JT Eaton 410 Jawz Easy to Set Rat Trap

This trap imo is too small for a rat. Catches mice well, but can't reset trap after it goes off.

Although the uninvited "guest" at my patio left or died before the trap arrived; ( haven't tested) I can assure its very well made and easy to set. Only worry as mentioned by another customer,is the possibility of not getting the rat ,mouse, killed and having to finish the job yourself.

Works well for the technology. 2 years outside and its still working. Rats are smart and will avoid it so user needs to play a cat and mouse game with them ... e.g. move them around, changes bait, put them in linear locations along runs e.g. fences etc.

These are what I use to catch chipmunks pestering around my house. Every year I catch at least 30. This year I caught 8 in one day. They are very easy to set and very easy to empty the dead critter out. I just bait it with peanut butter and sometimes within 5 minutes I hear the telltale snap. Much easier than the old wooden traps. I have never had a problem with them breaking. They seem very durable. I have even caught a few squirrels with the traps and they didn't get broken(The traps. The squirrels were definitely broken). The only downside is I have to remember to bring them in for the evening. I am replacing another trap because the raccoons stole it! The one I am replacing was from last year and would still be in use if the raccoons had not absconded with it. Apparently, they have rodent problems as well.

Bought two traps. One delivered out of its package and broken. Not happy.

A great trap, easy to set and bait. Very powerful. I used it for rats outside under my porch and killed them very effectively. I then used it in the house on mice. It really flattens meeses to pieces. Although there was a little blood and disembowelment involved, at least they didn't suffer. Much better than a glue trap where the poor mouse is tortured alive. I hated having to euthanize them with the hammer, and it isn't pretty, I first had tried the tazer and that unfortunately just knocked them out for a spell.This thing is really easy to bait, just unscrew cap and put into hole. The very first bait I used was peanut butter stuck to a Cheese doodle, they seem to really like that combo, in fact the bait is still in there from weeks ago as they have yet to take a bite without getting killed. I also like that fact that it is pretty loud when it goes off so I can get rid of the dead bits quickly. It says it is also for chipmunks but I treat them as yard pets. A really great trap and well worth the price, built to last!

I have used the Tom Cat version of this product for several years to kill chipmunks in our yard (we feed birds and the chipmunks made the best of it as well). Two of those traps killed over one hundred before one of them broke. This JAWZ trap has a weaker spring. I only used it once as the first chipmunk it trapped drug itself AND the trap several feet, and apparently 'flip-flopped' around with it.I use peanut butter, and the Tom Cat was far easier to bait and to clean than this one. However, if you used seed/nuts it would not be a problem..

I discovered a had a small rodent problem. I had not seen one in years. I spotted one as I was getting ready for work one morning. I realized my old fashioned Victor mousetraps with the spring loaded lever and latch were rusted out and were quite outdated. They no longer worked as the rodents simply ate the bait. I tried spraying the older traps with WD40 to loosen them up. I then went to another brand( Tomcat) and they failed miserably. The rodents ate the peanut butter without setting the traps off for two weeks daily. The construction on the other brand( Tomcat) is poor. The trap broke in parts. I then came here and read online elsewhere about JT Eaton 410 and JT Eaton 409 and spent money that was worth it. The next day the mouse was in the trap. I thought that was it. The day after, another other rodent was dead in another trap. They caught the rodents that fast and that quick. It is important that you use peanut butter and turn the traps towards the wall and follow the instructions exactly. I highly recommend this product.