I shouldn't get so excited but they asked if I wanted any equipment, for the help I've given them with trapping and transporting. Well, I said I would love to have a trap where the trap 'door' opens outwards, and is outside the trap. Most traps have a door which opens INTO the trap and this can cause problems if you have a big cat or the cat has a long neck and doesn't go all the way into the trap before hitting the release panel. When this happens the door can come down on the cats back and if they are quick enough (which they often are), they can turn round and scoot right out the trap before the door closes.
This is obviously makes it more tricky to trap the cat again as they are more wary of entering the trap after they have seen it go off. I used this other trap when I was in Greece a couple of years ago and it is better for bigger cats or ones that won;t always go all the way and trigger the door release. With this one, they don't need to be fully inside and away from the entrance and is better for manually setting off as well. This one the door comes TOWARDS the trap as it closes, so there is less chance oif the cat escaping, plus zero chance of it catching on their back and letting them slip out.
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