Best raccoon bait without attracting cats ?

I've live trapped raccoons for the same reason. The cats here come to our feeding station, so getting them is also a problem.

What I do is set up the trap in sight of the back kitchen window, where I can shine a flashlight out the window to see if it's sprung. I put a kleenex on the open trap door, when it's 'down' I know the trap has something. I check it every 15 minutes from the window (every commercial break). This avoids scaring off the raccoons.

Raccoons here show up after 11pm, the cats all eat at the feeding station prior to that for the most part. So the trap gets set up late. If a cat gets in, I release it right away, they don't spend more than 15 minutes in the trap.

Use dry kibble, if you put dog kibble in the cats are less likely to get caught. Put a few pieces in front of the trap and also leading into the trap, the majority right at the back of the trap. Dry cat food can be used too, but dog kibble is better since the cats don't like it as much. Drive the caught raccoon at LEAST 4 miles so they don't return. Release in a wooded area with a water source nearby.

i don think doing that is good either.. the raccoons are really poor.if it was me i do pity on them.. just maybe put some food among the corridor they would come and eat and go. at least it would be a good deed rather than doing this. who knows suddenly something else traps inside it. it is pointless. i hope u would change yr mind and pity the raccoons. they are cuteee.... hope i helped anyway....

LOL poor cats,

Try a snickers bar!

Try anti-freeze. People shouldn't let cats run free. That is NOT responsible pet ownership!