The Tomcat Rat Snap Trap & A Bobcat. Mousetrap Monday

The Tomcat Rat Snap Trap & A Bobcat. In this video we test out one of the most popular rat traps on the market today and then we feed wild animals on the Beaver Dam.
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[@cryospiral]

Hi Sean! I watch you two or three times a week. You are one of my favorite KZbinrs. I wish that you could find something that will keep squirrels away like a sound deterrent. Keep up the good work.

[@UnholySausage2]

dude that's the worse rat trap I ever saw I will buy another one for sure

[@internetguy123]

You could be demonitized free if you only post live catch rat traps.

[@1thursty]

Hey try using ranch dressing I worked great for me as bait

[@jamesrobers3351]

Have you ever seen Ms. One Eye again?

[@OceanHedgehog]

I dunno about that trap. It took a rat to sit with its full weight on the already modified trigger pad for it to snap down. I’d give that trap a little flip.

[@-danR]

I just don't believe in soft bait. _Or_ that style of cup and trigger-pad. The old-school traps are fine with that traditional hook thing right on the little trigger. You jam a half-peanut on the hook, or a firm piece of meat. They have to work it off the hook the hard way.

[@JoeStuffz]

I agree especially with rats. I always am surprised if a trap gets even 1 rat. The rats have been incredibly crafty. I also would love to see some of those trap mods mentioned in the other comments

[@PhrontDoor]

Totally agreeing. There was a rat leaning on the trigger as well as a rat STANDING on the trigger at the same time where the trap totally failed to go off. The trap is more rodent roulette.

[@garrettdark5668]

I don't know what's going on with his trap, I have this trap and it's nailed half a dozen rats that encountered it. From what I can see in my videos it's never been able to rest on the trigger without it going off nor any rat smart enough to just steal the bait like that. My only guess is I cram hard peanut butter inside the bait cup and make it flush with the edges, perhaps his bait stealer got it's teeth on the overflow and pulled most of the bait out. As for standing on the trigger, that was very surprising. It did look like a lighter smaller rat/mouse? IIRC my trap nailed a mouse before.

[@carracer41]

A little flip in the garbage XD

[@CaptmagiKono]

Would not really say "much better" those rats were all over the thing and only putting its entire weight on it seemed to finally trigger it.

[@-danR]

Exactly. That rat-trap is dumber than a mouse.

[@monkeygraborange]

Seriously! WT actual F? Those rats were _huge!_

[@BOTzerker]

He's looking for sponsors.

[@kaseywiley9810]

The trigger is actually more sensitive than that. I've been using these traps for years.

[@silvereagle90000]

@@kaseywiley9810 How do you know you haven't been missing as many rats as he has? Do you also have video footage?

[@akasmarty2003]

It’s more like a rat feeder than a trap.

[@Idontknowwhattoputherel0l]

😂

[@AL_3EX]

Lol

[@ethangalvan9380]

Right I bought this trap and the rats just keep taking the bait

[@gustavoramirez-rangel5773]

@@Idontknowwhattoputherel0l These traps are useless.

[@3_up_moon]

@@ethangalvan9380 tie some short pieces of dental floss through the holes on the trigger pad. They will try to take it for bedding material. You could also use dental floss to tie across the hole so they have to chew the string to get to the bait below.

[@kaburgess69]

I've used the same trap with varying degrees of success, I found the most effective was to play with the trigger to set it to "hair trigger" like the video shows but i turned mine towards the wall instead of away from it. They have a natural tendency to track along walls. So if the bait doesn't entice them well enough, just walking across the trigger worked just fine.

[@yajnalgibno6536]

Thanks for this info mate

[@trevoncarter4861]

I use popsicle sticks to slightly lift the trap (i use Tomcat mouse trap) so when the mouse gets in, the unstable stick drops and the trap triggers just by hitting the ground with the mouse inside, regardless if enough pressure is applied or not. Just make sure to put peanut butter far inside the trap so the mouse must reach in deep.

[@ValentinTheMad]

Rat couldn't resist that 7 grams of protein per serving

[@lovecoloredmasterspark]

Alex Vargas r/whoooosh

[@ZaneDalton]

shell company And?

