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

Typically, I don't write reviews unless it's awful or amazing. This rat trap was amazing. I had been messing with a classic wooden rat trap for weeks with no luck. Rat would eat everything and not set it off or set it off and eat everything with no luck. After setting this out for one night, the was caught and dead in the morning. It happened extremely fast and was real easy to set up. It claps on the rats head for what seems to be a quick death and was easy to dispose of afterwards. I am buying another one now in cae I have more. Can't recommend this over the classic wooden trap.

Works like a charm. No muss, no fuss. Rats took up residence in my garage just before we had a freeze here in FL. High living! Many of my plants were in there…gave them lots to eat. Everything they needed. But now I’m catching them with two traps per night. Four so far. I won’t re-use them…ick factor for me. (What can I say…I’m a female. The fact that I can bring myself to dispose of them is a big deal for me). Thankfully Amazon offers them for half of what they are at local Ace Hardware. One adult fought like heck, wouldn’t die, even with head stuck in trap. Nasty. I put them in large plastic painters’ pail and closed the lid. Out they go. Yeah, some money spent on traps and pails…but a whole lot less than using extermination service. Still need to have them “bomb” garage, though.

My condo unit is right by a community dumpster, which unfortunately means rats find themselves on my screened-in patio. I was worried they’d find their way inside my home, especially when I could see they were chewing into an exterior wall. Humane traps didn’t work. Since getting this, I’ve found two big males dead in the trap. Not gonna lie: finding, picking up, and disposing of a stiff rat with a smashed face is traumatizing. I’m relieved they died quickly, but it’s still something that bothers me a great deal. A+ for effectiveness. Wish I didn’t have to see the carcass.

This rat trap worked much better than I expected. It was easy to set up, sturdy, and felt well-made compared to others I’ve tried. Within a short time, it successfully did its job, which gave me peace of mind. I also appreciate that it’s reusable and simple to clean. Overall, it’s an effective and reliable solution for dealing with a rodent problem.

We've been dealing with an outdoor infestation of Norway rats on our property, stemming from a formerly-abandoned building next door being renovated. I'm an ecologist, it's summer, and our yard is very natural, so it's sort of like rat paradise right now. They're noisy, out during the day, digging up plants, and are even not really afraid of people. I was hoping they'd sort themselves out, but unfortunately their population was clearly growing and I couldn't risk them damaging the house. I did a ton of research on traps, and ended up settling on these. These traps aren't perfect, but I would say this is probably about as good as a rat trap will be. I bought 4 traps, which have killed a little over 20 rats in about a month and half of usage, and the majority of those rats were killed quickly and painlessly with a blow to the head or neck. When they work as intended, clean-up is very easy, you just open a trash bag, hold the trap over it, and unclasp. Rat populations will move out of an environment when they perceive that the level of danger outweighs the opportunities for resources, and I do think, to some extent, that's been happening for the environment of my yard since I placed the traps, which is another benefit they have outside of the direct killing. The vibe outside has definitely shifted from 24/7 rat frat party to more like an empty parking garage in a sketchy neighborhood. The traps thankfully have not killed anything other than Norway rats (though I suspect that may be more to do with the modifications I made to the traps), which I was very worried about as we have a lot of native wildlife coming in and out of our yard that I did not want to harm. As I mentioned before, the traps on their own are not perfect. The biggest problem for me is that, while most of the rats that interact with the traps are killed cleanly as described above, I would say a good 1 in 6 rats get trapped with a variety of injuries that are quite bad, but not immediately fatal, and therefore must be manually dispatched. For the most part, this seems to be rats getting clamped somewhere on their midsection or rats jerking backwards when the trap snaps and getting hit hard enough in the head by the trap flying up that they get a serious concussion or traumatic brain injury. It's also pretty easy to lose the traps unless you've protected them in some way or are using them in a highly controlled environment. I've been playing around a bit, and there are a few tips and tricks I've figured out over the last month and a half that makes using these traps a better experience: 1. If you're trapping rats outside, definitely get some sort of cover or cage for your traps, with an opening large enough for a rat to get in and out (In and out, not just in, is important. They tend to avoid going anywhere where they can't identify a quick exit). I put a cheap milk crate from the hardware store flipped upside down and weighed down with rocks over each trap, and those have worked really well. Not only does that prevent most other wildlife from triggering the traps, it also keeps the trap, and the rat, contained. The milk crates I got had 4 handle holes in them, I taped up all but 1 hole to reduce access for non-rats and make the rats feel less exposed while entering the crate. The traps often flip up into the air when they're triggered, so a container will prevent it from flipping somewhere where it will be lost. The crate also prevents scavenging animals (like raccoons, foxes, opossums, etc.) from being able to carry the trap away if they try to take the dead rat. If the trap didn't successfully kill a rat, the crate will prevent the rat from running off with the trap attached and/or keep the rat contained until you come to deal with it. 2. If you have a lot of rats to trap or are trapping long term, change your bait every 3-5 days, and change the locations of your traps every 2 weeks. If you use the same bait over and over again in the same spot, the rats will begin to associate those foods and location with danger (especially if a trap trapped, but failed to kill, a rat, as that rat will give off fear pheromones that last even after its gone, which warns other rats away from that area). I rotate between 5 or so different baits and 3 different locations for each trap, and so far that's worked okay for me. Tomcat also makes a bait gel you can put on food to apply pheromones that are supposed to attract rats, but having done that for the past week or so, I don't think it makes much of a difference. 3. Not all the traps are created equal. I got two "bad" traps in my order, one came without a bait cup (which is mostly fine, it just makes baiting the trap slightly more annoying) and the other wasn't very sensitive at all and allowed rats to just take the bait without penalty, unless they put their full weight on the trap, something they were unlikely to do. It seems other reviewers have had this issue with some of their traps. I placed a rubber band around the back section of the trigger pad, as another reviewer recommended, and the trap is more responsive now. I'll update this review if I think of anything else that might be useful. I feel very passionately about humane trapping that will have the smallest negative ecological effect possible. Hopefully, if you read this far, you do too and my tips were useful to you. Good luck!

This is excellent so far. It was extremely easy to bait and set. The first night I put it out, it caught a big rat. I emptied it and put it out the night after that and woke up in the morning to see another rat. I just set it out again tonight and will see if it snag another one by tomorrow morning. I have had a lot of failures or hit or misses with other traps (some way more expensive and complicated). This is how I expect a product to work. Thanks to whoever designed this thing. Maybe now my kids can get their screened in patio to play on again with rats eating multiple holes in the screen to come poop and pee all over the patio!!

Nunca había visto una trampa como esta, pero la verdad es muy efectiva, tuve la visita de dos ratas en mi casa, una la puede matar por cuenta propia, pero la otra era más escurridiza, le dí veneno y una trampa de pegamento pero ninguna funciono (supongo que fueron de mala calidad ) si qué o dacia qué más comprar para matarla hasta que me encontré con esta trampa y me convenció por las reseñas, la compre y en dos días cayo, yo use de cebo un poco de atún ya qué tiene un olor fuerte.

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.

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 !

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

I was very impressed at how easy it was to set and I liked the fact that you could bait it without setting it off overall a very good and well made product, & i would certainly purchase again 😀 👍👍.