I just want to be clear... is this trap for gophers? or moles?
1628721
I use the Cinch 2" & 3" for gophers and moles. I leave them in the ground longer when I am after a mole. I have trapped 64 gophers and 5 moles (we have fewer moles in our area).
1628722
However difficult it was to use and in spite of the poor performance, it was apparently intended for use against gophers, according to the descriptions and the user documentation that came with the product. I have not attempted to use it against moles, however it would seem inappropriate for use against moles due to the basic construction and layout. A portion of the trap must remain above ground, whereas the better mole traps are all sub-surface.
1628723
It is definitely for gophers as it is quite large. A mole would not typically be snapped in it.
1448862
I can't even get it to Kill Gophers. Save your money. Just Get the Gopher CINCH TRAP (S) ..
142573
As far as I can tell it works against rabbits. Not sure about moles and voles though.
800464
I didn't realize that there were different sizes available. I've never used the ones that I ordered because I theorized that the traps were more designed for gophers.
1049880
The version I bought and received is the large trap. But my cousin has the small trap, and they both do the job for gophers. The small one has the advantage of fitting into a smaller hole. These traps are really effective. I have killed at least 14 gophers with my two traps.
25495
This trap does nothing to attract an animal. If an animal if moving through the tunnel and puts upward pressure on the trigger plate then the fingers will close. I have a lot of moles and when a new pile of dirt appears I find the direction of the tunnel that the dirt came from. I then push the dirt back into the tunnel and put the trap just ahead of the dirt over the tunnel. When the mole comes back to push out the dirt it puts pressure on the trigger plate and "ends the day" for the destructive mole. This is the best trap I have found to date.
1402521
I'm answering a second time, revising my first answer. My son had a mole problem and states that these traps do not work on moles. A different approach was necessary.
975641
Don't put anything on the trap, best to use gloves to handle and set, gophers have a keen since of smell. These traps are very effective if set when you first see the gopher digging out their hole. Be sure and dig out the front of the hole to more level the traps.
1170408
I've had no experience with either. I don't think shrews make long underground tunnels and thus these probably wouldn't do the job - just a guess. I think gophers are vegetarians and are much bigger than moles, so again I'm guessing these wouldn't work because they probably wouldn't eat them and also the dose would be too small if they did.
800562
Well, I'm sorry to say I've used it for about 6 months and the little gritters are still here. Maybe not as much. A few days ago, one of the gophers dug a BIG hole right near the devise. The batteries last about 4 months. I keep using the mole chaser because I don't want to kill the little guys. It's people like me that uses this because we don't want to hurt them.
1452080
I would think so, but where I'm at in SW Ohio, we have clay soil and it works like a champ. I tried other style traps that were available at the local hardware store and this one beats them all. 12 moles so far this year.
1448863
I have never used it on Moles. I believe it is a gopher only trap. It may be worth a try. Most moles have surface tunnels and it would be hard to set the trap for them effectively. If you have gophers---this is the best solution I have discovered.
1073509
I agree. This works great for gophers. I had to buy 2 sizes as the smaller size caught some, but other critters were too big and would trip the trap before they'd get into it. Once I sized it correctly, they're great. You could try for ground squirrels, but get the biggest size.
657689
I just use the mole traps. Not the gopher ones. We have moles and mophers or thats what the locals call them. They are cuter than moles. But more destructive. It takes two traps per hole so one trap won't work.
657691
I am in SF bay area. I bought mid sized trap (mole trap) initially, it worked perfectly. But from time to time, the tunnel was much wider than the trap. So I got large sized trap (gopher trap) too. I choose based on the tunnel size. So looks like I got both mole and gopher problem in my yard.
910919
I have small traps that I have a lot of luck with. I have one larger trap that I can never get in the hole because it is so large. I think the size of the gophers depend on where you live. Ours must be the smaller ones. Perhaps you have a mole.
1604668
I really don't know. Watch the link I've sent and try to determine if this seems like a viable solution. Initially I had no luck with it until I watched the video for the 5th or 6th time and caught the words "make the trap sensitive", then I trapped my gopher. I waited until I saw the gopher moving his dirt out and then I set it. He plugged the hole at first but sometime during the night he unplugged it and started moving his dirt and,... BAM "lights out". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQbZ4Z_3uXU