Hunting Feeders

[Peter W.]

It is a start!

https://docandphoebe.com/

Not quite live prey, but a start.

[reilloc]

Post by Peter W.
It is a start!
https://docandphoebe.com/
Not quite live prey, but a start.

Have you tried them?

LNC

[Peter W.]

Post by reilloc
Have you tried them?

Not in a house with two dogs, sadly. I wish we could.

[reilloc]

Post by Peter W.

Post by reilloc
Have you tried them?

Not in a house with two dogs, sadly. I wish we could.

The merchant's video shows placing the feeders higher up, in places dogs
don't usually go. Of course, you might not want your cats up there, either.

LNC

[Peter W.]

Post by reilloc
The merchant's video shows placing the feeders higher up, in places dogs
don't usually go. Of course, you might not want your cats up there, either.
LNC

As with most cats, they go where they choose. But they would not have an opportunity to play with the food - the moment it hit the ground, the big golden would jump in. Ordinarily, the cats groom him, but he is a chow-hound. This might lead to some conflict.

The cats have access to a cat-fenced side-yard, so they get the occasional mouse, squirrel, vole or young rabbit (young enough to get through the chain-link). But I would like to see them hunt more. For whatever (good) reason they almost entirely ignore birds outside, but take great pleasure in watching over the robins' nest directly under a hallway window.

[reilloc]

Post by Peter W.

Post by reilloc
The merchant's video shows placing the feeders higher up, in places dogs
don't usually go. Of course, you might not want your cats up there, either.
LNC

As with most cats, they go where they choose. But they would not have an opportunity to play with the food - the moment it hit the ground, the big golden would jump in. Ordinarily, the cats groom him, but he is a chow-hound. This might lead to some conflict.
The cats have access to a cat-fenced side-yard, so they get the occasional mouse, squirrel, vole or young rabbit (young enough to get through the chain-link). But I would like to see them hunt more. For whatever (good) reason they almost entirely ignore birds outside, but take great pleasure in watching over the robins' nest directly under a hallway window.

It'd be fun to see how these things work out but would it be $40-worth
of fun? My daughter's a knitter. Maybe she could make something cheaper.

LNC

[Peter W.]

Post by reilloc
It'd be fun to see how these things work out but would it be $40-worth
of fun? My daughter's a knitter. Maybe she could make something cheaper.

Very likely. And if she uses wool with natural dyes, there are no issues with the cats getting some fiber in their food.

[John Doe]

This sicko makes its cats eat squirrels and rabbits...
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Post by reilloc
The merchant's video shows placing the feeders higher up, in places dogs
don't usually go. Of course, you might not want your cats up there, eithe

r.

Post by reilloc
LNC

As with most cats, they go where they choose. But they would not have an opportunity to play with the food - the moment it hit the ground, the big golden would jump in. Ordinarily, the cats groom him, but he is a chow-hound. This might lead to some conflict.
The cats have access to a cat-fenced side-yard, so they get the occasional mouse, squirrel, vole or young rabbit (young enough to get through the chain-link). But I would like to see them hunt more. For whatever (good) reason they almost entirely ignore birds outside, but take great pleasure in watching over the robins' nest directly under a hallway window.