Sentences with phrase «trip plate»

Are you using a trap with a narrow trip plate?

If you have a trap with a narrow trip plate, tape a piece of cardboard onto the plate to extend it.

Cardboard too heavy to trigger trip plate, Squish down the newspapers and shut the trap correctly.

Place bait behind (never on) the trip plate inside trap.

Place two tablespoons of bait on the newspaper at the back of the trap behind the trip plate.

Some even eat in the trap without triggering the trip plate so all you can do is be persistent.

One way to prevent this is by extending the trip plate with a piece of cardboard.

Your smarter cats will step over or around the trip plate to reach the bait in the rear of the trap.

Tape it (duct tape is best) to the middle of the trip plate.

Place the food inside the trap, behind the trip plate, so the cat is sure to step on it when eating.

Place a tiny amount of food outside the trap then a little leading inside to more behind the trip plate.

The hook holds the door open and raises the trip plate.

Some cats are skilled at stealing food from traps, and tying a piece of meat that dangles over the trip plate can help prevent that.

Do not use too much food at the entrance of the trap because the cat may be satisfied before making it to the trip plate.

After setting the door, check the release mechanism by pushing the trip plate down with a pencil.

Using an old towel, pillowcase or sheet, cover the trap from the center down to the rear where the trip plate is.

Put 2 - 3 very small spoonfuls of food in a path leading them from the front to the rear of the trap where the big portion lies beyond the trip plate.

Place food behind the trip plate to allow cats to enter and exit to eat and become accustomed to going inside.

Place food (canned cat food, boiled chicken, tuna or mackerel) in a piece of aluminum foil and set it well behind the trip plate.

If you place the food too closely to the trip plate, the cat can lean over it rather than step on it.

Kittens weighing 2 - 3 lbs will trip the plate; can be trapped, fixed and eartipped.

Release the trap door and set the hook which activates the trip plate.

Make sure to get some mackerel on the trip plate and put some in the back corners of the trap.

The extra width of the trip plate prevents cats from stepping over it on their way to the bait and eliminates the need for cardboard extenders to make a narrow plate wider.

Drizzle some juice and scant particles of food along the length of the trip plate and place a larger portion of food at the back right corner of the trap beyond the trip plate (makes the cat reach for the food and step on trip plate).

Do not use too much food at the entrance of the trap for two reasons: 1) the cat may be satisfied before making it to the trip plate, and 2) cats should have a relatively empty stomach for at least 12 hours before surgery.

If you get the kind that the trip plate has holes in it like a piece of Swiss Cheese, you can wedge a tab of the popcorn into the hole.