Tomcat Rat Snap Trap, 1 Rat Size Trap | Reusable - Effectively Kill Rats - Ideal for Home and Farm Use

After trying so many other solutions to try to get rid of backyard rats that were eating my wicker furniture, this trap worked amazingly the very first time. Very easy to set, very easy to set the bait (you twist off the holder on the bottom and twist it back in), and very easy to set the trap (just stepped on it with my foot and it was done). This morning I found it dispatched to very large outdoor rats, and both were struck on the head so it would have been a very fast event for them (don't want needless suffering). And it was extremely easy to release the dead rats from the trap afterwards. Will be easy to re-use the traps. They are super sturdy.

After chasing off a rat that was trying to move into my patio for months, I finally got this trap. It took two days because the dogs were chasing it off every evening, but that second night, BAM! Rat problem gone. I was able to put the trap under a step that the rat was using, and the dogs couldn't get into it. Setting the trap was easy and felt solid. The spring is strong, but it was easy to release. I changed out the bait cup afterwards and that was easy to do, as well. This trap turned out to be a great solution to my problem.

We've used these for several years now and they really work well. Safe and easy to set and sold at a reasonable price. There are a couple of holes so you can screw them down to a chunk of wood or tie them so that they won't be easily dragged off. To that end, I personally prefer using them with the Tomcat Rodent Station such as: https://www.amazon.com/Tomcat-Rodent-Station-Securing-Security/dp/B01N5MJFZK Why not 5 stars? My one complaint is with the bait cups. They are plastic and the locking tabs will break off. Tomcat does not sell them separately. My solution has been to tape them to the bottom of the traps with a narrow strip of duct tape. The bait cups can still be replenished from the top, using a small amount peanut butter on the tip of a table knife. Also I've been able to defeat the locking tabs on the Rodent Station and simply use a brick to weigh the lid down. Makes for quick work to clear a trap and reset it. While that has worked here so far, a large dog or other animal may learn a lesson if it can move things too much These traps are great and I do recommend them. Splash five in the last couple weeks . . I'll spare you the photo

Tomcat Rat Snap Trap, 1 Rat Size Trap works very well. I live in a very rural area and about once a year we get a couple of rat families living in the yard and in the horse's hay. Sometimes the snakes will get them, but this year they did not do their job. A few years ago I switched to the buckets with water in them and a little ladder leading up to it thinking it was safer. This year I switched back to the snap traps because I did not think the drowning was very humane. The snap traps work so quickly that I felt a lot better about these. They are easier to empty as well. Since I don't use any poison on my property I walk the expired rats down to the property line for the vultures to enjoy. The traps are made well. Very strong and can be cleaned with a hose or in a bucket with soap and some bleach. I recommend these rat traps. (I don't think you want any pictures of how they work.).

Not only does this rat trap work well, but bait can be loaded and the trap set without risk of the trap accidentally closing on your fingers. It is also easy to clean

These traps definitely do the job. I used old almond butter. I set a box over the tunnel hole smeared butter inside the box and baited the trap and I’ve caught two rats so far. It worked immediately

The trap works and we have over a 50% success rate. Our problem has been that the rats have walked away with the bait cup. Is there a possibility to get more bait cups?

I live in a semi-rural area and have a problem with rats getting in the roof (and gnawing on electrical wiring) and under the house. Hitherto I've used bait stations, which certainly kills the rats, but they die in the roof or in the sub-floor and create a stink for a couple of weeks. After reviewing a couple of cheaper and similar design traps I settled on Tomcat — and they work a treat. I caught this specimen on the second night, adjacent to a hole where they were getting under the house. I'm happy to recommend Tomcat Rat Snap traps — a quality product that works.

Había puesto trampas para que se quedara pagada y logró despegarse y nunca volvió a pisarlas. Y puse esta y el primer día cayó la maldita. Le puse mantequilla de maní y un poco de peperoni.

I have used snap traps of various types for years with limited success. I have heard that rats can actually eat the bait on some without tripping the mechanism and also know what a trap looks like and actually can trigger the trap without getting caught. I can verify that as absolutely true as I use an infra red wildlife camera to see the routes the rats take and have seen rats "teasing" the trap. having seen the reviews I decided to try the Tomcat trap. In the first 3 nights I caught 4 rats. Unbelievably two rats were killed at the same time. Since then it has proved effective with more kills. I like the removeable bait holder as it can be cleaned easily and recharged. Also I think the matt plastic and more shell like construction makes it less conspicuous. Whatever it is proving to be a great product and worth spending that bit more on. Peanut butter is also the best bait I've used so far. I was told Nutella is good but that never worked very well. I tend to smear some peanut butter on things in the area of the trap which seems to also help entice the rats onto the trap. Thoroughly recommended !

The trap is large enough for rats, however, it is not sensitive enough. I thought this would be a faster and more humane way to kill the rats living in my garage compared to traditional baits which make them sick over a longer period of time. I added peanut butter to attract the rats (it worked) but each time I checked there was less peanut butter but the trap hadn't been triggered. After about a month, a rat eventually triggered the trap but only got caught by its back legs. Poor thing was screaming in pain for nearly 15 minutes while I rushed home to help. I thought it could be a once off so I reset the trap again. Two days later, it was triggered by another rat and again only caught it by the back legs. I was home so the rat was only screaming in pain for 1-2 minutes this time but that was still too long and a sound I never want to head again. I absolutely REFUSE to use this trap again. This experience was traumatic for everyone involved and a completely unethical way to control a rat infestation. If I wasn't relatively close by, the rats would have been in huge amounts of pain for hours/days until they eventually starved or died from shock. This product needs to be urgently redesigned if it continues to be sold.

Very powerful trap, snaps necks and kills quickly. Although less so if they get their legs caught, then you have to fetch the spade.