The invention relates to a bait station for rodents, in particular for rats, with a box, entry and exit holes in the vicinity of the box floor and run areas extending in the box between the latter for rodents. The aim is to construct such a bait station such that when in the ready position the run areas for the rodents in the box are accepted more quickly and less timidly. For this purpose when the bait station is in the ready position the zones of the box floor of the bait station corresponding to the run areas are left open and the run areas for the rodents run in the box of the bait station on the floor of the surroundings of the area of use of the bait station.