[@angelaappiah4189]

lol

[@jblack75]

Lol

[@gravitron12]

lol so tru

[@kalet196]

"the trap has a little play".... Two rats procede to step on it and didn't go off 😂

[@SasukeTheCursed]

At the same time no less... not much of a hair trigger lol

[@ransackedpotatos8247]

That’s why I’m saying like this dude don’t realize them mofos ran all up on the some bìtch and ain’t shxt happen.🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@disconnectbots1052]

2:11: when you're skipping class and you see a security guard in the hallway

[@smg4fan643]

True true

[@2bboe98]

@Marylin Henn Bordes ?????

[@saulgoodman2912]

@@2bboe98 here is what happens he copied a comment and accidentally put it in the reply’s and did not notice so he is a A HOLE

[@_Lis25]

Security guard?

[@_Lis25]

@Mr Best we simply don't have those.

[@_wowzaimshook_9368]

That actually made me laugh lmao 4:24 Rat: _Politely gets clapped_ -“ON THE SECOND NIGHT THE TRAP WORKED MUCH BETTER”

[@billr6983]

*Large rat* SNIFF SNIFF "MMMM I smell peanut butter!" *Steps a bit closer* SNIFF SNIFF "I smell SHAWN! I'M OUTTA here!"

[@red__guy]

Sniff sniff "it's also Monday, run away"

[@dauntless0711]

Other Rat: “Well, I’ve gotta have my PB fix!”

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

*Looks around: "There's a camera! Run! It's got to be a trap"

[@johncochran8497]

Actually, I suspect the rats are associating the smell of plastic with traps.

[@fiacabulay2939]

🐈:meeeeooww 🐀:Dafuq? Shawn here that? 🐁:No just your imagination 🐿️:Hi seen my mom she went to find PB and now I don't see her anymore 🐀:...(she ded from trap-) Shaaaaaaawwwn!!!! 🐁:**Runs** 🐿️:**Runs** 🐈:Dangit

[@michaeljames4904]

4:00 Who else was thinking, “Toofer! Toofer! Toofer!”?

[@destroyah3034]

I was thinking the same thing. Crossed my fingers but that trap did not budge at that point.

[@jwb2814]

Michael James That would have been sweet

[@markfryer9880]

We can only dream that it happens.

[@muskokamike127]

Me too, but piss poor design on the trigger if you have TWO rats feeding out of the bait cup and it doesn't go off.

[@aarondavidison9924]

Same bro, I was constantly saying 2for 1 but the trap didn't do a thing!?

[@boredfive3001]

Those rats were bold as hell. Trap didn't work like it was supposed to. They were climbing over it like an amusement park.

[@delanorrosey4730]

I was waiting for them to drop a rock on it to set off the trap and scurry away.

[@stemicalengineer]

Try this. Cut strips of masking tape and cover the bait such as meat or something. Make sure the bait is still visible and could be smelled. It kinda makes them stay in contact with the trigger far longer and and struggle biting of the strips of tape until they need to apply force and disturb the trigger.

[@asgharmohamed]

One last ride😂

[@boredfive3001]

@@stemicalengineer Just use fresh peanut butter for the bait. They'll come if they're any in the area.

[@bengonzales1182]

I had a few traps similar to this once but the mice were very good at not setting them off. I glued a few pennies to the bottom of the trigger plate to make it more sensitive, it helped.

[@katsiduzynski488]

Thinking of adding double sided tape (auto stores have it), cut a piece, stick to bottom of trigger plate, add a couple thick flat rustproof washers to that.

[@nolanleonard06]

Hey Shawn, in years of my trapping experience, I have figured out a way so rodents don't steal your bait. I simply it a piece of scotch tape over the bait cup. This way, if the rat/mouse is even the most careful it can be, it still gets caught because of the scotch tape that the rodent is pushing down or working at chewing to get to the bait. The rodent will push down or find out that there is tape on the cup. This will make them work extra hard and eventually get caught.

[@kelennaanyanwu5372]

Which is better to buy, the small or big version of the trap

[@chaosgachalife5759]

Big buþ be caferul i accidentaly broke my bone on my finger while setting it up.

[@kingandrias1740]

@@chaosgachalife5759 hope u feel better

[@777ter]

@@chaosgachalife5759 use thick leather gloves

[@sdoken]

but wouldn't the tape prevent the scent of the peanut butter from attracting the rats?

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

They were doing a pile-on on that trigger pad. Not that good of a design.

