cat trap
Worth a lookShows a $3.0M/yr market, but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size
Incredible$3.0M$3.0M/yr · 1.4M searches
Avg price
Incredible$40.77avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible$18.29–$73.37cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Great+74.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Quality gap
Great4.2★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Good5.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Okay78%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Review moat
Okay3,327.61avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Bad71%top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf
Returns
Bad5.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, cat trap is a $3.0M/yr Amazon United States market (1.4M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 78% of demand. Demand peaks in Jun–Jul. Verdict: Worth a look — 62/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
cat trap market data
- Units sold / yr
- 60K–80K
- avg 3,000–4,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $2.4M–$3.3M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 5.1%
- Avg BSR
- #390
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 94%
- Sponsored
- 89%
- Out of stock
- 0.9%
- Avg brand age
- 42 months
- Avg seller age
- 162 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.Brands
14 falling
Sellers
46
Top-5 brand share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
71%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
19%
- HAVAHART31%
- SZHLUX25%
- VEVOR8%
- ZENY7%
- Humaneway6%
- Anyhall4%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +74.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jun, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.0×
Top cat trap search terms
- cat trap212K/yr
- raccoon trap152K/yr
- animal trap132K/yr
- live trap116K/yr
- groundhog trap69K/yr
- racoon traps108K/yr
- rabbit trap72K/yr
- cat trap for stray cats94K/yr
- live animal trap70K/yr
- live traps for raccoons heavy duty45K/yr
Top cat trap products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Havahart Large 1-Door Live Animal Trap for Raccoons Cats Bobcats Beavers
HAVAHART$61.044.4★18,205 rev
SZHLUX 32 Live Animal Cage Trap Heavy Duty Folding Raccoon Traps Humane Cat Trap for Stray Cats Raccoons Squirrel Skunk Mole Groundhog Armadillo Rabbit Catch and Release
SZHLUX$45.134.3★2,337 rev
VEVOR Live Animal Cage Trap 31 x 10 x 12 Humane Cat Trap Galvanized Iron Folding Animal Trap with Handle for Rabbits Stray Cats Squirrels Raccoons Groundhogs and Opossums
VEVOR$35.963.9★702 rev
ZENY Live Animal Cage Trap 32 X 12.5 X 12 w/Iron Door Steel Cage Catch Release Humane Rodent Cage for Rabbits Stray Cat Squirrel Raccoon Mole Gopher Chicken Opossum Skunk & Chipmunks
ZENY$23.934.1★1,102 rev
Gingbau Squirrel Trap Foldable Heavy Duty Humane Live Animal Cage Trap (Not for Mouse)
Gingbau$29.584.3★1,683 rev
Newest
by launch date
Humane Way Sentinel 32 Inch Live Animal Trap - No Assembly Required - Safe Medium Traps for All Animals - Raccoons Cats Groundhogs Opossums - 32 L x 10.5 W x 12.5 H
Humaneway$63.02108 rev
Humane Live Animal Trap Cage 26 9 10 Heavy-Duty Live Catch Cage for Raccoon Squirrel Stray Cats Groundhogs Armadillos Opossums Rabbits Skunk Mole Small Wildlife Control
HARVANCO$40.47119 rev
Humane Rat Trap Chipmunk Rodent Trap that Work for Indoor and Outdoor Small Animal - Mouse Voles Hamsters Live Cage Catch and Release 1 Pack
Ziprusburk$18.29116 rev
Humane Way Folding 32 Inch Live Humane Animal Trap - Safe Traps for All Animals - Raccoons Cats Groundhogs Opossums - 32 L x 10.2 W x 12.2 H
Humaneway$50.012,217 rev
Dexyla 32 Foldable Humane Animal Trap
dexyla$46.35128 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumHumane Way Folding 32 Inch Live Humane Animal Trap - Safe Traps for All Animals - Raccoons Cats Groundhogs Opossums - 32 L x 10.2 W x 12.2 H
Humaneway$50.014.2★
Humane Way Sentinel 32 Inch Live Animal Trap - No Assembly Required - Safe Medium Traps for All Animals - Raccoons Cats Groundhogs Opossums - 32 L x 10.5 W x 12.5 H
Humaneway$63.024.1★
Humane Live Animal Trap Cage 26 9 10 Heavy-Duty Live Catch Cage for Raccoon Squirrel Stray Cats Groundhogs Armadillos Opossums Rabbits Skunk Mole Small Wildlife Control
HARVANCO$40.474.1★
Havahart 1085 Large 1-Door Easy Set Humane Live Animal Trap for Armadillos Cats Groundhogs Muskrats Opossums Raccoons Skunks - Havahart Live Animal Cage Trap
HAVAHART$73.374.2★
Havahart Easy-Set Catch and Release Small 1-Door Humane Live Animal Trap for Squirrels Rabbits Skunks and Other Small Animals - 1083
HAVAHART$42.624.3★
What buyers say about cat trap
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Looks well made”
“This is very helpful for getting rid of squirrels”
“Easy and effective”
“As advertised”
“Easy to install”
“Worth every penny”
“Sturdy construction”
“Simple design easy to use”
“It is reliable”
“I liked the size”
What buyers complain about
“Not sure what happened to quality control”
“Not sturdy”
“After that, I didn't catch any”
“Poor performance”
“Kept coming apart”
“A bit larger than I expected”
“Not well built”
“instructions are terrible”
“Hard to set”
“getting harder to set”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is cat trap profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $3.0M/yr across 18 tracked products. 2 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +74.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (62/100).
- How competitive is the cat trap niche?
- 14 brands and 46 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 71% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 78% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in cat trap?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Strength, Pest/Insect Control. The return rate is 5.8% — above our launch gate.
- When does demand for cat trap peak?
- Demand peaks in Jun–Jul; the busiest month runs 2.0× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the cat trap niche?
- Listings span $18.29–$73.37; the average listing price is $40.77 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 3,328 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.