Our feral cats this year will NOT use this. Feral cats need a back door! Has anyone else experienced this problem? Thanks!
1660673
My feral cats started using this, then quit for a time. I realized that the squirrels found the tube interesting, fun to play in and a good place to stash stuff, lol. The feral cats did not find this funny. I ended up moving the tube closer to my back deck, surrounded on 3 sides by a bush and moved it off the ground about 6 inches and the cats are using and living in it again. Hope this will be helpful.
1065421
Yes! We had the same issue with one of our cats. This box is huge and deep. Works great for us.
1189685
I don't use the door. I think it closes the cat in too much. Just have the cover on, so I really can't help.
571694
I have 4 outside cats that all live in my backyard (they hardly ever go in the front). I've had this ball chillin' in the backyard next to my exercise equipment for a couple years now. To my knowledge, they have never once even approached it. Not sure why but I do think that if they wanted to damage it, they probably could. They scratch on my wooden post a lot and it looks pretty damaged, but never this ball. I think it intimidates them or something.
1594647
My cats were outdoor cats for several years. We recently moved and they are NO LONGER ALLOWED TO GO OUTDOORS! They LOVE the tree, it gives them something to climb on/up, sharpen their claws, the boxes are nice for naps. I think my cats, I have 3, are VERY pleased with the cat tree!! I hope this helps!
1625617
I did not use if for that reason, however I do use it to keep the cats from the bird when I'm not home..... An agile cat could jump this gate if it wants to. My suggestion would be to use this on the bottom and place another baby gate on top of it to make it too tall to jump. I've had to do that as well. Good luck. I hope the cats become fast friends.
2179362
I have mine set up to allow the cats out until 8pm and then they are locked in. If they are still out after 8 and come back in it keeps them in. Also they can't get back out until 7am the next morning.
232172
I think my SureFlap door would click open when my cat put his head about 2 inches from the door. And no, I never had any problems with it not opening. But mine is in the trash because the raccoons kept going thru it to get to the cat's food and after awhile the cat wouldn't use it any more. Be sure to get the raccoon-proof model, if you buy it! It was a good idea but mine turned out to be a waste if money.
475818
Not mine, but a particularly motivated cat with some heft behind it might... Mine opens doors and still hasn't figured it out after a few years of daily use, so I'd say its highly unlikely...
866620
I essentially did the same as K. Keiner. I traced the opening on a piece of texture 111, cut it out, and attached it with a single hinge at the middle top. We used a regular heating pad with a timer and it worked fine although our cat uses the condo during the day only so we close it at night or feral cats will taking over. Once a feral cat has used the condo a domestic cat probably wont go back in until the feral scent has been removed by washing and or replacing the blankets and pads. We found this out the hard way.
147070
I don't have cats and we have a fenced yard, therefore I haven't had the situation arise. However, for a while we taped one flap up for our dog until he got use to using it. If your cats are touchy, I would think they wouldn't like to go through two flaps. Good luck!
922516
If you're using a lid, take that off. Some cats feel vulnerable using boxes with lids. You might also try "seeding" it with some clumps from your old litter box. I would also suggest you unplug it for a few days. My cats were scared at first when it would make noise or move on its own. Once your cat starts using it, then you could plug it in at certain times of the day and eventually work up to plugging it in all the time.
1569595
We placed ours with the door facing away from the elements too. I also believe Feral cats do not like to be closed in however, I would think you could place something on top that was larger around than the house, making it have eaves so to speak. You could use a circular piece of wood (painted if you want) or anything round for that matter. ie large garbage can lid (its plastic and has a small lip), or the base of a large flower pot turned upside down which you could glue onto the top. I'm sure there are some creative ideas out there that wouldn't look tacky!
2186652
My cat got into it. I went outside and my bf was inside the house. All of a sudden as I'm walking back to the door, my bf goes, "OMG honey, HELP!!" I ran inside and he's holding my 6 month old cat in the air with the sticky pad totally stuck against his whole side! I was freaked out while laughing, but I wasn't sure if he'd be OK after I rip this thing off that's stuck to him completely! Eventually with careful prodding and picking, we got it off him but we definitely put the whole thing away after that! He's older now, I'm not sure if he'd get into it again, but if I thought I have fleas again, I'd take it out and give it another try. Not sure about the hot bulb, guess they'd get stuck first. lol. My cat got into it. I went outside and my bf was inside the house. All of a sudden as I'm walking back to the door, my bf goes, "OMG honey, HELP!!" I ran inside and he's holding my 6 month old cat in the air with the sticky pad totally stuck against his whole side! I was freaked out while laughing, but I wasn't sure if he'd be OK after I rip this thing off that's stuck to him completely! Eventually with careful prodding and picking, we got it off him but we definitely put the whole thing away after that! He's older now, I'm not sure if he'd get into it again, but if I thought I... » Read More My cat got into it. I went outside and my bf was inside the house. All of a sudden as I'm walking back to the door, my bf goes, "OMG honey, HELP!!" I ran inside and he's holding my 6 month old cat in the air with the sticky pad totally stuck against his whole side! I was freaked out while laughing, but I wasn't sure if he'd be OK after I rip this thing off that's stuck to him completely! Eventually with careful prodding and picking, we got it off him but we definitely put the whole thing away after that! He's older now, I'm not sure if he'd get into it again, but if I thought I have fleas again, I'd take it out and give it another try. Not sure about the hot bulb, guess they'd get stuck first. lol. « Show Less
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we had one cat that refused to use it at first. we set up our genie in the upstairs bathroom where the original litterbox was and put the original in a different location all together. he still used that for a couple weeks eventually we had to take his option away to make him use his new litterbox. he finally got used to it. we love it. he prefers it without the hood though we found.
1342590
Sorry, I don't have any experience with that. I was using it to get rid of chipmunks. We don't have any outdoor cats in the area.
872343
That's the same reason I got mine! I stupidly connected the first one in my kitchen, and, wow, my cats bolted out of the room. But it seems to have no effect on them when they are set up outside - of course, it's Texas and I don't open my windows.... and the catstops point away from the house. Actually I only use them long enough to get other cats out of the habit of coming into my yard... then I loan them to friends who also have a cat problem!