Rat Zapper Classic

I spent a lot of time reading reviews on here on the various makes of these kinds of rat/mouse killers. I came to the conclusion that after cancelling out the 'I got this product free/discounted and therefore feel obliged/feel it's in my interests to give a good review' reviews, this one was the one with the largest number of suspect free positive reviews. I had a serious mouse problem, but not a rat problem, but having already tried first live traps, and then Rentokil poison boxes, and finding them equally useless to the pretty intelligent mice that were troubling me, I decided to try one of these and felt that the larger tunnel size, since it's designed for rats too, would make the mice less suspicious on entering. This product arrived on a Sunday afternoon, but having no batteries until the following day, I decided to place it in its first intended location, my kitchen cupboard, hoping the mice would get used to it being there and therefore fooled into a false sense of security. The next day the batteries arrived and I put it in my kitchen cupboard at 4pm, with a square of Snickers. I came back into the room about ten minutes later to find it already flashing, and found the first victim had been killed within 10 minutes of me placing it there. Tipping the mouse out was simple and I replaced the product back into the cupboard. That first night it killed six mice, the second night another 5. I then moved it into my living room and it showed the same efficiency until within 3 days, there were no more mice, and no more signs of them destroying the things that were previously being ruined every night. I should also point out, that it did all this using the same square of Snickers I placed in it on first set up. Since no mouse had ever got far enough to touch it let alone eat it, it remained as bait throughout. The mice always looked in perfect condition. No burned extremities, no hideous looks of pain or shock on their faces etc. In fact I find this product all the scarier for the fact that it is quite so terrifyingly efficient as the title indicates. But given the previous items I tried, I'd say this were one of the better ways to be killed off. If you have pets or other humans around, I would highly recommend you place this trap only where they cannot get. A dog/cat/rabbit's paws could easily reach into this product and they would be killed instantly I'm sure, and I'm sure it wouldn't do a human much good either. But that aside, so long as you are aware of this, I find this product brilliant and would highly recommend it.

OK we had a rat problem and I needed to sort it out quickly - so I bought Victor Rat Traps, Glue Boards and this Victor Rat Zapper. Don't bother with the Victor Rat Zapper!! I caught all of the rats with the traditional snap spring traps and the last one called an "Alpha" on a glue board. Apparently you need to try and catch them all in one go, otherwise they will get trap shy and just avoid them. The last one would not take the bait and so I ordered a glue board and it just ran across it, after I had worked out where his food source was coming from. Also block up any holes, even if you end up blocking them in the house. It took over 4 weeks to get them all and so I can't get a refund on my Rat Zapper, but save your cash and do not bother - it did not work for me and the rats were small enough to have got into it. I put in the most expensive batteries too, they just would not enter it. Buy lots of normal snap rat traps - the Victor ones were good, bait them up unset with either Cheese, Bacon or Peanut Butter to see which they prefer and let them get used to eating off them unset for a couple of days and set them and unleash hell. Hopefully you'll get them all in one night. I took ages for me to get all of this information off of the internet so I hope it helps someone. The Zapper sounds like a great idea, as you can just kill them cleanly and tip them in the bin, without any mucking around with traps and the inherent danger to children and small pets - but its only a great idea if it works! Sorry rats but you were starting to destroy my house!

Living alone as I do, I was shocked and horrified to see suddenly mouse evidence in my kitchen. Evidence being that of... well, mice do not use the human loo just down the hall. They are crude beings but have fine taste when it comes to food. My mice had eaten the artisanal speciality oats, stored in a plastic container, that I use for skirlie, and ignored the everyday oats used for breakfast. The bastards must die. I am relatively squeamish, so I knew snap traps or glue traps weren't an option. My growing rage at these brazen foodie mice was intensifying, so after much research and reading many helpful reviews I knew the right approach would be... the Victor Rat Zapper Classic. When I got it I was overwhelmed with an awful plastic and metal smell. But I put on gloves (to mask my scent) baited it with organic peanut butter on a skewer (you have to get it smeared onto the back wall) and waited. Nothing. For a week.... I did the dishes one morning, looked at this fancy expensive trap and thought, "Hey, it doesn't smell so plastic-y anymore." Now, the peanut butter has been there for a week.... Next morning, the light was flashing. I tipped out a fat and glossy specimen -- he'd somehow managed to get at some of the peanut butter before being electrocuted out of my kitchen and out of my life. Time of death was about 05:45. Two more electrocutions followed at 12:11 and 12:43. This thing just keeps on killing! I am starting to understand how Dexter operates. That said, if you are near the trap when the murder starts -- it can be slightly distressing. The light will flash red and you'll hear a electronic buzzing for a couple of minutes and smell a burning smell. Then it stops and the smell dissipates. If the trap is within earshot you'll hear everytime your mouse victims fry due to the electric sound. Mice are just as wary as rats. Wear gloves, mask your scent and be patient. I took off one star as the unit smelt so revoltingly of cheap plastic and metal and I think it didn't work straightaway due to this.

