help they keep escaping my trap

[animals1981]

everytime my trap shuts the animal eats the food and jumps out any idea how to fix?

 

[animals1981]

It is a larson trap for starlings

 

[aart]

everytime my trap shuts the animal eats the food and jumps out any idea how to fix?

I see a gap in the lid...maybe spring not strong enough?
Got a game cam that might show where they are getting out?

Maybe something here will help:
https://www.google.com/search?q=lar...&es_sm=93&ie=UTF-8#q=larsen+trap+tips&spell=1