Thread: Bird Predator Control

Originally Posted by sore head stoat

I would like your tips and tricks in trapping feral cats please.

Here are a few that spring to mind

1. Cover the floor of the cage and the trigger plate with a good layer of stuff that matches the area. Have used grass, sand, beach mulch leaves.



2. I have cameras on some cages & sometimes encounter a cat hesitant to enter the cage. What can encourage them is to turn the cage into a tunnel, ie open ends. Have used a sack, an old rug, scrub etc. I remember @time out posting a photo of him using black plastic once which i thought was a good idea especially in wet areas

3. Make sure there are no twigs or small seeding plants in the arc of the swinging door when it closes. I lost one in the early days of cage trapping. Got it on film. Bloody coprosma robusta seedling stoped the door closing tight. Cat was out straight away !!

4.They always make a mistake at some stage..... & come in all colours and sizes




@Kiwi-Hunter those pictures above fully illustrate the value of a camera. Great shots mate thanks for posting, we are all about the birds round here. I love that stuff

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