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Little fledgling loose in the sitting room - how to capture and release ...

  • 23-05-2017 02:56PM
    #1
    worded
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,882 ✭✭✭


    Little critter rescued from a cat

    He legged it from the couch and is now under the couch and we cant get hold of it.

    Feeding porridge and water ...

    How to capture?


Comments

  • #2
    Odelay
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,027 ✭✭✭Odelay


    Was he flying a little?


  • #3
    Del.Monte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,363 ✭✭✭✭Del.Monte


    Stay calm.

    Retrieve fledgling.

    Lock cat in somewhere.

    Put fledging back where you found it and cross fingers.

    ****



  • #4
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    They are easily picked up. Move the couch and just go for it. Scoop it up and get it outside as soon as possible. Feeding it is doing nothing to help. It needs to be back where the parents can find it and quickly.


  • #5
    axe2grind
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 546 ✭✭✭axe2grind


    Del.Monte wrote: »
    Put fledging back where you found it and cross fingers.
    Hmm....it was found with a cat! ;)


  • #6
    WildIreland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 135 ✭✭WildIreland


    A little late to the party here... but hopefully you've managed to get the little fella back outside where its parents can take care of it.

    For future reference the Irish Willdlife Matters site (no affiliation) has loads of great information on assessing and caring for injured or abandoned wildlife, including fledgling birds -- and contact numbers for wildlife rehabilitation specialists, wildlife friendly vets, wildlife NGOs and state agencies around the country.

    Golden rule: don't intervene unless absolutely essential... and then do the bare minimum required to help the creature concerned. When it comes to wildlife, less human interference is almost always better.


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