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

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.

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!!

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.

Somehow I got a rat in my attic. I put a fancy electric rat trap up there to catch him as well as a couple wireless cameras to try and see how he was getting in (because I haven't had any rat trouble for years). A week later, noises in the attic still but nothing in the trap. Camera footage showed the rat going right up to the electronic trap but being to suspicious to go inside. Frustrated, I looked for an alternative - enter, the Tomcat. I placed a couple Tomcats in the attic and within 4 hours that rat was caught. Done! As others suggested, I connected the Tomcats to a little bailing wire and secured to nearby screws so the rat couldn't drag it off, and that worked fine. There's a bit of play on the trap's trigger paddle so if you're careful you can ease that paddle down a bit toward the release point and make a 'hair-trigger' out of it. Hold the trap securely open with your hands while you press the paddle and gauge where the paddle will snap the trap shut, then leave the paddle very close to that point and you have your hair trigger. Nothing fancy, no mods, that's what I did and it worked great - don't get your fingers snapped! its I found this trap to be very effective and would definitely buy again.

Easy to prep and load the trap, and is effective at catching them. But it doesn't always kill them instantly-- I've caught live ones about 50% of the time

Love it! The bait container is removable, making it easy to fill and clean. Set up is SO easy, and you can easily disarm it as well. Successful capture of a nuisance rat on day 2 of having this out.

Had a rat problem and these work better than the electric ones or the wire ones, but, they don’t last very long. The mechanism that holds it open failed on half of them. Sometimes after a catch. Sometimes without a catch. I tried everything to get them to set again, but they are useless. It feels a little like the plastic has stretched or bent. I’m ordering more because they do the job, I just wish they were more durable

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.