Where can I hire a 'Felixer'?

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

Where can I hire a 'Felixer'?

Plain Truth · Guru

You can hire them.

Brodie Allen · Guru

Buzz Lightbulb wrote:
I saw this article and wondered 'where can I hire one of these to get rid of the cats that kill the animals in our backyard'? :

Hundreds of feral cats removed from Kangaroo Island in bid to protect endangered native species

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2021-12-30/hundreds-of-feral-cats-removed-from-kangaroo-island/100730212

100,000 birds killed per DAY in Australia.

When are they going to prosecute irresponsible owners that let the predators out at night?

Better still, ban cat breeding.

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

I found this website, thanks to Plain Truth's help:

https://thylation.com/

However it appears that I need a 1080 certification and I'm not sure the local council will like me putting up 1080 poison signs on my urban home.

I did see that Queensland and the ACT are imposing cat curfews but that won't stop the cats that are already out there.

Izabarack · Guru

My local council loans standard cage traps to residents. Very effective and I now have two of my own because the feral cat problem is ongoing. The Live Traps have been good because I have accidentally caught bandicoots and a few other natives and released them unharmed. The poison dispenser devices might not be that useful here after a short term effort to clean up the resident problem as they would only get one or two a month after that initial program. On a side note, I have fallen foul of a local group of Numpties who want to catch cats, neuter them, and then return them to the environment to continue their destruction of local wildlife. Any roaming cats around here are fair game to those who will not tolerate their killing of the wildlife.

Clarky 1 · Senior Member

Some Councils loan them out
You might borrow one from your local Pest Manager.
Or they arent that expensive if you have an ongoing problem to justify the purchase.

https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/humane-animal-trap-possum-cage-783925/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Bing+PLAs&utm_term=1101400107879&utm_content=Ad+group+%231

A friendly pest control guy once told me if you are trapping problem feral animals then they can be easily euthanised by having a bag that fits over the trap and can be taped or tied to the exhaust of your ICE car, or, if you have a large drum of water then drowning might be a solution.
He advised not the throw the trap with the pest inside into a swimming pool as they quite often empty their bowels as they die.
The best way is to shoot the pest but this option may not be an option in your local suburb.

It should be noted that using an EV to kill a pest animal just wont work. biggrin biggrin Unless you choose to run over it. biggrin biggrin

Buzz LB, baiting wont be an option unless you are licensed and even then it will be difficult to get any animal to eat once they are trapped

I am prepared for the onslaught, so away you go cry

-- Edited by Clarky 1 on Saturday 1st of January 2022 06:30:53 PM

-- Edited by Clarky 1 on Saturday 1st of January 2022 06:34:32 PM

SoloMC · Senior Member

the major roblem in using toxic products to kill vermin is that the birds of prey that eat them will also die.
Im on KI atm and last night i saw 4 feral cats on my drive back to camp.
since ive been here ive only seen 2 wedge tailed eagles.

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

Brodie Allen wrote:
100,000 birds killed per DAY in Australia.

When are they going to prosecute irresponsible owners that let the predators out at night?

Better still, ban cat breeding.

Yes. It's the irresponsible owners that initially cause the problem and they should be prosecuted. I have friends who have cats but they keep them inside all the time.

Now, mostly because of those irresponsible owners, the feral cats are devastating Australian wildlife.

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

Izabarack wrote:
My local council loans standard cage traps to residents. Very effective and I now have two of my own because the feral cat problem is ongoing. The Live Traps have been good because I have accidentally caught bandicoots and a few other natives and released them unharmed. The poison dispenser devices might not be that useful here after a short term effort to clean up the resident problem as they would only get one or two a month after that initial program. On a side note, I have fallen foul of a local group of Numpties who want to catch cats, neuter them, and then return them to the environment to continue their destruction of local wildlife. Any roaming cats around here are fair game to those who will not tolerate their killing of the wildlife.

I took out a loan of a cat trap from our local council but I didn't catch any. I guess the wildlife were more tasty to the cats than the different tinned food that I offered.

However, my next door neighbour did catch one cat with the borrowed trap so they do work.

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

Clarky 1 wrote:
Some Councils loan them out
You might borrow one from your local Pest Manager.
Or they arent that expensive if you have an ongoing problem to justify the purchase.

https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/humane-animal-trap-possum-cage-783925/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Bing+PLAs&utm_term=1101400107879&utm_content=Ad+group+%231

A friendly pest control guy once told me if you are trapping problem feral animals then they can be easily euthanised by having a bag that fits over the trap and can be taped or tied to the exhaust of your ICE car, or, if you have a large drum of water then drowning might be a solution.
He advised not the throw the trap with the pest inside into a swimming pool as they quite often empty their bowels as they die.
The best way is to shoot the pest but this option may not be an option in your local suburb.

It should be noted that using an EV to kill a pest animal just wont work. Unless you choose to run over it.

Buzz LB, baiting wont be an option unless you are licensed and even then it will be difficult to get any animal to eat once they are trapped
I am prepared for the onslaught, so away you go

-- Edited by Clarky 1 on Saturday 1st of January 2022 06:30:53 PM

-- Edited by Clarky 1 on Saturday 1st of January 2022 06:34:32 PM

LOL

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

Izabarack wrote:
My local council loans standard cage traps to residents. Very effective and I now have two of my own because the feral cat problem is ongoing. The Live Traps have been good because I have accidentally caught bandicoots and a few other natives and released them unharmed. The poison dispenser devices might not be that useful here after a short term effort to clean up the resident problem as they would only get one or two a month after that initial program. On a side note, I have fallen foul of a local group of Numpties who want to catch cats, neuter them, and then return them to the environment to continue their destruction of local wildlife. Any roaming cats around here are fair game to those who will not tolerate their killing of the wildlife.

I also fell foul in my neighbourhood when I put flyers in the neighbourhood letterboxes asking for people to control their cats. A few days later I found flyers in my letterbox about how cruel it was to restrict cats and not let them roam free. Just after that I borrowed the cat trap.

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

SoloMC wrote:
the major roblem in using toxic products to kill vermin is that the birds of prey that eat them will also die.
Im on KI atm and last night i saw 4 feral cats on my drive back to camp.
since ive been here ive only seen 2 wedge tailed eagles.

Accoding to what I've read, 1080 doesn't stay in the poisoned animal long enough to be cast onto other animals. Here's one article:

https://pestsmart.org.au/toolkit-resource/wild-dogs-and-poison-baiting/

peter67 · Guru

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Izabarack · Guru

Buzz Lightbulb wrote:
I also fell foul in my neighbourhood when I put flyers in the neighbourhood letterboxes asking for people to control their cats. A few days later I found flyers in my letterbox about how cruel it was to restrict cats and not let them roam free.

My local council has well published rules regarding the keeping of pets. Any cat caught at my place is immediately classified as Feral and dealt with on that basis. I have given up on trying to get people to do the right thing regarding the care and control of their cats (and dogs) so quietly do what is necessary around my property.

incidentally, I took one cage trap to a camp on the Balonne River one Easter. I got 5 cats in two nights. I suspect they were used to strolling into camp looking for a treat. One cat was 6.45 Kg.

Rob Driver · Guru

I trapped and disposed of many cats when I lived in SA country.

13 in one week was my best haul.
Feral cats are generally quite a bit bigger than domestic cats as Iza pointed out above and they can have huge feet and claws as well.
I also noticed that they actually had a growl rather than an innocent meow.

In the end a cat in my trap was a pest no matter how it meowed or how big it was.
If anyone must have a cat as a pet have it desexed and dont let it out of a night. They are pests.