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| If you can catch him in the act of nibbling on your babies, pick him up by the scruff of the neck (like a mother cat would do), take him to the sink, and give him a good dousing with the faucet turned full blast. ![]() Last edited by patlee; 12-28-2007 at 05:39 AM. |
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| I agree with Patlee, I've done that a couple of times with a cat of mine a few years ago that just wouldn't learn. Eventually he got the hint. Another thing would be to cage your plants.
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| I keep my Orchids on sturdy wire shelving units. These are not fun for my cat to walk on. I also have a Pony Tail Palm, which she loves to play with and eat. It seems to be doing her no harm, and it is a great distractor. |
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| I think the concept of another plant diversion is the best. My cats will come into the room where I have my orchids and head straight for their favorite plants to eat - green spider plants. They will do ANYTHING to get to the spider plants - including tip toe-ing through a "sea" or orchids to get there. They also love wheat grass - but spider plants are tops! |
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I've read about the sprays, and even pepper or cologne/perfume on the leaves which would taste bad. Will any of these things potentially hurt the plants? |
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| The Gardener Guy on HGTV said that cats don't like citrus fruit. He recommends putting orange or lemon peels in the pots to deter them. He said that the peels should be refreshed periodically. |
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| My cat doesn't like the taste or the smell of my cinnamon spray. She used to sit on the table with the plants (she did not ever chew them), and now after I have been spraying the plants with the cinnamon she will not even get on the table. An added bonus is that it keeps the bugs, fungus, etc.. at bay. 1 ml cinnamon extract 4 drops dishsoap put in spray bottle, and fill with water. I add more or less cinnamon extract depending on how strong I want it (I generally like it to have a pretty strong amount but others prefer less). I spray the plants after I water them, they really are liking this stuff, and the leaves are clean and shiny.
__________________ “When two friends understand each other totally, the words are soft and strong like an orchid's perfume” |
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Thanks everyone. I have been using the sprayer the past few days, and I think he is getting the hint. But ya know, as soon as I turn my back...... |
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| This is great! I too, bought some kittie grass which they liked but, faded fast. I'm going to try some different grass seed. My 2 cats also love the spider plant, but I don't care. it's up high where they can only chew on some babies, so the plant still looks good. The other day one of them chewed one of my african violets! He's never done that in 14 years! They used to go outside some- but we recently moved and that's not an option here! I'm going back to the grass, since it kept them happy while I had it. So far, they haven't discovered the orchids. God help them if they do! I use a spray bottle if they scratch the furniture, but they don't do that often- they have a really nice, sturdy scratching post and actually use it! Good luck! ![]() |
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| I keep a pressureized bottle on stream to hit the cats when I catch them in the act. That has worked very well. You have to keep the pressure up all the time because, they will soon learn the sound of you pumping up the bottle and scoot away before you can get them |
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