The event is absolutely fine. We were looking for a larger event, since our field mice have been squeezed in the standard size with great squeaking. In a mousetrap XXL but the trap only to when the mouse is all the way in and the animal can move and run around. They can be put in front of the door so no big injuries. How does that relate with larger rat I can not say. The processing is totally fine for the price and fully served its purpose.