Sturdy and easy to use
By Joseph on 11/16/2006
I like the Trapper T-Rex Rat Trap very much, it is sturdy and easy to set. Do not use the bait cup included because the rat will just steal it without touching anything. You need to smear some peanut butter on the trigger. Also, the way this trigger is designed, you can adjust it for sensitivity. Basically the way it is the trigger needs to be pushed down almost a quarter inch before it is set off if you just set it and forget it, like this I doubt you will ever catch anything. But if you hold onto the grip and at the same time push the trigger down almost level to the top of the bait dish, just slightly above it where the edge of sensitivity is, I believe you will have better luck with it. Do this after you smeared a thin coat of peanut butter on the trigger and then set it to the edge of sensitivity.
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74 of 78 people found this review helpful
Easy to use
By Ken on 11/20/2005
My Trapper T-Rex trap virtually decapitated a giant wood rat. They are easy to use. Easy to set. Do not get your fingers in this one. I recommend using fishing line to secure the trap to something. If a rat gets a paw stuck in it he will drag it away and you will have to track it down. At $7 each, I don't like hunting my T-Rex. But the rats like them even less.
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63 of 64 people found this review helpful
Trapper T-Rex Rat Trap
By Chris on 04/18/2009
This is by far the best trap I have used. I get the occasional rats from nearby fields and have used the wood traps with limited success in consecutive days. It took one night with the T-Rex Rat Trap. Highly recommended.
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43 of 47 people found this review helpful
Easy to use and effective
By Mark on 04/15/2007
Easy to use and effective. The Trapper T-Rex traps are easier and safer to handle than the conventional spring trap. And they fit (and work) in smaller areas. Peanut butter works great. Like the others, I've learned to secure them in place.
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33 of 34 people found this review helpful
Trapper T-Rex Rat Trap
By Joe on 06/24/2013
I purchased four T-Rex Rat Traps. The 1st week I trapped about 18 Norway rats that were under my storage shed. I could not believe it. The 1st day one of traps broke while using my foot to set it. That made me mad. I swore I would not purchase any more of this traps. All the rats were trapped using only (3) out of the(4) that I purchased. The end result made me very happy. The shipment was FREE and very fast. Yes, I will purchase these traps again. I highly recommend the traps and this company Called DoMyOwnpestcontrol.com Thanks again!
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18 of 18 people found this review helpful
Worked the first night
By D.s. on 04/03/2006
Worked the first night I set it up. Put peanut butter into the bait cup and set it up in the afternoon on the roof near the front door. Next morning I found the Trapper T-Rex rat trap with the dead roof rat securely between the interlocking teeth ... this was on the front porch just near the front door. I'll have to secure the trap with a zip tie or fishing line next time.
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17 of 17 people found this review helpful
Awesome
By Frank on 09/13/2010
I was thinking it was not as good as the Victor rat trap but my wife will not use those so I bought 4 T-Rex's and I've caught 4 rats in one "dead" outside, and none up in the attic so thats a good thing with the other 3. Works GREAT easy to use smear peanut butter on the peddle and becuase of the weight I had to lift it to get it too set. Awesome... But my wife still will not mess with them....
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13 of 15 people found this review helpful
Snap, crackle, pop
By Colleen on 05/25/2013
Great product. Some pack rats moved into our hen house. Put the T-Rex in baited with peanut butter and got the entire family - one at a time. The dad was the size of a large chihuahua but was no match for the T-Rex. It's sort of brutal on the smaller ones, but, so what.
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12 of 12 people found this review helpful
These work and are easy to manage!!
By Anonymous on 06/03/2013
I've been using the old fashioned traps which usually work OK once you get it set and placed which usually isn't easy or done the first time. Being used outside, they'll be useless before long. These T-Rex traps are amazing! I used them in bait boxes so the dogs don't get them, and to keep the rat protected so it's easier to get rid of. Regardless of whether the rat gets in the box and manages to not get it's head in, it's going off and the rat's not going anywhere. I found one caught by the tail this morning, tried to drag the box away but only digging pretty good holes around it. I place these with the tunnel in the box in the path of where I think they may travel and for the last 2 weeks I'm not even baiting them!! Only 1 time did I find a trap tripped and no rat. Dumping them is super easy too. I've yet to have one in a condition where it didn't pretty much just fall out of the trap once I opened it, with one hand. Set one handed too. These are fantastic! Over a year so far on 2 and they'll slamming rodents like champs! I see no reason they won't last many years, vs. a couple months at best for the tradition hand smasher traps.
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12 of 12 people found this review helpful
Trapper T-Rex Rat Trap is Excellent
By Christine on 10/03/2013
Excellent product! Tried standard traps to no avail-- rats had a nice snack and never triggered the trap. Not so with these. Easy to use, easy to set- not "scary" to set like standard traps (which can be dangerous), don't have to touch the rat to release. Will recommend to anyone with a "critter" problem!
