE MOUSE-CATCHING TRICK I LEARNED: Because everyone has area's where it's hard to place a mousetrap (under furniture or cabinets, in corners, etc.) or they've eluded your traps, use this trick: crinkle-up then re-open some newspapers to cover this trap and place it as close as possible to their best hiding places and travel routes because most mice WILL be tricked into making a quick dash for tasty treats IF they think they'll be out of sight of humans AND your un-crumpled newspaper will create plenty of niches for them to quickly dash into a dark, hidden place to get to their treat and into this trap. Just be sure to lift the newspaper and check the hidden trap fairly often. 3): Don't expect any creature to be trapped too effortlessly, keep moving these traps to wherever you've heard or seen traces of them, replace with `fresh' peanutbutter occasionally AND keep trying new baits like sticking a pumpkin seed or few sunflower seeds onto the bait-end of this trap, or sprinkle some flour or very-fine wheat-thins crumbs under the trap (be sure to vacuum these up later). Even mice have intelligence and various unique advantages to help them survive and propagate so we've got to out-diligence and outsmarting them. 4): If you ever hear a squeak check the trap after 15 seconds because mice will sometimes (but NOT always) squeak when shocked; then immediately dump and reset it near that same spot because you may have discovered one of their group `expeditions', I once caught a family of several mice within 15 minutes this way. 5): Eventually we'll neglect or forget to check these traps within 24 hours or we'll be too impatient to catch the intermittent blinking light, or whatever; so DEFINITELY open the trap to visually double-check it at least once a week. You may be surprised how often you'll find a new one inside BUT the trap had stopped catching it's buddies because a carcass was covering the electrodes. 6): FINALLY THE BEST PERMANENT SOLUTION TO MICE- A neighbor paid for a GOOD, very comprehensive energy audit where they used temperature-sensitive `guns' to locate every crack and hole in their house; they located and filled every possible `'leak'' with expanding foam and not only FINALLY ended their decade-long mouse invasions and wars, but they cut their energy bills enough to pay for the audit within just a few months. PS): Don't throw out the snap-traps that your mice have been avoiding because every one you catch reduces the number of offspring that you'll need to catch before that generation starts propagating (only a few weeks); just modify the un-crumbled newspapers trick to make sure you've molded or tee-pee'd the papers in such a way that the snap-bar can flip around without hitting the newspapers. So hopefully you'll use or share these additional tips and tricks with anyone needing help with mice problems.