Things You Need To Know About Foothold Traps

Foothold traps are well known as live hold foot traps, and they are commonly used in the United States to deal with animal attacks. These traps have two sharp metal jaws that capture foot of the rodent as soon as it steps over the trigger mechanism. Note that this trigger mechanism, in this case, is named as the pan. It is commonly observed that foothold traps make use of jaw style teeth that are sharp enough and hence cause lots of pain to the animal before killing it. That is why it is not recommended as a humane option to deal with animals in the United States.

Today we are living in the modern world where technologies have advanced the structure of foothold trap as well. They are now designed with the humane approach and can kill the animal instantly without causing any pain. So, the inhumane term can be used only for the ancient foothold traps; this is not true in case of new age traps. The traps that are presently available in the market are designed with padded jaws or rounded jaws. They have advanced swivels with well-designed shock absorbing spring mechanism. In short, they do not cause much harm to the animal. The market is loaded with a wide range of foothold traps these days. Some of them are listed below:



1. Long spring traps

They are the oldest foothold traps in the market. They use to have a single or double food hold spring mechanism that helps to catch the animal. But these traps are not widely used due to their heavyweight, complicated spring arrangement, and large size.

2. Coil spring traps

Here are the most popular type of foothold traps. They are widely used due to their practical size, lesser weight, higher speed and ability to catch almost all types of animals. You can buy these traps in variable size ranges such as the larger size can be used for fox and coyotes whereas the smaller one is suitable for minks. People use these traps more commonly because they are easier to hide in the yard and garden area.

3. Under spring traps

These types of traps make use of single spring mechanism that is hidden below the traps and helps to close the jaws fast with maximum strength. These traps are not produced nowadays, but they have been the most preferred choice of people in the United States for the long run.

4. Enclosed foothold traps

These traps are widely used to capture opossums and raccoons. But the sad fact is that they often miss the target because they need it to come much closer to hold the foot in the jaw mechanism. However, these traps are a good choice where some domestic animals are also available.

In case if you are not able to get rid of animals by using any of these traps, we advise you to take help from a professional animal removal company. They know the right tips and tricks to handle the variety of animals at human habitat.


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