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How to catch a mole: the best mole traps, equipment and instructions
And which are the best Mole Traps for you? Tunnel, Talpex or Putange ….
Mole traps vary hugely and mole catching is easy, once you know how. BUT … if you’ve arrived here you probably have a garden or paddock and want to trap your own moles, and don’t really know where to start, or how to set about it. Of course we also supply many “professionals” with their mole catching equipment.
We sell both the best mole traps and, just as importantly, the knowledge you need. And our “method” has proved extremely reliable since we started supplying mole catching kit over 20 years ago. Because with a little bit of homework, you can be setting traps in half an hour or so, and perhaps catching moles in the first 24 hours. And you’ll be doing so correctly and humanely, because setting traps for moles is subject to the law – at least in the UK.
Mole Traps
We only stock three types of trap, the tunnel (or “Duffus”) trap, the genuine Talpex Trap and the French-style Putange Trap.
There are many tunnel traps on the market, and with 50 years’ experience behind us, we have tested a lot of the others. And we think we sell the best tunnel trap in the world, which is robustly made in England of top-quality stainless steel with correctly set springs. You can buy a trap for a pound or two less, for sure, but you probably won’t discover how to use it and it may well let you down.
The Talpex trap is a type of scissor trap, and there are many copies of it. But we haven’t found one as good as the original genuine trap made in the Netherlands. And we long ago stopped using the conventional scissor trap. They work, yes, and while some people get on well with them, we found we caught more with tunnel, Talpex or putange traps.
The French pursue excellence in their food and wine, and we think they might have also found it in their traditional Putange mole trap. Because once you’ve got used to handling them, you will probably get on famously with them. Some of our professional customers now use nothing else; as with all traps, please read our instructions and advice for the best results. And you will need a setting key too.
Mole Run Probes
We have our Mole Run Probes specially made for us, and they are invaluable for finding mole runs. They are simple and neatly designed. And we wouldn’t go out to set a mole trap without one.
With every purchase of mole traps or probes, you will also get the link to our detailed videos, which clearly explain how to use them. We beg you to look at them too, because mole traps have strong springs. For your fingers’s sake, please learn how to handle them with complete safety!
The Mole Catching Manual
This is a 40 page online e-book, together with access to all our online videos, and you can purchase this separately. You might have got some traps and are struggling, and the Manual could save you hours of time and frustration. The answers to the commonest questions we get are in there too.
Mole Catching Kits
Our kits comprise traps, probes and the Manual and are aimed at the beginner. You only need a kit to get started (except a spade or trowel and some markers), and they are very popular. And they have helped hundreds of people, and even started many into becoming a paid mole-catcher.
You will catch moles quickly and efficiently with good equipment and our clear instructions, and that is what we provide.