Abstract: A bedding device for use with an animal leg hold trap includes a platform providing support for the free jaw of the trap when the trap is in its set position. In one embodiment, the platform contains one or more integral channels for releasably retaining in the device at least one frame member of the trap. The channels are defined: (i) by floors that are shaped to accommodate the contour of a frame member; and (ii) by convergent, upstanding resilient side walls for snapping the frame member into position and releasing it upon triggering of the trap. In another embodiment, one or more resilient clips are inserted from the bottom of the platform through holes in the platform. The clips retain a trap frame member between their convergent legs. The platform is preferably formed from a single piece of material, most preferably a resilient polymer, such as polypropylene, polystyrene and teflon, that does not absorb odors.