Rodent trap

A rodent trap comprising:

• a) a housing with integral walls and a removable roof forming an interior area within the housing and wherein a trap door assembly is positioned on a bottom surface of the housing,
• b) a swinging rodent ramp forming a wall of the housing when closed and further providing a ramp for a rodent to enter the interior of the housing when the ramp is swung open,
• c) a rodent box insertable into an insertion opening below the bottom surface of the housing wherein said box includes a sliding cover which is biased by a spring to remain in a closed position when the box is removed from the insertion opening in the housing and which sliding cover is urged to an open position when the box is inserted into the housing insertion opening, a rodent box opening is in alignment with the trap door on the bottom surface of the housing when the box is inserted into the housing insertion opening,
• d) the trap door assembly further comprises a means for operating the trap door which includes an infrared sensor, a motor, a power supply, and a cam switch, wherein the infrared sensor detects when a rodent has entered the interior of the housing which then allows power from the power supply to energize the motor which is engaged to the trap door and rotate the trap door to allow the rodent to fall into the rodent box while the trap door continues to rotate to a closed position wherein the cam switch disconnects the power to the motor.