Goodnature

Ive got 2 a24 traps and both work well with the chocolate bait. Have killed quite a few rats including some very large ones, around 20cm body!

I've changed my mind about the Goodnature traps. Initially I thought I'd wasted my money. I bought a trap a while ago and didn't think it worked that well so I went back to a basic outdoor trap from the hardware store. I got tired however of having to check every few days and refilling them with peanut butter since slugs would eat it all. This summer we have had an explosion of mice and the odd rat and I decided to give it another go. I bought the movable stand for the Goodnature trap and tried a few different spots around the house until I found the path the rodents take. After a few strikes I decided to buy a second trap and set that up on the opposite corner of the house. So far I have caught 14 mice and one rat in the space of a couple of months. I no longer have the hassle of checking and refilling traps every few days. I'm so impressed I think I'll get another for around our shed.

I had 13 A 24 and 3 Possum traps in the Sounds have since lost 3 in slips due to heavy rain. At first (without strike detectors) I thought things were going well, however ( now with detectors) some traps record 1 kill and gas is empty. I never have recorded more than 5 kills with gas left over. I suspect all of my traps are leaky, how can this be remedied? As I want to leave them working for longer,getting to the sounds is getting harder these days.

We live in an urban bush setting with creeks in close proximity Have been using the rat trap for about 2 years. In that time the trap has killed a number of rats (not sure of the exact number as dont have a counter but in that time have replaced the gas canister 3 times.).We don't have the rodent plague as we did previously.Very good product,safer for domestic animals too which was always a concern with bait stations.

The rat trap is ok: Not better than an ordinary trap, but saves you the constant checking and resetting. I found the possum traps completely useless however: The possums like the lure, they scratch everywhere around the trap, but they never put their heads inside. Not a single kill in many months of use! I followed the tips and tricks by the goodnature help team (and they are responsive and try to be helpful), but nothing worked so far. I have used a number of other traps in the same locations, and they catch possums regularly.

When a new CO2 can was fitted to the A24 trap, it all escaped.The trap being a few years old was dismantled and cleaned. The A24 being well designed, robust and having periodically killed rats seemed to just need new seals. Unfortunately Goodnature don't supply seal kits which would render the trap to be landfill. NOT GOODNATURE. There is a small manufactured hole in the trigger diaphragm which may have been blocked (both sides of the diaphragm are under pressure until the trigger releases the pressure on one side, allowing the pressure on the other side to overcome the spring tension, dissipating and thereby setting off the trap) Whatever the cause, the trap is now functional again. It would however be great if Goodnature (obviously without any liability) would supply seals together with instructions to keep them going and saving them from becoming landfill.

Bought the a24 . It self triggers when dripping bait down over the trigger which gives it a much higher success rate than reality. . I set up a game camera to record my suspicions and proved that in actual fact it was only getting kills" when a glob of bait fell over the trigger. Rats aren't interested in the baits I saw available on the shelf either. What happened to nut butter? At least with that bait I got a hedgehog. Plenty of rats on the properties I've used this device at but absolutely no luck with chocolate bait or the other one I can't recall"

I have found Goodnature A24 traps the best tool for controlling vermin and having used poison, spring traps and A24's. I think the most effective form of constant control is by far the A24.The people at Goodnature provide precise, detailed instruction which needs to be followed exactly to get the best results.The team at Goodnature are very helpful and easy to talk to which allows you to fine tune your traps to get the best resultsGoodnature is without a doubt the way to protect your land and assets and do your bit to help out New Zealand's flora and faunaHappy TrappingIan

Review of Chirp device: Not a good experience at all, I'm sorry to say. Bluetooth would not pair reliably (despite a good phone with no other BT issues). Once eventually paired, BT would drop out, requiring removal of chirp to re-activate pairing mode, pretty much entirely defeating the purpose of the device. Instructions are poor. e.g. you cannot immediately runs tests - the obvious thing to do - but have to wait a couple of minutes" I was told by support. Kind of a major omission from instructions. Cap is flimsy. To their credit

I was starting to lose faith in the good nature trap as I had not killed a rat for months. I then decided to put the trap in the roof space of my house and hey presto it killed a rat and a mouse. Goes to show that you can use the trap inside as well as outside. The other mouse pictured, was caught in a conventional trap.