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Posted by John Grabowski on April 13, 2008, 9:44 am
>I have a shed on my farm where I keep rabbit cages and other small
> 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....
A weatherproof cover would probably work and it won't make your life too
difficult. You would just flip open the door to operate the switch.
A substitute for what RBM suggested would be a two hole pipe strap. You
would just attach it to the existing wall plate using the existing screws or
slightly longer 6/32 screws. I forget what pipe size is close to the proper
dimension. Maybe 11/4" or 11/2".
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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....