Fingers out of danger Rat trap
By Charlie on 08/17/2015
This trap is a big improvement over the old type. No danger of getting your fingers broken or the vermin getting wounded and running with trap. Cleans up nicely under running water. I miss the sweet sound of the old spring loaded trap zapping a rat in the middle of the night. This trap is quieter but does the job well. Recommend you fasten it down when setting.
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22 of 22 people found this review helpful
Good bye Mr. Chipmunk
By Stan on 09/27/2015
Used peanuts, loaded from the hole in top cover, shell them and wedge them vertically. Tied string through predrilled hole and secured it to handle on barn door. Usually I need to drill holes myself to screw to a board or utilize an anchor line. In the past I have lost traps, other critters drag off their precaught meal. Trap has been immediately effectve, 2 large chipmunks and a mouse in 3 days. Only concern is how the unit will hold up in below zero weather. Other similar looking traps will break the plastic hinge and destroy itself when snapping shut in cold weather because the plastic becomes brittle and looses flexibility. If this trap proves to be made from a better grade plastic that holds up in freezing temps, then I would rate it with 5 stars. Overall this is a real nice disposal method for mid to small size rodents.
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16 of 17 people found this review helpful
Hair Trigger - Super Effective
By Stan on 10/29/2015
One of the traps is positioned about 6 inches from the opening of my barn door. In about 2 weeks it has killed 5 chipmunks, 9 mice, 2 voles and I red squirrel. It is necessary to tether the trap, a few times I found the line stretched out. The red squirrel was the only one that it did not kill immediately, the front arm was caught. That trap would of most definitely been missing with a more than necessary suffering animal. The red squirrels are so incredibly quick, they are rarely caught in my other Victor Professional traps, (yellow pad). Yet this trap captured it because of the heavy quick acting spring mechanism. My biggest concern is how the plastic will hold up in below zero temperature, the other traps with similar designs literally disintegrate themselves when triggered and are unusable there after. Overall these traps are so sensitive that the larger traps will kill small and large rodents. Never have I owned a more effective trap than this one. Peanuts wedged tightly into the cup through the hole in the top with a bit of "chumming" around the trap works great. The easy release of the trap is also a great convenience. The crows and hawks love what is left on the feeding table for them. It will be nice to have a rodent free barn and house this winter. Good Luck.
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16 of 17 people found this review helpful
Great! Four traps, five less rodents!
By Vaughn on 11/21/2016
Put them out unset and baited. All four were "hit". Reloaded and set them. Five down. Three were great, the trap did the killing, two were caught by their back leg, that necessitated further action on my part. Cleaned the traps, but too busy to get them out again, it will be soon though... Used peanut butter with a small piece of cooked bacon.
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13 of 13 people found this review helpful
Chipmunks are just cute rats
By Paul on 12/01/2016
I purchased the chipmunk mouse trap first. Although it had impressive force, the chipmunks were a little too big, and either escaped or broke the trap. I then moved up to the Rat Snap Trap. Still impressive force, but bigger. Did the job, and the trap didn't break. Peanuts, were recommended as bait with some scattered as "chum". Watch your fingers.
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10 of 10 people found this review helpful
Rat Play Toy
By Osh on 08/24/2016
This product is terrible. I set two traps and baited with peanut butter. I set them inside the bait stations. The rats took the bait and the traps closed. But the traps are so weak the rats just wiggled out of the traps and went about their day. Don't waste your money.
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9 of 10 people found this review helpful
Not happy
By Gary on 08/19/2017
Trap
By Jim on 02/25/2016
A nice mechanism, although the rats seem able to fish the bait out of the well without setting it off, on occasion; on others, they just fish it out after the trap has snapped on only air. But this is not unlike traditional traps, in my experience.
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6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Catchmaster Snap Trap
By Elle on 03/15/2017
Carchmaster Easy Set Rat Snap
By Ray on 08/02/2019
Kd
By Kenny on 02/12/2021
Rat trap review
By James on 11/29/2019
Rats don't stand a chance
By Eileen on 03/09/2018
I am a very happy customer.
By Andrew on 10/30/2020
I had a problem with rats. I tried the victor rat traps and caught a couple, but sometimes the rats escaped and if they didn't there was quite the mess to clean up. I tried glue traps and again, some escaped and the glue traps were getting stuck on things and just a pain to have around. I put these out and in one night caught three. The next night one more, and since then I have not hear, seen or experienced any more rats. I also kicked the people that were causing the problem out so I believe my rat problem is solved.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
not as easy to bait as other similar traps
By Rebecca on 12/25/2020
gets them
By Penelope on 12/31/2021
Catchmaster Traps
By Keith on 09/02/2022
These traps are great and not available in places like Home Depot, I have not had any rats escape the trap unlike the Victor style. They are simple and safe to set. Also easy to remove rat and clean, just take to a trash can and open the jaw and they fall out.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
gets them
By Penelope on 12/31/2021
Great
By Steven on 10/13/2024
These Work Every Time
By Jon on 10/19/2024
These traps, regardless of trade or mfg name work consistently. We use them inside of the Protecta EVO Express units and don't even bother to add baits. We load up the stations and simply wait for the curious rodents to enter but never exit. The only downside is the pricing over the last five years. Even buying these in bulk has become ridiculously expensive.
