Hi, I've been working on trapping stray kitties at the back of our building. There are three in total, two friendlies, and one highly cautious of ppl and traps. I'm not sure if they are bonded but they tend to stick together. I already got 1 of the friendlies extremely easily. I could have gotten the other friendly too multiple times but I didn't want to leave the cautious one by herself. I don't want to risk the chance of her not showing up after losing both her friends and that she will have to live all alone.
So, I tried drop trap probably 3-4 times during our usual feeding time, the cautious one would not come near the trap whatsoever. The one time she approached the trap, she sort of growled and will not come near again. I withheld food for 2 days, tried tuna, tried sardines, smelly wet food. She just won't have it. (On the other hand, the friendly one would sit and watch me set up the trap then walk in to eat) I think she may have experience with drop trap before.
Box trap for me is out of the question because I can't leave the trap out. Some ppl in my building do not like cats. And I don't want them both to walk in the same trap together and end of hurting themselves.
I'm not sure what to do. My plan at the moment is to carry a carrier with me every time I go to feed. Once they get used to the appearance of carrier, I will slowly move the food closer and closer to the carrier, then inside the carrier, to see if they would go in to eat. Then finally once they are in, close the door. I feel like this will take a very long time to complete and I'm a little strained on time. Any tips or idea?
Also, is there a big enough transfer cage or carrier that can comfortably fit 2 medium-sized kitties? I have the petmate medium carrier, I find a little small for the two. But the bigger ones I found are kennels that don't have a handle and I can't very well carry out on my own. Thanks!
So, I tried drop trap probably 3-4 times during our usual feeding time, the cautious one would not come near the trap whatsoever. The one time she approached the trap, she sort of growled and will not come near again. I withheld food for 2 days, tried tuna, tried sardines, smelly wet food. She just won't have it. (On the other hand, the friendly one would sit and watch me set up the trap then walk in to eat) I think she may have experience with drop trap before.
Box trap for me is out of the question because I can't leave the trap out. Some ppl in my building do not like cats. And I don't want them both to walk in the same trap together and end of hurting themselves.
I'm not sure what to do. My plan at the moment is to carry a carrier with me every time I go to feed. Once they get used to the appearance of carrier, I will slowly move the food closer and closer to the carrier, then inside the carrier, to see if they would go in to eat. Then finally once they are in, close the door. I feel like this will take a very long time to complete and I'm a little strained on time. Any tips or idea?
Also, is there a big enough transfer cage or carrier that can comfortably fit 2 medium-sized kitties? I have the petmate medium carrier, I find a little small for the two. But the bigger ones I found are kennels that don't have a handle and I can't very well carry out on my own. Thanks!