Laura,

It's best to get 2 traps. If the Mama is trapped and the baby isn't going to go near a trap.

Put the traps out near where you've seen them with a can of sardines in it. Cover the trap with an old blanket or towl and make sure you cover the bottom of the trap with either grass shavings or leaves, so they can't feel the grates of the traps on their feet. Then just sit in your car (make sure you can see the traps) and wait. BTW, don't feed the cats for at least 24 hours so they'll be hungry when they go for the sardines. Once the cats are in the traps (they're going to thash about because chances are they're feral) keep it covered. They will settle down. Do NOT attempt to touch them without a pair of heavy duty gloves as a cat bite IS very dangerous (I've been bitten 3 times).

Now. the issue here is what are you going to do with the cats once you've trapped them?? If you take them to a shelter, they WILL be pts, as feral cats are deemed unplaceable.

If you take them in (they'd have to be checked out by a vet for diseases, etc.) you'll need to put them in a cage in a spare room and work with them. It's tedious because feral cats trust no one. The older the feral, the harder it is to socialize them.

Trapping feral cats takes alot of patience, love and understanding of why they are the way they are. It's because of people not spaying/neutering their cats.

I wish you alot of luck in getting these two off the streets. Please, if you need any more information, there are alot of us here that do rescue work that can give great advice. Leslie Flenner, Queenscoopalot, Jenluckenback, Kimlovescats and anyone else I have failed to mention here.