Bear Traps

Bear Traps (or Flesh Traps in Nightmare) are dangerous hazards in Granny. They trap the Player so that Granny can catch them easily, if they are not careful. Bear Traps can be placed by Granny whenever and wherever she wants to, except at the places where she can't go to.

Mechanics

Bear Traps are dropped by Granny after she has lost track of the player so she knows where they are. After making a vocal cue, she will lay a Bear Trap the next time she comes to a stop, and when they hit the ground, a clunking sound will let the player know that a new Bear Trap has been placed. She also has the tendency to randomly lay down a bear trap for no reason as well, even if running to a sound.

To activate a Bear Trap, the Player must either stand on it or, as or Version 1.2, throw an item onto it. Both will result in alerting Granny, and she will run towards where the Bear Trap was activated. If the Player gets caught in a Bear Trap, they must look down at the Bear Trap and hold the Remove button until the red meter is full, in which the Player will release themselves from the Bear Trap.

Once or if the Player releases themselves from a Bear Trap after standing on it, the Bear Trap will after some time vanish. If nothing has touched a Bear Trap after 3 minutes, it will also de spawn on its own.

Since Granny can collide with her bear traps, she can kick them over sometimes or even get them to be sideways. You can only activate a bear trap if standing on the end with the spikes and pressure sensor, so 90% of the time you can't get caught by a bear trap that is upside down, and you can walk against the back of a sideways one. This never words if you are crouched.

Item "Weight"

While most items can activate a Bear Trap, a few items do not activate Bear Traps. While this originally was assumed to be because of weight, there are a few odd exceptions that don't make sense. These items are:

Appearance

Normal

A Bear Trap is made of three parts: a base, a ring of spikes, and the small green pressure sensor. The ring of spikes is the biggest part, although it is actually two half-rings of spikes. The base is made of two bars set in a "T" shape inside the spike ring, and it uses the same iron texture as the rings but is coated in blood and dents. The pressure sensor rests on the center of the base.

Nightmare

It is a fleshy trap with white lines resembling teeth. It wiggles a bit and even squeals when stepped on, implying that instead of a mechanical trap, it uses pressure sensors on the skin to trap the player.

Trivia

Bear Traps cannot be placed on the Unstable Flooring, as they will simply just fall through the floor. Sometimes, they will also fall through the main floor to the Basement or Garage, which can be annoying if one lands on top of the Player and they get caught in it. They also cannot be placed on the grass in the Backyard but can be placed on the stairs from the door that only Granny can use, the Shed or in front of the Playhouse.
As of Version 1.3, there is a Bear Trap on the title screen of Granny. Tapping on it closes the trap.
- In the PC Version, it will cause Granny to indefinitely start "searching" on the Menu.
Sometimes there is a rare glitch where the Player will get caught in a bear trap and will not be able to free themselves until Granny catches them and knocks them out.
The model and texture for the Bear Trap are recycled from Hotel Insanity, another game previously developed by DVloper.
Sometimes, the bear trap will "levitate" and then activate after being dropped by Granny and she looks around for a while like the Player activated it.
Granny can never be caught in or activate a bear trap, even when she is directly stepping on it.
If you get hit by Granny while you're caught in the Bear Trap, you will usually fall face up.
In Nightmare Mode, the Bear Trap makes strange, squishy noises, and even makes an animalistic screech when stepped in, suggesting it is a living being.
- It is also the first and only thing in a Granny game to use two different models for Regular and Nightmare Mode.
Prior to Version 1.7.2, the Bear Traps could be used to get rid of the blood visible on the screen in Day 4, Day 5 and Day 6 (after completing the Painting) in the game. A video of this can be seen here.
If the player drops an item in a Cabinet, a Bear Trap that was just placed by Granny can clip through the door, thus going in the Cabinet. The Bear Trap will close but not catch the player but make the Cabinet unusable anymore due to the bear trap blocking the player's way and preventing them from going in.
Granny has a completely indefinite supply of bear traps at her disposal
- She also summons them from thin air
In Version 1.7.3, the Bear Trap appears in the Attic Gameover Ending, closing on the Player's head when they fall on it.
An unrealistic thing with the Bear Traps is the Player doesn't die of blood loss no matter how many traps they have stepped in, since in real life a Bear Trap can actually snap off a human's leg (or head).

Gallery

Hazards
Easy to Avoid	Bloody Mannequin, Christmas Tree, Passenger Door, Large Lamp, Gasoline, Blue Vase, Table, Iron Bars, Chair, Grey Vase, Blue Vase, Guillotine
Avoidable	Boxes, Candlesticks, , Girder, Covers, Bear Traps (most can be easily avoided), Unstable Flooring can catch you by surprise, Bell Alarm in the Backyard, Metal Panel (can't be avoided if you escape through the door), Hanger, Tin Can, Hanging Plates
Hard to avoid	Bear Traps (some are placed on places it's hard to avoid them), Creaking Floors (memorization is the only way to avoid), Hanging Meat, , Security Camera (can't be avoided, you'll have to break it, which still makes noise), Vent Door (it is necessary to remove it in order to access Attic Tunnel), Jail Door
Unavoidable	Bear Traps (some are placed on places you can't avoid them)
Dangerous when you hit them	Bear Traps, Locked Door
Other	Granny • Spider • Teddy • Spider Cage