This is the medium sized rat trap by Atomic Barbie
It is sold on Amazon.com
Lots of bent wire mesh and bad looking spot welds and soldering...
It's very light weight and has galvanized sheet metal parts, some aluminum, and does not sit flat on the table.. it teeters
Here you can see how the parts all go together
This is the sliding locking bar.. it depends on gravity to go down and lock the door
If the door did not have a spring, this door would be too slow for a fast mouse or rat.
Some people receive the trap and don't understand how it works, you have to first bend the lifting bar UP, it comes bent at 90 degrees
With this setting, a mouse or even a rat could eat the bait and just walk away....
This method of making it very sensitive would not work well outside, but is perfect inside where there isn't any wind
There needs to be plenty of clearance over the top of the cage, or the mechanism will get stuck and not work
you can put meat or cheerios on the bait hook
there are no metal shields on this cage, so keep fingers from direct contact when a rat is inside or you may get bitten
spot welds
torsion spring, this is very necessary to make it trip quick!
This is the worst construction that I have seen on any live catch trap...
what a mess with lots of sharp wire and some not even attached to the frame
I do absolutely LOVE this design....
Look at the top wire mesh and how it has come away from the frame... this is brand new right out of the box
On top there is a retaining clip for the trigger bar, you can use this for holding the cage door open to let an animal out, or to keep it from springing ...
Locking the cage door open and putting bait inside could serve to make rodents confident by feeding for several days before setting the trigger...
You need at least 10.5 inches of clearance over the top, this cage isn't going to be good under the stairs or areas where the action could be restricted.
The cage is 12 inches long.. the length of the cage is very VERY important...
five inches tall...
6.5 inches wide
Deer mice are the most agile mice in my area, they also have a very light touch and easily avoid being captured...
You are about to see why the length of the cage is so very important
If the cage were any shorter, then the mouse could move fast enough to beat the closing mechanism.
What you didn't see, is that the mouse moved like lightening towards the exit and actually "almost" beat the locking mechanism.
Safe and securely trapped without injury... a perfect test....
It's my personal opinion that this cage with its light construction, would only be suitable for mice and small rats...
Remember that a live catch trap should not only catch and hold the rodent, but protect is from predators... my dog would tear this open in no time.
Slow motion is very important in evaluating what does and doesn't work... it also shows us animal behavior and agility....
Hard bait is better than soft "lickable" baits... this mouse put it's paw on the trip plate and never touched the bait drop.
Thank you for watching, the next test for this cage will be a large norway rat.. will the cage hold him? Well, first we have to catch it!
In my opinion, this is now my favorite and most effective mouse or vole trap design...
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