Selfset Rat Trap Kills Rats Galvanised Metal Strong, Quick Snap and Hold

Frighteningly effective, and have me worried just looking at them. They come in an attractive "retro" looking box, are well made and sturdy. You could not ask for more in a trap, and they are very reasonably priced. Highly recommended. I too fixed mine to an oversized piece of wood, it makes laying them out easier, and more importantly keeps fingers clear of the mechanism. I found a very effective bait to be strips of uncooked bacon fat threaded through the hole and taken round and round the fork on the bait holder / catch.

This is an effective rat trap, but does require a little thought to deploy it with the best chance of catching and killing a rat.I don't like having to kill anything but found it was necessary when a large rat kept coming into our back garden, as we have a new puppy that I don't want to get bitten by the rat should they meet. Plus the damage and disease problems associated with rats is not good.Other reviewers comment negatively on the fact the trap activates by the trigger being lifted rather than pressed down. This is not a problem if you use bait that you can impale on the barbs of the trigger. I used a small piece of a Snickers bar, impaling the bar into the caramel and peanut centre. Rats seem to love peanuts. If you use the trap in the winter you may need to warm the bait slightly to impale it on the bar so it sticks there.Some have said that the trap is not well made, but all I can say that in my case the trap has been set and unset many times before I caught the rat and the trap has not broken.I would definitely advise wearing strong 'rigger' type gloves when setting, unsetting or moving an armed trap. The spring is strong and the triangular spikes in the base of the trap will cause a nasty injury to bare skin. Likewise, great care should be taken to exclude children, pets or non-target species of birds/animals from the trap area when armed.After successful use of the trap and disposing of the rat, it is also a good idea to wash the trap with a bleach solution to kill germs and remove the dead rat smell which might otherwise put off future rats from being enticed into activating the trap.Before killing the rat (please see the enclosed photo to verify the trap is effective) I tried more modern metal and plastic type traps. They did not work but this old fashioned type metal trap did. Not nice, but it does work.

Easy to set, easy to bate and it does the job as intended. It Kills all rats... dead, so to speak. Just be aware that what ever you bait it with will have other animals having at least a closer look. So place it with care and consideration to avoid a trip to the vets!

Well i ordered 6 of these traps thinking they would be what i needed !! they look really well made and pretty lethal looking !! Rubbing my hands thinking the war has just started with these pesky rodents and that there would be only one winner( me !) i set about taking them out the boxes and setting them just to see how good they are !! well.... il tell you what when they trigger they will cause you some considerable damage if your finger is caught !! But thats just it .. once they trigger !! i used a stick to trigger them .. i had to hit them quite a few times and with some force to trigger , now i dont know about any one else .. but ive never seen rats or mice breakdancing on a trap or jumping up and down on it!! as it stands .. they are back in the boxes.. will be thrown away . as it will prob cost me more in postage to return em!! B and Q sell some very good black plastic heavy duty ones .. 5 quid a pop .. but better then these by a damn sight!!! do not buy !

ive never wrote a review but thought I would with this rat trap because it has just snapped a big fat rat right across the head the first night I put it out. I used a grape because it was quite secure on the bait spike so the rat couldn't just pull it off. I had already concreted around the perimeter of my back garden was th glass underneath to stop the digging then it moved to the front garden! The rats are because of a messy neighbour and going by the size of the one I just caught I think there will be more so I'm glad the traps are reusable. 5 stars would definitely recommend and the traps are easy to set. Bait them before you pull the snap back.Little update, I've caught loads of rats with theses now I just bleach and reuse. The spikes are the best as they go into the rats neck when the trap comes down.

A fairly robust trap, and a very strong spring (mind those fingers!). Unfortunately, the rat was too clever for this and only succumbed when repeatedly poisoned.HInt - Put the trap out with bait in it, but do not set. Allow your rodent visitor to take the bait a few times and then set it. They are (I am reliably informed) highly intelligent and will be mistrustful at first, hence why my visitor was not fooled.

The spikes are unnecessary on such a strong trap and are a serious risk for fingers so I pushed them down into the base using a short screw driver. This also makes setting the trap much easier.The lugs holding the fly over arm are set a little too far apart and the arm can become detached - squeezing them gently a little with pliers will hold the arm securely.If you set off the empty trap the spring can become detached - it can be put back but it's advisable to put some padding in the trap if you are just testing.Does it work? I've only caught mice so far but that demonstrates that the trap does what it's spposed to do.

Did the job rat now gone

El mecanismo para accionar el muelle es imposible , el raton tiene que subirlo , accionarlo hacia arriba , no pisarlo . Solo sirve en el caso que el raton tenga depresion y quiera optar por suicidarse ... aun así le va a costar accionar la trampa ...

"Selbsteaktivierende Rattenfalle" bedeutet hier, dass der Schlagbügel sich beim Spannen (fast) selbstständig im Auslösemechanismus verhakt und die Fälle damit aktiv ist.Im Unterschied zu der bekannten Mausefalle löst die Fälle aus, wenn der Hebel, auf dem der Köder steckt, angehoben, oder zur Seite gedrückt wird. Wer also daran gewöhnt ist, den Hebel für den Köder beim Aufstellen nach oben zu drücken, sollte hier sehr konzentriert arbeiten. Die Zacken auf der Fälle sorgen garantiert für fiese Verletzungen, wenn man nicht aufpasst.Ich habe nach dem Spannen vorsichtig ein Stück Schokolade unter den "Ködelhebel" gelegt und das führte ebenso zum Erfolg, wie Nutella an den Ködelhebel zu schmieren.Mit einem deutlichen Hinweis, Vorsicht beim Aufstellen walten zu lassen und die Fälle vor Kindern und Haustieren unzugänglich aufzustellen, gibt es von mir 5 Sterne. Ratten auf dem Dachboden sind nicht nur eklig, sie haben auch die Dämmung kaputt gemacht.

EL SISTEMA DE DISPARO ES EXTREMADAMENTE DIFICIL DE ACTUAR. NO ESTA BIEN DISEÑADO, POR LO DEMAS ES ROBUSTO Y POTENTE

Die Falle hat auf jeden Fall funktioniert.Schade nur das das "OPFER" samt Falle verschwunden ist!Es wäre ratsam die Falle mit einem Zelthering oder ähnlichem zu sichern.

Ich hatte 4 verschiedene Totschlagfallen gekauft und auf dem Dachboden wegen Ratten/Mäusen aufgestellt (es stellte sich heraus, es waren nur Mäuse).Unter diesen Fallen war diese hier, eine ähnliche aus Holz (ganz klassisch wie man sie kennt), eine von Swissino und eine "Snapper". Letztere machte auf mich den besten Eindruck, was den Auslösemechanismus anging.Bisher hat aber nur diese hier gefangen. Zweil mal hatte ich Waidmannsheil auf Hausmaus, während in den anderen Fallen noch der Köder unangetastet drin ist. Ich kann mir nicht erklären warum, evtl. ist es einfach nur der Aufstellort, der zufällig passt.Jedenfalls funzt diese hier tadellos.Für Mäuse etwas überdimensioniert, tut der Wirkung aber keinen Abbruch. Der Mechanismuss ist sensibel genug für eine kleine Maus.