RUGGED RANCH RATTR The Ratinator Multiple Catch Live Rat Trap by Rugged Ranch

If I could give it 1000 stars I would. It’s so rare for something to do exactly what it’s advertised to do, to the letter. Had massive rat problem in and around chicken coop. So many, it was drawing in foxes and feral cats, but with no success as the rats would hide in the coop. Tried bucket traps etc, but nothing worked. Took a shot on this and did as instructed. Tied the trap door open for a few days and baited with some cattle grain. Cut the string and by that evening, one or two were caught. By the next day, 17 were in the trap. Dunked and discarded them for the critters. Super easy to use and to clean out, which I had been worried about, given how small the exit hatch is. Not a problem at all. One tip I saw online was to place the trap on a board, so that they couldn’t tunnel under to eat the bait. Did that from the start. It 100% works. There’s so many BS claims about diff traps on the market, but this one is for real. I know it’s expensive, I had a hard time with the price too, but it’s going to last through my grandkid’s lifetimes and is built really well. If you have a rat problem, this is the solution. Any cheaper thing you buy is just going to be a waste of the money you could have spent on this. UPDATE: put the empty trap back in the chicken coop, in the same spot. Went out today to put some bait in, and it was already full of rats again. At least another 15.. with no bait! Greatest rat trap of all time. Feels like I should buy a pet python or something now since feeding it would be free.

This is my second one of these. We have poultry and therefore rats. I don’t like using poison and have had some unfortunate incidents with snap traps. This is pricey but does the job and will do for many years. You will have to fashion something to hold the trap open to build the rat’s confidence. It’s not tricky thing to make ( bent wire will do the trick) but it would be a nice touch if it was provided. Once you have caught your rat or rats you will still have to deal with them.

Worth the money! I questioned it at first, but I’ve already been able to catch 20 rodents in my chicken coop!

I prepared my wife for the disappointing news that when The Ratinator arrived she would need to stop feeding the birds so the rats would be attracted to the bait. She was a trooper and cleaned up around all the feeders and sealed up the sunflower seed mix in a steel trash can, solidly secured. I waited a couple of days before putting the trap out with a tin of pet food as suggested, leaving the trap open so the rats could come and go. But these folkes were especially wary and were not interested in several choice pet foods, including some very high-end wet cat food. I decided to go with the tried and true birdfeed in a different location. It took a few days but I finally saw a rat sampling from the tin of birdfeed inside the trap. As my trips to refill the can with bait became more frequent, I decided the critters were secure enough to go into the trap with the door unfastened from its open position, and I refilled the empty tin one last time and set it inside the bait chamber. When I let the dogs out before bed, one was immediately attracted by sounds or smells to the garden where I placed the trap. She was intent on getting at the trap so I knew there was something inside. I rounded all the dogs up and back in the house, then took a flashlight over to find an entire family, two adults and six young'uns, scrambling to find a way out. The kit allows you to drown the animals or catch and release, but rats are pretty smart and can find their way back to an ideal feeding and nesting site. Still a tough decision.