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Refillable Rodent Bait Station
Tomcat Mouse Killer Refillable Station with 16 Bait Blocks Review
★★★★☆ 4.1/5
our editor rating how we score4.4/5 from 9,923 shoppers at Amazon — their number, not ours.
$9–$14
Typical price · 1 station and 16 x 1 oz bait blocks
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Listed on this shelf for one reason: voles are rodents and moles are not, and the station's child- and dog-resistant design is the part worth paying for.
Our Verdict
A well-designed station carrying a label you need to read before you buy it for a lawn problem. Two clarifications. It will do nothing for moles: a mole is an insectivore that eats earthworms, and Purdue Extension states plainly that moles cannot be baited with rodent foods. Voles are a different matter — they are rodents, they do eat plant material, and they are in the pest data for several northern states we cover — but this SKU is labelled for mice, and if voles are your problem you want a bait whose label lists voles, not this one used off-label. What is genuinely good here is the station itself: a tamper-resistant enclosure that keeps bait blocks away from children and dogs is the correct way to deploy any rodenticide, and NPIC's guidance is to keep rodenticides out of reach of children and pets both in use and in storage. Bromethalin has no antidote, so the enclosure is not a nicety.
✅ Pros
- Tamper-resistant station is the right way to deploy any rodent bait
- Refillable, so the station outlasts many rounds of bait
- Very inexpensive for a station plus 16 blocks
- Weather-resistant with a monitoring lid, so you can check without opening
⚠️ Cons
- Does nothing for moles — Purdue: moles cannot be baited with rodent foods
- Labelled for mice; if voles are the problem, buy a vole-labelled bait rather than using this off-label
- Bromethalin has no antidote and NPIC states rodenticides affect any mammal the same way
- Secondary poisoning risk if a predator or pet eats a poisoned rodent
- Not a lawn product in any sense — it is a structural pest product
Product type
Refillable Rodent Bait Station
Active ingredient
Bromethalin 0.01% bait blocks
Price range
$9–$14
Coverage
1 station and 16 x 1 oz bait blocks
Best for
Mice around a house or outbuilding, in a tamper-resistant station
our editor rating
4.1 out of 5
Where our facts come from
Registration confirmed, label text not read
EPA Reg. No. 12455-129
The registration exists and we confirmed it, but no label document was available to read. Treat the concentration and general use pattern as sound and take rates from the container itself.
What we found when we read it
Registration located 2026-08-03: EPA Reg. 12455-129, 'Tomcat Mouse Killer III', bromethalin 0.01% in a refillable child-resistant station — which matches this record's active and format. Recorded as registration-only rather than read, because a second candidate exists (90780-14, Tomcat Rat & Mouse Killer Refillable Bait Station, also bromethalin) and Tomcat's station line spans several registrations. Match the number on the station you own before using any figure from this record. Same registrant (12455, Bell Laboratories) as the Talpirid mole worms we review. TARGETS CORRECTED 2026-08-20: this record previously listed Voles, which contradicted our own verdict on the same product — the SKU is labelled for mice, and a vole application would be off-label. The vole reference belongs in the article prose that explains the distinction, not in a field that drives regional matching.
Where this page and the container disagree, the container wins — the label is the legal authority on rates and restrictions. How to read one yourself.
Common questions
Common Questions
How much does Tomcat Mouse Killer Refillable Station with 16 Bait Blocks cost?
Tomcat Mouse Killer Refillable Station with 16 Bait Blocks typically runs $9–$14, covering 1 station and 16 x 1 oz bait blocks.
What does Tomcat Mouse Killer Refillable Station with 16 Bait Blocks treat?
Tomcat Mouse Killer Refillable Station with 16 Bait Blocks targets House mice.
What is the active ingredient in Tomcat Mouse Killer Refillable Station with 16 Bait Blocks?
Bromethalin 0.01% bait blocks, registered under EPA Reg. No. 12455-129.
What is the biggest downside of Tomcat Mouse Killer Refillable Station with 16 Bait Blocks?
Does nothing for moles — Purdue: moles cannot be baited with rodent foods
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