Rodent trapping apparatus

A rodent trapping apparatus for trapping rodents, the rodent trapping apparatus comprising:

• a lid configured to be disposed on a bucket, the lid including a top surface, wherein the lid comprises a longitudinal slot having two opposing longitudinal edges;
• two sidewalls provided on the top surface, with one sidewall along each longitudinal edge of the longitudinal slot, wherein the two sidewalls extend up to an edge of the lid;
• a transverse connecting member connecting the two sidewalls thereby forming a tunnel over the longitudinal slot, a proximal end of the tunnel being located at the edge of the lid due to the two sidewalls extending up to the edge of the lid;
• a bait compartment located at a distal end of the tunnel, the distal end of the tunnel being formed by a distal connecting portion of the transverse connecting member and two distal segments of the two sidewalls;
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• a swivel platform located within and along the longitudinal slot, wherein the swivel platform is configured to swivel about a pivot axis, wherein the pivot axis is located between the distal end and the proximal end of the tunnel;
• wherein the proximal end of the tunnel comprises one or more securing members for connecting the swivel platform with the lid, the one or more securing members are one or more magnets of varying magnetic strength adapted to increase a distance between the pivot axis and center of gravity of the rodent.

A rodent trapping apparatus for trapping rodents, the rodent trapping apparatus comprising:

• a lid configured to be disposed on a bucket, the lid including a top surface, wherein the lid comprises a longitudinal slot having two opposing longitudinal edges;
• two sidewalls provided on the top surface, with one sidewall along each longitudinal edge of the longitudinal slot, wherein the two sidewalls extend up to an edge of the lid;
• a transverse connecting member connecting the two sidewalls thereby forming a tunnel over the longitudinal slot, a proximal end of the tunnel being located at the edge of the lid due to the two sidewalls extending up to the edge of the lid;
• a bait compartment located at a distal end of the tunnel, the distal end of the tunnel being formed by a distal connecting portion of the transverse connecting member and two distal segments of the two sidewalls;
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• a swivel platform located within and along the longitudinal slot, wherein the swivel platform is configured to swivel about a pivot axis, wherein the pivot axis is located between the distal end and the proximal end of the tunnel,
• wherein the lid, the two sidewalls, the transverse connecting member, the bait compartment, and the swivel platform are modular units and are connected together to form the rodent trapping apparatus using one or more securing members.