My boyfriend, I, and my 2 yr old Pit Bull recently moved into a trailer in Kentucky. All was good until something got under our new home and is driving poor Otis (my dog) nuts from the inside.
He is a very well trained inside dog, but of course loves his walk/runs and basking in the sun. You usually can't say the word walk without him getting overly excited. Now that he smells what I am assuming are cats thru the vents he spends his days sniffing at every vent and has even clawed one out of the floor. How do I get rid of the cats before he chews his way to them?
By Margaret
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You could call the local Animal Shelter or Humane Society. They should be able to get you a live trap to capture the cats and then they could pick them up and take them away for their own safety.
I called my local SPCA and they will not remove it because of the trailer park and they don't remove animals from trailer parks
I live in Georgetown sc and the animal shelter will not help at all i even brought a sick 4 week old kitten there they would not help it died the next day there are 17 cats and kittens under 3 trailers here they don't even give food to help they are cruel to not help these cats
Tried that doesn't work most pet shelters in small towns or bigger towns are overwhelmed all they do is spayed and neutering and throwing back out
Your problem might not be cats I have had possums raccoons and now they are gone because I bought better skirting now the problem is mice I mean at least 40 mice have dug their way under and they are living there and they can come into the house under anything where you don't see them I hope that's not what your problem is
I called animal control. They will fix the cats and let the go back into your neighborhood Macomb MI! Need help Now. I have two dogs and these cats are running everywhere and get up under my mobile home with the best skirting and bricks !
Does calling the animal control people cost money or is it free to the public
You should see how many there are and then if there are only 4-5 then help them and feed them if there are more then you should call a local animal shelter and get help you can use food to lure them out
This neighborhood is riddled with cats because other people feed them in packs. Then they mate.
Not the case in Montgomery County Texas. I have two cats of my own and there are at least ten stray cats running around outside. I have a camper I'm staying in temporarily and there is hole that I can't get to to fix. So these cats crawl into the camper and hang out under the sink where I keep my cleaners and dirty laundry.
7 CATS UNDER A MOBILE HOME SCURTING I DON'T WANT THEM THERE FOR ANY REASON AT ALL.
It may not be cats. Under your trailer is what is called a belly band, which is a sheath of metal bands that hold your insulation in.
During my time with my local energy assistance agency, I learned that other critters get under there and eat the insulation and sadly, don't survive. So, you have three jobs.
You got two excellent answers to your problem. I agree with them, especially if it is cats, you can save them by live trapping them and it will probably be easy with a can of cat food. But, you could have skunks or possums under there and you could catch either one of them with the cat food. So be prepared for that.
Something else I want to bring up is you will most likely also get mice in that insulation, so get some outside baiters and Contrac bait blocks to put in them. If you have raccoons under there, be prepared to have those baiters scattered unless you nail them to a concrete pad. We live in the woods in KY and we have all of the above problems, except we don't have a trailer. But hubby and I have trapped all of the above and always have outside baiters to control the mouse population, as we have bird seed and corn in one of our sheds, which we feed the birds and deer, but it also attracts vermin, plus a big wood pile for our Taylor wood/water stove (that heats the house and hot water) that mice love to get in. Hubby's an exterminator and thankfully knows what to do. Good luck!
Hi - I believe if cats were under your house you would see them once in a while during the daytime. Traps are very good to use but may take several attempts before success.
I also found that as a general rule counties will not take anything in their traps (or any trap) but cats and dogs. Other animals may have to be taken to another area or you may have to call a professional. There are exceptions but you may wish to check to be sure.
Also - do not let anything happen to those traps as you will have to pay for them if not returned.
Check with an exterminating company for ideas. They may have something simple.
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