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How To Use Instructions
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Step 1Determine the type of rodent problem and the location of activity. See detection below. |
Step 2Remove bait cup from bottom of trap by twisting counter clockwise. Place food (such as peanut butter) or Tomcat Mouse Attractant in the bait cup and re-insert into trap. |
Step 3Carefully set trap by compressing top portion (containing ridges) to the bottom until it clicks into position. This can be done by hand or foot. |
Step 4Position trap perpendicular to a wall or other structure where rats are known to travel. |
Rodent Detection
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Signs of Rodent ProblemsAre your dogs upset? Do you see small tracks and tail trails in dusty areas? Do you see areas where wood has been gnawed? Do you see smears along baseboards and other areas? Is there a heavy musky odor in the house? Can you see rodent droppings? |
Identify Mouse DroppingsMice droppings are smooth, 1/8 - 1/4-inches long, and pointed at both ends. |
Identify Norway Rat DroppingsNorway Rat droppings are blunt on both ends. |
Identify Roof RatRoof Rat droppings are shiny, black, 1/2-3/4-inches long, and pointed on both ends. |
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Baits – Mouse KillersKill multiple mice at one time and address your family's needs with kid and dog resistant stations. |
Mechanical TrapsTraps help you track rodent movement and let you know that the problem has been handled. |
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Glue TrapsAllows you to stop rodents in their tracks and provides a method to uncover activity around the home. |
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Doubtful effectiveness for larger rats.
As I write this, I can hear a rat that was caught in this trap flailing around in the attic above my bedroom. It's been more than half an hour. I won't be able to sleep with this going on. I'll either have to sleep on the sofa in the living room or get dressed and climb an eight foot ladder and walk precariously on 16" joists, dodging the rafters and braces, with limited head room, among the filth and dust and shredded insulation, to confront a rat that is far from dead but is surely in agony. If my experience were unique, one might dismiss it as a rare instance of "bad luck." But it doesn't seem to be so rare. Buyer beware.Update: (Minutes later.) The deed is done. The rat's head was completely inside the jaws of the trap, but it was fighting hard to free itself. Had I opened the jaws, it would have scampered away, albeit disfigured. Fortunately, I was able to grab the trap with one of those "grabbers" that you might use to reach something from a high shelf, drop it in a bucket, and drown the poor thing. A living, breathing animal doesn't let go of life very easily. Very humbling.The odd thing about this experience is that I had placed two of these traps in this location many months ago (baited with peanut butter). Only yesterday (or the day before) I heard one of them go off, accompanied by a little rustle. Great! I thought. I'll take care of it later. Well, that first trap netted a gob of fur only, though there was a lot of rat dung scattered around it so it appears it was more than a near miss. It seems the rat was caught, but managed to escape. So it is strange that the second trap, not five feet from the first one, caught a rat. You'd think it surely was the same one, but how could it have been so dumb?To be fair, I have found dead rats in these Tomcat traps before, but they had been dead a long time. I also want to point out that this episode occurred in the middle of a cold snap in California, with night time temperatures in the low 30s, capable of freezing the water in the bird bath. So thepoor rats are looking for a warm place. Nothing better than attic insulation above a heated house.The accompanying photo give you an idea of its size. Believe me, this critter was still very much alive and fought till the end. Pitiful!________________The next day I went back to remove the trap that had apparently been sprung, with the “gob of hair” I mentioned above. It turned out to be the head of a rat. Where did the body go???? One can only surmise that the second rat that was caught had eaten it. So, at least we know that both traps succeeded in trapping the varmints.
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Leo
Crunchy peanut butter is better than smooth peanut butter
Reviewed in Australia on March 27, 2021
Leo
Reviewed in Australia on March 27, 2021
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