Another drama packed trapping :)
I had planned to release the girl we trapped over the weekend, and Andrew wanted to "say goodbye as well". So we went to the usual spot, and saw a kitten!
We tried to follow it, and saw another kitten, and another! We ended up seeing about 5 kittens, and mum. Mum ran off one way with 3 kittens trailing her, and the other 2 ran in a different direction. We looked at each other and said "crap".
So we quickly released Ginny, reset the trap we transported her in to try and get the 2 kittens that were still in that area, then tried to figure out where the other kittens went. We crossed the road, followed them around a building, and then realised they were going to the generator where I had caught a litter of kittens a few months back.
So we raced home, grabbed the other trap, and set it not far from that spot, and checked the first trap.
No kitty, but the kittens were hanging around there. We realised we needed a drop trap.
We moved that trap to the generator, the other trap to a bit closer to the generator, then stopped and looked around. There was 6 cats in my field of vision, but I couldn't see any of the kittens. So they and mum were still around as well.
We went back to the first area, put the drop trap out, and tried to get the 2 kittens. Long story short, we got no kittens, but we did end up seeing a total of 4 kittens in that area, and caught an older kitty in the drop trap.
We went back to the generator, and there was cats galore. There has to be 10+ cats there, plus kittens, and that doesn't include the ones I normally feed who I still haven't been able to trap and are one building over.
I decided that this particular drop trap is bad bad bad, and I will not be using it again. This kitty's nose got carved up as well.
His wasn't as bad though, and he could neutered the next day, and released the day after.
This is Neville. Unfortunately the vet forgot to notch his ear, so hopefully he's not silly enough to go into a trap again.
I had planned to release the girl we trapped over the weekend, and Andrew wanted to "say goodbye as well". So we went to the usual spot, and saw a kitten!
We tried to follow it, and saw another kitten, and another! We ended up seeing about 5 kittens, and mum. Mum ran off one way with 3 kittens trailing her, and the other 2 ran in a different direction. We looked at each other and said "crap".
So we quickly released Ginny, reset the trap we transported her in to try and get the 2 kittens that were still in that area, then tried to figure out where the other kittens went. We crossed the road, followed them around a building, and then realised they were going to the generator where I had caught a litter of kittens a few months back.
So we raced home, grabbed the other trap, and set it not far from that spot, and checked the first trap.
No kitty, but the kittens were hanging around there. We realised we needed a drop trap.
We moved that trap to the generator, the other trap to a bit closer to the generator, then stopped and looked around. There was 6 cats in my field of vision, but I couldn't see any of the kittens. So they and mum were still around as well.
We went back to the first area, put the drop trap out, and tried to get the 2 kittens. Long story short, we got no kittens, but we did end up seeing a total of 4 kittens in that area, and caught an older kitty in the drop trap.
We went back to the generator, and there was cats galore. There has to be 10+ cats there, plus kittens, and that doesn't include the ones I normally feed who I still haven't been able to trap and are one building over.
I decided that this particular drop trap is bad bad bad, and I will not be using it again. This kitty's nose got carved up as well.
His wasn't as bad though, and he could neutered the next day, and released the day after.
This is Neville. Unfortunately the vet forgot to notch his ear, so hopefully he's not silly enough to go into a trap again.
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