What can I use for bait to live trap a feral cat we have terrorizing the neighborhood, I have been trying sardines but no luck so far, would appreciate any useful suggestions
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What can I use for bait to live trap a feral cat we have terrorizing the neighborhood, I have been trying sardines but no luck so far, would appreciate any useful suggestions
Rabbit stomach complete with contents or a dab of smelly deer gut contents seemed to work pretty darn good for me in the past. I realize it's not something most people have sitting around.
Keep in mind the cat could be educated to live traps too.
Canned cat food.
X2 on canned cat food
Turkey/chicken carcase.
You can borrow some of my garden, every other cat in the neighborhood sesm to love it........... or a .177
How about a 40 grn lead pill ? you say it is a feral cat .
I would just use some cat or dog food, wet or dry. It might also be a tame cat that is only looking for the challenge of live birds or chipmunks......Even a tame cat can hunt 1/2 mile from its home.
Cats come a runnin for tuna!!!....
That will be applied as required when required, either that or a dose of #4'sQuote:
Originally Posted by jaycee
What ever table scraps or leftovers you have from your evening dinner. Always works for me.
Well fed cats are a nightmare to try and catch , and ones that have been cage trapped before are tough as well
Do you sink the live trap after you catch them? Just curious, lol
Canned cat food or sardines have worked well in the past.But as stated already if kitty has been in a cage before.... good luck.
Not much place to sink anything at the moment the water has all turned hard! Either the 40 gr. pill that someone mentioned earlier or hose from the exhaust pipe of the truck into a cardboard box big enough to fit over the trap.Quote:
Originally Posted by woody1948
ps caught one last night but not the one I'm after, don't think he'll be back, was just about breaking the sound barrier the last I saw of him. LOL
I don't like feral cats any more than the next guy but that's not a humane way for any cat to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by woody1948
lol, don't worry I don't trap or drown them.
I like using canned cat food .... Whitefish , tuna , salmon .... also try tying a feather to the trap as an attractent . Then take it to the animal shelter .
Glen
If you think you have a trap smart tom. Try covering the sides of the trap in cardboard and cover the back with a piece of white paper so to hide the wire and make it look more like a tunnel. Place your cat food inside and away you go.
A neighbor said he used to catch the hard to get cats by putting used cat litter from his moms female cat in the trap with the bait. Not sure if he's truthful but it makes sense I suppose.
Laugh if you wish but I had good luck one time at a deer camp where we had one raiding our food. I placed some Halloween candy wrappers in the cage and caught the ugliest feral cat I have ever seen. We all got a good chuckle out of it!
Thanks for all the suggestions, I got one again last night but still not the one I'm after, might have to resort to the kitty litter trick, and Glen thanks for the shelter suggestion but the nearest shelter is 40 km away so that's not going to happen, another thing I'm not sure if a feral cat is considered a wild animal that you can't relocate over 1 or 2 km from its home territory, some of the trappers on here can probably set me straight on that. lol
Don't give someone else your problem.... SSS.
Right on !:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Blutck
I've trapped neighbourhood ferals since I was a kid using a good ol' Havahart live-catch. Dirt-cheap canned cat food always gets them, Friskies will work. I tend to go for the "shredded" variety because there's more gravy/juice in the can. This will also attract raccoons and the odd skunk, but it works great for feral cats. The issue with stray cats is that even though they may be a terror in the trap, it could still be someone's pet. My belief is that if you don't want your cat being trapped after it goes around ripping up outside furniture and crapping/spraying all over someone's deck, don't let it wander outside. Got no pity for people who let their cats roam, let alone roam without collars.
Try a budgie or a goldfish....
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