Four wooden Victor rat snap traps with yellow triggers set in dry oak leaves and soil beside concrete pavers and a stained wooden deck, with grass at the top left.
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Four wooden Victor rat snap traps with yellow triggers set in dry oak leaves and soil beside concrete pavers and a stained wooden deck, with grass at the top left.

This Plano homeowner had four wooden snap traps set in the leaf litter along the deck, and none of them had caught anything. Rats are neophobic, so they tend to avoid new objects placed in their travel paths, which is why freshly set traps often sit untouched. Pest Me Off reviewed the setup and focused on rodent activity and entry points to get the problem under control.