How To Catch Feral Kittens Without Trap

You must repeat this for at least week to earn the trust of a kitten.

How to catch feral kittens without trap. Don t try to trap the kitten the first time you stop it. You can guide kitten to a small corner by placing the bait at that place so that kitten can easily come to that point by itself. Sometimes you just have to wing it. Consider using a trap that you manually trigger.

Kittens are a powerful lure for avoidant mother cats. You re not usually carrying a trap with you unless of course you re heading out specifically on a rescue mission. The safeguard traps that feral cat focus recommends and uses have a way to set a light trigger for kittens or smaller cats and a heavy trigger for adult cats. Feed the cat in the trap for a few days before the appointment.

If you are not using a trap you should keep the bait in a confined area. You can open the doors of most live traps without setting them allowing an animal to pass freely in and out of the trap without actually trapping it. When you see a cat or kitten sometimes more than one in need of aid you just have to make do with whatever happens to be at hand. If you manage to trap her kittens first put them in a carrier or another box trap and place its door against the back end of the trap you plan to use to catch mom.

If you trap the mother cat first keep her in the trap and use the same tactics above to trap her kittens. Gradually move the food you are feeding the feral cat into the trap. If you are still unable to trap a cat or if the cat has learned how to steal bait without springing the trap consider using a drop trap which does not rely on a trigger plate to close the trap door. Catching a stray cat without a trap or net.

You can use a drop trap or use a full water bottle to prop open the door of an unset trap. In that case i put mom or another kitten sibling in a trap and put that trap inside a larger trap or under a drop trap. Ask for tips about materials at your neighborhood hardware store. Place a dark sheet or towel over everything but the entrance of mom s trap.

Drop traps allow you to catch a cat without having to force him into a confined space. Once you ve trapped one kitten set up a new trap and repeat the process like a train. Be sure to ask our trap loan volunteer to show you each way. Use a mother cat s kittens to trap her.

You must feed the kitten and be present near it without trying to catch it. Use a trap door that will close gently but quickly and firmly after the kitten enters the trap. Using a drop trap is often a last resort because it either requires you. If you plan to make a trap make sure you research ones that will neither harm nor kill the kitten.