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Cat-Proofing a Cage!
My original plan was to just keep the cat entirely out of the room where the cavies would be, but I've recently learned that my cat can open a door from the outside now, or at least she can open my room door because it's light enough for her to move
! She is one smart cookie sometimes *shakes head*
So, right now I have three hamsters and my cat. My cat leaves the hamsters alone for the most part, but sometimes in the middle of the night she will jump onto the table next to Moke's cage and look at him.... I'm not at all nervous that she can get inside that thing though, or knock it over (I can barely lift it myself haha). BUT... she makes the hamster extremely nervous, so I keep her off the table at all times. She knows she isn't allowed there, and if I say something to her or walk towards her while she's up there she'll get down. She's an old cat now, but still active enough to climb the furnature in my room hehe.
SOOO... Back to my cavy cage; would the cat possibly make the cavies nervous if she sat on their cage or something, when I wasn't around? I would deffinately make it cat-proof... I'm not worried about her hurting them, just making them very nervous (and I know stress can lead to health problems at times
). I have seen on the site though that people have pictures of their cats actually sitting on a cage with cavies in it, but I also know a few very high-strung cavies from friends... would my cat be a problem, or not? If it's best to keep her out of the room altogether, I can buy a new doorknob which holds closed better, or even lock the door and have a key tied to the doorknob (I doubt kitty can unlock a door like that
). Just I would never forgive myself if I found a cavy that had a heart attack because my cat scared it! (I don't think that'd happen, but still...)
Oh, one more question...
How do I make a cage door that is attached to the top going down the side, and opens easily, but is still cat-proof? Can it be done? Or is this just wishful thinking?
Arg, I keep making wicked long posts... sorry about that, hehe.