Defender Mole Tunnel Trap

Fast delivery and good value for money. Had to make a slight adjustment to the trigger system, but that was partly to be expected and easy to carry out with some pointed pliers.Obviously I don't like to use traps that kill animals, but I have not had any success with 'humane traps'. The mole was absolutely destroying our small garden, we now have huge sunken areas where he has excavated literally barrow loads of soil.Instructions for use;Clear all mole hills to see which tunnel he is regularly using to clear the soil.It was very easy to identify his main burrow as he kept pushing soil out as fast as we were removing it. Dug a hole the size of a spade across his tunnel. Set the trap in the burrow and lightly covered with fine soil, covered the hole with a tile for easy access, and next morning there he was, dispatched quickly and painlessly.We don't get many moles as we live on a cul-de-sac 'island', I think the cats must catch them and they escape and start tunneling. I cleaned the trap and put it away for future use.Would recommend this trap for ease of use, value for money and it's effectiveness.

Have tried and tested a number of trap types to catch or kill moles in the garden. These worked the best by a mile. They can be a bid fiddly to set at first but recommend watching a few tips and tricks on youtube so you know the best place to install these in your garden, and how to set them. They come with 2 triggers on each to catch the mole both routes in the tunnel. I ordered 3, One of mine did come with one shortened trigger than mean it only worked one way. But these were so cheap and it was still usable.

These traps really do work. I've employed professional pest controllers that use these and charge £100 call-out plus £11 per mole caught. They caught some 27 moles, which worked out at a cost of £14.70 per mole caught. It needed doing but was too expensive. Bought five of these the other day and already caught another five moles, at less than a Fiver each plus my time. With the bonus that the traps will last for years and catch any more moles that appear.Never had any luck with pincer type traps in the past and do consider these to be in a different league. Once they have 'weathered' a bit, I expect even better success.Watch your fingers while setting these traps [or any other type]! However, while being sensitive, have not had any real problem setting these traps up, contrary to some other reviewers. Some have needed a slight adjustment with pliers to either make them easier or harder to trigger, which is no big deal. There is certainly a knack to it, as there is to doing many things, and the springs are nice and strong.

Really hard to set: the metal loops don't stay set and keep springing closed, potentially trapping your fingers. I'm quite good at adjusting poorly made products like this so they function, but gave up on this. I subsequently bought a Defender Mole Claw Trap. The latter was a much simpler design, really easy to set, and caught our mole within 30 minutes! Buy that one!

Dropped two stars for one reason - out of the box these traps were impossible to useIn my limited experience tunnel traps are the most efficient of the various mole trap types and this one fits the bill. However there are a couple of words of warning.Firstly don't buy this type unless you have strong and nimble hands. You need to depress the sprung loop at the same time as slipping the spring retaining bar under the trigger, or 'mumble pin', and also pulling the trigger forward to engage it. Having done so release the pressure slowly so as to confirm the trigger is held in place and isn't going to slip off, spinging the trap while your fingers are still in it. **** Never to be attempted with gloves on ****This particular version is very solid, so on the up side should last a long time. On the down side the spring is even stronger than the other makes I've got making it that much harder to set.So why the loss of two stars? Well this bring me to the second word of warning. The spring parts are shiny and slippery and the spring retaining bar wouldn't stay under the trigger, it kept slipping out. I had to put a small kink in the end of the retaining bar in order to keep it from slipping off the trigger. Even with that modification it's very much a hair trigger and goes off at the slightest pressure, as two moles have already found out to their cost.So, buy this product if you have strong hands and don't mind having to modify it slightly, it's a good trap at a good price.

Wasn,t succesful, had to go on to the claw trap

Works very well. I have two small nests in different areas of the garden. I placed this in between two small mole hills that had appeared that day and by the morning I had caught a mole. I then tried another area which took a couple of days. The third one again was overnight.My only issue is that when setting the trap, it's easy for it to snap, which could cause issues if you didn't wear gloves

A good and effective item. Very reasonable and effective with perseverance. Firstly, busy the trap or leave outside for a couple of weeks. The mole did seem to detect it initially - either the newness (it is bright and shiny), or smell. 2) use gloves. Some people say the mole will not smell the human scent, but the gloves also act as an extra protection if you were to catch your finger - the springs are strong! Biggest tip: dig out the section of tunnel, remove excess soil so the tunnel is clear, set the tunnel and cover with heavy tile or similar to block out the light. Many videos tell you to cover the trap with soil from a mole hill but I found this kept failing. The mole kept setting it off by back-filling with soil. A farmer told me the technique I used and I caught the mole on the first attempt.