Now that it's getting cold, so is the bait I put in the trap, to the point where it gets almost frozen within ten minutes. Do you have any suggestions for keeping the bait warmer, longer, other than heating it before putting it in the trap (logistically difficult)? Or do you find the temperature of the bait a non-issue.
I mix mackerel and cat nip and sometimes a little Friskies (their usual wet food) in a three oz can and then put that can into a five oz can. I use the dual can method because some of the cats were able to drag the one can far enough towards them that they could eat the contents without tripping the plate. I also drizzle some of the oil/broth leading to the can.
Also, I may be expanding the territory where I normally TNR to about a block away and will run into the same cold-bait issue. There are a lot of stray/dumped cats about a block away that I'd like to trap, especially when for whatever reason, I'm not getting any cats in my colony the first night/morning.
Thanks.
I mix mackerel and cat nip and sometimes a little Friskies (their usual wet food) in a three oz can and then put that can into a five oz can. I use the dual can method because some of the cats were able to drag the one can far enough towards them that they could eat the contents without tripping the plate. I also drizzle some of the oil/broth leading to the can.
Also, I may be expanding the territory where I normally TNR to about a block away and will run into the same cold-bait issue. There are a lot of stray/dumped cats about a block away that I'd like to trap, especially when for whatever reason, I'm not getting any cats in my colony the first night/morning.
Thanks.