Cat knocked over my seemanni

[MissHarlen]

My damn cat knocked over my A. seemanni from her place on my dresser. I think she must have been out in the open and he saw and wanted to "play." The tank fell about 4 feet and the lid stayed on even after it hit the carpet.

Hecuba seems to be okay, if a little spooked. I'll keep an eye on her for a while and see if there's any issues.

Edit: Worst part about this is the little square lid in the top of the kritter keeper popped open and now I have substrate all over my carpet. And my vacuum cleaner is broken.

 

[Leila]

Darn, love- I'm sorry that happened. I hope Hecuba did not suffer any injuries.

 

[ncstarr]

i hope your t is ok ive had to fix my shelving unit with a lockable perspex front to keep my cat and 8 month old daughter away from my t's.....the cat still managed to open 3 boxes of crickets last month whilst i was at work i keep spotting random crickets out for a stroll weeks later

 

[Paul1126]

i keep spotting random crickets out for a stroll weeks later

I couldn't think of anything worse than having crickets strolling around my apartment

 

[Chris LXXIX]

I'm sorry but please don't be angry too much with your cat, they are so lovely, they are too lovely u_u

 

[MissHarlen]

I'm sorry but please don't be angry too much with your cat, they are so lovely, they are too lovely u_u

I could never be mad at him he's so sweet

 

[MissHarlen]

Darn, love- I'm sorry that happened. I hope Hecuba did not suffer any injuries.

She seems to be okay. When I put her in the catch cup so I could fix her enclosure, I gave her a thorough look over and I don't see any visible injuries. I just hope there's nothing internal

 

[ncstarr]

I couldn't think of anything worse than having crickets strolling around my apartment

its was bad ye know they was all behind the skirting boards and underneath the corners of the carpet....i just thank god they was the silent ones lol

 

[Rittdk01]

Cats are so darn curious. I have a separate spider room that is off limits to my two cats. They still get in once in awhile, but they leave my tanks alone. Glad your spider is ok. They are one of the best looking tarantulas imo.

 

[viper69]

Cat owners forget that cats are hunters.

 

[Vanessa]

Yes, it isn't the cats fault. It's their nature to be curious about anything that moves. I hope Hecuba is okay.
I have shelving units that I have purchased custom cut acrylic to attach to the front with heavy duty velcro because cats will be cats...

 

[Chris LXXIX]

Cat owners forget that cats are hunters.

That's their fault, and nothing less. They love to keep class A predators but, even in good faith, they want/force their beloved natural born hunter pets as "house reclused" ones.

I always had cats around me. I have four cats at the moment. And I always had/have arachnids around me, since 1992. Nothing of those "cat-astrophe" issues we had read here during time, happened to me.

Not because I'm lucky (well, under a different point of view, I am... since only my garden is incredibly huge) but because I let predators being predators: my cats are always out (not only 'out' in my garden but out in the streets) when they aren't eating, sleeping, or on my knees.

It's an hard work to throw in the trash can on a regular basis all of those pidgeons and, other people I don't know, exotic 'Hippy LSD trip' coloured little birds but someone needs to do that

 

[MissHarlen]

That's their fault, and nothing less. They love to keep class A predators but, even in good faith, they want/force their beloved natural born hunter pets as "house reclused" ones.

I always had cats around me. I have four cats at the moment. And I always had/have arachnids around me, since 1992. Nothing of those "cat-astrophe" issues we had read here during time, happened to me.

Not because I'm lucky (well, under a different point of view, I am... since only my garden is incredibly huge) but because I let predators being predators: my cats are always out (not only 'out' in my garden but out in the streets) when they aren't eating, sleeping, or on my knees.

It's an hard work to throw in the trash can on a regular basis all of those pidgeons and, other people I don't know, exotic 'Hippy LSD trip' coloured little birds but someone needs to do that

My boy is a hunter as well. He spends most of the day outside and comes in at night. He caught a garter snake last week and the poor thing was still alive so I had to pick it up and move it to another yard

 

[Chris LXXIX]

My boy is a hunter as well. He spends most of the day outside and comes in at night. He caught a garter snake last week and the poor thing was still alive so I had to pick it up and move it to another yard

Brava, MissHarlen

 

[cold blood]

My damn cat knocked over my A. seemanni from her place on my dresser

Bad KITTY!

I'm sorry but please don't be angry too much with your cat, they are so lovely, they are too lovely u_u

No, the cat needs discipline! Here's a few training vids for you.

 

[spotropaicsav]

She seems to be okay. When I put her in the catch cup so I could fix her enclosure, I gave her a thorough look over and I don't see any visible injuries. I just hope there's nothing internal

So glad, love the name Hecuba btw

 

[OliverWhatever]

I let predators being predators: my cats are always out (not only 'out' in my garden but out in the streets) when they aren't eating, sleeping, or on my knees.

I've gotten into way too many arguments with people over this. People get so offended by me saying that either of the cats I grew up with, who were raised with access to the outside and was kept outside at night, unless it was too cold, has had a happier life than most indoor cats I've met. Of course, a breed like the Persian, with so many health issues that it's a surprise the collective breed hasn't committed suicide to end all their suffering, would probably have a lethal asthma attack smelling a flower, but a breed like the Norwegian forest cat, specifically adapted to the Norwegian climate, has no business being kept inside with no access outside.
That being said, cats has a devastating effect on wildlife, causing hundreds, if not thousands, of species to be threatened by extinction. If you're keeping your cats outside, spay or neuter them to combat wild cat populations.

 

[Chris LXXIX]

That being said, cats has a devastating effect on wildlife, causing hundreds, if not thousands, of species to be threatened by extinction. If you're keeping your cats outside, spay or neuter them to combat wild cat populations.

Speaking in general, yes. Here I doubt... I mean, if for effects on wildlife we mean rats (we have by the millions only here in my area) and normal pidgeons I don't think there's that much of an effect on the Equilibrium status quo of my local wildlife.

It's devastating for those that keep as pets exotic parrots without having a more secure enclosure, for that my cats at dawn often took home the corpse of those (not def. Italian native bird ones). Still I wonder how and where they took those :-s

All of my cats (normal European breed) are sterylized, however

 

[Daesu]

The door to my invert room remains closed so the cats cannot be in there if there is no human present. It's just safer and better for all parties involved that way.

 

[MissHarlen]

The door to my invert room remains closed so the cats cannot be in there if there is no human present. It's just safer and better for all parties involved that way.

Dont have an invert room, just my bedroom. Can't keep my cats out of there, since they sleep with me.