Box trap

Box trap
Released	21 November 2006 (Update)
Members	Yes
Quest item	No
Properties
Tradeable	Yes
Equipable	No
Stackable	No
Noteable	Yes
Options	Lay, Drop
Examine	If a creature goes inside, the box should then slam shut.
Values
Value	32 coins
High alch	19 coins
Low alch	12 coins
Weight	0.226 kg
Respawn time	100 ticks (60 seconds)
Grand Exchange
Exchange	39 coins (info)
Buy limit	250
Daily volume	58,491
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Advanced data
Item ID	10008

A box trap is a type of trap used in the Hunter skill. The box trapping technique is used to catch ferrets, embertailed jerboas and chinchompas. With the required Hunter level and partial completion of the Eagles' Peak quest, the player may set up a box trap. When a chinchompa or ferret passes the trap, it may be caught, but only when the player is not standing on the trap.

If the prey is successfully caught, the box trap will close in around the animal, and the player will have the option to "check" the trap. If not successful, the trap will also close, and the player will have to reset it.

Adding a creature's corresponding bait to a trap will increase the catch rate by +3%, while smoking a trap with a Torch will increase the catch rate by +2%.^[1] Due to the low increase of the catch rate, most players believe that smoking or adding bait to traps doesn't justify the extra actions it takes.

Box traps may be bought from Aleck's Hunter Emporium. in Yanille, the Nardah Hunter Shop in Nardah, or Imia's Supplies in the Hunter Guild. One can also be obtained for free by searching the crate adjacent to the bookcases in the northernmost house at Land's End. They can also be obtained from hunter kit.

Creatures

The following Hunter creatures may be caught using the box trapping technique.

		Exp.	Location	Preferred bait
27	Ferret	115	Piscatoris Hunter area	None
39	Embertailed jerboa	137	Locus Oasis and west of Hunter Guild	None
53	Chinchompa	198.4	Piscatoris Hunter area, Isle of Souls, and Kourend Woodland	Spicy tomato
63	Carnivorous chinchompa	265	Feldip Hunter area, red chinchompa hunting ground, and Gwenith Hunter area	Spicy minced meat
73	Black chinchompa	315	Wilderness	Spicy minced meat

Multiple traps

Box trapping can be done with multiple traps at once, with the maximum amount of traps depending on the player's Hunter level.

An extra trap may be set while hunting black chinchompas in the wilderness.

	Traps
1	1
20	2
40	3
60	4
80	5

Mechanics

Once a box trap has been set, it will make an attempt every 3 ticks (1.8 seconds) to lure in an animal that is currently in range.^[2] Any ferret or chinchompa within a 2 tile radius of the box trap (forming a 5x5 square centred on the trap) can be attracted.^[3]

The way an animal becomes drawn to a box trap uses the same system of aggressiveness through which a monster becomes focused on the player.^[4]

Prohibited areas

Within the following areas, a box trap may not be laid:

While in legacy duels at the Emir's Arena
At the Blast Furnace
Taverley, Dwarven Mine and Mining Guild
Wintertodt (including the waiting area) and Ungael's crater
Tempoross Cove
Hallowed Sepulchre and The Nightmare fight
On fairy rings
Inside most indoor areas
Farming Guild
Basement of Doom - while spectating your cat through a curtain
Lizardman Temple
player-owned houses
Inside banks and next to various bank chests
- (But next to the bank chest at Trouble Brewing, and the Rogues' Den bank chest is possible)
Hespori's cave
Zulrah's shrine
Catacombs of Kourend
In underwater areas
Theatre of Blood
Near Shura and Sisterhood Sanctuary lobby
In the Soul Wars Lobby
- (However, box traps may be smuggled in to the Soul Wars Arena with the Hunter Kit spell).
Jiggig

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Isle of Souls - near spinning wheel (telegrab)

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Land's End - inside a searchable crate

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Civitas illa Fortis - upstairs on a table in the small building in southwest corner. Note: Ironmen cannot loot it.

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Shop locations

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Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:22 September 2021\| \|0}} {{#explode:22 September 2021\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:22 September 2021\| \|2}}]] (update)	Box traps can no longer be placed on top of flowers indoors.
[[{{#explode:25 October 2018\| \|0}} {{#explode:25 October 2018\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:25 October 2018\| \|2}}]] (update)	Box traps may no longer be placed at Blast Furnace.
[[{{#explode:28 June 2018\| \|0}} {{#explode:28 June 2018\| \|1}}]] [[{{#explode:28 June 2018\| \|2}}]] (update)	Placement of box traps now requires partial completion of Eagles' Peak.

Trivia

If the player attempts to lay a box trap at Ungael's crater, the chatbox will state "It's far too cold for you to setup a trap here." even though other cold areas such as the Ice Path do allow players to set up traps.
Box traps may be laid to temporarily prevent rockfalls from blocking a path at Motherlode Mine, until the box trap collapses and for a short period thenafter. The falling rocks will still damage the player.
The animation used for laying a box trap is identical to that of the tinderbox

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Mod Ash: "+2% for the smoke, +3% for the bait."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Mod Ash: "The trap hunts the NPC rather than vice-versa. It's looking approximately every 3 cycles."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 28 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Mod Ash: "I'm a little unfamiliar with the code for that one, but it looked like 2 tiles last time I saw it."
^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Mod Ash: "Again, as it's using the same engine code as NPC aggression, I'd be surprised by such an effect, since it'd manifest as "if one NPC decides to focus on you, everything else in the room becomes permanently non-aggressive", which we do not observe."

[1] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Mod Ash: "+2% for the smoke, +3% for the bait."

[2] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Mod Ash: "The trap hunts the NPC rather than vice-versa. It's looking approximately every 3 cycles."

[3] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 28 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Mod Ash: "I'm a little unfamiliar with the code for that one, but it looked like 2 tiles last time I saw it."

[4] Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 15 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Mod Ash: "Again, as it's using the same engine code as NPC aggression, I'd be surprised by such an effect, since it'd manifest as "if one NPC decides to focus on you, everything else in the room becomes permanently non-aggressive", which we do not observe."

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Box trap

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