How to Set a Victor Mouse Trap
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- In this video I show you the proper way to set a Victor mouse trap. Some might think it's an old fashioned mouse trap but it's a quick and easy trap to set. Remember, don't snap your fingers!
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A quick note!
Bait(peanut butter/ whatever your choice is): Remember to put on BEFORE you set the trap.
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Thank you! I still have all 10 fingers and no injuries lmaoo
Good to go first try!
Thanks for the info, brother. I had no idea where to attach the setting bar.
Thank you good Sir
I caught that at the beginning but wasn’t going to mention it. 😂
I tried sticky traps first...caught the mice within an hour but, the mice wriggled off and was scratching the entire time before it was free. So then I tried the Decon bait traps. They've been sitting out for weeks and no mice caught. So what do you do when the mice are too smart for other traps? You use these Victor traps that are tried and true for decades. I don't feel one but guilty, because I tried other traps and they didn't work.
Thanks for the great instruction video. It helped a lot!👍
I found the printed instructions vague and said- "Man there has to be somebody who made a how to on UA-cam!"
Thanks for being
"That Guy."
me too
Same
Just to tell you, it won't kill your thumb and forefinger but it hurts a lot. Thanks for this video, when I stop crying I will try again. I should have come and seen here before lol!
😁😂 Good to know haha thanks for the comment. I hope the video helps you out!
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I am still in pain 3 days later. I think it broke my fingers! 🤯
@@Yuppp294 😮😢
@@genevievechausseart I seriously have PTSD 😂😂😂
I gottta say, you really can find a "How To" video on ANYTHING!! And I'm grateful ....didn't have a clue! (neither did 512k) Many thanks
Thanks man. This helped a lot. I haven't used a mouse trap for a least 40 years. I needed a refresher. Quite simple and great instructions.
Glad it was helpful! 😃
Perfect video and no annoying music. Good job.
Thank you! I love that you did this video in only three minutes. Other videos were like 10 minutes long, ain't nobody got time for that. Your video is very helpful thank you.
Thank you for this video! I had to go full screen to actually see exactly where the bar hooked on, (I thought it had to go in the hole?!) but thanks to you, I saw just how easy it really was!! Thanks again.
Me too! Lol
Remember to always keep your fingers on the open side of the trap!
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Thank you so very much. Like many others, I didn't have someone to show me this growing up. You definitely helped me and my home out! Finally a homeowner...and I knew mice would come someday
My dad showed me how to do this like twenty years ago but I don't remember lol you're not alone
I had no idea how to do this... so glad I checked my Google and thank you!!!!
You don’t need to spend a penny more on any other type of trap. These work very well. Came home from a month out of town to find a mouse had made its home in my absence. $2.75 and 3 hours later it was evicted without notice.
LOL!
Thank you so much! The key is the tension like you said. The instructions were not clear enough. You explained it very well for someone who has never set a trap!
Thank you. I needed your very helpful video to set the traps. I didn’t have any idea what to do after I read the directions. I don’t ever remember setting a trap, late husband or my cats always took care of the mice. So thank you from this very senior age lady.
I caught more than 30 mice with this same trap. At first when I bought the trap I thought it wont work because it looked too small in size. But after I used it, I can say it's the best trap I ever tried.
Thank you! Literally had no idea how to set this until I watched your video!
Great video. I would add that I've had many new Victor traps that get picked clean by the mice without tripping. On those traps, it seems that the copper trigger is bent too far over, requiring more than a mouse to release it.
So, I always test the trip setup beforehand by setting up the trap without "springing" the trap. I use finger pressure to pull up on the latch rod, simulating the force of the spring-loaded piece. Then I push down on the bait trigger to see how much pressure it takes. If too much, then I use a pair of pliers to make the trigger more upright and more sensitive. About half of them need adjustment.
I add an old school round head thumb tack to the middle back side or the trap. It makes it unstable . so when the mouse come to touch and feed , trips much easier.
