Tomcat Rat Snap Trap

This is likely one of the better mousetraps on the market today. It definitely is the best one I have tried so far. Throw the old style traps with the wooden base in the garbage. The sticky traps work pretty well but you have to kill the mouse/rat when they are caught. This one traps the rodent and the powerful jaws usually kills the rat by the time you check the trap. The trap has a tiny bowl-like area to pack your bait in and you need to pack it in there so the rat will have to work to get it out and in turn trip the trap. One word of caution though, when packing the bait in the trap, use one hand to hold the jaws open and the other to pack in the bait. If you do not do this the trap will catch you instead and it's not a pleasant feeling. I speak from experience. These are a little spendy but they do work.

This thing works great. I hate rats and some got in my kitchen. I tried several varieties of poison and couldn't get rid of them! This trap did the job. I even got two at a time once.

I received the traps this afternoon. I set them both, baited with peanut butter & with in an hour, they had both snapped! I had 2 big RATS already! These are excellent , easy to set, sturdy rat traps & I definitely recommend them to anyone having a rat problem.

Rats in the garden. Poison: not for me, because so many other critters feed on them. I definitely prefer the Tomcat to the older style spring traps. Easier to bait and clean, safer to set. Also, the rats can't nudge/jostle it into snapping out of the kill zone. However, because the trap is small and light, it was no problem for a red-tailed hawk to carry off the whole package. It only happened once so far- the cost of doing business I guess.

A good trap for a secluded place. I use it in a storage building to catch any invaders. Works quickly and efficiently.

The traps we ordered work better than anything else we've ever used. Well-made, easy to use, easy cleanup

they work really good and you don't have to look it. Also easy to use.

It didn't take long for the trap to catch a rat who was inside my house but I had a repeat of the same problem I've had at least three other times, and maybe four. The trap did not kill the rat and I could hear it dragging the trap around my kitchen, banging into things. When I finally got up to investigate, I discovered that only the rat's snout was caught, so I grabbed the rat by the tail, went out to my deck and set the trap down, then opened it — at which point, the rat ran out like a shot! Rats are supposedly pretty smart so I'm guessing that one won't be back. But then I discovered the problem: the bait cup was gone. Because I've asked before, I know they don't sell replacement bait cups, so I will have to buy a new trap. It's getting to the point where these are single-use traps because bait cups get lost through no fault of my own. They just don't stay put! But these traps generally work well, so I don't know what to do. 🤔 That's why my rating is three stars. I guess I'd recommend that after you fill and reinstall the bait cup, you tape it in place with a bit of duct tape. That's what I'm going to try after I buy another trap, which will be my very last one because this is ridiculous. Why not sell replacement bait cups or find a way to attach them to the trap that goes beyond turning them? Maybe some sort of tiny pin, clip, and/or chain arrangement? Am I the only one having this problem?

Traps could use a stronger spring. Had instances where the rodent drug the trap around and eventually got free. Short string to tie off the trap to structure would be beneficial as the trap with rodent was found some distance away.

the trap does not snap closed when the bait is touched. does not work as described