Trapping smart feral for new home

On Mon, 9 May 2011 09:29:17 -0700 (PDT), irtheman
wrote:

On Apr 27, 1:40*pm, irtheman wrote:
What do you do when the feral cat is to smart and won't go in the
trap? We left the traps open for several days with food in them so
the
cats would get used to eating inside them. A week later we actually
set the traps. We caught all but one of the cats. He was always very
cautious but he would go in and eat eventually. *He saw the others
get
trapped and now he approaches the trap from behind, sniffs the food,
sometimes meows and never goes in. We really want to catch him so he
can be with his brothers in the feral house a friend made for them.
Any ideas?

Update: Abbott appears to have left the neighborhood. No one has seen
him for about a week. Very sad for all. We will keep watching for
him and hopefully be able to join him with his brothers again one day
but hopes are low.

I hope he's ok. Sometimes they do wander off and come back.