Trapping around cats
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09/09/24 11:35 PM
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Hey all need advice,
Newbie here, have a raccoon infestation at a few places that I need to deal with. Been live trapping them but I need more traps and live traps are pretty pricey. I think want to go with dog proofs in combo with my live traps but I’ve heard stories about cats getting in there. I’ve been baiting with marshmallows in the live trap and haven’t caught a cat yet but I just don’t have the experience to know if that’s enough to keep our cats safe. No big deal in a live trap but I’m not sure how much damage a foot trap will do to a cat.
Thoughts? Suggestions on other baits that a cat would have no interest in but a coon would?
Also I had read elsewhere when cats are a concern that you can put a tin can over the end of a DP and a coon can lift it up to get the bait but a cat would have a much harder time doing that. Is that a thing or not?
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Re: Trapping around cats
[Re: 79w]
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79, never say always and never say never....good motto. Cage traps around cats works well until the cats catch on. In my experience, after a cat is caught and presumably released, it becomes pretty cautious of that trap and location. You might catch other cats in the cage but it is best to move locations and clean trap off. DPs might be your salvation....everything seems to work...sugary cereals, greasy concoctions, barbecue sauce is good, as well as fruity drink dry mixes, the ants/bees will eat a lot of bait in warm weather, and of course the cat/dog foods both dry and wet. The best thing to do is experiment set some DPs and cages up and make a note what each was baited with and see what is the most attractive. pm me for a good tip dealing with cats in cages.
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Re: Trapping around cats
[Re: 79w]
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Cats don’t really chew from my experiences and I’ve caught them in bridger 2 4 coiled traps for coyotes and they ran away fine from it and dps rarely catch cats but if you get the push and pull trigger your cat catch will go up so stick with pull only dps and you will be mostly fine
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Re: Trapping around cats
[Re: Wanna Be]
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09/10/24 06:05 AM
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Cats don’t really chew from my experiences and I’ve caught them in bridger 2 4 coiled traps for coyotes and they ran away fine from it and dps rarely catch cats but if you get the push and pull trigger your cat catch will go up so stick with pull only dps and you will be mostly fine I had seen the different triggers on DPs, thank you for clarification on that. In your experience when they are snagged in a DP does it do much visual damage to them? Guessing not much if a coil trap doesn’t. You could search the archives, but I thought I’d read feral cats don’t mess with sweet baits. Now you have to realize if using DP’s, there will be a catch circle of some sort. Not sure if that will have any bearing on using them for coons or not. Or you could just keep them tight to whatever anchor you use. I’ve yet to catch a cat in a DP. Caught coons, possums, and fox, but never a cat. Good luck! I tried the search feature and didn’t get much info on the subject before I made this post. I’ll rephrase my search and see if I can get anymore info. But I am operating on the same assumption about sweet bait and to also avoid anything with meat or fish in it and of course no dog or cat food. Where I would be setting DPs at the catch circle wouldn’t matter at all. I got a couple of shallow creeks in more remote areas I am tempted to try pans in since I have a few I ended up with. Edit: A fox? I am guessing that is a pretty rare catch in a DP
Last edited by 79w; 09/10/24 06:07 AM.
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Re: Trapping around cats
[Re: 79w]
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09/10/24 06:30 AM
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Re: Trapping around cats
[Re: 79w]
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You are on the right track with dog proofs and cages, all starts with the right tool. Then next is what attracts the target species but not the non-target. If coon are the target, Marshmallows, dry fruity cereal works for me, jelly, anything is interesting to coons but pick stuff not interesting to your cat. Even dry field corn is a great option here. You can also focus on location. If coons are traveling regular trails go to those and move farther away from home or barn if cats are concern. I do like cages because non targets if caught can always be released unharmed and generally learn after a catch or two not to go in. Dogproofs aren’t a sure fire thing to avoid non targets but the right bait and location they can be minimal chances. If you only have a few cages just move them around and check them more frequently. Jim
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Re: Trapping around cats
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I dont think anyone addressed the tin can thing on DP's. Can a cat get it off a DP? Yes. Will they? Most likely not. That’s my logic on it, much easier for a coon to pull it off than a cat but not impossible for a cat. I seen it in a comment section of a YouTube video and didn’t know if that really was a viable option. Definitely makes sense tho
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Re: Trapping around cats
[Re: 79w]
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Also no there has not been visual damage on the cats I have caught and it was as caught by three toes and it was ok
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Re: Trapping around cats
[Re: 79w]
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The best advice I can give you Is keep your cat or cats locked up In the house until your coon problem Is solved.
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Re: Trapping around cats
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Have caught all 3 of my neighbors cats ONCE in cages, now they don't even go near them even when baited with tuna cat food
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