Leider liefert Amazon keine Victorfallen nach Österreich, was aber am Exklusivvertrieb der Firma Woodstream in England liegt. Sowas ärgert mich immer wieder, zumal keine gesetzlichen Vorschriften bzw. Beschränkungen bestehen, es keine rechtlichen Gründe gibt, wir im freien Markt in der EU sind, eine Währung haben und ein Nachbarland von Deutschland sind. Allen Zustelldiensten und auch der Post ist es doch egal, ob sie innerhalb von Deutschland oder nach Österreich liefern. Da ich aber unbedingt eine elektronische Falle von Victor ausprobieren wollte, habe ich halt beim Marketplace-Anbieter Norax GmbH. gekauft. Danke an Norax für die schnelle und prompte Lieferung. Die Falle ist überraschend gut verarbeitet, groß, stabil und die Bedienung sehr einfach. Es braucht absolut keine Englischkenntnisse um damit klarzukommen. Ein Besuch der engl. Homepage (umschaltbar auf Deutsch) lohnt sich ebenfalls, da zusätzlich zu den Anleitungen auch sehr interessante Kenntnisse über Schädlingsbekämpfung und ausgezeichnete Tipps zu Fallen und Fang dazu vermittelt werden. Ein Kollege von mir, der ebenfalls schon länger eine solche Falle hat, hat mir dringend empfohlen, sehr gute und starke Batterien von z.B. Energizer oder Duracell zu verwenden (keine Billigmarken oder wiederaufladbare Akkus), da die Falle für den zweiminütigen 8000 Volt starken Stromstoß sehr viel Energie braucht. Das genügt dann auch für die größte und stärkste Wanderratte. Weiters sollte die Falle innen sehr sauber und vor allem trocken gehalten werden, damit die Funktion nicht beeinträchtigt wird. Ich habe die Falle mit Nutella bestückt und in meiner Garage aufgestellt. Heute habe ich am blinkenden Licht gesehen, dass etwas gefangen wurde. Es war eine recht große Maus. Den einzigen Kritikpunkt den ich an der Falle habe, ist die Energieversorgung mit 4 AA-Batterien. Hier sollten großvolumigere und stärkere Akkus zum Einsatz kommen. Die Falle verdient aber auf jeden Fall die volle Sterneanzahl.

Funziona benissimo. In poche ora ho acchiappato un topolini minuscolo. Dopo aver messo 18 tavolette con la colla per topi, questo dispositivo è stato formidabile

Easy to setup without causing it to go off.

I have found rats too smart for snap traps, only catching the odd rat in them, they seem to learn and then not go near snap traps - I can see from video cameras I have setup, I have used rat poison too which many haven't touched either. This electric trap, has beaten those methods for me and, has caught all 3 rats to venture into my roof space this year each within a day. Not to mention this trap has no risk of secondary poisoning native wildlife. Caught plenty of mice in this trap as well.

Ho tre di queste trappole, in un terreno di campagna intorno alla casa. Una permanentemente su un albero di carrubo, che viene letteralmente assaltato dai ratti locali. Messa la trappola, ogni notte prende un ratto! Non perde un colpo! Com esca uso un pezzetto di parmigiano, che anche col caldo non va a male. l'importante e' che le batterie siano cariche, uso ricaricabili. Inoltre, la trappola non e' a prova di pioggia! Suggerisco di metterla dentro uno spezzone di tubo di PVC di quelli arancioni, protetta dalla pioggia e dalle zampe dei gatti. A proposito di gatti, ho visto un giorno un mio gatto infilarci la zampa dentro, fortunatamente senza conseguenze ma mi sono spaventato molto. Se puo' uccidere un ratto, immagino possa uccidere anche un gattino, e ferire un gatto piu' grande. Anche qui, se la mettete dentro un tubo di PVC di 40cm, il gatto non ci puo' arrivare. Ottimo acquisto comunque, meglio di qualsiasi altro prodotto. Provato in passato le trappole a gabbia e a ghigliottina, non funzionano quasi mai e quando funzionano sono delle schifezze da pulire. Il cartone con la colla funziona quasi sempre, ma e' una cosa orribile trovare i topi morenti incollati con i loro escrementi. Queste trappole elettriche invece li uccidono in un istante, sembrano addormentati, anzi se volete non dovete neanche vederli quando la svuotate. Non capisco le recensioni negative qui e li, forse diversi prodotti sono difettosi per cattivo controllo di qualita', ma se funziona funziona e molto bene!