RobFox64tm
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By having a dog instead.
Yeah my cat walks all over my electronics from laptops to standing in front of the TV from time to time. But he does not go around that Playstation and for a little advice I would say flick the cats nose, give him a little love slap off and tell him a word it knows when it does bad things. My cats no word is "f*ck off" best of luck because a bad cat can be the worst enemy you ever had living with you
My parents had a dog they yelled "Fuck off" at so much that he thought it was his name, and would come over to them and sit every time.
I may have assisted in this training process by rewarding him if he came to when I called "Fuck off".
Cats are attracted to warm things, like your Xbox. However, they hate sticky stuff so some double sided tape would discourage that as a napping spot.My girlfriend moved in with me not too long ago, bringing her cat with her.
I don't like pets, but I try. I pet it. Until it happily scratched me, I brushed it. I fed it.
In fact, I just fed it today. 10 minutes later, the damn thing was standing on my brand new Xbox One, on a TV stand that I previously had to shove empty boxes into to keep her from casually crawling through the other consoles and all the cables in the back.
I am at my wit's end.
I can't flick water at her or use a spray bottle because it doesn't mix well with electronics. Is the only solution an enclosed stand, which might have ventilation issues or otherwise create problems with plugging in wired controllers?
Yeah, I suppose a small animal clogging up your heat sink and causing your expensive electronics to melt isn't annoying at all to you.A small animal standing on a plastic box (not damaging anything) has you at your wit's end? Wow, I hate to see how badly you take it when you are actually faced with some legitimate problems in life.
Cats don't respond well to punishment (spraying with water, spanking, etc...). It just pisses them off.
I have two cats and I used to spray them with water whenever they did something bad...but every time I did they would piss on the counter or my desk. I did some research and apparently physically punishing a cat causes anxiety and they start to act out. I've changed my habits and now whenever my cat is sitting on my laptop or on my television stand I just kindly nudge them off and tell them no. My cats pretty much never do those things anymore.
Should have got a PS4. Cats fucking hate PS4s.
How about just buying chickenwire and making 30cm bigger enclosure than the console around it? Thats the only solution I Can think of thats better than enclosing, it keeps cat away, 30cm shouldbe far enought that the heat does not attract, it still stays ventilated and accessible for cables and the best part, youre GF realy understands youre problem when its permanent eyesore for her, so it turns from youre problem to her problem
Provide a empty box, cats love them, you will see the cat will be prefer the box over the Xbox One
PS4 comes with cat repellent. Ugh, X1 doesn't have this basic feature? You picked the wrong console my friend.
Don't make it an attractive place to sit. Parker used to crawl into my TV stand's only un-full shelf, but now it's full of games and he can't get in anymore.
Make a pssst noise at them when they get near it and when they go on it pick them up by the scruff of the neck and make the same noise. Put them down and sternly look at them, do not yell though. Literally death stare at it. My kittens did this with my TV stand, often wanting to attack things on screen, and all I have to do now is go pssst when they jump up and they immediately get down.
Don't ever spray them with a water bottle if they can see it comes from you, that's when they start acting out towards you. People don't know how to raise cats and then complain when they are assholes later in their life. ):
I'll give you a serious answer. My cats do the same thing. They'll find anything that's warm and sleep on it. I had to make tiny risers and set my Xbox One on top of them to make the area around it small enough that my cats couldn't get to it. My wife used double-sided tape on our cable box and that kept the cats off of that, but I don't really want to put tape all over my Xbox.
Edit: KJ869 beat me to it. I think reducing the space around the Xbox is your best option.
Draw a circle on the floor with duct tape. Trust me.
A small animal standing on a plastic box (not damaging anything) has you at your wit's end? Wow, I hate to see how badly you take it when you are actually faced with some legitimate problems in life.
Cat owner here.
I keep my two cats away from my consoles by having them on a shelf too high and too crowded for them to jump up to even if they could make it.
My consoles are like 5 feet off the ground with no furniture anywhere near the shelf. No cats on the thing at all. It's not really difficult.
Cats are attracted to warm things, like your Xbox. However, they hate sticky stuff so some double sided tape would discourage that as a napping spot.
Another option is to just make it uncomfortable. My mom discourage a cat from sittign on her DVR by putting a cooling rack on top of the thing. Still plenty of air flow, but the cat didn't like trying to lie down on the thing.
Something that looks like this: http://www.foodservicewarehouse.com...bhnRM36WwJxSlIlbBObM8n324AFmLK7TtEaAu2-8P8HAQ
Yeah, I suppose a small animal clogging up your heat sink and causing your expensive electronics to melt isn't annoying at all to you.
This is actually pretty good advice. Cats can't resist cardboard boxes. Also make sure the claws are kept neatly trimmed.Provide a empty box, cats love them, you will see the cat will be prefer the box over the Xbox One
Get a new girlfriend who has a dog.
What? its not like water burns them.You don't.
And you should not be spraying water at a cat for standing on your stuff. That is fucking cruel.
She's had an empty box for months. The lid is poked full of holes from her claws, which is why I don't want her sitting on my expensive stuff. Those claws will damage it. Not to mention the fur getting into the console, which has an air vent on the very surface she sits on.
I took the lid off the box, put it on its side, and put it in a corner. Hopefully she takes to it.
Yeah that's all well and good until a publisher disables the cat repellent, good job Sony
What's your shelving setup?
I moved in with my girlfriend, who already had a cat, and we've adopted a kitten. I have one of these Ikea shelves (turned horizontally) as my TV stand/game and console storage unit. The PS4 shares space in one of the cubbyholes with my 360, which gives both consoles enough ventilation, but are just tight enough to discourage cats from getting in and trying to soak up the fahrenheit.
You need to change the box all 4 weeks because it must smell new and fresh. The picture you showed looked like a very old card box. Cats are very picky when it comes to boxes. I repeat boxes should be new and should have a fresh smell on it. You can increase your chance in rubbing catnip into the box.
My cat walks on my PS4.Should have got a PS4. Cats fucking hate PS4s.
That'll happen. The cat probably likes sitting on the vent because of the heat flow. Best thing is to present it with a more ridiculous spot to lie down.
I found my girl's cat standing on my 360 one day. I took a canister of air to spray out the dust while it was hovering around, and it's never gone near it since.
My girlfriend moved in with me not too long ago, bringing her cat with her.
I don't like pets, but I try. I pet it. Until it happily scratched me, I brushed it. I fed it.
In fact, I just fed it today. 10 minutes later, the damn thing was standing on my brand new Xbox One, on a TV stand that I previously had to shove empty boxes into to keep her from casually crawling through the other consoles and all the cables in the back.
I am at my wit's end.
I can't flick water at her or use a spray bottle because it doesn't mix well with electronics. Is the only solution an enclosed stand, which might have ventilation issues or otherwise create problems with plugging in wired controllers?
show him how blurry games look at 900p.