Kept whipping my hands and thinking it was too sensitive or something, but was doing it the same way you were, put it down and did it and left it like you said and it worked
Thank you very much
I like these with all metal parts rather than newer Victors that have a yellow plastic part to hold the bait...😊😊😊 been using them for more than 50 years!!
This was a great, simple, to-the-point video. Very helpful. Thanks!
Wow I struggled with these traps for years and watched other videos. Your video gave me the missing step....to hold the bar and relieve some of the tension slightly! Thanks so much
Thank you I am confident enough to setup the trap now.
By far the most helpful overview of how to connect the bar to the bait area. Thank you!
THE SOUND OF THE SPRING HITTING THE WOOD IS SCARY.
The easiest way to set one of those snap traps is to use a pair of pliers to hold the kill bar down so that your fingers are no where near it in case it accidentally activates while you're trying to set it.
Great tip! Thanks for checking out the video!
Thanks! This is my first time living without a cat, so I've never had to do these before 😅
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. OUT OF THE 40 PLUS YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE I'VE NEVER HAD TO SET ONE OF THESE THINGS. I JUST FED A MOUSE A BIT AGO AND OUT OF FRUSTRATION DECIDED TO LOOK TO UA-cam. YOUR VIDEO WAS TRULY A LIFE SAVER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOT YELLING. ❤ I CAN SEE BETTER WITH ALL CAPS ❤ THANK YOU THANK YOU FROM ALL OF US WHO NEEDED THIS WHEW XOXOXO
I just set mine up. My min pin is my pest control guy and seems clueless that there is a mouse in my house. I hope this trap works. I am so glad that the instructions in this video were easy to follow.
Thanks man! Couldn’t figure out where to put that arm bar. Time to kill some mice
When I finished I put a head band to trigger it. It scared the crap out of me. Lol
Yes
Thank you..I'm trying some tonight..got a smart mouse who avoids my sticky traps.
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Yeah the one I got ate on the sticky n still got away
Wow
Sticky traps are actually inhumane. They get stuck and chew their fucking legs off trying to escape
I agree that the sticky traps are inhumane…so much so when I once used one in a closet for bugs in a new house, I ended up painstakingly freeing (and cleaning by hand!) a baby mouse who got stuck. By then, I caged him, fed him til well then let him go. 🙄
Hey man, i've been watchin TONS of these and still feeling confused why it wouldn't lock in place, this one seemed to help me figure it out haha thanks!
They are super sensitive. That little piece of metal sticking out to hold the wire is tiny. Just takes a very steady hand and patience. Thanks for checking out the video!
Thank you! I watched 3 other videos before I found yours! I could not figure out how to place the “arm”! Gr8 explanation & demonstration!🎉
Couldn't read the tiny directions. This was an enormous help. Hate to use them but mice won't quit at night. Thank you.
Thanks for this video. This style, was a little diffrent. Glad you could help 😇🙏
This video made me 0% less scared. Thank you.
Thank goodness for your video, literally no videos on tik tok describing how to set it up. You are a legand I will update this if I catch the mouse deserved a like and subscriber
Thanks. I have always been nervous about this. Appreciate the calm delivery.
Very helpful - thanks. Instructions on the package are useless. On the plus side, these are the good old-school mouse traps and they work. Many manufacturers have tried to “build a better mousetrap“ and they earn a lot of money on complex products and toxic poisons that are bad for our ground water etc. But this is your grandma’s mouse trap from generations ago and it works.
Thank you! Exactly what I needed to see today.
