• The CheezyBucket Lid Trap on a white 5-gallon bucket in a garage, its yellow box behind it
  • The CheezyBucket Lid Trap on a white 5-gallon bucket: a black lid with a yellow cheese-wedge hood and a black ramp down to the floor
  • The yellow plate tipping on its pivot, its cheese-side edge dropping into the bucket under the wedge
  • The lid on its own with the yellow plate and cheese wedge, and the two-piece ramp clicked together
  • Close-up of a piece of cheese as bait, tucked against the base of the wedge on the yellow plate
  • A mouse climbing the ramp to the CheezyBucket Lid Trap on a white bucket in a barn
  • The CheezyBucket Lid Trap box

The CheezyBucket Lid Trap

The CheezyBucket Lid Trap

$24.99
$24.99
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Resets itself after every drop

No poison, no snapping, no glue

Fits a standard 5-gallon bucket

A cheese-wedge trap lid that snaps onto the 5‑gallon bucket you already have. Mice climb the ramp, step onto the yellow plate for the bait, and tip into the bucket. Then the plate swings back level for the next one.

Mice don't stay in one room.

Bucket not included. The 12‑inch lid fits a standard 5‑gallon bucket.

What's in the box

One trap lid (12 in) with the cheese wedge and the tipping plate, and two ramp pieces (10 in each) that click together into a 20-inch ramp. The bucket isn't included.

Setting it up

Snap the lid onto the bucket with the clip tabs underneath. Click the two ramp pieces together and hook the ramp onto the lid's edge. Tuck a piece of cheese or a dab of peanut butter on the plate, against the base of the wedge, and set the bucket by a wall where you've seen droppings.

Shipping

USPS shipping is $4.99 on one lid and free on 2 or more. Orders ship within 1–2 business days and arrive in 5–9 business days. You get a tracking number by email as soon as it ships.

30-day guarantee

If it hasn't caught a mouse within 30 days, email us and we'll refund your order.
A house mouse on a garage floor at night, caught in a flashlight beam
Fig. 1

The mouse you saw last night isn't the one you should worry about.

Mice don't live alone. A female has her first litter at about six weeks old, and a new one roughly every month after that.

So by the time one runs across the garage floor in front of you, the rest of the family is already in the walls, the insulation and the back of the pantry.

That's why one snap trap never finishes the job. It catches one mouse, then sits there sprung until morning while the others walk right past it.

Every week they stay, the bill gets bigger.

  • Mouse droppings on a pantry shelf beside a gnawed flour bag
    Fig. 2

    Your family's health

    Mice leave urine and droppings everywhere they run, counters and pantry shelves included. Their droppings carry salmonella, and deer mice carry hantavirus, which people catch from breathing the dust while sweeping out a shed.

  • A truck's wiring harness chewed through by mice, with a nest beside it
    Fig. 3

    The house itself

    A mouse's front teeth grow their whole life, so it chews to keep them short: insulation, drywall, the feed bags in the barn, the wiring harness in your truck. That last one can run into four figures at the dealer.

  • A beagle puppy sniffing a snap trap and poison pellets on a garage floor
    Fig. 4

    Your kids and pets

    Poison bait works by being eaten, and it doesn't care who eats it. A toddler or the dog finds a pellet the same way a mouse does. A snap trap breaks a small finger as easily as a mouse's neck.

  • A chewed electrical cable inside a wall, bare copper and a scorch mark on the stud
    Fig. 5

    A fire you never saw coming

    Mice chew the plastic off electrical wires inside your walls, where nobody sees the bare copper until it sparks. Rodents are on the list of known causes of fires that start inside walls.

Snap traps stop after one mouse. This one resets itself.

Because it resets, one setup keeps working all night, and you don't have to touch it in the middle of the night.

  1. A mouse climbing the black ramp to the CheezyBucket lid on a white bucket
    Fig. 6

    Climb.

    A mouse smells the bait and climbs the ramp.

  2. The mouse on the yellow plate, reaching for the cheese at the base of the wedge
    Fig. 7

    Step.

    It walks out onto the yellow plate toward the bait, which sits against the base of the wedge, so it has to commit to reach it.

  3. The yellow plate tipping on its pivot as the mouse drops into the bucket
    Fig. 8

    Drop.

    The plate tips under its weight and the mouse drops into the bucket. Then it swings back level for the next one. There are no springs to set or wear out.

The CheezyBucket Lid Trap on a white bucket in a barn, a mouse climbing the ramp
Fig. 9

Looks like a block of cheese, not a trap.

A bright yellow Swiss-cheese wedge on a black lid. You can see it from across the garage.

Where it works

  • Garages
  • Sheds
  • Barns
  • Chicken coops
  • Basements
  • Feed rooms
  • Workshops

Fits the bucket you already have.

The lid on its own with the yellow plate and cheese wedge, and the two-piece ramp clicked together
Fig. 10
  1. 1Trap lid 12 in

    Made for a standard 5-gallon bucket. The clip tabs underneath snap it on.

  2. 2Cheese wedge and tipping plate

    One plate on a pivot, under a bright yellow Swiss-cheese wedge. The bait goes on the plate, against the base of the wedge.

  3. 3Ramp 2 × 10 in

    Two ladder pieces click together into a 20-inch ramp, which hooks onto the lid's edge and reaches the floor.

  4. Bucket Not included

    Any standard 5-gallon bucket works. Most garages already have one.

No poison, no snapping, no glue.

Nothing toxic to leave out around kids, pets or chickens.

Ours Snap Glue Poison
Resets itself after every mouse
No poison
Nothing that snaps
No glue
Live catch you can release (bucket left dry)
Reusable

Questions before you order

What bucket does it fit?

A standard 5-gallon bucket, the kind hardware stores sell. The lid is 12 inches across. The bucket isn't included.

What bait works best?

A small piece of cheese or a dab of peanut butter, tucked on the plate right against the base of the wedge.

Does it catch rats?

It's made for mice.

Is it humane?

Leave the bucket dry and it catches mice alive, so you decide what happens next.

Where should I put it?

Against a wall where you've seen droppings or chew marks. Mice run along edges rather than across open floor.

Is it safe around my kids and pets?

There's no poison and nothing that snaps, so there's nothing toxic to leave out around kids, pets or chickens.

How long does shipping take?

Orders ship within 1–2 business days and arrive in 5–9 business days, with tracking sent by email. USPS shipping is $4.99 on one lid and free on 2 or more.

Get the whole family out, not just the one you saw.

One lid on one bucket keeps working all night, and it's still set when you wake up.

Catch a mouse in 30 days or your money back.

Set it up tonight. If it hasn't caught a mouse within 30 days, email us and we'll refund your order.

The CheezyBucket Lid Trap on a white bucket in a garage, its box behind it