Quote Originally Posted by craigafrechette View Post
I DEFINITELY DO NOT recommend using mousetraps.
This just sounds like a bad idea all around.
Why on earth would you want to "scare the bejeebers" out of your cat??? Aside from the obvious risk to the cat I can just see a scared cat flailing around potentially knocking the enclosure to the ground, possibly injuring itself or the snake in the process. The heating equipment could be knocked over causing a fire, etc....
Plus, its just mean....
Glad I'm not the only one who thought it was a bad idea. Too many things could go wrong when it involves a scared cat. If OP ever needs to go through such lengths to keep the cat off their cage, they would be better off just keeping the cat out of the room and setting house rules with everyone to keep the door closed.