Ok, I bought some traps awhile back and I felt like a fool. Couldn't figure it out. One of those things I thought guys would always take care for me. Well lo and behold here I am thinking how hard can it be? Well as it turned out I gave up and figured I would throw them in the Trash. I didn't and today scrolling through your videos just discovered your video showing us women how it is supposed to be done. Thank you ever so much. Maybe I should give you a whole list of repairs and fixes needed around my home and you can make a short video showing some of us single woman how to do some repairs. No significant handyman around or to call on for help. PS my engineer father lives about a 1000 miles away. Not like I can call him for help and besides at his age he just is not capable of doing it anymore. Love him to death. If anyone could have fixed it the 'RIGHT WAY', dad did. Maybe there are channels in which they start at the very basics, of tool identification and basic use. I have a power drill and could probably figure it out if I put my mind to it. Just would be nice to know I can go somewhere to get the basic and correct information. I have tile/shower replacement mold, tub scratches, holes in the wall. Entrance door frame, simple lock/deadbolt replacement. When chit is not square and how to check for all those things before diving in a project and then ending up with a bigger problem. A whole host of small repairs, fixes etc. Guess I will pull out that power drill to day and try to figure out what I need. If anyone can recommended a channel sure would appreciate it.
BTW Mr. Fixer I have enjoyed the videos, I have seen. Made me think about what I really don't know before starting any project of my own.
Ty sir you helped out a new homeowner who only does office work do a an adult thing I appreciate it
Had to for the 3rd time in my life buy these same traps AGAIN. (3rd location) always need a refresher on how to set them up, just for my own comfort. My my 2nd time back in 2020 in my apartment was 11 in 48 hours. Hopefully I don’t catch a family again in my house that I am living in! Started seeing dead mice near my dogs bowls outside, even caught him tossing up a dead one the other day. Last night? I heard one in the house. Today as I laid one of 4 traps, I seen one scurry back behind my furnace. Figured I leave it off just incase he went exploring. Don’t want to have to pay for a full system clean out running into winter! Great video, thanks!
A few tips… wear rubber gloves or something similar so that you don’t get your scent on them. Also you can add the bait before setting the trap. I use peanut butter.
lol too late
I am so glad I found a video on this, we've been having a lot of mice problems at my house, and no one here could figure it out!
Thanks so much. I bought it and I saw your great video it very simple and help a lot. 👍
OH THANK you, thank you ....I set 2 traps and didn't snap my fingers even once.!! :) my fingers love you.
Well I'm one of those people that are afraid of the mouse trap, and the mouses! But for some reason they've come into the house and love it in here Of course my cat died a month ago so he used to be the one to catch him now we don't have that but thank you for your instructions very good I will attempt to do that again in a few minutes. Appreciate your help here!
Perfect instructions..! I got just that kind of trap and I wanted to know exactly where bar goes 👌🏻
Thanks, Every time I don't know how to figure things out I try you tube, thanks a lot!!
The plastic version is so much version, that hook was such a pain! Great video.
Thank you for your help it made it so simple and easy, so thank you again.
Thanks for the instructions. I was sticking the arm bar THROUGH the hole. No wonder I wasn't catching any mice!
Awww thank you ! The instructions are very vague and your video is very helpful. This is the first time that there is a mouse in my house. I bought 6 traps. 🤞🤞🤞 (sorry my english is bad)
Thanks for watching! Good luck! Hope the video helped!
Great simple video! Had to make a mousetrap car for Physics, buuuut didn’t know how to actually use the mouse trap 🤣.
Thank you! The instructions on the package were very vague. This helped alot!
Very happy to help! Thanks for watching!
Wow, having the toughest time hooking it. Thanks for the help. took time, but it hooked
Just set it up, thank you for the tutorial and for being so considerate of the mice with peanut allergy 😂🥰
Yes no mouse die of peanut allergy in this video
That was very helpful, thank you!
Thank you so much. There are so many videos on youtube explaining how to set a mouse trap but they dont zoom close enough to show what they are doing!
Thank you for the feedback, Brenda! I really appreciate it and I hope the video helps!
Thanks a lot, still being very useful as I was trying to set them up the wrong way lol but thanks to you I got it right this time.
This video definitely helped, almost snapped my fingers off twice 😂
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Thank you!! They really should have a better picture on the package.
Thanks for the video. I play guitar and golf and need my fingers. I almost lost couple before I watched your video!
😂 Glad you were able to get it done!
Thanks for this video! I had no idea how to set one and have 4 set now! And didn’t snap myself! Lol thankful for this video!
