Feral cat trap
02-21-2006, 06:01 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Feral cat trap
I have some approx. 22"X10"X10" have-a-heart traps and I'd like to trap some of the feral/stray cats around here. Any ideas how to do this? Will my traps work or should I get another kind? All tips/suggestions greatly appreciated.
02-21-2006, 09:20 PM
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RE: Feral cat trap
that will work ; although the next size would be better.
just take some sardines in oil and mix with canned cat food , fish flavor. use that to set the trap and you should have no problem.I have caught all there are around my place.
they will be "MAD" when you get to the trap the next morning.
just take some sardines in oil and mix with canned cat food , fish flavor. use that to set the trap and you should have no problem.I have caught all there are around my place.
they will be "MAD" when you get to the trap the next morning.
02-22-2006, 06:07 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Feral cat trap
That's the same size I have , and it works just fine for cats . The sardines work with or without the cat food , but they will also attract coons , possums , and other varmints too . Take the cats you trap to the closest pound when you catch them or donate them to a nearby dairy farm .
02-23-2006, 08:27 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Feral cat trap
ORIGINAL: kevin1
That's the same size I have , and it works just fine for cats . The sardines work with or without the cat food , but they will also attract coons , possums , and other varmints too . Take the cats you trap to the closest pound when you catch them or donate them to a nearby dairy farm .
That's the same size I have , and it works just fine for cats . The sardines work with or without the cat food , but they will also attract coons , possums , and other varmints too . Take the cats you trap to the closest pound when you catch them or donate them to a nearby dairy farm .
02-23-2006, 08:37 AM
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RE: Feral cat trap
The best feral cat trap is a .17 round behind the shoulder. The pound will likely just gas them, and if they are really feral, you could get pretty scratched up just gettng them out of the trap.
03-03-2006, 04:41 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Feral cat trap
I've heard to bait them for a week w/ the food on the outside of the trap, then fast them for a day, then put the bait inside the trap. Does this work better than putting the bait inside the trap on the 1st night?
Do I need to conceal the trap w/ a blanket or natural vegetation? What about newspaper on the bottome of the trap?
Do I need to conceal the trap w/ a blanket or natural vegetation? What about newspaper on the bottome of the trap?
03-13-2006, 04:39 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: Feral cat trap
ORIGINAL: coolbrze0
Why dairy farm - for small rodent control?
ORIGINAL: kevin1
That's the same size I have , and it works just fine for cats . The sardines work with or without the cat food , but they will also attract coons , possums , and other varmints too . Take the cats you trap to the closest pound when you catch them or donate them to a nearby dairy farm .
That's the same size I have , and it works just fine for cats . The sardines work with or without the cat food , but they will also attract coons , possums , and other varmints too . Take the cats you trap to the closest pound when you catch them or donate them to a nearby dairy farm .