15 times in a row trap is buried in spite of digging out tunnel thoroughly. What to do? Clean traps?
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Gophers will sometimes back fill a trap when trying to investigate the new item in their tunnel. When this occurs, we recommend removing the dirt and resetting the trap. If it happens several times, moving the trap to a different location or tunnel is recommended. Please feel free to contact us at 1-855-5-VICTOR (1-855-584-2867) for additional assistance.
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The hole which is about the size of s nickel should not be covered with dirt. The gopher then thinks this is the opening it is working on.
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Possible solutions: When I set the trap I dig out just enough dirt to place the trap inline, then be sure to cover all the openings around & on top of the trap with dirt, excepting the rear hole. Then hope the gopher is on the open side of the trap. Also if you've got a supersensitive bugger, you might smear some fresh dirt on the trap, and handle with rubber gloves. Sometimes you can surprise them by setting the trap at a right angle to the tunnel, but this usually only works on the dumber ones. Mostly I've found the key to be is ensuring the only air &/or light source is the end opening. Of course it's also possible you're living with the world's smartest gopher, then your only recouse would be to call Bill Murray. Gotta say, I've been battling these burrowing bastards for many years, & I rally have to report these traps have worked phenomenallyl better than anything else I've tried. Good luck. PS. Just looked at other response, would like to add, I prefer to set the trap inline with the main run which is going to be below ground level. Also, the gophers I deal with have front paws that are bigger than a quarter, much less a nickel.
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Don't dig out the tunnel. It needs yo be at ground level. You set the trap while there is an "open" hole, I.e. the gopher is working it at the time, which is usually in the a.m.
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Hope it helps. The key I've found is making sure the only source of light & air is that hole at the back.
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Just got two rats the other day. It doesn't work after a kill sometimes. I had to set up another trap. And oh, by the way, they break sometimes even before you set them up. The kitty that roams around the neighborhood knows to come and check my front yard for fresh kill.
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I wipe mine inside and out with one of those bleach wipes every 4-5 kills. Obviously turn the unit off first. Much better than snap traps, glue pads and the so called humane traps. This is the only thing that worked for me.
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I don't know whats happening with yours or what type of bait and how you're placing it. I borrowed my neighbors trap and according to the instructions it recommended using cat food in the pellet form and to place one bait at the front of the trap till it gets eaten than place bait in front and back of trap. I did this three days in a row and got three rats and haven't had a problem since.
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Either the trap is dirty or the batteries are dead or dying (or not properly inserted). Try cleaning according to the owner's manual and/or changing batteries. Good luck.
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I did keep it in a ziplock bag after opening. However, after trying several different products, I would recommend a mole trap if you believe you may a recurring problem. Since there is no way to tell if the bait is working when new moles move in.
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I am in SF bay area. I bought mid sized trap (mole trap) initially, it worked perfectly. But from time to time, the tunnel was much wider than the trap. So I got large sized trap (gopher trap) too. I choose based on the tunnel size. So looks like I got both mole and gopher problem in my yard.
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No. Trap doesn't work. I put it in the hole directly in the top before putting white tube on. Works great!
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I really don't know. Watch the link I've sent and try to determine if this seems like a viable solution. Initially I had no luck with it until I watched the video for the 5th or 6th time and caught the words "make the trap sensitive", then I trapped my gopher. I waited until I saw the gopher moving his dirt out and then I set it. He plugged the hole at first but sometime during the night he unplugged it and started moving his dirt and,... BAM "lights out". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQbZ4Z_3uXU
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I bought 5 and all were perfect. I would suggest to take the batteries out and reinstall and see if that fixes it. If not contact Victor. Sorry I couldn't help more. We put 5 traps on 3 floors and took care of all the mice in 24 hours.
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Katrina,There are two traps. You willremove the smaller from the larger and use separately. Jim
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Hard to tell. Could be just a few, going in all directions, or could be a dozen or more. The traps did not work for us. We started digging out 1' square holes every time we found a new mound....clearing the dirt out of the pathway(s) that ran to the hole, and setting off the gas "dynamite" sticks, then covering the hole we had dug, and watched the smoke seep from around the edges. After a while, we finally got all of them...we think. Good luck. They sure make a mess!!!Ben (Bellingham, WA)
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I have killed several moles with the traps. My success improved greatly when I began using several traps. When a mole takes up residence in my yard I now set out four traps where I see activity and usually in a day or so I have a successful kill.
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You will know. When working the thing is a fly magnet so there are many floating around contemplating going inside the trap. After potency you have a bag containing dead ones but nothing outside.
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A large boar raccoon did a number on my trap. I can't give a specific answer except that it took a lot of tweaking of the trip rod and the hinge loops on the pad to get it working again.
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you may have the refill backwards, it should just drop in ,pull the trap out and push the bag in, trap holds the bag in.
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The Black hole(s) worked very well on the gophers. I bought two and sometimes place them back to back in the tunnel. At first, I caught four within a few days after receiving. I believe that I have and infestation. My recent success has not been as good, the gophers will push dirt into trap to trip the release mechanism. I tried the tunnel fill products - they do NOT kill. KILL with black box.