Tomcat Rat Trap Review: Does It Live Up to the Hype? Watch to Find Out!
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- čas přidán 7. 07. 2024
- Is the modern tomcat rat trap better than the old-fashioned wooden rat trap? I recently had a chance to use the tomcat rat trap and found it to be surprisingly effective and well-designed. The tomcat rat trap is a very small, lightweight, well-built trap that does a good job of catching rodents. I like the fact that it can be cleaned easily because it's plastic and that the trap can be adjusted to have a hair trigger easier than the old wooden rat traps.
Here are some additional rat-catching tips that I did not go over in the video.
Proper Placement: Place the trap where you've seen rat activity, typically along walls or in corners. Rats tend to follow the same paths.
Secure Bait Placement: Ensure that the bait is securely attached to the trap's bait holder. Peanut butter, bacon, or dried fruits often work well as bait.
Use Enough Bait: Apply enough bait to attract the rat, but avoid overloading the trap, which could allow the rat to steal the bait without triggering the trap.
Camouflage the Trap: Rats are wary creatures. Camouflage the trap with dust, dirt, or cardboard to make it appear less suspicious to them.
Set Multiple Traps: Increase your chances of success by setting multiple traps in areas with high rat activity. This can lead to a quicker reduction in the rat population.
Keep the Trap Clean: Rats have a strong sense of smell. Regularly clean the trap to remove any old bait or odors that might deter them.
Check Traps Regularly: Inspect your traps daily to see if you've caught any rats. Promptly remove and dispose of any caught rodents to prevent odor and disease.
Reposition Traps: If you're not having success in one location, don't hesitate to move the traps to different areas where rat activity is suspected.
Use Protective Gear: When handling traps or disposing of captured rats, wear gloves to protect yourself from potential disease transmission.
Be Patient: Rat trapping can require some patience. It may take time before rats become comfortable enough to approach the traps. Keep at it, and you'll likely see results.
Remember to always follow the manufacturer's instructions for your specific Tomcat rat trap model, as trap designs may vary. Additionally, consider humane options for dealing with captured rats, such as releasing them far from your property or contacting a pest control professional if you prefer not to harm them.
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Robb MoffettRobb's Homemade Life / mrhulot101 - Jak na to + styl
These traps are very popular in the northern states for gophers and chipmunks. We stake and wire tether them. Thank you for the review 😊👋🐿
Oscar, you're more than welcome. I think it would be interesting to try them underwater for lobster and crab. May be illegal though.
That looks good. I see they have adopted this new type of trigger plate with the central hole for the bait tray. That’s different than the last I looked at. It’s an improvement.
I just bought the old style rat trap for some gag photos. Those things can break a finger! Plus, prying an animal out of one by digging into the goo to lift the bar isn’t pleasant.
A paper pellet out of your pump air pistol will put down a live rat in the trap instantly without the danger of a metal projectile . A tiny amount of liquid silicone adhesive a sheet of paper towel and some imagination is all you need.
Hi Robb! Good review on the rat trap. I’ve used these down at the shed where I had chicken feed stored and it worked great. I do like the wooden ones because I could take a piece of bacon and wrap fishing line around the bacon to secure it, got them every time.
Have a blessed evening!
Hey Willows, good tip about the bacon. I have always wanted to use a rat trap underwater to catch crabs and lobster. Not sure if it would work and is probably against the law somewhere but it still would be fun to try.
Bacon! The price is so high here that I can't even afford a piece for myself. Glad I do not live close to you as I would be raiding your traps every night for the bacon. I like mine already cooked and crispy though.
@@islandgal500 you only need the size of a quarter, it would be hard to wrap a whole piece and I would rather get rid of a disgusting rat considering the damage they could cause.
@@WillowsGarden I was only teasing you. Lucky rodents though.
@@islandgal500 it’s all good. Have a blessed night!
I've been lucky and only had 2 mice invaders (no rats) in my lifetime. One was from a travel trailer being stored and belonging to someone else close to my house and the second was when one critter got through a small area at the side of my low access door under my house. The first wasn't bad and I put a wooden trap in a large shopping paper bag laying on its side on the floor. When I heard the snap in the evening, I just closed up the bag and could feel by the weight that I had something besides the trap in there. Disposed of it all by rolling the bag closed. Squeamish. It is funny how I can handle dealing with deer or black bear, but not a little scurrying mouse.
The second unwanted critter about 20 years later got completely trapped inside a small plastic trap with a trigger arm (2 pack, Catchmaster Hide & Seal Mouse trap) and also trapped it inside when the lid closed down. You can throw the whole thing out or get someone to lift and fling the Ewww out of there to rinse and reuse. Glad to say I fixed that access hole and no company since. Both times peanut butter helped lure them. I like the plastic traps, but those wooden ones seem cheap enough that you can throw them out.
I agree. I think most people throw out the wooden ones but growing up we would always reuse them.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife Makes sense if there is an abundance of them to catch.
Thank God we haven’t had mice or rats here.
I think your foxes ate them all
Those look pretty good, but a couple of real cats are actually the best. Of course, they also insure that my bird feeders are not overused.
I think my family and myself have only had one or two cats that lived up to the name. The rest of them are useless. We had wanted made up for the rest though I remember her bringing home a rabbit one day. She also liked to bring snakes to my mom.
Have you seen the home made rat trap using a plastic soda bottle and a 5 gallon bucket?
Hey Oscar, I have seen some with a bucket for mice and was surprised at how well they work.
@@RobbsHomemadeLife Did you get my voice mail? 😁
Hi Oscar I checked my phone and I don't see any voicemail? I saw your message at CD Bob
Robb, I saw a guy with a trained mink that hired out to clear rats out of farm buildings. He also has one trained to fish for him. What do you do though, when the place gets infested with minks?
I can't believe the online research I did on catching one little mouse in my house! People invented the strangest contraptions and the tests on the different baits was extensive.
@@islandgal500 they love peanut butter. Buy a "have a heart" trap and catch them that way and release them.
Those type of videos are very popular.
It seems like any video on CZcams if it has the word trap in it gets a lot of views
@@chloebelle4923Sorry, but when any critter with 2 or 4 legs invades my castle, they will be obliterated. If they stay outside, they get left alone to live their life in peace while romping in the sun.
Is it dishwasher safe?
Hello Chili, I have never used the dishwasher so I can't say. However, I read a bunch of reviews on Amazon and I think I remember someone saying they put theirs in the dishwasher, but they may have just been joking.
@@RobbsHomemadeLifeI hope they were joking.
Just caught a rat in my kitchen today with one of these. Had traps set for 3 or 4 days after I saw a rat creeping out on the open floor -- it ran back outside as soon as I moved. The attractant that they sell seems to work OK; it's a paste in a squeeze bottle that works neatly to fill the bait cup. I just threw the rat in the garbage, trap and all, so I didn't have to touch the dead rat. I suppose you could wash and re-use the trap if you needed (or wanted) to, but rats are fairly rare around here, so I didn't see the point.
Hey Greg thanks for watching the video and let me know that it helped much appreciated I wash off and reuse my traps but I can understand 100% why people may not want to do that
@@RobbsHomemadeLife Actually, I bought the traps a few days before I saw your video. I just happened to watch the video the same day I trapped the rat. Was a nice review, anyway. :)