[ferelrossi]

i adopted two feral cats a few months ago; one of them is a sweetie pie, and loves to have his belly scratched. The other is a crazy lady; we were able to have her fixed - honey risked life and limb to catch her). i'm moving on Tuesday, and we've had the have-a-heart trap set for several days, but no luck. She's a sweet enough cat, uses the litter box, doesn't fight with the other cats, but i can't leave her there for the nice lady who bought my house.

Since she's either too smart for the trap, or too light (she gets to the food without setting it off), any ideas how I can catch her? Anyone know a vet with a tranq gun?

TIA, e

[Preegovesem]

If she's an adult, she should be heavy enough. Did you line the bottom with newspaper to hide the trip plate? She may just be putting her front paws right over it. Use a very light layer of paper--just enough to obscure the bottom without interfering with the trip mechanism. In my experience, either no paper or too much paper leads to cats eating the food out of the trap without setting it off.

If that doesn't work, you could try to find someone with a drop trap, which are very effective. Look it up on youtube and you can see crazy catlady demonstrations