Reviews for Victor® Rat Zapper Classic Electronic Rat Trap

Bought this for a rat problem getting into my truck engine and chewing on wires. The day I got my truck back from repairs, I caught the 1st and only rat. The light doesn't come on and you don't hear it on either. Expensive to catch one rat! Now my wife's car has been attacked 3 times. Going into the shop for the 3rd time this week.

This works well if you have the right bait. Victor Pest recommends peanut butter -- not only is it messy, but the mice where I live/lived (Northern VA and NE OH) don't go for it. In Northern VA, the mice always went for dog kibble. In NE OH, the mice didn't like dog kibble but loved whole peanuts. You may have to experiment to learn what the mice in your area like. Steer clear of messy bait like peanut butter. I only give the Rat Zapper 4 stars because it is hard to clean and I consider that a design flaw. Victor should find some way of allowing you to easily access the rear of the Zapper for cleaning purposes.

Poor. Discharges without a rat in there. Drains batteries and makes this useless. I ordered one of these years ago, it worked well.. For a while. I ordered 2 about a year ago just in case. Once I tried them, I realised about 39 seconds agmfter the batteries are added, the unit discharges like there is something in the trap. I tried cleaning them out and making sure there wasn't dust or anything in the way, but the problem persisted. Yesterday, I ordered another (along with traps from other companies) hoping the previous faulty traps were just a bad batch or were damaged in delivery, but the new trap is exactly the same. There are clear design and manufacturing flaws that Victor doesn't care to change. This problem is persistent on many message boards. The best advice I found on these message boards was to disassemble the devices and put them back together with tools that most of us don't have.

My building has had an infestation since lockdown. I've yet to fill all the access points, so in the meantime I'm zapping the invading rats. Since my husband died in May, it's all on me. My brother-in-law charges too much. I love that I can get rid of the bodies without having to look at them. I do not reuse the traps for that reason and have spent about $800 of my fixed income to date, but it's worth it. Just a bit of peanut butter, place the trap by their favorite spot, and in no time they're caught. Love that the light flashes to let me know I got one. I then use my grabber, quickly put it all in a trash bag barely looking, take it down the hall, and throw it all down the chute. Can't recommend this enough. I buy the three-pack. The fact that I get points with every purchase is an added bonus.

I heard about this product from several friends who highly recommended the Rat Zapper to me. I was very, very please with this product and the courteous service.

We have a chicken house and recently some rats moved in underneath. The Rat Zapper appears to have eradicated them. Its been several weeks and no more rats.

This product is very surprising in that it has caught some really big rats, so big that the whole tail is visible outside the entrance, and still worked for many more catches before needing batteries. For me, it is very handy that takes AA batteries because I use rechargeable batteries many times keeping a backup supply charging for changes. I originally had the silver unit with the light-up mouse plugin( fun to see them light up) but the C batteries did not seem to last. The 4 stars are because cleaning is a problem I have not found a good way to do that without damaging the unit.

I have purchased several of these traps over the years and mostly used them with great results. However the last two purchases (three traps at a time) I have made the traps have been mostly defective with the bait gone and the trap not blinking. My most recent purchase was to replace the defective ones I received on my the order before. Unfortunately I got more of the same.

Again, a few good catches, then no longer-this was a replacement for same issue? Do, very much, appreciate the generous customer service with the replacement. Have had many of these zappers over the years, and figured wore them out after MANY catches. May up the game regarding model we use?

easy to set up and use