[@elisahuberman3408]

Even the rats were too clever

[@hendrahendra]

Lol reminds me of that Tom and Jerry episode where jerry was jerking on the trap and it diddnt trigger. As soon as tom taps it triggers and snapped his finger.

[@elisahuberman3408]

@@hendrahendra Ha, ha! That's a good one!

[@jand8303]

I been using these traps on my fence for years and they work pretty good. The trap I used have very sensitive triggers.

[@TGNXAR]

Those looked to be smaller rats.

[@robertjohnson5484]

HI Shawn, thanks for posting the videos on the rat and mouse traps. Since the video on the TomCat rat trap was posted, the company has apparently redesigned the rat trap. I have been using the TomCat Secure-Kill rat trap with good results. In three nights the traps (4) have dispatched five rats. Have been using peanut butter in two and Nutella in the other two. Also scattered some sunflower seeds in and around the traps, so the critters feel a bit more comfortable around the traps.

[@stopcallingmechrispratt]

Ah yes the animals favorite meal, chocolate

[@Christian-lw7dh]

Your comment in 2 years old and i just bought some and still looks and acts the same. Doesn't kill rats. These suck

[@MsLee-oh7hy]

Thanks for making this video. My leasing office put this trap. It caught one mouse in this trap. I caught another one last night in the old school wooden mouse trap. I decided to watch this video to learn how to bait the Tomcat rat trap without injuring myself.

[@yipperzipper3037]

Scared me half to death when that trap snapped shut😂😂😂🤣🤣 That wildlife around your place is amazing!

[@gabriellecaldwell1819]

Yipper Zipper it’s not funny they killed a rat

[@lauralyza3183]

@@gabriellecaldwell1819 I agree I love even slugs all wildlife

[@Emmas_Secret]

Lol, i kinda felt bad for it

[@rukususun9639]

Soon you'll have to blurr the stuffed rat getting trapped

[@jwb2814]

DECIDUEYE GX He he For real

[@DrLoverLover]

No he won't. Are you easily offended?

[@james2082]

Beware of the flood

[@inkspec2.022]

@@DrLoverLover r/whoooooosh

[@tetsuyakanade5762]

why you giving youtube more ideas 😂😂

[@andrewharper1609]

It's always good to see the local wildlife on your channel.

[@ericcarlson3746]

05:23 a kitty!

[@pheenix42]

Had a rat infestation in my house a couple of years ago...these worked very well for me.

[@AmandaGeyerSnobahr]

My son was attending a daycare with a peanut-allergy kid already there. So, he got Sunflower Seed Butter (the other kid has no problem with it). Given how enthusiastic your local vermin are for sunflower seeds, maybe look into sunflower seed butter?

[@TGNXAR]

Depends on price, I would say. Unless you mean for the kid?

[@ENTR0PY]

@@TGNXAR Lol she probably means the rats, I don't know anyone who calls children vermin except for orphanage owners in 2000's Christmas movies.

[@RiveBassCovers]

When the 2 rats stepped on it I thought it was gonna be a double whammy

[@shanebanx9631]

I've never used the tomcat brand but I have used the T-Rex version and they're very sensitive. I pulled over 40 rats out of one attic in an old home on a naval base in South Carolina. The infestation was so bad that the living rats would feed on the dead ones in the trap. Mind you I'm checking these traps once a day so in a 24 hour period they'd go from living to being the next meal of their brother or cousin. I fed the local foxes in the area just like you do here. On average I pulled 4 rats a day for 10 days, never had an empty trap. Some days I even had a couple rats in one trap. On the T-Rex that trigger pad would go off at a breeze and didn't require any messing around with. Thanks for your video!

[@timsilva1944]

I have used these traps with success. A couple tips: Dab a little white grease on the trigger mechanism to free it up a bit. I drilled two holes on either side of the bait cup and ran a wire over and out the bottom as a "grille" to decrease the likelihood of stolen bait. Be sure to attach the trap to something as I have found the trap 50 feet from it's original spot after it was dragged away with a hind leg in it.

[@Denis-fp7ku]

I hope the Tomcat company sees this and makes their traps more sensitive.

[@oldrrocr]

don't know about this trap, but on the Victor I tie hard bait down with dental floss, then smear peanut butter.

[@distanthope9153]

They did. I got one recently and it worked great.

