Timms trap

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Device used to capture and kill animals

title: "Timms trap" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mammal-pest-control", "pest-trapping"] description: "Device used to capture and kill animals" topic_path: "general/mammal-pest-control" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timms_trap" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Device used to capture and kill animals ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Timms_trap_01.jpg" caption="[[Hedgehog]] caught in a Timms trap"] ::

A Timms trap is a device used to capture and kill common brushtail possums. Their use is commonplace in New Zealand, where the possum is an introduced pest. In Australia, where the possum is a protected native species, the trap uses a spring-loaded metal mouth to break the neck of the animal, resulting in a rapid and humane death. It requires baiting with fresh fruit in order to attract a pest, which inserts its head through the hole at the front, springing the trap.

A Timms trap, as a form of kill trap, is inexpensive, and simple to use, and provides an effective means of pest control for gardens and similar-sized areas. The use of fruit as bait reduces the likelihood that a pet, such as a cat, will be caught.

References

[http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/dse/nrenpa.nsf/FID/-9F280C2CC74580F4CA256D8F001D3915?OpenDocument ''Possum FAQ'', Australian Government Web Site]{{deadlink. (November 2025)

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