Rat Bait Station Outdoor Rodent Bait Station - Rat Trap Outdoor with Key Eliminates Rats Fast. Keeps Children and Pets Safe Indoor Outdoor 2 Pack (Bait not Included)

Condo construction recently started on a partially wooded and large open field near my house pushing all the wildlife closer. A pack of norway or wood rats (big ones) made their home near our garden and were running between houses and sheds. I used the Victor M925 poison bait paired with the Redtop Outdoor Rodent Bait Station. Checking multiple times a day to pick up any loose bait.In a week, this trap and bait has managed to get 3 large rats(10" to 14" nose to tail). The bait stations continue to work and keep the poison in a secured area through two rain storms and a late April snow storm. The trap is easy to open and refill with bait, but secure enough if you kick it around it won't open or spill the bait. The Victor bait works incredibly fast, one did not even have time to make it out of the station. This is a relief because I was worried it would have time to get somewhere I was unable to clean up or escape to the open where other wildlife could get potentially sick from eating them.If you have a rodent problem, the bait and bait station works incredibly well. Although it is "tamper" resistant, the bait can shake loose if kicked/moved hard enough. It is possible for the bait to be exposed near the holes. You still need to make sure this is not near pets or children. There are lots of squirrels and rabbits running by that leave the stations/bait alone.*Update as of 8/06/24 - identified at least 9 dead rats outside since using trap and bait since purchase.

Very easy to use and fill. Has eliminated rodent problem.

Sturdy. Would be nice if there is a way to secure the key required to open the box. Expensive for a simple design. Could be cheaper!

We’ve been using these rat bait stations on our farm for a few months now, and they’ve made a noticeable difference in keeping the mice and rat population under control. The design is sturdy and keeps the bait secure from pets and other wildlife, which was a big concern for us. They’re easy to set up and refill, and we’ve seen a significant drop in rodent activity around our barns and feed storage areas. The locking mechanism works well, though it can be a little tricky to open at first. Overall, a solid investment if you need long-term rodent control.

My home is close to an apt building which has a dumpster trash bin. I had seen signs of a rat or mouse on my porch. I have tiny dogs so a trap and baits were out of the question. The dogs can not get in these bait traps at all and Mr rat quickly met his demise. I will keep these baited so I don’t have to have any future worries. They are much more pleasing than a trap and hardly noticeable. Easy to bait and are durable and easy to clean without touching the inside. Wash out with a hose and disinfectant with bleach. The rodent goes off and dies. But if you have pets it’s a must to make sure the rodent is not where any pets could have access! I check my property daily. Anytime poison is used a responsible pet owner must make extra effort to ensure the safety of the pets. I do feel comfortable that my pets cannot access these bait stations.

It occurs to me I have no way to gauge how effective these bait stations are overall, as I'll probably never get rid of all the rats and won't know if I've killed any. What I can say is that I figured out the key thing without much difficulty, but needed a little more time to study the info in this listing to find out what all the included parts were for (the instructions it comes with are tiny.) I will note that there were plastic shavings everywhere, some that needed to be peeled off of the stations, so clearly there's no final quality check before these things go out the door. I've heard that rats don't touch those little green nuggets but I had an old old bag of them, so I put a few peanuts in the bottom of the tray and filled it with those nuggets and the contents of a D-con mouse bait. I checked the stations today and found that everything had been eaten. I've been trying to figure out how to find a reasonable quantity of those bait blocks that go on the skewers but it seems to can only but a thirty buck tub of them. I was at my local home center today and ended up buying another station mostly to get the 15 blocks included with it, and I think I like that station better as there are no goofy tools needed to open it, and there is a clear window allowing you to see the status of the bait. Such a window would have been an absolutely brilliant feature on these stations. My only concern about the new one is that it seems a bit small for some of the giant rats around here. So overall I'll give some dings for quality control, ease of use, and ease of monitoring; also feel that for the price the quality should not have been rock bottom.