We live in the country where there are a LOT of gophers, moles, voles, etc. I have tried several gopher traps and had a success rate of about 1 in 5 settings.....and with a lot of work trying to fool the critters. But, the Black Box caught 2 of my problem gophers (they were killing our trees) in 3 settings. And I didn't have to try to fool the trap shy beasts. The Black Box gopher trap is a fantastic tool for getting rid og gophers.

These traps are the best. I used to have a wooden one but kept losing the trigger wire. When I did use it I used it in combination with one of the little metal spring traps (putting one each direction in the runway). This was a successful means of killing gophers until one day the metal trap disappeared into the ground and I never have found it. I even had it tethered to a stake. This was one tough gopher. The nice thing about the box trap is that it stops them cold and they don't move after it is triggered. They are toast.I purchased two of these Victor 0625 Blackbox Gopher Traps. They are very durable, made of very heavy, dense plastic plastic. I put one in each direction in the runway and catch them every time.This is a very effective gopher trap and I highly recommend it.

My boyfriend set up the traps in the backyard, two traps back to back (like the box recommends), and we caught one 3 hours later. He said the gopher didn't look very happy when he took care of the trap, so these are probably not what you are looking for if that bothers you. I let him do it, and try not to think about it too much.They work though!

I've read some professionals' editorials that have seemed negative to me. While I agree with some of their points, my 2nd grade son loves this book....so much that he is choosing to do his book report on it. The "little brains" are very funny to him and keep him interested. This book wasn't written for adults...so maybe we don't see what our children are getting out of this book. Last night, my son made a random comment, and I was able to say "don't you remember that all brains are different?" He understood that...and he has no idea that this is a book targeted to children with ADHD...even when I read the parents comments at the end of the book! I recommend it because my son likes it....and he doesn't like every book at all!

This book has a great lesson for children and encourages your child to identify the strengths of their own brain. We are all different and we all have gift and talents. "Smart" is not always 'book smart'.

I know Ned Hallowell and like his work, but this review is actually from my kids - they loved it! The message is simple and right on - no one type of brain is superior - all are special and you just need to find out at what. Our family also had fun using the discussion guide at the back of the book and talking about what our own brains do best. This story is a gem!