[@karimalarifi7778]

Tie a string on a small piece of meat.

[@neilwolfe3324]

The model before this one is a lot more sensitive I had one and killed 38 rats with it before it broke.

[@level2sentry209]

"I'll be sure to be careful with my fingers" *SHOVES IT OFF TO THE SIDE FOR THE PEANUT BUTTER*

[@akufuhreal3757]

I’ve actually used this trap before, the other traps never caught the mice in my garage but this one damn near cut them in half.

[@monaelee2626]

😹😹

[@sdoken]

this trap is for rats and not for mice? you used it on mice and it worked?? good to know!

[@harze434]

@@sdoken you better using glue instead trigger trap because mice is too light to activate the trigger

[@cookingwithkyle3514]

These videos helped me to respect life. Even rodents that can serve as a meal for other animals. Thank you Mr. Woods for your work.

[@3_up_moon]

Will Kyle be cooking any fillet-o-mouse or a McRat?

[@pardo4788]

Stfu, we just want to see the rats go bye bye

[@777ter]

Yep, we all will be feeding worms at some point. Enjoy the ride.

[@6980869]

@rEvolver not me, since I’ll be cremated. Unless, that is, if worms eat ashes too….?

[@TylerEubank]

That waa beautiful. What poem is that

[@DavidHarris-qn7em]

Dont use the bait cup..smear the pb on the back of the trigger pad

[@sil1911]

Gud idea

[@dracus6877]

Or smear it under the trigger pad. Make the rat work for the bait. I have the same trap and this trick works for me

[@klmoll]

Yes, that worked better for me, I did both the bait cup and pb on back part of trigger page. Caught 3 out of 5 last night!

[@gregoryross.303]

you got it!

[@wilsont1010]

Wouldn't the rat be pushing up the trigger pad instead of pressing down on it?

[@johnf536]

Thank, Shawn. I didn’t know you could make the trap more sensitive.

[@ninjatastisch9905]

You could literally see the blood of the Rat on the weight pad. 4:34 DISCUSTANG

[@madelynn_editzz7864]

No it's really sad they where just hungry and cute

[@Walter-wo5sz]

Shawn, if you ever market a rat trap you should name it the Black Thumbnail Rat Trap.

[@shaikmubasheer8222]

Why ?

[@redundantfridge9764]

@@shaikmubasheer8222 He sticks his fingers in traps to test them. (Sometimes, not always) resulting in bruising in his fingers. Man is a passionate mad lad and I love it.

[@dogfish3373]

@@shaikmubasheer8222 Watch his old videos and it will be pretty obvious.

[@GM_-]

Just when I was starting to think, those rats could use the trigger pad as a diving board and still not set it off, there it went!!

[@VaughnJogVlog]

Good Mind surprised me.

[@spilledbeans69]

I remembered when I was young, I would watch this person for hours and the next day that I came in KZbin, he was all over my recommendations. But, amazing content!

[@1houndgal]

I have had no problems catching rats, big or small ones have been caught in my four tom cat rat traps. Last year I caught 13 in fall and winter. This year so far I have caught seven, at a faster rate this year. I like then over the cheap old fashioned traps because when I set the old school traps I almost always managed to catch a finger or thumb. Plus, if I had caught rats with the older type ones, it us not as easy to remove the dead rats from them. I gave the old style traps to my neighbor, so at least he can use them to catch the neighborhood rats. ;)

[@1houndgal]

I try to encourage the feral cats to stick around our yard also. The more the better. Feral CATS are the best mouse cats evah!

[@jpsanch33]

This trap didnt kill a rat i caught. Had to finish the job myself with a .22

[@vralingfrostmere1561]

Why not just bludgeon the damn thing with a large stick?

[@Amtcboy]

Twice the rats got away.

[@vralingfrostmere1561]

@@Amtcboy that sucks.

[@jpsanch33]

@@vralingfrostmere1561 because i own a 22

[@zero_cryptic]

@@vralingfrostmere1561 .22 to the head is a much more surefire, cleaner, more humane kill than just beating it to death.

[@xX.D3DP00L_Xx]

I think you had a faulty trap. I've exclusively been using those traps for several years and I've never had a bait thief. I went and tested mine for play and found a lot less than yours.

