![]() Put this all the way in the rear of the trap, against the back of the cage.ĥ. Some people soak a piece of paper towel in the juices and place food on the towel. Use a small square of tin foil or newspaper about 4”x4” and place a tablespoon of food and juice on it. Trap training is not always necessary or possible, but it works.Ĥ. Don’t leave food anywhere but in the trap. Use smelly bait like canned meat cat food, canned mackerel or tuna, or canned ham. Test the trap to be sure door is closing completely and smoothly, since you want to avoid a mechanical failure.ģ. Place trap on a level surface, where the cats are used to being fed. ![]() If trapping prior to a vet appointment, you will want to trap the evening before the appointment, or very early that morning, since the cat should have an empty stomach prior to surgery.Ģ. You will want to trap the cat as close as possible to the time of taking them to their destination. Every day move it further back until after a week the cat is eating way in the back of the trap, right where you want it to go for successful capture.ġ. Begin to move the food bowls closer to the trap, then put the bowl just inside the trap. Get the cats used to the trap by leaving it set in the feeding area, with the door tied open with a twist tie. “Trap training” is the best way to insure successful capture. Tell others who may feed the cats no food the day before trapping.Ģ. ![]() You will have better success if the cats are hungry, so don’t feed the day before you plan to trap. It is easier to trap cats if they are used to being fed in the same place at the same time of day. PREPARATION: “trap training” and targeted feeding timeġ. Do not trap and relocate a cat without making certain they can be confined for minimum of 3 to 4 weeks and fed for the rest of their lives. It is extremely difficult to successfully relocate feral cats as their strongest instinct is to return where they came from. ![]() To do nothing more than feed them is the wrong thing to do. There are only two ways to stop feral cats from breeding – either by neutering them through a local trap/neuter/release program or having them humanely put to sleep. Provided by Spay/Neuter Your Pet (SNYP) Feral Cat Program ![]()
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