I have a climbing cat. Should I avoid this lamp?
205895
I have two of these lamps, and I love them. However, a cat would destroy them in a heart beat. I would stay away from them if I were you.
205896
I have this lamp and a climbing cat. My cat never has even attempted to mess with the lamp in any way. A kitten with claws may be different but there isn't anything that interesting about this lamp to a mature cat. Love this lamp by the way!
205897
Heh. My cat never bothered with another rice paper lamp I had (the cleaner ruined it instead); he does attack the expensive honeycomb blinds when he wants me to do something though.
1307107
You should throw the lamp away! I did everything I could think of to make that lamp look decent - and I'm a chemistry teacher. It was definitely a piece of junk!
1982070
I currently have a double Zoo Med lamp, but the further out u extend the arm, the base is unbalanced. I have to place some wright on it so it doesn't crash into my turtle tank.
1777793
Hi,My unit failed right out of the box, and I took it back to get something else. It failed because it was made of cheap plastic. The clamp that holds the light would not tighten and thus would not secure the fixture that holds the lamp in place. When I called customer service, they hung up on me. I suggest you pass on the heath/zenith unit and get a better one at an electrical supply store for about the same money.
635401
I've got my lamp pluged into an electrical strip, and with each touch to the base, it gets brighter till the 4th touch and it turns off. Your lamp should should turn off with the 4th touch, if not, could be defective.
1933570
no it is a large lamp that needs to be mounted on a stationary stand. the light is far too hot to hand hold and can cause serious injury.
365801
I have this lamp on my bookshelf and I have had any problems with it being unstable when I swing the arm out. I do wished I would got the floor lamp though as it does not put out much light to read my books as I wanted.
642910
Sorry, but no. The base of the lamp is a small cylinder that just sits in a cylindrical hole in the top of the clamp. The only thing that holds the lamp in the clamp is gravity. If you mount the clamp upside down, gravity will make sure that the lamp ends up on the floor. But, other than the bulb, the lamp would probably survive.
805515
No way that I'm aware of to secure to the base. My lamp sits on a desk with a raised hutch-like area, which is where the lamp sits. I've never had a problem with running into it. I figured that the reason the lamp wasn't secured to the base was so that it could be adjustable. Hasn't been a problem for me, but I guess that it could be for others, depending on one's work area.
1553465
No, but I wouldn't want my cat anywhere near it. Think about walking across something and then licking its paws. I wear safety glasses when working with it.
1290398
It is incredibly bright, so if you're not going to make eye contact with it, go for it. If you will keep making eye contact with the bulb, I'd avoid it.
654267
There light from this bulb was specifically designed for reptiles. It is smaller than conventional flood lights. Use of a regular flood light could harm your reptile.
1298627
I gave the whole tower away. It fell over a couple of times when the cat got on the top level and cats didn't like the carpet. It was smooth and they couldn't claw it but would rather just rake through it. I had the tower about a month and donated it. Have another that we all like better.
2037084
the cord is not the problem here. this lamp is a piece of crap!!! will not stay together===connections are terrible. will not screw in tight enough to even stand up correctly. FIND ANOTHER LAMP....
455165
Probably, as long as you have the top of the bulb pointed toward the floor where the cat walks. The bulb lights when I pass my hand over the top of the bulb.
336129
I'm afraid I would not recommend this lamp. I was initially very satisfied with it (I bought two for my home office), but both have broken in different ways after less than a year. The chain for both have become stuck (in one case such that it no longer turns on and off), and the shade on one has become loose. Tried to tighten manually to no avail. Poor quality.
1980291
I don't have a cat, but I don't see any reason a cat would be afraid of the product. It is basically a light, which attracts fleas, suspended over a sticky pad.