[@kelennaanyanwu5372]

Which is better to buy, the small or big version of this trap

[@leighann5308]

We have the smaller roof rats in CA would I use this or the mouse trap? Someone mentioned putting tape over the peanut butter and another mentioned hot glue dog food where about on the trigger?

[@ragedgrunt]

that would make sense cause it sucked

[@chrishubbard64]

Ive had the bait stolen before, its annoying so I place more peanut butter on the inside upper jaw of the trap so they have to climb inside to get to it and are more likely to set it off.

[@szakbak]

i got the mouse trap caught 3 now they just leave it alone i didn't know about adjusting to work better.thanks good video

[@TohGahr]

i've put my fingers in this trap before, hurts like heck!

[@xxl9123]

Well duh.

[@crystal9243]

Obviously..

[@shep1610]

Scale of 1 - 10 @randomhalofan292

[@trishalorensen6449]

Ofc it does dumb f-ck

[@deparition]

@@trishalorensen6449 rude

[@pjmtts]

Double double get a double! Was I the only one hoping

[@mrnopy6707]

I was more shocked by the fact that two rats sat on the thing and it didn't snap.

[@laughingc0w]

I’m looking into buying the trap and read reviews online. Some ppl catch 2 or 3 at one time! Amazon and tomcat website reviews have pix of 2 or 3 rats caught at the same time. Was hoping I’d see that here

[@BigBrotherMateyka]

That's so cool seeing a bobcat meander by your place!

[@CoolDinosor]

This is my favorite Mouse Trap Monday episode.

[@The_Admiral5]

This trap really works! Got rid of the rat problem in my garage!

[@Smacketeer]

I *HIGHLY* recommend using Tootsie Rolls or some sort of taffy in place of peanut butter as bait. PB can be easily nabbed by mice and rats, but a softly-chewed piece of Tootsie roll or Starburst stuck in a bait cup is sticky enough so that the rodent will sit there gnawing at it until it sets off the trap and gets caught. Not recommended if you live in a hot climate, though, as candy like that is prone to melting. But I find it highly effective. A little trick I picked up from TrueBloodOutdoors here on KZbin about 6 years ago.

[@kaseywiley9810]

I love this trap. Use it every year to catch my rats. Yours acted very stubborn to go off. I would hide food under the trigger to help it go off and make it harder for them to get the food

[@eptile]

Same! Me and some of my neighbors have rats that run on top of the fence.. it's great to put in their path, I even the a string to it so when they fall off the fence it can't fall to the ground, and it can be out of reach for dogs..etc

[@garrettdark5668]

I got this trap too. I don't know why his trigger was being so stubborn to work. I think the bait stealer rat was only able to steal because he overflowed the bait cup allowing the stealer to pull it out from the overflow. I make the peanut butter flush with the bait cup edges.

[@-danR]

I would hide a sales teaser-comment under the comment-section to help the Tomcat rat-trap sales go off...

[@garrettdark5668]

@@-danR - If you're talking to me, I have video of mine nailing rats moments after it rest a paw on the trigger. Also I would be hesitant to buy from the Amazon link he provided where he got his from; judging how poorly his was working compared to mine, it makes me suspect he got a defective one from the Amazon seller (maybe they're unloading bad ones) or it's an undocumented change of design in the model (packaging looks the same as mine) by the manufacturer which makes that model way less effective. I'm just so shocked how poorly his worked compared to mine, I feel his video is showing something false...unless the three traps I bought is abnormally working superb compared to his.

[@JasonEagle81]

This trap caught a rat within 30 minutes from setup. I put it near where my dog was sniffing prior. Put mini cake as bait. Easy disposal in the garbage. Hopefully round 2 gets another.

[@leighann5308]

Where do you put the cake because that cup to small

[@maxphan6661]

Mini cake also theres an invention called knives

[@justinascent697]

5:00 damn bro my bad thought that was my 7th grade math teacher

[@ericmortensen791]

Doesn’t seem like a good trap.

[@nubeplays5611]

Eric Mortensen Ya think? 😂 that trap sucks bad

[@reconexpert6923]

RIP 💘 🐀

[@user-dv1um6ib3u]

Good John GHG get to used TV go had get I good

[@zex1965]

Recon Expert ikr 👍

[@Googleaccountholder99]

I've caught around 10 rats with this trap, but we have huge rats here. The ones in the video look like mice in comparison.

