mcdonald.kk

I have had my aquarium set up for about 2 1/2 months now. About a month after I added fish my cat finally realized that there was something inside the fish tank. Since then he usually just watches them but in the past week or two he has started to jump on top of my aquarium. Does anyone have any advice or experienced a similar problem with their cats? My cat is about 9.5 lbs. When he gets on top of the aquarium he doesn't try to get the fish but tries to jump onto an adjoining bookshelf. I've tried aluminum foil and placing empty boxes on top of my tank with marginal success. I'm worried he is going to break the glass top or bust my light fixture =(

Shawnie

A nice water bottle or super soaker works well

mcdonald.kk

lol does it work when youre not around though?

Shawnie

LOL well if ya can make one that would, you would be rich!! when I leave I put a tall box ontop of mine..its empty, but the kitty dont know that and dont tell him!

susitna-flower

Mouse traps set on his "launching pad" will work if you are there or not! Just takes a couple times and they learn it is a no-no.

zeddy

empty pop cans on top of it

mcdonald.kk

cool! Thanks for all of the great ideas guys! now I won't have to worry when I go to work tomorrow-- I'll put a bunch of boxes and cans on top. =)

Muffymouse

my dad stuck duct tape sticky side up on top of our tank when i was a kid and it worked great =)

mcdonald.kk

thats brilliant!

Barbrella

Exactly what I was going to suggest! Cats usually hate to have anything sticking on their paws and will normally avoid it after that.

This method is gentle and will not traumatize the cat the way mousetraps or falling cans might.

I have a cat who loves to watch the fish too, so I put a chair in front of the tank for her. She never jumps on top now!

mcdonald.kk

yeah, I love my cat. I don't want to freak him out, just keep him from jumping onto my tank. He is such a little troublemaker! I have a cat tree moved near the tank so he can lounge and watch the fish.

COBettaCouple

We need pics of this!

Muffymouse

Yep it worked really well, after two or three times, Smart Alec decided that trying to go fishing just wasn't worth it and decided to try sitting on other things he wasn't supposed to like the table and the kitchen counters, lol. oh well, can't win them all, I guess. Best wishes on keeping your cat off yours

hockeyref88

I put canopies on all of mine. My big fat cat got up on one of mine and broke and fell through a while back. Lucky he didn't pull it over. Brat cats!!!

Allie

I had my 2 boys break thru our fish tanks. Jake broke a 12g at 6am in the bedroom and Milo fell thru our first 42g piranha tank. He just broke the glass canopy on one side.
I really don't think we can do anything to keep cats off of anything if you aren't home. They are pretty smart.

Barbrella

This is why I like using double sided sticky tape. It works when you're not home, and the cat doesn't associate the unpleasantness with you!

hockeyref88

yeah but not too attractive to look at

Muffymouse

after they have learned not to do it, you can take it off and they will never know. besides if they test it and it isn't there, you can always put the tape back =)