r/tractive

So far not impressed

I spent about $300, because they make you pay upfront, and let me tell you I’m not liking it for what I’ve paid. My cat isn’t necessarily an outdoor cat but will occasionally with me.

So far this isn’t any better than my air tag. In fact, I like the air tag better. I spent all this money for peace of mind and it doesn’t even point me to the correct direction. It doesn’t work inside the house. And I have yet to have it point me to the right direction of where my cat is.

I’m hoping it’s user error but I so far I wish I had my $300 instead of this product.

Tracker mini 6 is what I have.

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u/ValuableMeat317 — 8 days ago

Tractive tracker put to the test on a horse: now his owner knows where he loves to hang out too

Hey, here's something a bit more unusual...

A member of our Tractive community was curious and put her dog's tracker on her horse for 24 hours to see what he gets up to in the field.

The findings: he walked almost 3 km around an 8,000 m² field and the Heatmap showed her his two favorite places: a shady spot near the water and a fig tree he can't reach. Deffo great insights for his owner, I think. But why a fig tree? Is it because of the sweet smell of the figs or simply the shade? 😄

For the record, Tractive trackers are made for dogs and cats. Still, some pet owners in our community have tried them on other animals out of curiosity. Imho it's a great reminder that animals have favorite spots and some of them are quite unexpected. Just keep in mind that the trackers are designed to help you keep an eye on your dogs and cats.

What's the spot your pet keeps going back to? Mine loves to chill with the neighbors (They love him, so it's alright). 😂

Added: Btw, we collect shared user experience in this megathread in case you'd like to check them out.

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u/Mia_Beck — 7 days ago

I have a 16 lb Bengal and the Cat 6 Mini collar barely fits him.

More snug than I'd like. What's up with that? He's fairly big, yes, but there are certainly larger male cats around. Why did they make the collar so small?

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u/Agitated-Society4123 — 12 days ago

Widget to turn on/off walk mode

I'd love a 1x1 tile widget that just turns walk mode on and off. So I don't have to open the app to do it.

Right now my solution is to resize the 3x2 widget down to 1x1 so it opens right into the screen where I activate walk mode. A widget would be more efficient and I do love efficiency.

u/D3rangedButFun — 10 days ago

Can the 6 mini be made any smaller? My 5 month kitten is ready to go outside, but the collar is loose at maximum adjustment.

u/AbbreviationsNo6846 — 13 days ago

Download health data?

Is there a way to download the health data?

One of my cats has a heart condition and has regular heart scans, the vet always asks me about his breathing rate so it would be really helpful to be able to download a few months worth of data and send that to the vet.

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u/weasel_girl — 12 days ago

Struggling with Battery Levels & Power Saving Zone!

Hi guys,

I recently bought the Tractive Base Station, and have connected both my cats collars to it.

When just using WiFi as the power saving zone, their collars were lasting a week, if not longer. I’m lucky now if I get 3/4 days out of a charge.

I’ve also been struggling with the trackers not showing correct locations. I’m looking at one of my cats in my bedroom right now and it’s telling me he’s outside of the virtual fence.

Anyone else struggled with issues like this, or have any advice on things I might be doing wrong?

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u/andeanbearscz — 13 days ago