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Posted by hallerb@aol.com on April 13, 2008, 8:45 am
> >I have a shed on my farm where I keep rabbit cages and other small
> > animals. =EF=BF=BDWhen the barn cats are pregnant they get moved in ther=
e
> > because otherwise something always kills the kittens. =EF=BF=BDOne (or m=
ore)
> > of the cats in there climbs the post next to the door and keeps
> > turning the light switch on and off. =EF=BF=BDI used to think some perso=
n
> > 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. =EF=BF=BDI must admit I do have a weird cat. =EF=BF=BDIs there a=
nything that
> > I can buy so make the switch so the cat cant get to it. =EF=BF=BDMy elec=
tric
> > bill is high enough. =EF=BF=BDI know they make keyed switches, but I als=
o
> > 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. =EF=BF=BDI also know they make things that go on a screw =
to
> > make a switch inoperative, but I am not going to keep unscrewing it.
> > I just need something that where they cant flip it, but I can. =EF=BF=BD=
I
> > was thinking of those small fuse holders (normally used on furnaces)
> > where there is a small metal box over the fuse. =EF=BF=BDBut I never saw=
> > those made for switches. =EF=BF=BDThat would be ideal if they made them.=
> > (unless the cat figures out how to open that too).....
> > Any ideas?
> Duct tape. Put a piece over the switch. When it loses it's stick, put on
> another.
> --
> Steve B.
> New Life Home Improvement- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
there are turn switches too..........
or put a box around the switch so the cat can longer reach the switch
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> animals. When the barn cats are pregnant they get moved in there
> because otherwise something always kills the kittens. One (or more)
> of the cats in there climbs the post next to the door and keeps
> turning the light switch on and off. I 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. I
> must admit I do have a weird cat. Is there anything that I can buy so
> make the switch so the cat cant get to it. My electric bill is high
> enough. I 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. I also
> know they make things that go on a screw to make a switch inoperative,
> but I am not going to keep unscrewing it. I just need something that
> where they cant flip it, but I can. I was thinking of those small
> fuse holders (normally used on furnaces) where there is a small metal
> box over the fuse. But I never saw those made for switches. That
> 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. No, the cats dont hurt them. The rabbits are in
> cages, and the cats know they belong there. Sometimes the rabbits get
> out of cages and they usually scare the cats away from them if they do
> anything at all. The cats will eat rabbit pellets though, which is
> rather odd since the pellets are just compressed alfalfa and ground up
> vegetable matter. Like I said, weird cats....
> thanks