[@planejet42]

I've had decent luck with the mouse style trap. My bait gets stolen every so often, so I've been putting the peanut butter further back so they actually have to step on the trigger to reach it. Also, a few times the traps have been stolen as well.

[@sikksotoo]

I caught about 2 dozen roof rats with two of these and two Victors before the HOA made exterior fixes to the building. Every rat except for one was killed by the trap, I had one that had enough free legs to keep running around the bathroom like a lunatic. But they're pretty beefy. Much safer to use for anyone intimidated by traditional spring traps.

[@MizzzKitty]

Wow you have so much wildlife by you. Thank you so much for sharing. Love yr vids.

[@SpiritBear12]

Aw, for a little while I thought you were going to get a "Two for One" with the weight of 2 rats on the trap at the same time. Darn it! The trigger is still not sensitive enough, it took a long time to get something. Maybe you have to shave a little bit of plastic off of one of the trigger components. Those traps should go off much easier than that. I have some smaller mouse traps from the same company and it worked perfectly the second the mouse messed with it. I also taped the trap down to a piece of cardboard so it wouldn't flip when the spring goes off thus getting a really fast solid hit with the bail. Then I taped that to the surface where the mouse was showing up which was under the range top of my stove. It was the one and only mouse I ever had in this apartment and I've been here 13 years.

[@jokerYG]

A huge rat got into my house. I loaded this trap with a Reese's cup, checked later and the bait was totally gone, no dead rat. Watched this video, loaded another Reese's, adjusted the trap, not even 20 min later, DEAD RAT! Thank you so much.

[@JamesRileysRipeRaspberry69]

i swear my heart jumped when the trap snapped

[@heyitsme8203]

Same

[@wildcoyote34]

that rat trap works really good ,, and YES it'll break your fingers , it's a very powerful trap and sensitive enough that it'll even kill mice it's also powerful enough to kill a squirrel too,, these are the snap traps i use at my farm

[@canadianmistake2640]

Just got a squirrel with mine. Poor thing took about two hours to die. It wasn’t pretty

[@sportclay1]

I have found these and other snap type traps work best when the trap is facing a wall.

[@kensmith5694]

Basically anything that makes the path a bit more complicated helps. Rats tend to hug the base of a wall so they are more likely to find the trap.

[@epiccsx]

3:06 that made me flinch

[@TotallyAlisa]

Bro me too I flied up lmao

[@JasonBlooey]

I just bought one today. It seems a little different. The pressure plate is white and seems to have less play. The bait pod isn't removable anymore. To compensate, there is a hole over the bait pod I hope it gets that confounded rat in my garage...

[@quadsman11]

Hey Shawn, Yet another great video ! I agree with you on the sensitivity for sure ! If you notice, the rats are smart enough to go to the back of the trigger pad where there is less leverage to set off the trap ! ( darn things are smart ) If you can create a way to force them more to the front of the trigger pad, I am sure it will work perfectly ! Even if you just use a piece of monofilament line to discourage them from using the back approach to the pad. Or try using a piece of twine with peanut butter on it tied across the trigger. Anything to make them work at the bait more aggressively !

[@cronkekong3532]

Put two of these in my garage. Within two weeks I had killed 7 rats. A+ product!

[@alexmdc11]

I’ve honestly used & continue to use this trap, I’ve caught 3 rats in less than a week. Though I have to admit, once I bought this, it took nearly 2 months to catch one. Not sure why it took this long but it does work!

[@markrm16]

When rats have plenty of food, they're far less interested in traps. No hungry rats = a trap gathering dust for 2 months. It's good to trap year-round, but don't expect to find many traps full in spring and summer.

[@96Logan]

3:04 I still jumped even though you were handling it very safely. It was the suspense from the rat not setting it off earlier, haha

[@killtyrant]

Have you considered wearing gloves when testing the traps to prevent your scent from getting on it? I noticed the rats always sniff around the trap and seem to recoil away after that. Maybe they are picking up your scent and in rat university, they are taught to be deathly afraid and avoid at all costs. The young rats havent made it to rat university just yet which is why they fall for these traps more often then not.

[@InquiringMindsKnow]

I have handled these with my hands repeatedly and they completely worked. I caught over 8 rats with these - but need to only use at night and make them un-accessible to all larger animals. These are dangerous.

[@Dan-ji4db]

I notice whenever rats initially approach traps, they always smell the food and instinctively run away. It's like they know something's up.

