A word about cats & rack systems...

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Here's a link. I made the video public, let me know if you can't watch it. Sorry about all the commentary. :)

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Originally Posted by WarriorPrincess90

My cat is FAR too interested in anything that moves. She will also stare at my BPs right outside their cages. This is a problem especially with my rescue female because she to was too interested in the cat. There's no way she could take down the cat, but she seemed to think differently. Luckily, I was in the room at the time (the cat is never allowed in that room unless I'm in there) and tried to snatch the cat away to kick her out. Apparently, she was scared because she literally mauled me when I picked her up. I still have the scars to prove it.

TBH, I am not a cat person. My fiancé and I thought it would be a good intermediate pet for her since she never really had responsibility for an animal. She walked the family dog once and a while. She loves the cat, but I'm still working on getting her to think of the animal once in a while instead of herself. ("The bowl is empty...feed the cat!") But the cat drives me absolutely nuts. I love her, but I'd much rather have a dog. Had I known that the cat and all her costs would fall to me permanently, I probably wouldn't have gotten her.:rolleyes: I am definitely a dog person.

Give me dogs, horses and snakes any day. Lol.

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My cat tries to BITE my snakes when they're out! And bat at their heads or whatever else he can get at. It's ridiculous and annoying. I have to lock him up in another room when I have my snakes out. I still love my cat and prefer him over my dog, though. Sorry, I'm a total cat person.

Okay here's the pictures of how I locked my rack. I don't like how the screws go through to the other side, but my snakes are very secure now and my cat can't open them.
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I went to Wal-Mart and bought one of those hook lock sets with springs. I also bought some picture hanging wire. I think you can get the basic idea of what I did. I separated the pieces of the hook and screwed both loops into the side. I have a RB rack and I was able to screw them in by hand. Once I got it started it was fairly easy to screw in with my hand and later using a pair of needle nose pliers. Then I fastened the hook on one of the loops and roughly measured how much picture hanging wire I'd need. I cut it and then looped it through both sides keeping it tight. Then I just wrapped the extra around. Works great! It may not be the best solution, but it works!

Cats are great, I love mine! But they can be a real pain. They are nosy, destructive, unpredictable, cuddly and affectionate all at once. I make sure my snakes are safe from my cat, I wouldn't trust him with them alone for one second.