Trapping Feral Kittens & Mom - A Strategic Approach

Trapping Feral Kittens & Mom shares a strategy to safely and efficiently confine outdoor feral kittens for socialization and trap mom for her spay.
In the Urban Cat League series to support Community Cat Caretakers, this presentation shares techniques to avoid the pitfalls and mishaps when trapping a litter of feral kittens and a feral mom cat. Included is demonstration of the selective trapping techniques that put you in control and assure that things will go smoothly. Also, demonstrates solutions and tips for getting that last kitten and fixes for the most common trapping mistakes. Urban Cat League President and co-founder Mike Phillips takes you step by step through the process from the advance planning to the various kinds of trap options and even what to do if things go wrong. Highly recommended for first-time kitten trappers!

[@EXITOPHELIA]

This is fantastic. I learned a bunch from this. But honestly, in my (young 8 years) of TNR I've never once considered letting a cat or kitten be hit with the trap noise at full volume. That just seems like unnecessary trauma so the first thing I do with a new trap is zip-tie a washcloth around the door threshold to muffle it. I didn't know this wasn't normal. The vets all understand it when they see it. There's absolutely no value to keeping the trap at full volume.

[@zebreezebebe]

This is extremely informative and helpful, I especially love the bottle with a string advice. Thank you for this video.

[@acurran123]

Extremely helpful video! Thank you so much!!!

[@urbancatleague3314]

We adjusted the upload settings for KZbin and the video quality is much better in this version. Sorry, but we lost all of your kind comments when we deleted and reposted this new version.

[@CuteCatsofIstanbul]

I'm new to KZbin as well. You might want to pin this comment so it goes to the top for everyone to read first. ❤

[@j.g.7054]

Thank you! Great and informative video!!!!!

[@MsNetCat]

Extremely helpful, thank you very much.

[@jeanneleung3831]

Very useful tips. Thank you!

[@goTree]

All scenarios covered in just 20 mins. A complete guide for TNR, very useful for beginners like me. Thank for sharing this video.

[@mphil22]

Thanks for the recommendation! Urban 😺 League

[@lindaluke3704]

Thank you for the tips! 👍

[@mphil22]

Best wishes for successful trapping!

[@marinewalkers9400]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@buds8423]

❤❤❤ very helpful tips! Have a large, older litter. I have a typical large black wire kennel(3’x5’). Is there a way to use bungee cords to spring the door and then use a bottle string pull to trap a large number if don’t have a drop trap available?

[@nrqed]

Very useful!! Thank you!

[@vittoriam.513]

thank you so much!

[@mofreedom2913]

Will the key ring trick work with the Haveahart trap?Just ordered it to trap 3 kittens and a very feral agressive mom😮 Your videos are very enlightening especially with to a novice like me. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS TO ANIMALS😊❤❤❤❤

[@mphil22]

I've used it with some Havahart traps but I don't think it works with the solid metal door model. I'll take a look and see if there's a hack around that. The classic bottle and string will always work instead and can be just as effective.

[@mofreedom2913]

@@mphil22 Thank You for getting back to me! I returned the Haveahart trap. Parts were very sharp and the spring door was so tight, it slammed down like a guillotine. Got a Tomahawk and it's great! I managed to capture 3 kittens at once by feeding them in a pet carrier. Caught mom in the trap. All have gone to a wonderful rescue organization.

[@llobdell]

and is there a way to use key ring/nail with a gravity trap like trucatch?

[@elizabethschosslerelizabet4240]

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[@BidgetteandMickey1211]

❤❤❤

[@tinar1142]

I didn't see that you mentioned kittens in the crate behind the trap with both covered. That's how we tell everyone to do it and the trappers I know all do that for mom.

[@mphil22]

We don't do that very often but what ever works is the right choice. In our experience most moms will go under the drop trap as we show more readily than enter a box trap to get to their kittens. We try everything until we find what works. Thanks for mentioning that option!

[@vancen1911]

I've got a family I'm feeding. Mom, Dad, And four kittens. The dad has a bad front leg after about 2 years. He is trusting me enough to let me just give him a little tap on the head. The one kitten has seen that dad doesn't rum from me so the kitten stays with dad when I feed them.. I want to tnr them but I'm afraid of breaking the trust they have gained in me and I don't want to break up the family. I'm sure the dad will have to have his leg taken off

[@UndoEverything]

😻😻😻

[@vha3742171]

A lady been trying to catch kitten and other cats. She put traps out but the cats will not go in them

[@mphil22]

She should follow the instruction to "train" the cats first. Start with the food near the door and gradually move it farther back before setting the trap. It's important not to have other food available except the food in the traps. After watching the entire video she will know what to do.

[@mphil22]

Finding the food that they can't resist can take some trial and error. With the advice in the video, it should work with a little testing of which "bait" they like enough to go inside. Start close to the entrance and work it farther back as explained in the video

[@elizabethschosslerelizabet4240]

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