45 hours of hard work of building traps. BLAH

eragon

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Hi every one, sorry I havent been on. I just got out of the hospital for a very nasty cat bite which was going wronge no matter what.

Ok here is a few new traps I hav\\d to come up with to catch a few brats who were to smart to the usual live trapes used. A friend helpd me make them since my hand was still sore.




My new shelter I built or taped tiogether for a few new strays/ferrals I found a few miles out of town.



All these right here are manual work, You wait for a very hungry cat to go in and bam, pul the string and you got a cat or two.



A week of waiting,I stained the trap to make it fit in.


Here is a trap I used in a friends back yard. A few strays wouldnt get out of the yard so he called me.




Just a close up of how it works



My newly built caring cage for those that are waiting to be fixed to have kittens or being tamed for a new home and also a wait cage for the healing after sugery.

She was just fixed can you see her eyes( she is the one who bit me on my hand 2 weeks ago, had to delay the spaying since I was in the hospital, a friend cared fro her.)



Oh my two new additions to the stray cat apparpment building I built behind my house(in a fenced yard) THe kitten is Goku the other is Pikachu, they belonged to a kid
 

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Originally Posted by Eragon

Here is a trap I used in a friends back yard. A few strays wouldnt get out of the yard so he called me.




Just a close up of how it works
First off, I hope you & your hand are feeling better!!! And secondly, the traps are awesome! Did you make this one (in the pictures above) Im assuming yes! and Im just wondering about how much $ that cost you & what type of netting or mess did you use???

I just completed my first ever TNR on 2/7 *got 2, 4 month old kittens ~ still have them attempting to socialize them*

and 2/14 ~ TNR a 4/5 yr old male feral we call Moose

Well we would of trapped 2 more but they are just too clever I tell you ... now if we had had your trap as shown above we would of had them for sure!!! I now have appt for 3/7 & 3/14 *next feral neutering clinic here* and soooo hoping to TNR some of my remaining 7 ferals!

Any help or whatever or how I can make the trap shown above!! Oh yeah great job


Thanks
 
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THanks, well my friend bought the supplies for me since I was out all day. You can use fish netting or the plastic soft netting. Some stronge durable wood, rope staples or nails. I used the staples to staple a few places on the netting. Again my friend Joey bought this and refused to let me know the price( a birthday present he said,lol).

All you need is a lot of time and a good hide spot and a clear veiw so you can pull the wood out of the way without hurting the cats. I will be putting some blocks of wood on the bottom to avoid any tail smashing, I will do some tests and see if it works.

Good luck on building if you plain too. IM still tryn to come up with a trap to out smart Trip, a cat that can trip anything. He even pulled the string and messed up the trap some, lol. Made me laugh.

Kendal
 

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thanks a bunch! will let ya know if i do build one & if i have any questions for your friend LOL great bday gift lol.

Your Trip sounds like our Boots .. she's the momma cat of the 2 kittens we're attempting to socialize. And sun nite she went in a trap & just as she stepped on the plate & the back was coming down she scooted out of the back ... we were so mad! cats are too smart i say! lol
 
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Well I hope you can catch her. Just keep the trap simple, thats what I say. Try building a long trap so she wil have to go a good ways to get the food. Try leaving the trap there and open with food in it for a few days or more, dont trip the trap, let her get use to it and then after awhile after she thinks its safe trip the trap and there you go.

But after that they got smart, but it worked. lol. You should have seen their faces when they were trapped in something that never went off before.lol. TOO cute. Make sure to have an exit hole built in for anouther trap so you can coax her into that one, or if she wont use a padded stick and prod her gently to it. All else fales jump in heavly padded and take er on, lol
im kidding ok, lol..

Wen you build make sure there is enough room for 4 sitting cats, just incase you nag 2. And use the most tasy food yet, CHICKEN!!! lol or what ever you find better. Make every attemt the one. One try is the best one.

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God bless you with all you do for those ferals. They're wonderful and well thought out traps you've made there. I'm wishing something wonderful happen for you for what you do!
 

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HEY! Those traps make me envious...

GRRREAT WORK!



Originally Posted by Eragon

All else fales jump in heavly padded and take er on, lol
im kidding ok, lol..
I did that before. No matter how much padding you put on, the cat will bite/scratch through it. I learned one can grip a cat (behind the neck) better without the padding. The risk of infection is always there, though. I hope your hand is better now, Kendal.

God bless you
 
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