How messy is it to take the gopher out? Can you hurt yourself setting these traps?
1807128
The traps have a strong spring so are bit difficult to set; however, very easy to get the gopher out.
881844
I have had three catches and each time the snake and the insert were out of the box. The snake will try to wiggle out of the trap, but is so stuck to the insert that they can't get off it, but managed to get the insert out of the box. I just picked up the insert by the edge (at the tail end and not the head end) where there is no glue, put the snake and the insert in a bucket, walked down to a nearby wooded area, and poured vegetable oil on the snake. It took about 10 minutes but he finally managed to wiggle free and slither away into the woods. I did not want to kill it, just get it out of the garage. I suppose if it was a poisonous snake, I would have killed it with a shovel. I love the traps and would highly recommend them. Just be sure to put the box up against a wall, especially if it is in your garage.
1974164
Asked my husband who has a doctorate in electrical engineering. Nothing to worry about as long as there is no gas leak. If there was a gas leak a nearby light switch would be just as dangerous. Be sure to put enough bait to keep the rodents engaged. A little almond butter was useless. Had to add more bait (horse treat works for me, but there are a lot of suggestions out there) Hope this helps!
609412
I believe you'd have to clean out the P trap from the bottom. The stopper itself can be unscrewed, but the support of the stopper remains in place and there is very little space to adequately clear the P trap, although you might be able to use some wire.
1982830
Put on a pair of gloves. Grab the box firmly from the side and with your other hand compress the spring and shake the dead gopher into a bag and put it in your trash can. Your hands will never touch the rodent but you can wash your hands after if you are really freaked out. Good luck! Doug
871221
I hope I can help, but I honestly had a hard time with it myself. First, you fold back the wires that lock the trap and drop the straight wire and hold it so the trap doesn't trip. Bait the trap. The trick is to hold that straight wire in place while you hook the long bent wire onto the bent wire that passes through the bottom of the trap. It isn't easy to hold all 3 wires without tripping it.
1571065
I purchased it for rabbits. Used the entire bottle following directions. Within an hour rabbits were back. Not effective for me. Gophers are an entirely different problem. I had a gopher specialist get rid of mine who found the main gopher tunnels and inserted poison. Liquid fence is a smell that is allegedly suppose to repel not kill deer & rabbit. Operative word allegedly. I would waste your money on this. Gophers are under ground so an entirely different technique for that critter.
910920
Yes it is a big trap. In fact, the trap is too big for most gophers in Southern California. The trap looks bad-ass. However, I've tried it twice unsuccessfully because I think my gophers are too small. IO get them with my other traps. :)
23027
The traps are just big enough for 2 field mice;however once 1 has been trapped it's not likely another will attempt to go in for the food. These traps work extremely well , and fast. Put a little bit of peanut butter on a small piece of a cracker, place it inside the trap. Then smear just a hint of the peanut butter on the outside of the door. I suggest you purchase several traps and spread them out...check them often!! Empty the trap w/each catch...then put them back again for more. (make sure there is still bait.) I caught 4 mice in as many traps w/in 1 hour of setting them up..as soon as the lights went out. The traps are just big enough for 2 field mice;however once 1 has been trapped it's not likely another will attempt to go in for the food. These traps work extremely well , and fast. Put a little bit of peanut butter on a small piece of a cracker, place it inside the trap. Then smear just a hint of the peanut butter on the outside of the door. I suggest you purchase several traps and spread them out...check them often!! Empty the trap w/each catch...then put them back again for more. (make sure there is still bait.) I caught 4 mice in as many traps w/in 1 hour of setting them up..as soon as... » Read More The traps are just big enough for 2 field mice;however once 1 has been trapped it's not likely another will attempt to go in for the food. These traps work extremely well , and fast. Put a little bit of peanut butter on a small piece of a cracker, place it inside the trap. Then smear just a hint of the peanut butter on the outside of the door. I suggest you purchase several traps and spread them out...check them often!! Empty the trap w/each catch...then put them back again for more. (make sure there is still bait.) I caught 4 mice in as many traps w/in 1 hour of setting them up..as soon as the lights went out. « Show Less
730414
The trap is reusable. Depress the spring and shake the gopher loose. I have owls and hawks in my area so I left the body out as a free meal for them. Otherwise, wrap in a paper bag and throw into the compost bin.
773740
To be honest, that is the worst part... I put on gloves, unscrew the cap, fill it a little more with water to loosen any dead yuck, take it waaaay out back, and dump it without looking at it. My friend takes it out back and does the whole operation inside a black trashbag so she doesn't have to see it.There are disposable traps that are similar (Rescue! is one that comes to mind,) but it ends up costing so much more in the long run.
1628722
However difficult it was to use and in spite of the poor performance, it was apparently intended for use against gophers, according to the descriptions and the user documentation that came with the product. I have not attempted to use it against moles, however it would seem inappropriate for use against moles due to the basic construction and layout. A portion of the trap must remain above ground, whereas the better mole traps are all sub-surface.
128926
I've caught critters in mine that I didn't want to harm also. The best thing for getting them free is to carefully pour cooking oil (like canola, corn, whatever you have) onto the glue, letting it coat the glue. If it's face is stuck down, just be careful not to "drown" it with the oil. Rock the trap gently to allow the oil to float under the trapped parts. It only takes a few minutes for the oil to free what's caught. Good luck. That's the only downside to putting these traps out. We have them for scorpions that get into our home and garage, but unfortunately have also caught innocents.
378030
This doesn't have any way of baiting the trap - it works by getting the mole/gopher to run into the trap when it's placed in their tunnel. A rat out in the open probably wouldn't enter this trap.
1448862
I can't even get it to Kill Gophers. Save your money. Just Get the Gopher CINCH TRAP (S) ..
871224
I see you know how to use the internet. Google havahart and there is a video on How To Set traps. Or look on You Tube. Have fun good luck.
170167
Never had that problem. Have had a cat or some varmint drag my trap away after it had caught a gopher & lost it.