Swissinno Mole Traps - Reusable Claw Catcher for Lawns - 1 Piece SuperCat

I bought this after having various success and failure with other types of traps. This trap is very easy to use. I can set in a minute and it has successfully worked for me. You do need to follow the instructions but if you do it's an easy to set and effective product. It's expensive but it's very well made and because it works that's not an issue. For me there were absolutely no issues with catching fingers or setting the trap, I would say if you manage to catch your fingers or can't set it you are doing something seriously wrong.

I bought this in the vain hope that I could catch the almost blind, shovel footed beast that was tearing up my lawn. I got all excited when it arrived, and after reading the instructions I went out to put it to work. Now, I had read and inwardly digested said instructions and followed them to the absolute letter. You might think, "Well what could possibly go wrong?" The first thing that went wrong was that when I prepared the ground to set this baby up, every time ( and there were quite a few of them, believe me) the stupid thing kept going off. By "going off" I mean it closed with a rather good bang....well not an actual bang, but I'm sure you get the gist. FINALLY, I got it to stay open in the correct position so I put back the earth as per instructions. I went back into the house full of hope that the velvety beast of the lawn would be no more. Oh how wrong I was! I kept checking it....for 3 long days I checked it at intervals, but Mr Velvet Shovel-Foot decided that he'd go around the catch him, finish him device and make tunnels and hillocks elsewhere instead. You might say it was "User error" and trust me, I doubted myself. However when I decided to remove the catch him, finish him device, it had in fact done as it says on the box and had "gone off". I tried again in a few of Mr Velvet Shovel-Foot's other abodes and the same thing happened. So, said contraption no resides in the garage surplus to requirements and Mr Velvet Shovel-Foot lives to make more tunnels and hillocks for many more days and my once beautiful lawn resembles a green bouncy sponge.

The trap worked for me. It took a few days but worked, presumably when the mole returned to that section of the tunnel run. Is very sturdy. Spring is very strong and it sprung a couple of times when I was trying to put in, so best be careful with it. Is a bit costly but proved effective.

Easy to use, but it aint caught any yet ! I'm still trying....

Follow the instructions and it worked over night. Two weeks later a new mole arrived and again followed the instructions and it worked over night. Yesterday a new mole hill. Set the trap at 09:00 and by 11:00 the third mole was dispatched. Well made and is doing the job better than my neighbours solar sonic sticks. I’d recommend it as it’s doing the job. XXX... OK an update for all those that have struggled. New mole hills have started again in my garden and the neighbours. I've been trying for over a week and cannot catch the mole or moles. But it has worked on the first three attempts so I know its possible. So if at first you do not succeed, re read the instructions and keep on trying. If I had to recommend something its still buy this product but don't expect to catch them immediately. So its now level.... The trap won the first half and they have come back in the second. Its now extra time and I'm confident of a win. OK another update. After a few weeks got it. See photos. Tips would be don't bother in the wet, the soil gets in the way and blocks the mechanism. Dig a small hole and find a tunnel with the trap set tight against the run. Have it set ready to snap shut. Plus keep trying. If in doubt re read the instructions. Good luck. XXXOX.

Caught a mole within an hour! Also incredibly easy to set and didn't trigger unexpectedly unlike cheaper types that we tried. Would recommend either buying the installation kit or use a bulb planter to create the hole for the trap like we did.

Bought one as looked very well made and simple to set up and use....but after watching videos and having 4 attempts at catching I still have not caught in this trap. Bought 2 much cheaper claw traps and set up at same time as this trap and first night....nothing in this but my cheap claw trap had caught one. I am sticking with this and will hopefully catch one eventually ? but would recommend buying 3 or 4 of the cheaper traps and go with those rather than one of these expensive (ineffective so far?) traps.

To big for British moles, great idea.