Defenders STV088 Rat & Squirrel CAGE Trap, Silver, One Size

We used peanut butter and it worked a treat. Already paid it’s way.

My daughter’s pet rat escaped when one of our inconsiderate dogs nudged the back door open during cage cleaning… and ratty decided to check out the garden. The garden is pretty well enclosed, but hardly escape proof, and full of bushes and pots and all kinds of hiding places. Leaving food out enticed ratty back, but she was fast as lightning if she heard something approaching in her new jungle and was uncatchable. I ordered this on prime that same day, and hoped neighbourhood foxes and cats wouldn’t get her overnight. The trap arrived late afternoon the following day. I baited it with peanut butter, armed it, and put it near where I’d last seen ratty. Two hours later, and the fugitive is back indoors! Phew!

Purchased this item to trap squirrels, which it successflly accomplished. The trap was smaller than I expected but was well made and sturdy in construction. The lever to activate the trap is very sensitive and was activated by small birds meaning that it is essential that it is constantly monitored. Using it overnight must have attracted mice as the result was the trap was activated but there was nothing inside. Care needed when dealing with a captured squirrel due to the small size of the trap meaning that an angry squirrel can be close to fingers – best to tie a length of cable to the trap prior to setting up so as to maintain distance whrn carrying it. Setting up requires a little practice, and ideally, it should have a quick release mechanism. Overall, works well with practice.

These traps are easy and safe to set. Lightweight but effective in their capturing ability. Managed to catch a troublesome rat the first day of using.

Traps rats and squirrels, and that makes it easy to despatch them with a .22 pellet to the swede.

Quick delivery. Easy to set up although comes assembled. Haven’t caught the little nuisance yet but fingers crossed. Would definitely recommend

Worked well but setting the trip was fiddly.
Unfortunately birds in garden worked out how to enter and eat the bait without tripping mechanism

Did a great job. The world or at least my little corner in Scotland is down 4 squirrels so far. Sorry about that.

Strong and durable – bought it because we have a problem with rats coming after the food on our bird table in the garden – it is excellent for purpose

I recommend this item. I’ve captured all my enemies with it.

Bought this one and another from Amazon. Really easy to use this robust bit of kit will last for years and actually works

Prime Delivered same day, and it arrived just after our evening meal. Easy to set up, and located close to the bird table where both squirrels and rats were scavenging the dropped seeds and nuts.
Baited with peanut butter and a monkey nut or two, and hey presto, one squirrel captured.
Quick reset, no need to re-bait as the squirrel hadn’t managed to eat anything before it was humanely dispatched.
Following morning, and, winner-winner, one rat captured!
This trap is a simple way to capture vermin. Not sure how long the rat was in there for before I checked it this morning, but it wasn’t able to escape or do any damage to cage. Another quick reset, and I’m awaiting the next capture.
One quick note, I’ve put a concrete block on top of it to keep it weighted down and standing upright, as the vermin that is captured tends to thrash about a bit, so I don’t want it rolling over or moving about.

Overall, it does what it says on the tin (copyright probably required – lol)

Well it took a while but finally caught a rat using fat ball . Just a word of warning make some sort of narrow run to the entrance as I managed to catch a hedgehog and a blackbird first . All 3 released unharmed.

First night the bait, pork fat, disappeared but the trap was not tripped. This was a bit of a concern. If the rat was big enough to reach the bait without touching the pedal then the trap was no use. They say “Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention” so I had a think. I decided to extend the pedal nearer the door with a piece of lightweight mesh so that, if it was a big rat, it couldn’t reach the bait without at least one paw on the pedal. If it was big enough to still reach the bait it was looking like there might be the need for a large dog!
On both the next day, and the day after that there was a very crestfallen looking little hedgehog in the trap at the regular checking time. He (or she) scampered away as soon as I moved away after opening the trap. This morning, having re-set the trap my wife called me to the window overlooking the trap in the garden. The rat had gone in to get the bait in broad daylight and released the door catch. The rat had only been part-way in when the door triggered but the door scooped him the rest of the way in. The rat immediately set about trying to chew the door off.
Job done, one less rat wandering about.

