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QUESTION: Is It Possible To Trap In The Rain?
Just my luck....
Now that I have finally found a cat trap, the skies in my area are opening up and it is pouring down rain every single night! I have not trapped during these nights because I didn't know how effective it could be... ....but now I'm desperate to get my cat back, and I am wondering if you CAN have success trapping in the rain. Unfortunately, the best places in my area to place a trap do NOT have rain cover, so the trap (and the food inside) are going to get soaked. Is it still OK to trap, or should I wait for clear skies...whenever they might be? |
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"EADGBE" schrieb im Newsbeitrag oups.com... : Just my luck.... : : Now that I have finally found a cat trap, the skies in my area are : opening up and it is pouring down rain every single night! : : I have not trapped during these nights because I didn't know how : effective it could be... : : ...but now I'm desperate to get my cat back, and I am wondering if you : CAN have success trapping in the rain. : : Unfortunately, the best places in my area to place a trap do NOT have : rain cover, so the trap (and the food inside) are going to get soaked. : : Is it still OK to trap, or should I wait for clear skies...whenever : they might be? Why can't you just put a plastic cover over the trap? I can't see why this shouldn't work. It looks like a nice and dry place for food anyway. Good luck!!!!! Carola |
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"EADGBE" wrote in message oups.com... Just my luck.... Now that I have finally found a cat trap, the skies in my area are opening up and it is pouring down rain every single night! I have not trapped during these nights because I didn't know how effective it could be... ...but now I'm desperate to get my cat back, and I am wondering if you CAN have success trapping in the rain. Unfortunately, the best places in my area to place a trap do NOT have rain cover, so the trap (and the food inside) are going to get soaked. Is it still OK to trap, or should I wait for clear skies...whenever they might be? If you're using a Tomahawk, Tru-Catch, or Hav-a-heart live trap, you can simply cover the trap with a tarp being sure to leave the entrance open. The trap doors in these trap close from inside the traps, thus, a tarp will not affect the trap door mechanism. Just be sure to cover the floor of the trap with newspaper. In rainy weather, the cat would see the covered trap as a shelter which should increase your chances of trapping her. Good luck. Phil |
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My guys would find any cover in an area they were familiar with and wait out
the rain there. I doubt they would venture out enough to see a covered trap. However when the rain stops they'll come out of hiding as your guy likely will and he'll be hungry. As soon as the rain stops bait the trap with the smelliest stuff you can find and he should find it. good luck. "EADGBE" wrote in message oups.com... Just my luck.... Now that I have finally found a cat trap, the skies in my area are opening up and it is pouring down rain every single night! I have not trapped during these nights because I didn't know how effective it could be... ...but now I'm desperate to get my cat back, and I am wondering if you CAN have success trapping in the rain. Unfortunately, the best places in my area to place a trap do NOT have rain cover, so the trap (and the food inside) are going to get soaked. Is it still OK to trap, or should I wait for clear skies...whenever they might be? |
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Diana wrote: Do I understand you to be saying that you are trying to trap your own cat? Albert is nearby and unwilling to present himself to you? Why? -- Diana Diana: When a cat goes stray, especially an indoor-only cat, they freak out completely and go into a defensive mode. Most of the time, not even the cat's owner is able to approach the cat...assuming the cat would even show himself/herself at all. Sometimes trapping is the ONLY way to regain your acquaintance with the cat! The cat's instincts for self-preservation go into overdrive, and many times, the cat does not "belong" to the owner again until the owner can actually get the cat back into his own house...where all the familiar smells are! There are many cases where trapped cats "remember" instantly once inside their familiar surroundings again. Trapping is recommended by many experts on pet recovery, especially for cats, because of a cat's tendency to not trust ANYONE when out in the world. Go to this website for an EXCELLENT overview on how to recover your lost cat, including detailed instructions on trapping your cat: http://www.sonic.net/~pauline/about.html |
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