Goodnature A24 Rat Trap

[Doing it for the kids]

Similar post on Buildings thread but not getting any attention.

Has anybody used these, looks good. Uses air powerd bolt to kill rats which are attracted in by lure.

http://collinsnets.co.uk/product/goodnature-a24-rat-trap-kit-uk

Not that expensive relative to rat poison. I don't like using the stuff, makes the dogs fart when they eat dead ones and barn owls would benefit too.

Any thoughts / feedback?

 

[Bogweevil]

Apparently developed to kill hedgehogs in New Zealand where they are a pest. Wildlife groups very upset it is being approved in UK. Unclear if it poses a threat to UK hedgehogs as apparently a selective bait to attract rats only is used.

 

[Flossie]

Similar post on Buildings thread but not getting any attention.

Has anybody used these, looks good. Uses air powerd bolt to kill rats which are attracted in by lure.View attachment 488052

http://collinsnets.co.uk/product/goodnature-a24-rat-trap-kit-uk

Not that expensive relative to rat poison. I don't like using the stuff, makes the dogs fart when they eat dead ones and barn owls would benefit too.

Any thoughts / feedback?

I want one

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Apparently developed to kill hedgehogs in New Zealand where they are a pest. Wildlife groups very upset it is being approved in UK. Unclear if it poses a threat to UK hedgehogs as apparently a selective bait to attract rats only is used.

According to the blurb the bolt is too high up. Imagine a hedgehog could get where a rat can though?

I would site one in the grain tunnels, surely best site for species specific results and less carnivores to eat the dead?

 

[slackjawedyokel]

I hear marshmallows can be quite effective.

Seriously though, if you get one let us know how you get on.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

Works for moles too I hear

I think I will, they aren't expensive for what they are and if they save my barn owls then has to be worth it.

Really want to hear from someone who already has one though...

 

[debe]

We do, though I can't say we've been terribly successful. Definitely user error though!

 

[Bald Rick]

Works for moles too I hear

I think I will, they aren't expensive for what they are and if they save my barn owls then has to be worth it.

Really want to hear from someone who already has one though...

We bought two exactly because i don't like having poison around the farm no matter how carefully it's used.

And in three months of use, the clicker that tells you how many times the bolt has fired .....


















remains on one - the test fire!
TBH, it may be that we don't have them sited ideally (bolted to breeze blocks for ease of movement) or that there is just too much other feed available that the rats aren't bothered about sticking their heads up the tube for a sniff at the attractant or that they just stimulate too much neophobia in rats (perhaps UK rats are more intelligent than NZ ones???). I would be upset if they killed stoats & weasels though which is the other likely target. Hedgehogs wouldnt get up the tube IMO

WWIW, I would save your money and buy kill traps instead if you dont want to poison

 

[Little squeak]

thanks for that bald rick, you have just saved me £100. I bought a catch alive rabbit trap last year and baited it with a carrot. first night a rabbit and I thought my rabbit problems were over for ever. However since then I haven't caught a single other one in months trying several different places, these things are only cheap if they actually work!
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[wr.]

 

[Philip Watkins]

I would site one in the grain tunnels, surely best site for species specific results and less carnivores to eat the dead?

I thought one of the selling points was predation kept the area clear of dead with no risk.

 

[chaffcutter]

Looks a good piece of kit but seems a pity no one has been successful with one, I suppose it depends on siting more than anything

 

[TripleSix]

We bought two exactly because i don't like having poison around the farm no matter how carefully it's used.

And in three months of use, the clicker that tells you how many times the bolt has fired .....


















remains on one - the test fire!
TBH, it may be that we don't have them sited ideally (bolted to breeze blocks for ease of movement) or that there is just too much other feed available that the rats aren't bothered about sticking their heads up the tube for a sniff at the attractant or that they just stimulate too much neophobia in rats (perhaps UK rats are more intelligent than NZ ones???). I would be upset if they killed stoats & weasels though which is the other likely target. Hedgehogs wouldnt get up the tube IMO

WWIW, I would save your money and buy kill traps instead if you dont want to poison

I see there are a few YouTube videos of these, the traps are fastened at an angle, rather than 90* to the floor..

I'd like to try them sited in various places and at different angles.

Want to sell one @Bald Rick ?

 

[Doing it for the kids]

We bought two exactly because i don't like having poison around the farm no matter how carefully it's used.

And in three months of use, the clicker that tells you how many times the bolt has fired .....


















remains on one - the test fire!
TBH, it may be that we don't have them sited ideally (bolted to breeze blocks for ease of movement) or that there is just too much other feed available that the rats aren't bothered about sticking their heads up the tube for a sniff at the attractant or that they just stimulate too much neophobia in rats (perhaps UK rats are more intelligent than NZ ones???). I would be upset if they killed stoats & weasels though which is the other likely target. Hedgehogs wouldnt get up the tube IMO

WWIW, I would save your money and buy kill traps instead if you dont want to poison

Interesting, this is the risk. I'm curious to try. Fen traps are ok but really need checking more often then I have time for. Did you use the cards to see if were you have sited the unit got Rolando's vote?

I thought one of the selling points was predation kept the area clear of dead with no risk.

Yeah but I wanted to count dead bodies to see if it works!

 

[Philip Watkins]

Yeah but I wanted to count dead bodies to see if it works!

They do a counter to fit on it.

 

[JD-Kid]

we have them here got another 5 the other day
siteing them in a good area is a key some areas waste of time will not work due to rats etc not keen on eating there too light or to much movement of other animals
not fully sold on the new bait yet people say rats like choclate now i don't notice the choco bickies getting eaten but a bag of flour will get eaten ummmmm think it's 2 legged rats eating them
have had dogs at vet 2 times with rat poison big cost so at 199 bucks a trap cheeper than a new dog

 

[moletrappa]

Im getting nothing but negative feedback about the A24 goodnature and rats. I know people who have had them in barns riddled with rats and have had zero success, and that them being in place long enough to be past any neophobia excuses. I do a lot of pest control on farms and had been looking to utilise this trap into my day to day operations, but its just not happening.

 

[manhill]

Prefer a trap that doesn't rely on bait. Infra red trigger and large area drop cage or slab appeals to me. Rats are too suspicious.

 

[Lincs Lass]

Two lengths of drain pipe and one of these between cover the gap with a sack or make a wooden tunnel to cover the trap ,,raty loves a dark tunnel ,,,works every time and nothing complicated

 

[GoodTrapping]

hi, I read this thread with interest. I assume most people on here are at heart environmentalists. Poison, for all it's benefits really goes against humane and environmental ideals.
The Goodnature traps are a quality alternative to poison. Used sensibly and deployed with thought, the goodnature traps are effective humane rodent control measure. Limiting the use of poison and reducing time spent on rodent control.

Check out www.goodtrappingcompany.co.uk for more info.