I am now 3 months into TNR. We live in a relatively urban setting, immediately adjacent to a large University. I started with 2 pregnant females and another cat. I trapped one of the pregnant females, took her to the vet and was told she had her kittens within the last 12-24 hours, so we had to return her (it was early April and it was cold). Since then, I've trapped 2 males that wandered through (obviously fathers, but not 'regulars' in the colony) and the other cat (which was also a female, but not pregnant). I also caught all 3 of their kittens, two of whom we're in the process of socializing (LOTS of stories and lessons learned doing that). We had to euthanize one of the kittens, as when she was being spayed, the vet called me to tell me she had FIP and it would be more humane to euthanize her
Anyhow....I am now having a VERY difficult time trapping the 2 females (both were pregnant at one point). They walk around the cage and won't go in. I'm nervous one of them is pregnant again (I can't imagine who the father is, since I feel like I've trapped every cat within 5 miles!).
I need suggestions on how to trap the skittish ones. This is complicated by the fact that I can't trap at night, because we've had a raccoon and skunk visit the feeding station. I've been rinsing the trap with bleach/water after each trapping in order to rinse any strange smells. I don't know what else to do
Anyhow....I am now having a VERY difficult time trapping the 2 females (both were pregnant at one point). They walk around the cage and won't go in. I'm nervous one of them is pregnant again (I can't imagine who the father is, since I feel like I've trapped every cat within 5 miles!).
I need suggestions on how to trap the skittish ones. This is complicated by the fact that I can't trap at night, because we've had a raccoon and skunk visit the feeding station. I've been rinsing the trap with bleach/water after each trapping in order to rinse any strange smells. I don't know what else to do