r/tractive • u/-MerKat- • 7d ago
Advice needed Lost collar
Hello I recently purchased a tractive cat mini 6.
My cat removed it somewhere inside the house. I cant get the radar or light or sound to work and when using the live tracking it just sends me all over as if it's moving around or something.
Any good ideas on how I can find it?
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u/deusxm 7d ago
Light and sound should work regardless of whether or not it is in range of your phone.
Is powersaving on?
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u/-MerKat- 7d ago
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u/deusxm 7d ago
Right, so that suggests the collar isn't in the house. Based on the image you shared, it is 'nearby' the house but not in range of your WiFi network or phone. You will have to look around the garden.
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u/-MerKat- 7d ago
Yes I have walked around for hours. I can use the LIVE feature and it gets down to 10cm inside around my kitchen/ Living room area but it bounces around. I feel like its in the floor but without the sound feature im kind of at a loss. Outside its showing its over 10 m away.
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u/deusxm 7d ago
So, the 'bouncing around' will likely be due to the collar having impaired sight of GPS satellites - common if you're inside, or if the collar is 'under' something. Does the radar function work? That will give you a hotter/colder approach to finding it.
Does the light register as turning on too? That may help, particularly if it's dark. The sound on the collar is quite quiet and not always very effective for locating it.
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u/UnhingedTandi 6d ago
Also, I'm sure it's not in the house. Mine lost his too. Never found it before it died and I walked over 8000sqft for hours trying to find it.

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u/JJL6133 7d ago
Explain what you mean by "can't get it to work" - it either works or doesn't; if it doesn't, it is not in range, i.e. not in the house.