The invention relates to devices for catching small rodents, particularly mice and rats, in which a bait serves as an element of the trap design, triggering the trap when removed (eaten). A trap includes a base (1), on which a spring-loaded frame (2) and a holddown bar (3) are hingedly mounted. A bait holder (4) is attached to the base (1) and consists of two L-shaped vertical elements (5) and (6) with horizontal portions (9) and (10) respectively. The vertical elements (5) and (6) of the bait (4a) holder (4) are positioned opposite one another on different sides of the hold-down bar (3), forming a gap (13a) for the hold-down bar. Vertical portions (7) and (8) of the L- shaped elements are located in a single plane perpendicular to the surface of the base of the trap, and the horizontal portions (9) and (10) of the L-shaped elements are arranged in such a way that the side edges thereof, one of which is designated by the reference sign (15), are positioned along the longitudinal axis (14) of the base (1) of the trap.
