Protecta EVO Express Bait Station (2 Stations)

My daughter and I are avid gardeners. My daughter lives in the city and I live on a rural hobby farm. Oddly enough, she is plagued by large rats who eat all of her fruit and vegetables, and I am not. The worst part is, they take a bite out of a vegetable and leave the rest to rot. It's so annoying and so frustrating. You see a nice piece of fruit growing and you can't wait to harvest it. And on the day you're going to pick it, you find a giant rat bite out of it. It's just the worst. I watched a video on Youtube and the guy in the video is a professional exterminator for vermin and other pests. He recommended getting this bait station and a rather expensive bait that comes in a bucket. We bought both. We bought two of these bait stations and a large bucket of bait. We put it out at my daughter's place and she used to be able to lie in bed in her basement bedroom and hear the rats running around outside in her garden. After we put the bait station in, she could still hear them running around and she got quite discouraged, thinking it wasn't working. But after a few nights, she noticed that there was no more scurrying around and the rats were no longer bothering her vegetables. She didn't see any dead rats, but she didn't see or hear any live ones either. Then one day, she called me and said she smelled something dead. We almost jumped up and down and had a party. We knew that it was the rats eating the bait and dying. I will do another review on the bait. You want to get good bait that does not endanger your pets. And this bait is completely safe. Not only that, if a dog or cat eats a dead rat that ate this bait, the poison will not travel from the dead animal to your pet. It's really good stuff. It's not cheap, but it works very well. Watch for my review on the bait.

I have had these bait stations for some time now. They were easy to set up and I purchased Contrac Blox for Poison to fill the bait station, and things have been great. Definitely wear gloves when cleaning and filling the station. We bought our house almost 3 years ago and after we moved in we realized that the previous owner lied on their disclosure saying there were no issues with mice after only two weeks. Luckily they were never in the house. Just in the crawl spaces and attic, but, it wouldn't be long for them to find a way in. Luckily my pest control service, who said these pests had been here for years, after looking at the damage they did in the attic, was able to clear them out. We thought we were in the clear, but during our second winter, I heard them again. I have a whole long story about finding out how they were getting in, but long story short, I sealed up all entry points and decided to be pro-active and buy these bait stations. I have two, one on either side of the house. Since sealing the entry points, which I also check quite often to make sure they cannot get back in that same way, and filling these bait stations every few months we have had zero mice problems. I would highly recommend these stations as they are easy to set up, cheaper than constantly calling pest control services, and they have held up well over a couple of years. I would recommend them to anyone with this issue.

Works great. Rats going in and eating. We shall see how it actually works in the long run.

Buy a 4lb pail of poison/bait blocks for a perfect set up. I see the value and the reason the cost is more then the cheepo others I bought as well for comparison. There is a reason this is what pest companies use. This is bigger, weighted, and holds more bait/poison. And they feel way more durable than the others. (Don't buy tomcat, unless needing one asap). This is a must have for long term control. I am highly satisfied with this. By the way this doesn't come with the poison or bait. Buy contract or use the blocks from cheep tomcat.

These work well for the rats in the area. Easy to use and assemble. However, the key prevents kids for getting into them

The Protecta EVO bait station works very well its designed purpose. The box comes with four posts and a key to open the box. I like that it has a key so no one can open the box and retrieve the contents. It’s safe around children. The instructions were simple but there is nothing much to putting on the posts. I used a small hammer to place the posts into position after the first one slipped and jammed my finger. You don’t have to hit it hard, just tap it into place. As you can see from the videos, the little rodents have started to visit. We did have a rabbit check out the box, but he was too big to go inside. I bought two of these bait stations. I may buy another for inside the garage. Just in case.

After a few weeks I checked my bait in this. The second time just raising the lid the rear of it came undone, rendering it useless trying to close and secure. Plus good luck in trying to place the vertical rods w/o a hammer.

This box is super sturdy, have seen it outside other establishments from professional pest control, which is why i ordered them. They come with a concrete insert that keeps them in place. Definitely worth it since my dog can move the ones without the concrete inserts. Now to get the rats to take the birth control bait and we will be happier.