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Mouse Trap

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General

Category

Item

Encumbrance

0.3

Size

1 tile

Function

Catch animals

Properties

Health

50

Strength

50

Animals

Destroy

Products

Scrap Wood

Technical

Item ID(s)

Base.TrapMouse

Tile ID(s)

constructedobjects_01_18

A mouse trap is a small-sized trap used by beginner trappers.

Usage

A mouse trap is one of several traps used in trapping to catch a variety of wildlife. However, it is the only trap that cannot be crafted.

Trapping

Main article: Trapping

Cage traps can be used to catch mice and rats.

Catch chance:

	30%
	25%

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

TrapMouse distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
closet	crate	23.28%
garagestorage	crate	23.28%
gardenstore	counter	19.27%
gardenstore	metal_shelves	19.27%
gardenstore	shelves	19.27%
gasstorage	counter	23.28%
janitor	counter	23.28%
janitor	metal_shelves	23.28%
kitchen	counter	19.27%
livingroom	counter	19.27%
producestorage	metal_shelves	19.27%
schoolstorage	counter	23.28%
storageunit	crate	23.28%
toolstore	counter	10.78%
toolstore	shelves	10.78%
zippeestorage	counter	23.28%

Foraging

Amount	Skill level	Biomes	Weather modifiers				Month modifiers
			Snow	Rain	Day	Night	Months available	Bonus months	Malus months
---	8	DeepForest 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

Item

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item TrapMouse
    {
        DisplayCategory = Trapping,
        Weight	=	0.3,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Mouse Trap,
        Icon	=	Mousetrap,
        Trap    =   true,
        MetalValue = 2,
    }

Tile

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\lua\server\Traps\TrapDefinition.lua

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

local mouseTrap = {};
mouseTrap.type = "Base.TrapMouse";
mouseTrap.sprite = "constructedobjects_01_18";
mouseTrap.closedSprite = "constructedobjects_01_19";
mouseTrap.trapStrength = 50;
mouseTrap.destroyItem = "Base.UnusableWood";
table.insert(Traps, mouseTrap);

See also

• Trap Crate
• Trap Box
• Snare Trap
• Cage Trap
• Stick Trap