We have to trap a feral boy. He is older and is very trap-wary. I have not been able to get him to go into the trap at all. I trapped a female and she fell for the whole put-the-food-near-the-cage-then-farther-and-farther-in-the-cage thing. Got her this morning.
Unfortunately, feral boy saw her get trapped, likely increasing his wariness of the trap. I have a lot of experience using traps (Havaharts), and I know that once a cat gets wary of them, it is really, really hard (sometimes impossible) to ever get them to go in the trap.
I have read a bunch about drop traps (Tomahawk drop traps and transfer cages, to be specific) and people rave about how the drop trap helped them catch ferals they had been trying to catch for years. I have a need to get this guy trapped fairly soon. Has anyone used a drop trap with or without a transfer cage and if so, how did it go? How easy or hard was it to get the cat to go under the trap to eat?
Just to make it clear what I am talking about, here is a link to the Tomahawk traps:
Traps :: Feral Cat Traps & Accessories :: Feral Cat Drop Trap - Tomahawk Live Trap
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