I have a large number of slow worms in my garden having taken great care over the years to avoid mowing and strimming them - takes hours but worth it!

I am now about to move and the lady moving in 10 cats who will primarily occupy the garden. My reading up tells me that one of the main problems for slow worms is the domestic cat.

Thus I am considering whether to attamopt to catch as many as Ican and transport them with me to my new home where I can ensure they thrive.

Questions:

- do the cats pose a real threat?
- if I try and transport them, could I do more harm than good?
- if transporting is viable, what precautions/habitat etc should I try and create?

I do rather hope you say 'take 'em with you' - I have become extremely fond of them, leaving things around the garden for them to crowd under on warm days. Funnily enough, I have bever even picked them up, I just peer at them every so often and enjoy the fact that they are there.
Thanks


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