List Price: $59.99 Price: $46.49 You save: $13.50 (22%)
Media: Lawn & Patio
Features:
Electric rat and mouse trap
3-plate shock-design reduces escapes for 90-percent kill rate
Applies 8,500 volts for killing large rats quickly
Green indicator light flashes for up to 24 hours indicating a kill
Editorial Review:
Electronic Rat Trap, Detects Rodent & Instantly Releases Stored Electrical Energy To Kill Rodent, 4 "C" Batteries Will Kill 10-20 Rodents, Poison Free Solution.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Works great, but not recommended for outside use.
The Victor Electronic Rat Trap does what the literature says. Remove the package. Remove the plastic insulator that prevents the batteries (included) from working. Put a little peanut butter in a hole in the back of the trap so that a little of it hangs out the back, then put the trap in a "walkway" (generally along a wall) where you have seen rats and turn the trap on. The LED turns on briefly to show the unit is activated, and then turns off. The trap looks quite innocent. Check on the trap at least a... more info
More effective than it's supposed to be
Erm, people, exercise some common sense with this thing. Don't stick your hand in it when it's on. Be careful to only handle it by the plastic when it's off. Switch it off before you bait it. DON'T TOUCH THE METAL. So, I had a rat problem. The little beasts were getting so they'd climb up the screen outside the window at the end of the couch where I was watching tv. Very acrobatic. They had to go. I tried the cheap solution. Glue traps: useless. Mouse traps: too small. Rat traps: worked once in a... more info
So far no rat!!!
Well, I bought this a week ago. I have not caught the little bugger YET!!! I have peanut butter where they say to put it... I left it off a few nights with trails of nuts around it to entice it... I turned it back on and found it in my kitchen last night around 8pm!!!! Brazenly the little critter raced from one end to the other and miraculously disappeared under the dishwasher seemingly into the wall! Now I really know that they can escape in a space as small as 1/4 inch!!! I couldn't believe my own eyes!!... more info
A sure killer, once you figure out the trick
(1) These traps are greatly superior to the older wooden traps. They are neat, clean, and cool in a gadgety sort of way. I bought 3 of these, 4 of the M144s, and I set 2 of the old fashioned type that my exterminator put in (and the rats cleaned out without getting hurt). Rats were keeping us awake, and we were really anxious to get them. (2) One website recommended using gloves to handle the traps. It said that human scent could scare off the rats. I followed that advice. (3) One website... more info
