We have LOTS of pesky raccoons and destructive armadillos. I tried the conventional spring door traps, but big armadillos were wrecking the trap, often beyond repair, and escaping. And it’s tricky to release an enraged coon from them. Plus the trigger mechanism on a spring door trap is rickety and hard to set. These clever traps solve all these problems. They’re built like a tank - no armadillo or raccoon is getting out of one of these. The door works on gravity, not springs, and is absolutely foolproof. It’s a cinch to set, and the trip lever is very sturdy. Best of all, to release a live animal you can simply roll the trap upside down with your boot and it opens. Genius. I like the green coating, which is far less conspicuous when set in my yard and prevents corrosion. The coating and thicker bars of this trap also seem to prevent captured animals from injuring themselves. I have three of these traps now, set up over armadillo pathways. I have caught 7 armadillos (and 4 raccoons, even though I don’t bait the traps). The yard destruction is finally stopped! If you’re trying to catch feral cats or small raccoons the Hav-a-hart traps and it’s clones may be suitable. But for the huge armadillos we have in the south, or feisty raccoons, skunks, etc. you don’t want to get too close too, this is the only way to go. A great simple solution for the same (or lower) price than the rickety spring door traps.
Update: I now have four of these traps and have caught dozens & dozens of critters, including some really gigantic armadillos and raccoons. Still LOVE it. I don’t even bother with securing trap to prevent escape by rolling over. Im sure it can happen, but it never has to me yet, even with some really big rambunctious coons & armadillos. Never leave any trap like this unchecked more 12 hours!
Was surprised that it’s fast enough to reliably catch squirrels too, by setting the trigger on the very end to trip easily. Traps will rust where animals chew/claw paint, but with occasional touch up have held up well left outdoors for years now.
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Perfect trap!
The BEST and easiest release of any trap! This is the second one I’ve purchased (first one I loaned out and didn’t get it back). Just turn the trap upside down and the door opens, with no need to get your fingers near the trap to release the door.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2023
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024
I did a lot of looking around for a trap to try and catch some raccoons we have had scrounging around our chicken coop. If you read into the reviews it’s pretty well a consensus on most of them that raccoons will inevitably tear them up in short time. They’ll only be good for a small number of raccoons. This thing had different reviews and I can see why. It’s built like a tank. I love the roll to release functionality too. I can’t speak personally to the raccoons yet as I’m still waiting to catch one, but I’ve caught opossums and cats so far and the trap is unscathed to this point. Frankly though, don’t really expect much difference when the coons get in it, and eventually they will.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2024
The BEST and easiest release of any trap! This is the second one I’ve purchased (first one I loaned out and didn’t get it back). Just turn the trap upside down and the door opens, with no need to get your fingers near the trap to release the door.
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