The other option is to fill the bucket with a few inches of water, which drowns them. With an empty bucket, the mice are trapped alive, so they can be released. Once a mouse falls through and into the bucket, the trap is immediately ready again and will continually catch mice with no human intervention. The Rinne trap attaches to a 5-gallon bucket and lures mice onto a trap door that is weighted to reset itself. If you want a low-maintenance way to catch a lot of mice at once (and we mean a lot of mice), it’s hard to beat the RinneTraps Flip N Slide Bucket Lid Mouse Trap.

Usually priced between $35 and $45, this is an expensive item, and we only recommend it for those who really have trouble monitoring their traps. Attics and basements may be beyond the range of your Wi-Fi and will render the notification system useless. We had success with the Victor M1 and its app, but we strongly recommend making sure you have Wi-Fi in the area where you’re planning to use it. Multiple traps can be connected to the app, and it keeps a running tally of kills for each trap. Because of the way the mouse is killed, cleanup is easy and has little to no gore. This means you’re not wasting your time constantly checking the traps, which often requires multiple trips up and down either basement or attic stairs. This trap kills mice with an electrical shock and then sends a notification to your phone, letting you know it’s time to clean out and reset the trap. If you’re someone who has trouble getting to the areas where you set your traps, you should consider the Victor M1 Smart-Kill Wi-Fi Electronic Mouse Trap.

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