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9 of 9 people found this review helpful
Trapper T-Rex Rat Trap
By John on 10/06/2010
Works great! Easy to bait and set. Fits perfectly inside the Protecta bait station. I skipped the rat attractant and just used peanut butter - worked fine, although if you have a lot of traps liquid attractant is probably faster. I have 3 dogs and wanted to be sure they didn't get poisoned or set off the trap. I live 1/4mi from the ocean in MA so wharf rats are looking for a home this time of year - the stone foundation of my 100+ year old house likely has some gaps and a rat got inside several years ago - no fun at all. I placed several Protecta stations/T-Rex traps around the perimeter/exterior of my foundation and got a rat within days.
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7 of 9 people found this review helpful
Red squirrels
By Kristin on 03/23/2011
Klean Kill
By Norman on 05/12/2014
After trying a couple of these, I ordered a case. Easy to set, empty, clean, and maintain. Dog food or peanut/almond butter in the bait cup and a drop or two of any cooking oil on the spring, and it can be set anywhere. Clean kills and easy rat removal and is a compact unit. Mount a couple to a 2X4 to set the traps at an angle.
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Trapper T-Rex
By Gen on 07/06/2016
Having a continual chipmunk problem with them burrowing under sidewalks, driveway and into 4' window wells, I've been using an old exterior Protecta bait & trap station that had a snap trap that finally gave way. I purchased the T-Rex as a replacement and so far after 12 catches, it works great. Fits into Protecta trap compartment perfectly, the bait tray is ample sized. Easier and safer to set compared to wire snap traps and cleans up easy too with the large setting lever. Highly recommended.
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Works well
By Linda on 12/12/2010
T-REX RAT TRAP
By Ivette on 05/05/2017
The T-REX Rat Trap works so well and it's so easy to use! I was really apprehensive about getting a traditional rat trap. I never used one and was scared that it might trigger while trying to set it. But the T-Rex rat trap was so easy set. I got that rat first try! I highly recommend the T-Rex rat trap from DoMyOwnPestControl. They have everything you need and the prices are very reasonable. They get an A+ from me!
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3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Very Snappy Traps
By David on 06/05/2017
Work great on chipmunks
By Craig on 02/28/2013
I had caught a red squirrel in a have a catch and release trap. I took it down to the creek a let it go in the middle of the bridge. Who would have thought it would jump in the creek. Well when my wife told me the chipmunks were eating her strawberries I didn't want to go thru that experience again so I got some of T-Rex Rat Traps. Boy do they work good. You have to tie them down so the critter doesn't run away with it if they don't get killed right away.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful
T Rex Rat Trap
By Brittany on 12/29/2014
After I saw a rat in our trash for a couple days, I decided to order the TRex Rat Trap. Even though it's made of plastic, it certainly gets the job done. I was worried that it would leave the rat suffering or clip a limb but to my surprise, it worked perfectly. All you have to do is place food in the center and set it outside. I set the trap before bed and woke up to a dead rat. It was quick and painless. The rat we caught was the length of my hand so I wouldn't suggest this type of trap if you have a huge "cat-sized" rat. Other than that, it's a wonderful trap. Shipping was FAST too!!!
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Awesome!
By Sean on 06/13/2015
Trapper T-Rex Rat Trap
By Val on 07/08/2016
Easy to use
By Kmw on 02/19/2017
Excellent trap
By Virginia on 03/13/2017
T-Rex Rat Trap
By Sally on 12/08/2017
This is the best trap ever! Very effective, easy to load the bait(peanut butter), easy to empty and they last a long time. You never have to touch the captured, deceased critter. I have trapped 220 pack rats over the last four years. We moved to a rural area and they were everywhere. They have thinned out considerably. You won't go wrong with these traps.
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Works like a champ!!
By Roy on 07/21/2018
Rat trap T-Rex
By Gary on 05/15/2011
I have used these to keep the rat population down around my hen house. They work fantastic just make sure you keep them away from the chickens. I recommend you get the black house to put the trap in so no other animals get caught.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Red Rats
By Mike on 07/26/2011
There are no rats where I live. Rather, from time to time, my outbuildings become infested with red squirrels. They chew everything to pieces and haul in bushels of bedding material (leaves, grass, etc.). They also cache vast amounts of alder or spruce cones. The T-Rex is the best solution. It is easy to use, dependably and mercifully dispatching the little devils. Over the last six days T-Rex has helped me remove seven red squirrels from my buildings. It helps to attach the traps to something solid with a length of light chain or wire. When the jaws snap down on the squirrel there is always a "death spasm" that can propel trap and squirrel some distance.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Watch out rats
By Harry on 09/27/2011
My house was invaded by Norwegian Rats. Buggers were chewing on the house and leaving me excrement and building two nests under the deck. Bought these traps and whammmmmmoooo! Eliminated the scourge right away. Get the boxes to contain them to protect kids and pets. Kills mice tooooo!!!!!
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Rat Beware
By Lorene on 01/27/2012
Professional
By Thomas on 07/21/2012