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Answer Mechanical Mole Trap
10/28/25
Answer Mechanical Mole Trap, manufactured by JT Eaton, is a mechanical harpoon trap that works wonders on moles, gophers, and voles and prevents them from tearing your yard or turf into pieces.
It is made from galvanized steel, which increases its durability and makes it extremely efficient at killing moles. As a result, it is adaptable to most soil conditions and will clamp down effectively wherever there is mole activity.
Answer Mechanical Mole Trap can be cleaned and used many times if you suffer from not just one mole in your backyard, but several. It requires no baiting as it adjusts to the top of active surface burrows and clamps down as moles pass.
Tools Needed
There are no tools needed to use this product, but you may need a poking stick to probe for active mounds and a shovel for possible digging.
How to Use
- Step 1: Before placing this product in the ground, you must first locate active mole tunnels and surface burrows recently excavated. To ensure that the tunnels and burrows are active, try poking around with a long stick at the top of these surface burrows. If you poke the tunnels with the stick and the dirt beneath these burrows and tunnels give away easily with no effort, then you have found a mole tunnel.
- Step 2: Come back in two days after you have poked holes in these tunnels. If the holes have been patched up, you can conclude that these are active tunnels and that moles and voles are actively using them.
- Step 3: Once the surface burrows have been identified and proven to be active, set your trap by carefully leveling the surface burrow and injecting your trap into the ground with the safety in place so you can insert it deeply into the burrow without fear of springing it on yourself.
- Step 4: Once the trap has been inserted deep into the ground and on top of the burrow, ensure the trigger pan touches the top of the surface burrow, release the safety, and allow the spikes to penetrate the tunnel. You can move the spikes up and down to create small holes and ensure that when the trap is sprung, they won’t be obstructed as they spring downward.
- Step 5: Wait a few days to see if the trap has killed a mole and dispose of it properly. If, after a few days, the trap has not been set off, you can conclude that the surface burrow where the trap was inserted has been abandoned, the trap was improperly set, or the surface burrow was disturbed too much and deterred the mole or vole from using it.
Where to Use
Answer Mechanical Mole Trap can be used anywhere outdoors where moles are a problem. It works more efficiently in damp soil.
When to Use
Use an Answer Mechanical Trap when you are dealing with mole, vole, or gopher damage. Trapping in the spring and fall seasons when mole and vole activity is most active or after a warm rain has fallen on your turf or lawn is ideal. Also, for best results, you should set your traps later in the afternoon or early in the evening.
Safety Information
Answer Mechanical Trap is safe to use around children and pets when applied according to product label instructions. Always wear the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling and applying this product.
Keep away from pets and children.
Special Considerations
Any special considerations when choosing this product. What they need to know before picking it. Things that are considerations (surface, size, smell, etc)
| Availability | Online |
| Restricted Use | No |
| Shipping Restrictions | No Restrictions |
| Brand | JT EATON |
| Keith's Pro Tips | "Have pets and children where you would like to trap moles. You can put a small bucket over the trap to avoid tampering or to prevent children and pets from coming near the trap." |
| Product Drawbacks | Answer Mechanical Mole Trap will need to cleaned out to capture for more pests. |
| Target Pests | Moles, gophers, voles |
| Application Equipment | None Needed |
| Application Methods | Trapping |
| Active Ingredient | N/A |
| Product Type | Equipment |
| Formulation | Live Trap |
| Application Rate | Answer Mechanical Mole Trap comes ready to use with no mixing needed. |
| Shelf Life | Answer Mechanical Mole Trap does not expire. |
| Yield | Each Answer Mechanical Mole Trap is 4.125" x 5.25" x 14.75". |
| Use Sites | Outdoors |
| Time to Kill | Instantly kills pest on contact. |
| Comparable Products | Victor Mole Trap |
| Restricted Use | No |
|---|---|
| Availability | Online |
| Keith's Pro Tip | "Have pets and children where you would like to trap moles. You can put a small bucket over the trap to avoid tampering or to prevent children and pets from coming near the trap." |
| Target Pests Multi | Gophers, Moles, Voles |
| Time to Kill | Instantly kills pest on contact. |
| Chemical Type | Equipment |
| Formulation | Live Trap |
| Application Methods | Trapping |
| Product Drawbacks | Answer Mechanical Mole Trap will need to cleaned out to capture for more pests. |
| Active Ingredient | N/A |
| Application Equipment | None Needed |
| Mix Rate | Answer Mechanical Mole Trap comes ready to use with no mixing needed. |
| Use Sites | Outdoors |
| Yield | Each Answer Mechanical Mole Trap is 4.125" x 5.25" x 14.75". |
| Shelf Life | Answer Mechanical Mole Trap does not expire. |
| Comparable Products | Victor Mole Trap |
| Children or pets? | No |
| Property Characteristics | None |
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