OWLTRA 1 Pack OW-7 in-/Outdoor Electric Rodent Trap, Instant Eliminate Rodent Zapper with Waterproof Cover, Sound & Light Alarm, and Batteries or USB Power Source, Waterproof Grade IPX4, Black

Previously, I was only accustomed to the traditional rat/mouse traps. The ones you have to be careful not to smash your fingers in! Our pest control guy uses the traditional traps and the bait boxes with the sticky pads. Not having dealt with a lot of rats, at least ones in the main living areas of my home, I wasn't certain about the best way to "erraticate" the pesky rodent(s). Sure, there are your typical rats/mice in the garage and crawspace,etc. Our pest guy typically addressed those "ratskills". Those traps are ok in those areas. Out of sight, out of mind, right? But, we had one enter our domain, and that was not cool at all! I wondered...what's the best solution? An electonic mouse trap? I must admit that I was a little skeptical when I purchased this, considering the price. Would it be just a gimmick? I questioned whether it was cheaply built, and whether or not it would really work. However, when it arrived, I found that it was constructed way better than I had expected. I was actually impressed! But, I still wondered if it would work. Well, that question was answered literally overnight! After setting it up the afternoon it arrived, the very next morning, the result was in! Sorry, Mr Rat! The governor granted no clemency for you! About the product: It is very simple to use. It takes 4 D-cell batteries, or you can use the included USB-C power cable (wall wart not included, but, hey, just use one of your extra USB-A phone plug you have laying around like I did). I used a small dab of peanut butter in the bait tray. Put the lid on. Power it on and set it against the wall in the area where you saw the little critter, or evidence of their activity. It has a light that flashes and a buzzer that beeps when one has been caught. When that happens, they are done! To empty it, you just turn the power switch to off. Open the top (the top comes off easily - not in a bad way, easily) and dump out the critter in the waste bin, or, you can have a proper burial if you should so desire! You do you! It's really that simple! In summary, it's a very effective product. Easy to use. We'll built. Great features for what it is. Much nicer than the Victor product I purchased at my local big box store, and it was less expensive. I believe it's a great investment and I will probably buy more of these to monitor other areas of my home. I highly recommend this product to others! Now, let's see if he has any relatives! Hope this was helpful. Have a blessed rest of your day!

If you have Mice as I do you want the largest zapper you can get! This one fits the bill! I've purchased quite a few zappers over the years and all but one still work. The problem with my first purchases was I thought the zappers would be larger so be careful and look at the specifications before ordering. The Mice here are quite a bit larger than what I would consider to be an average Mouse and they will NOT fit into the standard "Mouse zappers". They won't even try to go in them. So think BIG and get a "Rat" zapper. This Rat Zapper is the second of this size but this one is rated for Outdoor use AND comes with the ability to power it from a standard 5 VDC USB power supply (make sure it's rated for more than 1 Amp, I suggest at least a 2 Amp charger). It uses four 1.5 VDC "D" Cell batteries which can get expensive unless we use a rechargeable "D" Cell battery. I'm using high wattage 1.5 VDC LiOn rechargeable batteries which have a charge cycle of over 1,000. So invest wisely, don't use NiCd batteries (voltage too low). After receiving the Rat Zapper I followed all the instructions and put the bait in the bait cup (few pieces of dog food kibble). I installed four D Cell batteries and placed the unit by the side of my house last night. It has a cover that must be place on top for outdoor use. Don't forget to do that! This morning the light on the unit was blinking "green" which indicates a Mouse decided to visit Zapper House during the night. Sure enough. There it was. So easy to dispose of the rodent. Turn it off, pull the top off and dump the dead mouse. It's that simple. Reload the bait cup, put the top back on, place the unit where you want it, turn it on, put the plastic cover back on and wait till the next rodent visits Zapper Hotel. The build quality is very good, very sturdy unit which I think will provide years of use, it's very safe just follow the instructions and turn it off before you take it apart (tool less). Suggest using some kind of dry food for the rodents such as dog kibble. They will find it. No sticky peanut butter. If you want an effective rat zapper I highly suggest this product!

I really wanted this trap to work. With rats running around outside my house (seemingly taunting us, walking right in front of our family as we enjoyed our patio) I finally bit the bullet and bought this one despite the price. I followed the instructions exactly. Fresh batteries, switch turned on, trap properly set. I got a "green light" and a beep to indicate that the trap was set up properly. I also put the weather resistant cover over the unit. I placed it immediately next to a wall where I knew the rats were traveling, since I could literally see them walking along it. I even tried putting food around the trap first to get them used to it, as recommended. For bait, I started with peanut butter and eventually upgraded to Nutella. The rats were still not impressed. They got into the feeder, ate the food, and walked away completely unharmed. How do I know? While cleaning the trap, I could clearly see tiny rat footprints right in front of the food tray. They treated this thing like a free snack bar. After trying to cleverly re-locate the trap a couple of times, it almost became like a free rat food truck. Also--the tray inside the unit isn't easy to clean. It's hard to clean around the (pretty sharp) edge of the electrical plate, especially in the corners of the unit. At this point, it’s just $50 wasted. If you’re looking for something that actually traps rats instead of feeding them, this isn’t it.

