Black Hole Rodent Trap

by Woodstream

Product Features

• No Poisons
• No Gases
• Easy to Set
• Effective

Product Details

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• ASIN: B0007O24US
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,345 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
  • #39 in Home & Kitchen > Patio, Lawn & Garden > Pest Control > Traps > Rodent Traps

Product Description

This is the number 1 selling gopher trap in the USA Use Blackhole For Gophers, Rats, and Moles. Find a Fresh Gopher or Mole Mound: 1. Lightly "prime" blackhole trap with loose soil to conceal cable noose and floor of trap. 2. Find a fresh gopher or mole mound. Dig up and expose open tunnel. In lawns, carefully spade up a rectangular piece of sod and save to cover hole once rodent is caught. 3. Install blackhole trap in tunnel opening and seal all cracks with loose soil to insure no light enters. 4. Keep vent hole in the back end of the trap clear of soil to allow air to enter. Why Gophers Pack Dirt in Trap: a. Trap improperly set in tunnel. b. Light leakage into trap. c. Trap too "stiff." Readjust trigger for tripping with just a slight touch. d. Maybe you have a smart gopher. If packing persists, stick a carrot in the vent hole and reset trap. Let's see how smart he is! 1. Lay blackhole trap on flat surface. 2. With left hand, depress spring down flush with top of trap and hold down. 3. With tight hand, lay "spring bar" across spring and insert end in "trigger bar" across spring and insert end in "trigger" hold. Gently release. 4. The trap is now set and ready to install in gopher tunnel. A Few Extra Trapping Tips: 1. Trap evening and early morning. 2. Cover gopher & mole trap with loose soil, sealing all light except vent hole on end. 3. Wash blackhole trap with water after use. 4. Set gopher & mole trap in fresh tunnel only. If no activity in a few hours, move trap. For Rats: 1. Set trap as per gopher instructions. 2. Drop bait through vent hole in rear of trap, keeping bait behind trigger grid. Sprinkle a small amount of bait at the mouth of the trap to entice rats. For bait, use corn, nuts, seeds, grain, bread crumbs, peanut butter, etc. 3. Set the rat trap in areas where rats are active-under sinks, behind appliances, in storage areas, etc.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Caddy Shack Mike, July 2, 2006

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Janet Mundy (Gilroy, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Hole Rodent Trap (Kitchen)

We had 5 acres and over ran with gophers. After trying all sorts of traps and poisons with little success I discovered the Black Hole Rodent Trap. The first year I used the black hole I caught over 120. The biggest catch of a day was 9 with 12 traps set. I highly recommend this trap.

25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It really works!, June 1, 2007

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Spoiledbrat (Southern California, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Hole Rodent Trap (Kitchen)

I've had a gopher problem for a few months now, and being an animal lover, I tried another friendly way of getting rid of my gopher. How? I bought a dried blood powder mixed with chili powder stuff from a local store. Did it work? No! I begged the gopher to leave. I even suggested he move over to my mean neighbors yard, but he wouldn't go. Finally I decided to buy the Black Hole here after seeing such positive reviews for it. The trap was easy to set up and didn't require any bait. It worked the first try! It broke my heart to have to kill the poor little gopher so I said a prayer has I placed him into the trash. I think (hope) he was the only gopher, but if he's not, I'm sure the Black Hole won't let me down again.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Garden Saver, March 27, 2008

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tom_in_co (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Hole Rodent Trap (Kitchen)

This is, without question, the *finest* gopher trap available. The gophers appeared in my yard during my first deployment to Iraq, where I was powerless to do anything about their depredations. Upon my return I tried everything: bubble gum, crystallized fox urine, EasySet(TM) gopher traps, smoke bombs, CO, poison, rifle fire... nada. At best it was hit or miss and the flowers/trees continued to be consumed. I read the reviews of the Black Hole Rodent Trap, here on Amazon, with a jaundiced eye. Still, I was at the end of my rope. Well, no exaggeration, these things catch gophers- fast! I had one out for less than 24 hours and bang! dead gopher. And unlike the EasySet trap, it's easy to extract the gopher. My foxes love the free snacks too....