RinneTraps – Flip N Slide Bucket Lid Mouse Trap | Original | Made in USA | US PAT D1,039,648s

Chipmunk Fell For It
I bought this gadget to humanely catch chipmunks and redeem myself in the eyes of God. I was using the old-fashioned and highly effective “chipper dipper” bucket method. After scooping a few struggling chipmunks out of my new in-ground pool, I noticed the little guys can actually swim pretty well. This led to the awful realization that my bucket of death is a cruel method of pest control where they swim around terrified for way too long until completely exhausted and then they die. I am surely going to Hell. After 10 Hail Marys, 5 Our Fathers, and a donation to a wildlife rehab, I tried snap traps thinking this would at least be quick and they wouldn’t know what hit them. I caught mice. I guess that’s to be expected and is technically a bonus, but the chipmunks were still digging around my foundation, nesting in my lawn tractor and generally mocking me by shrieking every time I walked around the corner of the house. I prayed for a solution and Amazon answered with the Rinne Flip N Slide Bucket Lid. Praise Jesus and the inventors of this device. I can now rest easy knowing I am not needlessly murdering small critters and I may see St. Peter after all.In the video, you can see that I don’t even have the trap set up correctly. The ladder is on the ground (because a fat squirrel tried to climb it in a previous video) but the chipper hops right up and takes a nosedive moments later. I saw a video where a mouse was able to jump back out of the bucket by bumping the opposite end of the trap door open. It’s possible, but that mouse was either super smart or extremely lucky, jumping in exactly the right spot. My chipmunk wasn’t so lucky or smart and stayed trapped for several hours, according to the timestamp on my trailcam. I took my first step towards atoning for my sins by releasing this guy in a nice wooded area several miles away. I’m no fool. I drove him across a river first. They’re good swimmers, but I feel fairly confident that the CT River is wide enough and will not be parted by the Moses of chipmunks.Back to the bucket, though. You need to buy your own. They are a few bucks at Lowes and this lid fits perfectly. It snaps on very easily. The trap door sets in two grooves and is very tippy as you can see in the video when my guy falls in. The ladder attaches in a slot and I think it would’ve stayed in place if the chunky squirrel didn’t climb it. At one point, several birds landed on it and the bucket lid. I used peanut butter and sunflower seeds as bait. I smeared the peanut butter on the inside of the trap and stuck seeds to it, then sprinkled seeds on the lid and around the base and ladder. I was worried one of the birds might fall in and injure itself in a panic. Luckily that didn’t happen as they were not willing to go underneath where the peanut butter and seeds were stuck. The squirrels are big enough to hold on and get under to steal the bait. A few lost their grip and almost fell in, but easily jumped clear. I think if a squirrel did fall in, he would be able to pop the top off the bucket to get out. It’s not a super tight fit but it would definitely hold mice and chipmunks and anything else that couldn’t easily reach the top. Other people gave advice to tape the trap door closed and bait the trap a few times so the critters can get used to it. If they get the bait without falling in a few times, they’ll feel safe going up there. I did not do this and plenty of critters seemed to feel perfectly safe. I caught the one I wanted, so it’s a win. You could also put water in the bucket and end it, if you’re heartless and mean. If you’re going to do that, save your money. They will jump in without the fancy ladder and lid, trust me.As far as the trap goes, it seems sturdy enough and is extremely easy to use. I thought the price was a little high, considering it doesn’t even come with a bucket, but it is made in America and it works, so I won’t complain. There are apparently knockoffs from China that don’t work. This real Rinne definitely does work and was worth a couple of more bucks to me. I’m hoping that also scores me a few extra points with the big guy.I thank you for reading my short novel and ask that you’ll say a little prayer that I inch closer to a spot in line at the pearly gates (when my time comes, many many years from now) with each chipmunk I safely ferry across the river. Amen.

Great design, but Caught Nothing
I very much like the idea of a mouse trap that can reset itself so that it can catch multiple mice without needing any attention from the homeowner. In theory, this particular mouse trap, from RinneTraps, should do it.But in my house it failed completely. Over about 6 months in which the trap was ready and functional, it did not catch a single mouse. And yet just a few feet away, I caught at least 5 or 6 mice using other types of traps.I’ve seen this type of trap on YouTube videos, and one thing I’ve noticed is that some versions of it have a small relatively weak magnet which holds the trap door steady while the mouse walks out onto it. When the mouse gets far enough along, with enough leverage, the magnet lets loose and the mouse drops down into the bucket.This Rinne trap does not have this magnetic mechanism. I believe that at least a few times when I was in the same room with the trap I heard the sound of the trap door dropping down a bit and then returning to its normal position. I felt sure that it had caught a mouse. But when I looked, the bucket was empty. I think what happened was the mouse went partially out along the trap door, felt it begin to give way, and was able to run back the way it came, thus avoiding being trapped. In fact, there are some YouTube videos that show mice on similar traps avoiding being caught just this way. I considered adding some kind of DIY magnet mechanism to this trap, but it’s hard to know exactly what kind of magnet to use and where to position it to get the strength required without it being too strong and holding the trap door in place even when the mouse is to the point of getting the bait. I think this manufacturer could experiment with this and improve their trap significantly. As is, I have to give it just one star because it didn’t catch any mice.

Excelente producto, lo compré hace un año para mi negocio y en todo ese tiempo he atrapado no menos de 15 ratones. Facil de utilizar y de limpiar. Definitivamente recomendado.

I’ve used homemade bucket traps before but this works better. Caught lots of mice. Not sure about rats.Some of the negative reviews seem more like user error to me and seem so common sense I can’t believe people make such simple errors.First, it should be obvious not to put bait on the flapper as it relies on balance. Pretty dumb to upset the balance by putting bait on it given how light mice are.Second, the bait goes in the nose to get the mice in deep enough to activate the tilt.Third, if your bait is to soft and slides off… get a thicker bait. Regular peanut butter work well. The organic oily stuff does not stick well.Fourth, of course you have to place it on a level spot… it relies on balance. And also, place it so the ramp ends where mice like to run, usually along the walls or up against a building. You can also use longer pieces of wood for the ramp and put a light film of peanut butter of the ramps that the mice can smell and follow up to the top.I’ve caught lots of mice with this and with just the slightest common sense anyone can.

I don’t recommend it