How To Catch And Tame Feral Kittens
Some may tame up immediately and others take longer.
How to catch and tame feral kittens. To entice her into the trap place some tasty morsels of the food at the back of the trap. What is a semi feral cat. It usually takes about 2 weeks or longer for exceptionally skittish kittens to fully tame feral kittens depending on their age and state of wildness. Commonly referred to as a social cat by some animal rescue experts a semi feral is a cat or kitten who has had some experience with humans in the past.
Setting a humane live animal trap will be the only safe way for you to catch her and bring her into your home. Stroke the kitten s body while speaking in soft reassuring tones then release. Kittens can differ greatly in temperament even within the same litter. Patience and commitment is required.
If they are kittens you can try to catch them with a thick blanket or with a towel. Usually kittens stay together and don t run around too much. Trapping a feral kitten requires agility and intelligence. If the kitten remains calm grip it securely by the nape of the neck put the towel on your lap and set it on the towel.
Trap the kitten in a carrier bag using the cat trap. Https youtu be y5xj abl1ww the cat taming vlog continues the kitten is a lot calmer i credit part of that to the presence of. Make this first physical contact brief. A hand coming at the kittens frightens them which may cause them to hiss or bite.
This is not the typical story of semi feral and feral cats who are adopted but it could be your story too if you follow my advice on how to tame your semi feral housemate. Once the kitten is in the cat trap the walls will lock around the kitten and keep it contained until you open the gate. A live animal humane trap is designed such that the door will close behind the feral cat when she steps on a panel at the bottom of the trap.