[@aaroncobet1453]

Thanks. Great tip about the lever adjustment. Have you considered putting the bait on the very back of the lever?

[@gdjaybee742]

Horde of rats: HAHA WE LAUGH AT YOUR TRAP...Single rat puts whole weight: HAaaHAaaaSNAAAP!

[@blapty]

That dam is really coming along. Great vid.. thanks! 👍

[@jadenbowles5390]

Rat: lays on trigger pad Trap: am I a joke to you?

[@blxtothis]

It’s always a toss up between the Racoons and Opossums in the quest to hoover up the carcasses, good to see the various other residents that popped by.

[@jeffking291]

I bought 3 of these from Home Depot. I found them quite effective.

[@robozstarrr8930]

that Tomcat claim . . . " combines aggressive capture & holding capabilities with a host of user-friendly features . . ." my EX's motto!

[@craigha7959]

This is my most successful/favorite trap. Caught 8 rats with the same trap in one day. (Same lump of peanut butter in the bait cup too) Same day, same location.

[@danfiorini785]

I’ve used the mouse version of this trap. Works great for a short time and then it takes a lot to get it to set off.

[@immoegreen200]

I noticed that my bait was gone in the trap. I sprayed the inners with PAM cooking nonstick spray. Then the trap started cooking so to speak! Try that, it snaps fast!

[@ezequielzaragoza6513]

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[@chaoticgaming3317]

@@ezequielzaragoza6513 ???

[@angelisaber07]

1:35 thought he was gonna dip his finger on the trap lol

[@milad2468]

luv your vids keep doing more

[@perryfrohlich5126]

Great job once again! I have both styles of traps and the mistakes of not paying attention to sensitivity of trigger. Thank you👍

[@wh5321]

I’ve caught 7 rats in my snap trap. It works better than the old metal wire trap and I love the teeth on it. It does not let go. It works.

[@tekn0lust]

I've caught 40+ urban rats with 4 of these. Extremely reusable and easy to set. The trigger is perfectly balanced that it will get rats, but not birds. Also work if put in travel pathways without bait.

[@lynchosky]

Yep I got three set now I so far caught one rat

[@catch-2259]

40? I caught one. Will try again.

[@kendall8500]

Hey the best bait is a melted Tootsie roll

[@johnfuller6870]

I caught 5 in one afternoon last winter with the same 3 traps. I’d say it worked out pretty well

[@jy2334]

Same about more than 10 with just 1

[@loriwoloshyn7266]

We get mice in our garage every year. THESE things work like a charm. Just stick a little peanut butter in the hole and WHACK , one less mouse. We throw them in the field for the coyote.

[@goodrich06]

🐀🐺

[@bennydarko]

I've used the more trap and noticed the trigger wasn't very sensitive. I think the one I have was defective. I had to melt a piece of (edit) plastic to make the latch barely grasp the trigger. After that though it worked perfectly.

[@kingpaul4844]

melt a piece of practice = melt a piece of plastic?

[@bennydarko]

@@kingpaul4844 autocorrect fail. Yeah I meant plastic

[@laughingc0w]

How did melting the plastic work? I’m thinking of buying this and was surprised to see 2 rats on it without setting it off!

[@etctam]

Dude I love your videos

[@SteveSilverActor]

We've used these, and the rats are also somehow are able to eat the peanut butter out of the bait station without setting off the trap. It also help smearing the trigger with peanut butter as well.

[@evelynfriend1183]

Steve Blankenship 1 year ago I’m retired from doing commercial pest control. The rats you are talking about are roof rats. I got rid of countless ones in my career. Snap traps were my weapon of choice. One type which I used had a small cup with in the trap. I used to carry smoked almonds and I would pound a couple of almonds in that cup with a small hammer or the back end of a heavy flashlight. The rat would have to work to get that out and pounded nuts would be effective

[@Willowflat16]

Good tip! Things like sesame seeds would probably work, and they'd be a lot cheaper than almonds!

[@animetheory2572]

Shawn: I won’t let my rat anywhere near this trap. Shawn’s Thumbnail: *SHOWS RAT NEAR TRAP*

[@RavagHer]

That's why u put bait on and around the trigger plate

[@BIGBUBBADIESEL]

Yep, I drilled some 1/8" holes in trigger plate and smeared peanut butter in them, hard to get out so they push on it with their face and BAM! end of story.

