The Automatic Paste Pump
Our Automatic Paste Pump is the best way to deliver fresh paste, constantly to your trap. Once activated, the APP will start a slow chemical reaction producing gas in the back half of the pouch. Over the next six months, paste will be slowly extruded into the trap, keeping it constantly attractive to pests.
How do I install it?
The Automatic Paste Pump is a small, silver object the comes with your Smart Trap Kit. It’s made of foil, and looks like a small balloon with a coin on top. This contains the paste you need to attract pests to your trap. Watch the video or follow the instructions below to learn how to install it.
1. Remove the Smart cap from the top of the trap by unscrewing it anti-clockwise.
2. Remove the 10 cent coin from the top of the Automatic Paste Pump. The 10 cent piece is a gift from us! Removing the coin will activate the pump so that the paste can be refreshed automatically.
3. Gently push the Automatic Paste Pump into the trap’s black cap. The side that once held the 10 cent coin needs to go into the cap first, leaving the trimmed edge and Automatic Paste Pump's little black cap facing outwards so you can see it. It’s a tight fit but it does fit!
4. Unscrew the Automatic Paste Pump's little black cap. Wipe any excess paste on the base of the tree or under the trap as a way to tempt a pest inside the trap later.
5. Thread the entrance of the trap’s cap (with the Automatic Paste Pump now sitting inside it) into the top of the trap. Keep turning it clockwise until you feel the thread stop and then lock it in place.
What flavour paste should I use?
The choice is totally up to you! It can be helpful to experiment with different paste flavours to understand which is most attractive to the rodents in your area. That being said, you should make your decision based on the species you are targeting:
- Chocolate Paste for Rats and Mice
- Nut Butter Paste for Rats and Mice
- Meat Lovers Paste for Rats and Stoats
Is the Paste Safe?
We started Goodnature for good reason: to see endangered wildlife around the world flourish again. We also want to go about it kindly, without using toxins.
All our Pastes are specially formulated with non-toxic paste to attract rats, mice and stoats to the A24. It’s the trap itself, not the paste, which humanely kills them.
The paste is safe to handle. Because our pastes are toxin free you can also have peace of mind that your pets and any other animals are not at risk of being poisoned by the paste or by eating a dead pest that has been killed by the A24. For more information about allergens and ingredients in the paste check out this article.