petr, I love Bengals! They are beautiful cats. All of my cats and my bro's cats are indoor only cats, except mine have a "chicken-coop" run outside my office window. My heart would be broken were I to lose any of them; been through that one too many times.

I have had cats all of my life, most of them strays which had to be coaxed in some way. THIS is THE shyest cat I have ever, ever seen. My Kipling was so traumatised when we found him (someone really mistreated him!)it took him ten years before getting on the couch and sleeping on the bed. No one can pick him up, yet he will come up beside us on the bed and ask for a massage. CODY has obviously been even more traumatised, before finding my brother's. Like my cats, he has been an indoor cat since then, with short walks on a leash with my brother. The open door thing has not worked with him and necessitates the other cats being locked in the bedroom so they won't get out. My bro has been a little too impatient and nervous, but this cat is still a little whacked out.

Today my bro will go get the other trap and try it. The humane society didn't sound at all surprised when I told them what had happened and that he thought it might be the latch.

Becca, I googled it and this thread came up! Maybe I've penned a new phrase?:-)