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Posted by KD on April 13, 2008, 7:38 am
On Apr 13, 6:46=A0am, letter...@invalid.com wrote:
> I have a shed on my farm where I keep rabbit cages and other small
> animals. =A0When the barn cats are pregnant they get moved in there
> because otherwise something always kills the kittens. =A0One (or more)
> of the cats in there climbs the post next to the door and keeps
> turning the light switch on and off. =A0I used to think some person was
> not shutting it off until I saw the cat turn it on, and then just when
> I was going to go in there to shut it off, the cat turned it off. =A0I
> must admit I do have a weird cat. =A0Is there anything that I can buy so
> make the switch so the cat cant get to it. =A0My electric bill is high
> enough. =A0I know they make keyed switches, but I also know I'll never
> remember to keep the key on me, and if I hang it in there I'll have a
> hassle finding it in the dark, or the cats will knock it down. =A0I also
> know they make things that go on a screw to make a switch inoperative,
> but I am not going to keep unscrewing it. =A0I just need something that
> where they cant flip it, but I can. =A0I was thinking of those small
> fuse holders (normally used on furnaces) where there is a small metal
> box over the fuse. =A0But I never saw those made for switches. =A0That
> would be ideal if they made them. (unless the cat figures out how to
> open that too).....
> Any ideas?
> By the way, I know someone is going to comment about keeping cats and
> rabbits together. =A0No, the cats dont hurt them. =A0The rabbits are in
> cages, and the cats know they belong there. =A0Sometimes the rabbits get
> out of cages and they usually scare the cats away from them if they do
> anything at all. =A0The cats will eat rabbit pellets though, which is
> rather odd since the pellets are just compressed alfalfa and ground up
> vegetable matter. =A0Like I said, weird cats....
> thanks
I think there are childproofing things to prevent kids from doing
this. *might* work for cats! :) Try the baby section!
KD
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> animals. =A0When the barn cats are pregnant they get moved in there
> because otherwise something always kills the kittens. =A0One (or more)
> of the cats in there climbs the post next to the door and keeps
> turning the light switch on and off. =A0I used to think some person was
> not shutting it off until I saw the cat turn it on, and then just when
> I was going to go in there to shut it off, the cat turned it off. =A0I
> must admit I do have a weird cat. =A0Is there anything that I can buy so
> make the switch so the cat cant get to it. =A0My electric bill is high
> enough. =A0I know they make keyed switches, but I also know I'll never
> remember to keep the key on me, and if I hang it in there I'll have a
> hassle finding it in the dark, or the cats will knock it down. =A0I also
> know they make things that go on a screw to make a switch inoperative,
> but I am not going to keep unscrewing it. =A0I just need something that
> where they cant flip it, but I can. =A0I was thinking of those small
> fuse holders (normally used on furnaces) where there is a small metal
> box over the fuse. =A0But I never saw those made for switches. =A0That
> would be ideal if they made them. (unless the cat figures out how to
> open that too).....
> Any ideas?
> By the way, I know someone is going to comment about keeping cats and
> rabbits together. =A0No, the cats dont hurt them. =A0The rabbits are in
> cages, and the cats know they belong there. =A0Sometimes the rabbits get
> out of cages and they usually scare the cats away from them if they do
> anything at all. =A0The cats will eat rabbit pellets though, which is
> rather odd since the pellets are just compressed alfalfa and ground up
> vegetable matter. =A0Like I said, weird cats....
> thanks