Victor Power Kill Rat Trap M144 - Professional Design 4 Pack

Rats are very smart and I could not trap them until I used the M144. The rats are wise to peanut butter so I found that wild bird seed stuck into the peanut butter is hard to resist. The trap has a nice little cup to hold the bait that perfect for the peanut butter and seed. This is an exceptionally fast snapping trap. Nonetheless, I have had several cases where the trap was snapped and the rat was dead 5 feet away. I assume the rat was hit with a glancing blow to the head and staggered off and died.

Having used conventional mouse and rat traps for decades, this product surpasses old style traps in ever category of convenience and performance. It is easy to set safely, easy to remove dead rodents, and convenient to clean.

These work okay for awhile, but after a few months of use, the trigger tab fails to hold the back bar, meaning the trap closes that night, rendering the trap useless.

I really like the m144 tan colored rat traps shown in the product picture. They are very hard to find now, since the m144b traps (black with red kill bar) came out. Even though they are newer, they do not work as well. Price was higher than m144b should be, so I figured I would get the tan ones in the picture. Nope, m144b traps came, so back they went.

The original Victor trap is hard to set, and results are unpredictable, as the trigger was inconsistent. This design is much better. Btw, tried other brands too, but they have other problems (and are more expensive).

Works very well for chipmunks also. Hate to kill them. they are so cute, but my property was so overrun with them that catch and release traps were no longer an option. Suggested by a pest control company. Easier and safer to use than the old wooden type traps.

I got four rats in the first night, coyote ran off with three of them, will be buying more.

Delivery was one week late - while seller advised of late delivery and I had to purchase elsewhere, seller required me to pay for return postage which was approximately half the purchase price. Again. great product, but not so on service.