Could I attach 4 'moats' (available from Petco) to the bottom of box as 'feet' and then use the sandbox as an ant-proof feeding station for indoor cats? (I would put cat food in the box, which ants could in theory not get into and cats couldn't easily...
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We have 5 cats and use an elevated feeding station. As for the ants, we use an ant bait(just for ants) that come in individual pieces that can be placed where you need it. I don't see why you could use the sandbox as a feeding station.
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No. I don't see how one could and I don't think it would be a good idea. This is a great and useful thing for giving cats a taste of the outdoors, or even using it indoors to keep them from getting under foot, but you still need to monitor them when they're in it.
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Well this is an interesting question! How large are "extremely large" cats? I'm not sure if the "engineering" of this product would get the highest marks. My immediate suggestion (and I see someone else has referred to this) would be to remove the shelves but PLUG spaces with blocks of wood. If I were doing this I would probably bolt the Climber to the door rather than rely on the hangers as someone else has suggested. My middle-aged cats use this entirely for eating--each knowing his/her 'level'. Good luck.
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Ants can crawl through very, very small crevices and there is no way this box would keep an ant out if it wanted in. You would have to have some kind of seal on these to ensure ants didn't get in. Having said that - I've never known an ant to go after salt. That's a new one. My experience has been that salt is pretty safe when it comes to pests and this is tight enough to keep anything bigger than an ant out anyway.
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Hi Chatita, Thanks for your question. In response, just like Stefan had been so kind to respond, the vast majority of ants will simply turn back from the moat and look for food elsewhere. Hope this helps, and I hope you have a blessed evening,Mark
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that's hard to say...you could put one of them in this litter box and try to keep the entry point out of the direct line of sight (make it a back door entrance) - you can always order, look at it and judge for yourself if you think it may help, if not, return it as I did.....good luck
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this is a really deep large cat box but I am not sure more than one cat could be in there with food bowls at once so don't know if it would work for feeding.
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Im sure to make sure the sand you use is not from yard where a cat or dog might have used prior to you putting it in the sand box. That would be my guess
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Well, they won't get in from above as the top locks on, though isn't air tight. The food is dispensed with a turning mechanism, but not air right either. If your pet leaves food in the tray, that might attract ants. Hope my answer is helpful.
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No, it will not. If you can keep water in an ant moat on the feeder all of the time, the ants are not a problem. However, this is hard to do on hot days with the rapid rate of evaporation and if goldfinches drink from the moat. I use a powdered insecticide on the ground around the base of the small shepherd's hook I have one of my feeders hanging from.
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Yes, it can be used inside but I always place aluminum foil or a brown paper bag under it.It is a sticky solution and will make a mess also it does attract more ants.
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I think your space should work. Of course, it depends how you position your Lotus Cat Tree. Ours is turned so that the back of the enclosed box faces the exterior wall of the house. Our cat can approach from the front or side to jump on the lowest platform and thereby access the other levels. The top is her favorite--she can survey the backyard and keep track of any backyard action.
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It might be, but a better one would be perhaps a rabbit hutch (new if you can afford it, used if you can't, or homemade, and with a solid rather than mesh floor) so that they would be above ground. There's plenty of room inside this, but not a good way to allow access and too much wasted space unless you put tiers inside it. Better for cats than rabbits, anyway -- rabbits should *not* be kept outside!!!
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I had ants in my dinning room around my cat's food bowl which is in front of the microwave stand. I put one under the stand and my cat didn't botherbit and she plays with everything. The next day I saw 2 ants and none since, its been about 3 weeks. I see no reason why they can't be used on the kitchen counter if placed away from the sink out of the way of water splashes. The ants will find the trap.
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I only used it to store 24 lbs of dog food. It was just over half way full. If you are keeping this container in a place where ants have access, I would not recommend using this container. I recently got rid of mine, because for the third time, ants made their way in. Not thru the screw top, but thru the plastic piece that holds the screw top. I even duct taped it shut, to no avail.
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The top of the container is flimsy and there are holes where the lid attaches. Ants get in that way. They can also climb right in through the bottom where the tray fits into the base.
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I'm not sure... if you can figure out how to install a higher side on the inside of the litter box (maybe some thin plastic and some e6000 glue), that would be the solution... but if it's not a feasible alternative, maybe this is a bad litter box for your cat. Which is too bad, because we STILL love it. :) I hope you find a solution!!!