Need some design help with a cat behavior deterrent
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Posted Jan 19, 2019, 5:03 PM UTC
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This article on Lifehacker suggests that cats hate the feel of sandpaper on their toe beans ... maybe just glue some cheap coarse grit to a piece of cardboard and put it in front of your door at night? If that fails, they also have an arduino-based auto-squirter you could probably adapt.
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Ooh thank you I'll look into that arduino rig. My main problem is really the meowing so the sandpaper will only solve half of my problem. I just want to scare them off with a bit of compressed air so they learn to leave my door alone.
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Man, you know they’ll stop if you stick some foil on the door, right?
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I tried that, it seemed to encourage them if anything.
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Double sided tape too
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Yeah but they meow more than scratch so the air is mostly to combat that.
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I understand. Fellow 🐈 owner here. Good luck.
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Thank you!
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They also sit outside and meow and cry all night and that's really the main problem. I want them to have a healthy fear of the door so I can get mah sleeps.
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Sorry you sleep on the couch now with the kitties
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