Trap cages for cats in the wild.

[John Gryphon]

Quite a study done in this little part of Australia. As seen the cats have a reluctance to enter the traps. I suggest that a trap design of using natural materials to encourage the cat to enter would be far more efficient than the current method. Btw which any suburban cat used to man made gear will enter.
Designs like fake hollow logs etc would be of far greater benefit.

 

[Overlay]

Hi John

blimey that’s some operation

when they catch a cat, wondered if they change and move the traps every time to fresh ground

 

[John Gryphon]

Hi John

blimey that’s some operation

when they catch a cat, wondered if they change and move the traps every time to fresh ground

No idea but when you catch a wild dog you reset the trap in the same location,for its mates to come back to. Presumably the same for the mog`s. FELIXER grooming traps seem to be a good idea.

Felixer grooming traps - WA Feral Cat Working Group

Description Thylation have developed the Felixer, an automated Feral Cat Grooming Trap as a new tool of feral cat management. The unit uses an array of LiDAR beams to detect the shape and movement of a feral cat and sprays a lethal dose (8mg) of 1080 toxic gel onto the fur of the feral cat …...

wafcwg.org.au

 

[Overlay]

No idea but when you catch a wild dog you reset the trap in the same location,for its mates to come back to. Presumably the same for the mog`s. FELIXER grooming traps seem to be a good idea.

I recently trapped 30 feral cats on a derelict factory/ woodland site for a cat charity prior to development of the site of about 200 acres I set up stealth cameras on half of the trap sites, traps worked leaving them on catch site for the first few, after that new cage and site required otherwise walked right by a soiled cage, most didn’t even give it a glance, those traps look a bit higher than the authorised ones here, nice piece of kit on the traps they used

took nearly 8 weeks to catch the 30, they are doing a fantastic job, can’t image the carnage they do on birds and small game etc

They do learn quick

 

[John Gryphon]

took nearly 8 weeks to catch the 30

A great job well done too. The day will came when there will be a world wide no free roaming cats policy, unfortunately like closing the stable door it will be too late in many places.

 

[BRYAN]

I recently trapped 30 feral cats on a derelict factory/ woodland site for a cat charity prior to development of the site of about 200 acres I set up stealth cameras on half of the trap sites, traps worked leaving them on catch site for the first few, after that new cage and site required otherwise walked right by a soiled cage, most didn’t even give it a glance, those traps look a bit higher than the authorised ones here, nice piece of kit on the traps they used

took nearly 8 weeks to catch the 30, they are doing a fantastic job, can’t image the carnage they do on birds and small game etc

They do learn quick

I need to catch 4 feral kittens and their mother.
Could anyone recommend a good cage trap please.
Trapman sells a good looking large trap at £117.00. That's a bit rich for me though.

 

[Overlay]

Hi Bryan
I can lend you trapman one but not up your way until january if that’s any use will pm my mobile
cheers
phil

 

[Miki]

I need to catch 4 feral kittens and their mother.
Could anyone recommend a good cage trap please.
Trapman sells a good looking large trap at £117.00. That's a bit rich for me though.

Find the local Cat Protection League person, they will lend you traps.
Use milk and cat food in the (open) trap for a week of so and the set it.

 

[BRYAN]

Thanks Miki.
The feral mother brought them indoors a few weeks ago.
We have free access for our own cat(previously feral)
We have seen them go into 24" rabbit traps and reverse out without treading the release plate. This is with the doors tied up.
I now need longer traps to properly set as the kittens will soon be dogging each other.
We managed to catch the smallest, also friendliest one on thursday and it was neutered.

 

[Freeforester]

Quite a study done in this little part of Australia. As seen the cats have a reluctance to enter the traps. I suggest that a trap design of using natural materials to encourage the cat to enter would be far more efficient than the current method. Btw which any suburban cat used to man made gear will enter.
Designs like fake hollow logs etc would be of far greater benefit.

That‘s why they build them often using bark sides in Norway.

 

[old keeper]

Foxes here, like your cats, have a marked reluctance to enter wire cage traps in open country but in and around poultry runs and cages, no great problem

Years ago I did have some success putting cage traps in black bin liners and burying them in thick hedge bottoms so that only a dark entrance could be seen. Mainly cubs were caught but only a very few adults.

I found the answer was a really large cage trap, permanently sited and allowing the vegetation to grow around it, unfortunately, it is not feasible in your situation, John!

 

[Ratel]

Put soil or sand over wire bottom, they don't like walking on wire. Cover the trap with vegetation
So they can't see it , make it look Ike a natural hole. Bury some bait beneath treadle as well as that in cage.