Tip hold the back piece down at all times and slowly let it go and if it doesn’t move further then a quarter inch it’s armed , after find the spot and be extremely easy when putting it down it trips easily
Thank you so much, I do get jumpy thinking it will snap on me, I like the idea when you said to have it placed where you want it set up on the floor 1st 😁
Thank you so much! I just knew something was weird because I saw rodent signs in the alley and all winter and spring I had not seen a single mouse. I thought, "Wow, the foxes and racoons are really doing their job!" However, today I was on the back porch and heard a bag rattling and there was small dark grey one. The help you provided was terrific and probably saved my fingers!
thank you because I watched like five other videos and was so frustrated I was crying I didn’t know you had to let the bar up a little to make the tension
Glad the video could help and thanks for watching! 😄
Thank you so much for the video. I wondering why the staple in it. I been trying to figure this out for a while. Thanks you😊
Great tutorial. Thanks.
Use peanut butter for bate, then put the mouse trap in an empty, UNWASHED, peanut butter jar. Place trap againsta wall, not in the middle of the floor. Don’t leave dead mice in the trap or where other mice will eat them. Use several, 3-6, traps at once to get all the mice at once.
Thanks for the jar tip! I have a mouse that's been stealing bait from the traps, so this will help a lot!
Best video yet!!! Thank you !!
I was setting the traps wrong. Thank you for making this video.
Thanks very much for posting this.
Thank you,,,needed a show and tell....
Nicely done
MUCH appreciated!!
YOU ARE AWESOME MAN!!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Nice explanation of how the set up goes! 👍 many thanks! I was confused by the staple 🙄 🤣👍
Thank you for the great video!!! Very informative and easy to follow 🤗🤗. I was so nervous until watching this, again, thank you 😄😄😄
Glad it was helpful! 😃
Thanks for the video! You saved my fingers haha! 😅
Hello. Thank you, Mr. Fixer, for making this video. My Dad always took care of this stuff while I was growing up, so I never had to learn how to set traps. Now I know how, thanks to you! Thanks again!✌️😎🐀
Thank you so much. You saved my sanity and my fingers.
That bar that traps the mouse is known as a kill bar. When the trap is sprung, the time the kill bar is activated to the time that bar hits the mouse can be as fast as - maybe 80-90 mph.
THANK YOU!! super helpful!!!!!!
Happy to help!
Thanks
Thanks. Its a helpful vid.
You. Da best. That was sooo easy. I want to. Thank you
Someone s this guy’s d asap cuz He’s a genius for making this video !!! 😮
Thanks, great video! I set a mousetrap up years ago, but very frankly forgot. They are a bit Jenkee in setting up, but your video helped a lot!
Thanks for making the set up so easy! 4 set up and ready to get them!!
Thank you for your very clear directions
Thank you, I had no clue
Thank you for showing this.
Thanks for watching, Laura!
I found that after you set the trap if you very carefully angle the trip piece where the bait goes to the right it will be even more sensitive. I had a mouse take all the bait without the trap tripping before I did this.
2024 this video is still coming in handy thank you although I had thrown the instructions away because I figured they would work the first time and a friend of mine that set them I didn't watch but I did watch another UA-cam video to find out where to put the peanut butter. And to whoever said it doesn't hurt too bad when you get your fingers clipped it's true. It's not pleasant but they're not broken.
Thank u 🙌
Thank you. This was very helpful :)
Thank goodness for you!! Awful directions, and you did a great job of explaining and showing the visual together! This is coming from a newly retired teacher! lol Good job teach!!!
I have a bag of these traps never used cause the instructions on back serve no justice compared to this video ty n subd from Boston Ma usa
When I place the trap in the exact spot I want it, I hold down the snap bar all the way back using the very edge of a shoe heel while carefully setting the trigger with my hand. Once that is done I *slowly* let the shoe heel off the snap bar. Works perfectly and safely for me every time.
Glad it worked for you 😀
Needed this today. Thanks so much!
Happy to help! Thanks for watching, Kathleen!