Reviews for Victor® Wide Pedal Rat Trap
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It gets one star for ...
Apr 26, 2025
It gets one star for actually catching a rat.
However, this design is terrible. The trap does not want to set, it wants to slip out and attack my fingers. There's no "catch" for the hold down bar to nestle into or against that would allow you to set it and place it safely. Instead there's just a wide open space that the bar barely connects with and you brace yourself for the sudden slip and bang. It took many attempts and many sudden snaps before I was able to finally slide it into place without it triggering just from the movement.
Staples pull out from tension.
Apr 14, 2025
If rat trap is set more than 2-3 days outside the staples pull out. First was the long trigger arm (made one and used a fence staple to hold it in place), then the staple beside the trap spring pulled out the same day. The tension is to strong for the staples!
poor quality / durability of the yellow plastic pedal
Apr 9, 2025
In the last month I have bought four of these traps. On three of them, the yellow plastic pedal broke (in one case it shattered completely) the first or second time the trap snapped closed. It appears the trap cannot be set if the pedal is even partially broken, so I have three useless traps (at approx. $4 a piece), and it appears Victor does not sell or provide replacement pedals. Unfortunate, because these traditional traps generally have been the most successful means of controlling rats around my homes. We will see how the fourth trap holds-up. The old-style metal bait bars were much better.
Very Unreliable
Mar 26, 2025
Bought two, one of which the plastic pedal broke after the second trip. Four trips in two nights yielded one injured (not dead) rat.
The broken trap may have been chewed by rats to the point it broke. Peanut butter as bait melted and spread in warm weather but why rats can damage the trap (as opposed to the other way around) is a design flaw.
New design is obviously garbage.
Mar 20, 2025
New design is obviously garbage. Bonehead move on your part 'Victor'.
I have several of the ...
Mar 11, 2025
I have several of the pedal rat traps. When set to either the soft or firm side the pedal touches the wood base and will not snap. I never had this problem with the old metal pedal. I am completely disappointed.
The new plastic paddles SUCK.
Mar 9, 2025
The new plastic paddles SUCK. Why change a design that used to work so well?
This is a horrible design.
Mar 4, 2025
This is a horrible design. It is not safe and can/will cause pain and injury if you're not SUPER EXTRA CAREFUL. The Plastic Pedal is poorly designed and won't hold the Arm Bar. The "Kill Bar" is way too strong for this type of application. Now I have to go out and find another brand that is easy to use and won't break my fingers. So much for trusted brands — one that I've been using for over 40 years. PS: if you redesign this, please focus more on the pedal that holds the bait.
will not stay set.
Feb 14, 2025
11 out of 12 will not stay set......Customer service was no help.
This paddle type rat trap is awful
Feb 2, 2025
This paddle type rat trap is awful. Even set to the most sensitive the animal will literally eat the bait off the paddle. And if it goes off and misses, the paddle cracks and can't be reset to try again. Go back to the metal pedal folks!