Best electronic trap yet! I've used a few of this kind of trap for rats, and they're annoying to set up and seem to only work a few times. This one was the best designed (I'm using it, reluctantly, for the chipmunks that are destroying my garden despite all my attempts to keep them away with sprays, etc.) and easiest to use, and it got a chipmunk the first night out. Easy to empty too. It wasn't cheap, but it was worth every penny. Even comes with a waterproof cover.

We were looking for something to take care of a rat problem we were having. My goal was for it to be as humane as possible. Snap traps have usually been suggested for this. While most of the time that does seem to be the case, I've heard and seen when it is not the case and I really wanted to find a better solution. Seeing some video of this working, it seems instantaneous and not of the jumping around even after being trapped that you see with snap traps. This product (the indoor/outdoor rodent trap works great. So far we've eliminated 7 rats so far of various sizes, including large ones. At first I put it out for a week or two with just peanut butter in the bait section. Nothing. No one was going in or out that I could tell. I decided to be a little more devious and stick sunflower seeds (what we feed the birds and squirrels in daytime) in the trap (all through it, just enough to lure them in) and in front of the entrance. Once I did that I caught 5 in quick succession. Be sure to use something dry like sunflower seeds...You don't want something that sticks to the metal parts. And don't cover the "floor" completely. Just enough to get them inside. You also want to be sure and put the trap along a wall or straight edge. The rats and mice run along walls and edges. Clean up is easy. I just open and dump the rat out. The kills are clean. No blood. I've not noticed any burning (another concern I had for rat's treatment). There is often "greasiness", but rats are just that. I've not cleaned mine yet for that, but should be easy with some rubbing alcohol. 5/3/24 update - this trap is still working great. I've caught probably 20 rats since the fall including one that was so big he woudn't even be able to reach the bait section. That's why I suggest putting *dry* bait along the floor of it (like sunflower seeds, dry cat/dog food, etc). Also put a little just outside the entrance...or even a trail leading to it. Definitely try this if you've not had much success just putting peanut butter in the bait area (this never did anything for me). 12/30/24 update - still going strong. I've bought two now and set them both (neighborhood really is overrun). Again, if having trouble, try putting sunflower seeds (something dry) on the "floor" of the trap. I had zero success putting peanut butter in the bait spot. Put some sunflower seeds on the floor of the trap itself all over, at the entrance and a trail of sunflower seeds leading to one of their holes. Observe where they run or go. Put it along the wall, borders, etc. of whatever they run against. I saw one review mention seeing the trap moved...likely not a rat that did that. I actually found we had skunks moving ours around so set up a camera to see if the rats are actually there, or something else. You may have to put something over the trap that will keep the other bigger critters away (milk crate staked down??). I've to around 30 rats the past couple of months.

Recently have been noticing some rats in the backyard. I bought a snap trap that said it was humane, but it wasn’t killing the rats immediately and they were suffering. So, I tried to find an outdoor electric rat trap. There seem to be 2 on the market. One made by the big guys, and this one. First off, the good: 1 - it kills rats. In the week it’s been out, I have caught one or two a day. They have been killed almost immediately 2 - it’s easy to clean. It’s a tiny bit awkward to get the top off, but once that is done, you just dump them out 3- the batteries seem to last longer then a previous indoor one I had 4 - it is water proof. I have had it out in the rain. It’s against a wall, it’s a bit protected, but still gets wet. Once when it got really wet, I took the pieces apart and left it on the covered porch to dry The bad: 1 - it seems to only work with smaller rats. With the snap trap I caught a couple of really big ones. Everyone here has been relatively small. I think it’s the size of the unit. 2 - I wish the bait station was a bit different. I am using peanut butter. If i put it right in, it’s hard to clean. So I have been putting it in a bottle cap. But, that makes it more difficult when I am disposing of a rat. Also, it attracts a lot of ants. My ideal solution would be to make the space bigger (maybe twice as wide as it is now). I would like it fill it with water, and have the peanut butter in the middle. Hopefully this would still attract the rats but prevent the ants. 3- when it kills a rat, the unit beeps and flashes. I find the beeping is really, really annoying, and the flashing isn’t really visual enough. Something like a little red light on the top (that stays on) would be interesting. Overall, very happy with the product. I would recommend it and will probably buy another one. EDIT - Today, I was checking the trap. When I put the lid on, I think a piece of grass got caught in it and it started "zapping". I stupidly touched the top, thinking I would seperate them and it would stop zapping. And, I got zapped! So, I guess don't touch the unit if it's zapping. Let it finish.