[@RetroLuv_]

even the little rat knew it was a trap right away. the only reason they die is because they got too comfortable around it due to the pressure plate requiring too much weight but initially they all knew what it was

[@aesthetickeke2330]

I agree 🥺

[@Stratelier]

Found a rat crawling around the other night so I decided to set one of these up ... to my surprise, not even ten minutes later there's a "SNAP" followed by some panicked squeaks. Thing was nearly as large as the trap itself (somewhere between the one you caught and the one that got away) and it definitely lingered a while before expiring. (To no surprise, Mom then bought several more.)

[@lizcherene1575]

Thanks Shawn! Funny - I’ve been using these traps for years and had no idea the bait cup were removable.

[@rookmaster7502]

I guess you've never took the time to read the instructions on the box.

[@SouravBanerjeeMusicMultiverse]

lol same here 🤣

[@TheRealNormanBates]

1:05 The problem with modern traps like this is the "set bar" (on the bottom inside of the trap, you can see 3 vertical plastic pieces. The center piece is the "set bar" or hook for the trap to clamp onto and set) is usually made of plastic instead of metal. As a result, if a rat is not immediately killed, it will thrash around to get the trap off, which can cause the set bar to snap/break, releasing the trap and eliminating it's future usefulness (since you can no longer set the trap, as there is nothing for the top part to hook onto) Someone could make these traps last for a lifetime if they simply replaced that one small piece with metal.

[@youzerable]

I've caught many rats with one of those and I've never had the bait eaten without catching a rat. I'm wondering if maybe the one you tested had an unusually stiff trigger somehow. You can't beat them for quick and easy!

[@SteveSilverActor]

Unfortunately, I've had the same experience as Shawn -- the rats eat the bait but don't set the trap off.

[@stemicalengineer]

@@SteveSilverActor i covered my bait with strips of masking tape to make it struggle and stay more in contact with the trigger

[@masskonfuzion]

I had good luck early on with the Tomcat traps, but lately, rats have been stealing bait and not triggering the traps.. So - mixed bag for me. These aren't the only weapons in my arsenal. When they work, they work great; but when they don't, I get mad

[@ZviJ1]

@@masskonfuzion My experience and impressions reveal 3 reasons for this. 1- Rats detect human odor when someone didn't handle the trap with gloves. They somehow link such an odor with certain death, so they understandably avoid it. 2- Rats in the area heard or saw another rat getting caught in the trap. 3- Some rats that see such a trap aren't hungry at all and consider the fact the bait is positioned the way it is as too suspicious, so they rather get their food elsewhere.

[@alan30189]

I bought about six of these and they seemed to work okay. I set one up outside, but stacked landscaping bricks around and over it, creating a L-shaped tunnel, that only a rat or chipmunk could get through and prevent cats, opossums, or racoons from getting to it and getting caught. I also tied a string to a hole in the bottom of the trap, and tied a brick to it, so a partially injured rat couldn’t make off with my trap. The next day, the trap was completely out of the landscape brick tunnel I built, it was set off, but there was nothing in it. Something pulled the trap out of that tunnel and if anything was caught in the trap, it was gone.

[@raymondo162]

put a tiny drop of oil on the faces of the latching components to make it more sensitive?

[@cypheri1339]

This is what I was thinking. I wonder if this particular trap was stored in a very humid place? I've used the smaller version of these traps to catch a few mice that found their way inside and those are extremely sensitive.

[@Cmez872]

I am fascinated by how cautious the rats are with any trap

[@Cmez872]

TheIgors20 😲

[@TheReZisTLust]

They didn't evolve noses for nothing

[@perceive8159]

We've gotten 40 big rats to date with this unit, not with the same trap though, for some reason some of the traps just disappear! They work great around the farm, I've tried all sorts of traps, this one worked for sure.

[@vogel-undigelgartenhd]

Ein kleiner Tip: Die Fallen festbinden. Das passiert häufig, das die Fallen verschwinden, wenn das Tier nur gefangen wurde, aber noch flüchten konnte. Dann wird die Falle mitgenommen. LG und viel Erfolg

[@anneirenej]

I use the romcats. Chicken feed sprinkled on top of the trigger seems to work very effectively. I may try the tootsie roll trick too.