caught cat video #2

here's the final installment of footage - at least for our first prisoner.



me: going to find the cat.... watch out for the cactus.
jodi: ha ha! we caught you! you're going bye-bye's and not pooping our yard anymore. ha haaa!
me: so how do you feel?
jodi: i feel like we accomplished something. one to two more to go maybe.
me: yeah, hopefully.

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caught cat video #1

here's a transcription of the video

me: yeah. like what?
jodi: why are you doing that?
me: (laugh) well I was just wondering if you might wanna go to the Humane Society with me today.
jodi: wooooooooooooooooooo, we caught one?!
me: let's go.
jodi: yeahhhhhhh (dances).
me: let's go look at it.
jodi: okay, let me take the eggs out.... are you serious, we caught one? which one?
me: you'll have to look.
jodi: hayeeeee. die cat, die.
me: what?
jodi: well the humane society's gonna kill him.
me: no they're not.
jodi: yes they are.
me: think so?
jodi: eventually....

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cat #1 - busted!

i know we've kept you in the dark for a week now. but the day has finally come... we caught a cat.

I was walking in our backyard to take out the trash and check on our bait. at most, I was expecting the tuna to be eaten. then I noticed the cage was lopsided and was moving! I'll let the pictures tell the rest of the story....

the night before - first time actually putting the meal in the cage.
our friend gets more than seafood. sucka!

... but not before leaving us one final gift. no joke - this appeared right around the trap, the same morning I found the cat.

so anyway - we took the cat to our local humane society. we'll be posting video footage of jodi's reaction, so check back soon!

new post - coming soon

we'll have exciting news and a new post for you soon. please check back in the next day or two!

the cat trap, day 6

the tuna is going deeper into the trap today. we'll see if our feline foe will still partake....

the cat trap, days 4 & 5

success! sort of....

we've been visited the past two evenings by something that enjoys tuna. both mornings we've come out to an empty bowl. we've found that putting a little water in with the tuna helps - guess it's a little more appetizing out here in the desert.

regardless, we think our friend is getting as used to eating over here as it is to crapping. check it out....

the cat trap, day 3

our first two days trying to catch the cat have been unsuccessful. we haven't even had any nibbles at the tuna we left out.

I read up on animal traps on the internet before today's outing. It suggested a few things to try.

One suggestion is to set food/bait outside the trap for a few consecutive days in order to get the animal used to eating in this area. The other is to conceal the trap a bit - keep it shaded for the animal's protection, and make it seem more like a natural hiding place than a cage. so here's what we've got....

I've placed the cage against a wall with a section of leftover fencing covering it. I've also placed an old towel & throw rug over the cage itself. this makes it kinda dark inside and covers the back side of the cage, creating a sort of "cave" effect. the grub is now placed a little in front of the cage to start luring our friend out for regular meal time. come an' get it, sucka!