It worked very efficiently with no harm to the ra

a very good cage for catching vermin. all it needs something inside the cage to attract them and bobs your uncle. and they can’t escape once the door shu

Used to catch squirrels and caught one within the first 48h of use

Well made trap that does the job,so far 2 rats made the mistake of trying to test it out and failed.It is now reset waiting for the nxt furry friend to move i

In order to increase efficiency put the trap inside a bigger box. The bait should be put at the end of the bigger box then the trap. This way the animal will have to spend more time where the trigger is located increasing the probabilities of success. If you just put the bait at the end of the trap there is a possibility that the bait goes under the trigger platform making hard to activate the trigger mechanism.

This worked on its first outing in the shed. Easy to use and setup.

Worked on the first night. Although I caught a hedgehog!!! Released it back into my garden and re set the trap. Easy to use, sturdy, humane (can drown the rats whilst still in the cage if you like) so can release unwanted trapped things easily.

The product was good. It trapped a rat humanely, and we were then able to relocate in fields a few miles away. A bit delicate setting the door to the trap, but got the hang of it.
Only real downside – a little sparrow became trapped, and although injured we think he actually survived.

Can be a little tricky to put bait on feeding spot without setting trap off. Caught one rat and took for a long car drive, and a hedgehog by mistake! Need to place higher up to stop catching hedgehogs. Rats caught on and seemed to have moved on.

I have waited until I caught my first rat before writing a review. It took me three weeks. There was obviously a rat in my compost heap. The council had tried rat poison on two previous occasions without success. I wasn’t happy about poison but that was the council policy. I read the reviews for this product which were helpful but in the end found my own solution. I feed my compost with leaves, grass and raw surplus kitchen vegetables. It was obvious that it was the vegetables that were attracting Rattie. I tried the peanut butter recommendation but no luck. What worked in the end, after a period of ‘familiarisation’ was to entice Rattie into the cage with a few small vegetables and put onto the trigger some very ripe cheese. That worked within two days. Rattie was released into the wild as far as possible from human habitation.
So, the trap works perfectly, it is all about operator effectiveness.

Well, with peanut butter bait it’s 2 squirrels down so it’s working but dispatching them is a grim job.

Set for squirrels and rats but caught a hedgehog on its first night. However, due to the very clever design, we were able to set the mite free and he went off unscathed. We also raised it on a couple of bricks to try to deter further prickly friends.

On Day 2 we watched as a squirrel ventured in – and the trap triggered. Perfect, and the vermin was then despatched humanely.

We now have 2 traps in different locations and both are awaiting their next pests. Design means it traps animals but not your fingers/ hands – wish we had discovered this contraption years ago.

Hints – 1) Raise the trap on two bricks to deter hedgehogs; 2) Place a brick on top to steady it (preventing any motion setting it off before the vermin can reach the bait); 3) wash the trap before use to remove any risk of human smell, then use disposable gloves when handling; 4) bait with peanut butter (not too much as the weight will trigger it before it can be used)

Ten out of ten!

Very pleased with this, I used it to catch a squirrel that had got stuck behind our fireplace after coming down the chimney. It proved ideal since it was small enough to allow me to open the flap at the back of the fireplace, insert the trap into the chimney, close the flap and leave overnight. The next morning I was very pleased to come down to find a caged squirrel. The fact that it had spent 60 hours in my chimney by that point no doubt had something to do with why it took the bait so quickly. Based on other peoples suggestions I used walnuts covered in peanut butter which allowed me to ‘glue’ them to the trigger plate, along with a couple of tangerine segments. Result – a squirrel free fireplace and a free squirrel (I couldn’t bring myself to ‘kill it humanely’).

Worked for a while then the squirrels learnt how to get the food out without setting the trap off!

Well made and easy to use small animal trap, brilliant for rat/squirrel problems around the house or garden. It came with easy to read operating instructions in a variety of different languages. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone in need of a small animal trap.

First delivery went missing. But got the second delivery without any problems. I was treated very kindly as soon as i complained. Great product, works brilliant. Very easy to use – very strong. Caught 7/8 squirrels from my loft. Works every time!!! Highly recommend it.