Remote Control for Humane Trap

[tnrmakessense]

Happy ending to an indoor cat who escaped, Despite being rescued as a feral kitten, at 16 months he was still untouchable. It seemed like a hopeless situation. but thanks to a Youtube video about inexpensively building a remote trigger for a humane trap using a car door trigger/key fob, I was about to get him tonight. The creator of the video was great about answering all of my questions about assembly and had a parts list. I'd recommend it to anyone doing TNR. Here is the link to the video.


I'd also purchased an inexpensive outdoor camera so that I could get a sense of when and where he was around. It was a huge comfort to see him and know that he was o.k. as I was attempting to trap him.

 

[Jcatbird]

I know what a relief it must be! One of our other members in another country built a remote a couple of years back to trap specific cats. This is a great thing! I am going to watch and bookmark this video! Thanks! I hope kitty walks in very soon. You’ll get him!

 

[tnrmakessense]

I know what a relief it must be! One of our other members in another country built a remote a couple of years back to trap specific cats. This is a great thing! I am going to watch and bookmark this video! Thanks! I hope kitty walks in very soon. You’ll get him!

Thank you !

 

[di and bob]

Praying for a recovery, I know how smart these cats can be when it comes to going into a trap!

 

[tnrmakessense]

Praying for a recovery, I know how smart these cats can be when it comes to going into a trap!

I think you may have misunderstood. It worked. I was on my porch with the remote and had the trap on the ground near a spot that I could see and I knew he frequented thanks to the outdoor camera.( about $40 for the camera on Amazon and $20 for the SD card, plus the cost of 8 AA batteries.)

Because there is a parade of cats through our condo complex at sundown I had to use the remote trap to get him and just him.

 

[fionasmom]

Good on you! This is wonderful news and you were very ingenious. Can I ask for the specific name of the camera that you found on Amazon?

 

[Whenallhellbreakslose]

Oh, I would love to buy a remote control trap. I have heard from others who had a very good experience trapping difficult to trap cats. Congrats on trapping this kitty. Very smart of you to implement a camera in your trapping as well.

 

[tnrmakessense]

Absolutely but be warned that after only one use, I had to take the batteries out and put them back in to get the unit to download pictures and then turn off. Also the nighttime pictures were pretty grainy. I haven't tried the video recording yet.

It was actually EBAY that I ordered it from. It was a "Victure Trail Game Camera with Night Vision Motion Activated 1080P 12MP." It was $49.32 with free shipping. If you find hunting as horrifying as I do you'll have to skip over a lot of that in the description. Oh, and the instructions are poopa loopa. Other than that...............

I got the SD card at Best Buy. SanDisk Ultra Plus 32GB SDHC UHS-I Memory Card. 12.99

Oh, I would love to buy a remote control trap. I have heard from others who had a very good experience trapping difficult to trap cats. Congrats on trapping this kitty. Very smart of you to implement a camera in your trapping as well.

You can buy remote controlled traps, but they're expensive. That's why I posted the Youtube instructions for a DIY remote trigger. And thanks for your kind words.

 

[Whenallhellbreakslose]

Absolutely but be warned that after only one use, I had to take the batteries out and put them back in to get the unit to download pictures and then turn off. Also the nighttime pictures were pretty grainy. I haven't tried the video recording yet.

It was actually EBAY that I ordered it from. It was a "Victure Trail Game Camera with Night Vision Motion Activated 1080P 12MP." It was $49.32 with free shipping. If you find hunting as horrifying as I do you'll have to skip over a lot of that in the description. Oh, and the instructions are poopa loopa. Other than that...............

I got the SD card at Best Buy. SanDisk Ultra Plus 32GB SDHC UHS-I Memory Card. 12.99

You can buy remote controlled traps, but they're expensive. That's why I posted the Youtube instructions for a DIY remote trigger. And thanks for your kind words.

Thanks for letting me know about the camera and trap. I will look into it.

Just more tools in the toolbox to increase the chances of trapping targeted cats. It is a time saver, no doubt. Thanks once again..

 

[fionasmom]

Thanks for the information as well. I know that most trail cams are not bought by animal lovers who want to rescue.....

 

[tnrmakessense]

Thanks for letting me know about the camera and trap. I will look into it.

Just more tools in the toolbox to increase the chances of trapping targeted cats. It is a time saver, no doubt. Thanks once again..

You're very welcome. The credit really goes to Karl the inventor. The new remote beats the hell out of sitting 20 feet from the trap with a long string which is what I had been doing. Of course the string always got tangled or caught in the trap at the moment the target kitty walked in.

 

[tnrmakessense]

I looked up where I bought and how much I paid for the remote components. In Sept. 2019 I bought the battery holder for 8.28 on EBAY (free shipping) and the Universal Four Door Car Central Power Door Lock Kit for 19.73 with free shipping. I used a trap I already had already disconnected the step plate on. The only other expense was eight AA batteries.