Hi, there is an unspayed stray black mom that I am on okay terms with. She will come when I feed some strays, some of which have been TNR'ed already (including two of her older sons). She allows me to pet her when she is feeding and sometimes will not run away when I stand up slowly (she only approaches when I am crouched with food, though). She had kittens in a thickly wooded area to the side of the apartment community manager's office, but they sometimes hang out in the open until someone comes by. I'm not good at estimating age, but they seem like they are almost done nursing.
The problem is the community manager doesn't like cats and won't permit TNR. Although they are in a wooded area, it is in broad view of the entire parking lot and any traps would be easily seen. The guy on the other side of the complex that TNR'ed the two sons has no problem hiding traps and I presume he got them during their wanderings. The problem is the mom never approaches the TNR guy's area because there's another guy by the office who feeds her as well that she feels comfortable around, but she is more wary of him now that she has a new litter. She won't show the kittens to him.
I was wondering what the best approach was? I tried looking into the wooded area, but I'll need to break a lot of shrubs and tree branches just to advance a couple of feet in, and there's no guarantee that the kittens won't run (they seem old enough to do so). Should I wait until they're older and then try to trap while they wander? My dream is that when they are old enough, mom will just bring them over to feed, but that's a little unrealistic.
The problem is the community manager doesn't like cats and won't permit TNR. Although they are in a wooded area, it is in broad view of the entire parking lot and any traps would be easily seen. The guy on the other side of the complex that TNR'ed the two sons has no problem hiding traps and I presume he got them during their wanderings. The problem is the mom never approaches the TNR guy's area because there's another guy by the office who feeds her as well that she feels comfortable around, but she is more wary of him now that she has a new litter. She won't show the kittens to him.
I was wondering what the best approach was? I tried looking into the wooded area, but I'll need to break a lot of shrubs and tree branches just to advance a couple of feet in, and there's no guarantee that the kittens won't run (they seem old enough to do so). Should I wait until they're older and then try to trap while they wander? My dream is that when they are old enough, mom will just bring them over to feed, but that's a little unrealistic.