Pack of 4 made2catch Classic Metal Rat Traps Fully Galvanized - Humane Snap Traps That Work, Durable, Reusable and Effective

I keep rat traps out all the time to keep 'em under control, and I've used many kinds. These traps have some advantages and disadvantages. What I like about them: They are unusual in being all metal. I expect they will hold up well, as the plastic trigger mechanism used in most traps these days warps or breaks after a while. The single spring is very strong, and the serrated teeth around the bait tab are sharp, factors that increase the probability of a quick, humane kill. So far they are working well, every time they have been tripped I have found a cleanly killed rat. Things I don't like about these traps: The single spring puts all the strain on one side of the bail, which tends to make it twist. There is no bait well. I use peanut butter for bait, smearing it on the bait tab works but it dries out. Getting a dead rat out of this trap is not easy or pleasant, the plastic traps like T-Rex are much better in that regard. This trap and the classic Victor traps tend to flip up when triggered, where the T-Rex style do not as they have a much shorter range of motion. Modifications I made: I screwed these traps to a piece of board which gives them more weight and keeps them from flipping up when triggered. I also made a bait well from a 2 liter bottle cap by poking a knife into the center, making a slot. The bait tab has sharp tab in the center which I bent so it pointed up, then pushed the slot in the cap down on it so it poked thru, and bent the point over so the cap was held in place. Now I just fill that cap with peanut butter to bait the trap. The T-Rex traps have a removable bait well- twist and pull it out the bottom, fill and push back in and lock, which I think is an excellent design. I am giving these traps 5 stars because they are taking out a lot of rats and I won't have to keep replacing them. I recommend the T-Rex too, much easier to use but not as durable, and the plastic traps are less likely to result in a clean, humane kill. I tie them to something with a length of string for that reason.

I have rodents (and not the kind that you feed your snake or keep as pets). Given the number of times that I've had to rebait traps without a kill, I've done a lot of research on Youtube to see why the little guys survive. Mice are pretty fragile and rarely escape a trap due to their thin skulls and lack of muscle and weight if the trap bail comes down on a nonvital area, but RATS!! Rats will wrestle loose of the trap and then eat the bait to spite you. The videos are eerie. You should check `em out. Many do-it-yourselfers will tap sharp brads or other spikes into the trap to ensure that the rats can't wriggle loose. But they still do about half the time. Others use short lengths of hacksaw blades wrapped around the business end. This usually does the trick. But why go to all this trouble? Now thanks to made2catch, you don't have to. The traps come with their own sawblade edge to hold the rodent fast to the trap. The killing bar's spring is STRONG. Also, the steel or brass body of the trap is hollow so that the bar comes down all the way, putting even more pressure on the rodent's body and ensuring it won't escape. There is literally negative thickness between the saw edge and where the bar ends up when it it triggered. These things are foolproof, rust-resistant, washable so they won't hold scents--they are GENIUS. Allow me to correct my earlier statement. I have DEAD rodents. Don't hesitate. Buy today.

Worked like a champ right away. Bar comes down on rats like the Hammer of Thor while teeth on the base gab 'em like Jaws. No misses. Easy to set - the end of the hold-down bar pokes into a hole in the pedal, which is a simpler/safer job than with designs where the end of the bar slips under a little lip or protrusion. The spring is very strong, though, so watch out - rather than using just thumbs/fingers I used the side of my hand to hold the main striker bar down while setting. Baited them with little pieces of sliced salami, slipped under the hooks on the metal pedal plates and smeared with peanut butter using cotton swabs. Did not need to tie down the bait. Wore gloves to avoid human scent getting on trap. Rats went for them the first night. The galvanized finish looks thin but adequate for outdoor use. The base plate of one out of the four traps was badly warped so that it wouldn't lay flat. Shouldn't have passed QC, hence 4-stars rather than 5. Still worked, though. Waaaaay better than those lousy plastic-pedal traps sold by Victor. Maybe the best of its type currently available.

Strong spring gets it over with.

Excellent product. Got the rat which was destroying my garden on day one. I had wooden traps before, they could not get this big boy. The wooden traps got damaged soon due to weather and sprinklers. Hope this one will help for long.

They snap fast and hard. Wire-tie a piece if bread with some cat food pieces folded into it. Works every time. They are very sensitive (which is a good thing); don't put them too close to one another or the snapping of one might trigger the other.

These are really great traps. Basic traditional mechanism, sturdy and incredibly powerful. I don't disbelieve the reviews that claim the rats survived but I think they're seriously unlucky, these traps are crazy powerful to the point that you really need to handle with care.

Ultra low quality. Rubbish. That says it all