I've had wonderful success with mine, had a pack rat in the belly of my camper, bought a couple of OWLTRA traps, sat it on the ground under my camper and got the little bugger the first night, several mice and a couple more pack rats over the past year. Love them so much I got one for my mother that she uses under her deck with excellent results!

This is a good idea in practice, as a more humane way to eliminate a rodent, however it did not work for me. I had a rat in my attic. I have no idea how it got up there tonthis day, but I could hear it scratching at night and/or when it was quiet. He could not get into the actual house/living area. I purchased this device and I honestly thought he was going to be done for the day I set it up, but boy was I wrong. I also bought an indoor Eufy camera to watch/monitor it. I set this trap up there and set the camera up in the attic facing the trap. It is 100% complete darkness up there when the light is off, but the cam was a PTZ cam with excellent night vision. I added american cheese and peanut butter with some fresh grated parmesan on a piece of tortilla in the bait trough (figured his last meal might as well be a good one). I also added a very small piece just inside the entry of the trap and a small piece just outside in front of the trap. Within no time I saw him eat the piece outside of the trap, as well as sniff all around the trap, focussing heavily on the vents right near the bait trough. Every so often he would return and sniff around the trap and look at the entry, but not enter. Finally maybe 5-7 days in (already too long for me) he reached in and grabbed the small piece inside the door. So I started thinking today is the day. Then over the next week he was beginning to go in further and further each day, reaching about 3/4 of his body in the entry at the peak point. However, I had to put a firm deadline that if he doesn't go all the way in TODAY and get zapped, I am going snap trap on his azz. Well, the deadline came and he never went all the way in, so I went up there and set a snap trap, turned off the light and closed the entry to the attic. I went outside to check the mail or something real quick, came back in and sat on my couch and then heard a noise and got a notification from the camera. Checked it and saw him get snapped. Within 10 minutes of placing the snap trap, he was done for. So, my point is, while this trap might work, in like a month to who knows, maybe 3 months, in the end a good ole fashioned $5 snap trap worked swiftly and immediately. One after thought of mine, is that they are in some ways much smarter than they are given credit for. I realized that I had not set the trap against any sort of wall, so he was always able to walk around all 4 sides of the trap and the top too. So I think he realized this was a box that went nowhere. A dead end. Perhaps if it was against a wall where at least one side of it he could not investigate, see or access, he might then think this is an opening into further exploration, like an opening into a wall or something, and not just a dead end box. Regardless, it ended up being the snap trap FTW in literally 10 minutes time of being set up. I gave this unit 3 stars because I'm sure it probably does work, and maybe more likely if set up against a wall. However, I think what would probably be the best idea for this is to have an opening/entry on both ends that they can see right through and out the other side, with the bait trough in the center/middle. I think a mouse or rat would be more inclined to go in if they can see that it's just a tube/hall with an exit ahead of them, and then when they get inside to the middle point, bzzzzzz. Oh, and let me tell you, I read about them and everything says they have good low light vision. I have to say they have excellent NO light vision. I watched this thing easily run along a rafter, and turn exactly when the rafter turned, and also hop from one thing to another. So either they have echo location or sonar, or maybe they emit infrared from their eyes, because they can SEE in complete darkness.

Muy sorprendido con el funcionamiento. Cumple con su cometido. Ideal este modelo dado que tiene un leve pitido alterno en el tiempo que te avisa del premio... Ideal para huecos escondidos o falsos techos. Así te olvidas de andar mirando. La información del fabricante es mínima, revisar mis fotos donde subo el manual y las características. Se puede desconectar el pitido alterno. Lastima tener que usarlo, pero por lo menos los bichos se van al otro barrio de una manera más limpia. Recomiendo meter como cebo queso, es infalible...

Zuerst war ich skeptisch. Aber nach 2 Tagen lag die erste Ratte tot im Kasten. Nach weiteren 8 Tagen hatte ich weitere 5 gefangen. Als Köder hatte ich kleine Schnittkäsestücke mit Nutella verwendet. Wichtig ist die Anordnung, die Köder sind so anzuordnen, dass die Ratte auf 2 Metallscheiben stehen muss, erst dann wird der Elektroschlag ausgeführt. Toll ist auch die Regenabdeckung.

Lleva días y no cae nada, solo veo a los ratones pasear por mi casa. La trampa aparece sin cebo 🪤 pero ningún roedor 🐁🐀 en ella

très efficace

Consegnato nei tempi stabiliti. Dopo 3 giorni in cui ho addescato il ratto, permettendogli di mangiare le esche nei pressi e dentro la trappola (ovviamente spenta), ieri sera ho attivato il dispositivo che ha fatto puntualmente e in maniera egregia il suo lavoro. Ratto fulminato e facilmente smaltito e trappola pulita velocemente, grazie alla praticità del sistema di apertura del dispositivo. Ottimo. Consiglio vivamente anche per ratti di dimensioni importanti, come nel mio caso.