Tomcat All Weather Bait Chunx, 4 Lb

I had been using a different brand of bait some time ago which is drier than this brand. I noted it is a lot harder to break down in smaller pieces which I noted is a lot easier for the rodents to go for than just putting the block out. They are attracted to it and all that has eaten a lethal dose has perished. This is a good buy when dealing with a rodent infestation in an apartment before the landlords can patch your wall up.Update 9/20/20I've had this bait out now for a month and I'm not sure how effective of a bait it is. Previously I was using JT Eaton 704-PN Bait Block which mice and rats seem to like a lot and I know for fact that was effective as I found 3 dead mice after putting a few of them out. This bait seems to sit around longer the the Jt Eaton product so it's a hit or miss in terms of consumption. We'll see if this one mouse I keep seeing during the day actually dies somewhere as my rodent problem isn't bad enough to warrant putting more than a few blocks out in some places.What I have noticed is bait of any sort won't be touched if they are whole. They like smaller chunks of the bait far more than larger ones. Smaller baits are also easier to move and may be taken to the burrow/nest site for later consumption.Update 9/23/20I read few reviews on some other sites about this 1st gen rodentcide, it does work if the rodents find it appealing. It is very slow acting so it can take well over a week of consumption to get any results. Most of the reviews giving it high ratings said it takes about 2-3w to produce death. It would mean lots of feeds and foraging in that time span. I had used a 2nd gen bait prior which produces death in a faster time span. I'm guessing that since this is far slower acting, it'll keep the rodents from being wise to the bait as the source of death.We'll see if it does indeed work in another week or two as I've seen plenty evidence of the consumption of these bait blocks.Update: 9/24/20I switched my rating from 3 stars to four. The bait does indeed work. It is acceptable for the rats and they do enjoy it's taste. I have noticed a huge reduction in rat activity and the fresh bait I put out untouched. It took about 2-3w for this product to indeed work. I believe the rodents in my area may have some level of resistance to this poison but resistance doesn't mean immune thus this will take far longer than a few days to kill a rodent.This is also a bait with a poison that pets and other animals that may eat a poisoned rat can recover from if they get secondary poisoning.If you need a far faster kill go for a 2nd gen bait product. Overall this is a well received and excellent bait but it takes a while for the rodents to succumb to the effects of it.Update 02/28/2023I looked at my purchase date only to note I had this pail for two years! Meanwhile, these poison blocks is still working. The grains in them is preserved well by the poison. Through some research I learned my area has Norway/Brown rats. Population in my building sadly has been thriving well so much so they have been once again in my high-rise apt on the 26th floor.This bait is still working to the day! They love this stuff. Every time a block or two is put out they immediately go for it. I tend to put these put in high traffic areas along with traps. It's been an effective endeavor. I still break the blocks apart before putting them out. I tend to get a lot of juvenile norways so they have yet to reach adult size. Whole blocks go untouched and fresh traps that still smell like human tend to be untouched. Older traps that's long lost our scent are the ones that catch rats easily in conjunction with the bait blocks.This pail is a huge investment more so when your landlord doesn't do much of anything to combat the rat population thriving in our crawl spaces. For the price I paid, this is an investment that paid for itself.The best thing about this bait is simply the fact rats love it so much they don't touch any of my pantry items. I don't have a lot of space so fruits and other items like my 20+ lbs bag of rice sits out. None of my foods items have been touched since the bait blocks is less work for them to get to as it has a very attractive smell and taste. I never once seen evidence of chew marks and feces on my pantry items which sits on the floor due to a lack of space. You'd think they would eat the rice and cereal items but nope, bait block instead.To the day, highly recommending this product as well as the JT Eaton one mentioned in my original review.Update March 16th, 2023Although I still have this bait pail, I have realized that the product is expired. Once the pail is open we have 12-18 months to use it. It is still being consumed despite being old. That means that the poison will still work but they will need even more feeds for a leathal dose.Regardless of, this being out in conjunction with a fresher bait (I went back to the Jt Eaton product given that my local hardware store carries it) keeps the rats eating in the same place with familiar foods.Bonus: Since it is peanut butter flavored and scented the bait attracts other pest animal like roaches and silverfish. Bugs will die but in a far shorter time span.

Works wonderful. Easy to use. No mess.

Have used this chunk bait for several years to control rats and mice around outside barns and buildings . Works very well.

Hard to know if it’s effective. Easy to use and nice solid seal on the container.

This stuff is great! Had a rat in the house (came through the "doggie door"). I know from prior experience and internet research that where there's one rat, there's more than one rat, and that they normally have their nest within 150 feet of where you see them.Traps worked okay - but wasn't taking them out fast enough. Rats are "neophobic" - that is, they fear anything new. So when you put out a trap, they often avoid it for a few days. I got tired of waiting for them to die.So I sent for the nuclear weapons.After placing a half dozen blocks around the exterior of the house (inside sheds, along the fence, behind the woodpile) I began finding dead rats the next day. They seem to just run out on the back patio at night and croak. So far, the count is up to 7 - but I'm betting there are more that died elsewhere.In some locations, I've put out bait blocks in the same place three times in one week. The rats just keep eating them - and dying. When I find a bait block that's been chewed on (or completely eaten) I immediately replace it with a new bait block. This is going to be the strategy going forward. Once the immediate problem is resolved, I'll just leave the bait blocks in place and check them about once a month. If one is eaten, I'll replace it at once. No more rats!Be aware that these bait blocks are attractive to more than just rats. My dog slurped one up and I had to do some quick research to determine how much trouble she was in. Turns out the chemical isn't very dangerous to dogs in the concentrations in the bait blocks. For dogs, the lethal dose of bait is around 20%-25% of their body weight. So unless your 20 pound dog eats the entire 4-pound bucket of bait, you're probably okay. Birds are more susceptible to poisoning.I highly recommend this product. And the 4 pound bucket is the way to go.By the way, the 1-pound packs now have to come with a "bait station". You can't just buy the blocks. This is more of your tax money being burned up in an effort that just costs you more money. I don't use any bait stations. I just toss the blocks behind things in the shed, or stack them into the wood pile. But the Environmental Protection Agency, in its infinite wisdom, has decreed that the smaller quantities of bait blocks must be sold with bait stations - yet another example of taxpayer money being used to buy stupid directives that cost people more money and achieve nothing. EPA should be abolished.