Some cats can be taught to watch the trains and not get on the layout. My late Chessie loved to come down to the basement with me and sit or stretch out on the stairs to watch the trains and me.Granted, there were a couple times when he was a kitten that he got on the layout, but other than that, he was my #1 railfan.
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I took pieces of cardboard and made a cover with a peak over the top of one bridge when it is in the up position. She can no longer jump over to that section of elevated tracks and wake me up at night.
Modeling the "Fargo Area Rapid Transit" in O scale 3 rail.
We have 3 cats, but only one is attracted to the train. She loves to climb up on the layout and watch it go. I gave up trying to keep her down, and she doesn't really hurt anything. Except the wiring. She loves to chew on the wires, so when I find a dark light, or the train won't run I first check the wiring to see what she's chewed through now.
She's also figured out how to get into the drop ceiling in the basement. A couple of the panels are missing . . . probably from the weight of a cat standing on them. Now, she climbs up there and looks down on the train to watch it go.
Overall, it's been fun to have her around the layout. Of course all of mine is O, so she can't really hurt any of it. The one time she stepped in front of the running train she got a real surprise and hasn't made that mistake again.
The problem is your bed is in there. The thing i would suggest is to get a track sensor, you know for signals and hook it up to a loud horn, it should be 12 volt and thats it .My cats hate loud noises and they stay the heck out of there.
Erkenbrand The one time she stepped in front of the running train she got a real surprise and hasn't made that mistake again.
The one time she stepped in front of the running train she got a real surprise and hasn't made that mistake again.
LOL, is that when she discovered the space over the layout?
Rita likes to get up on the layout to be eye level with me.
Rita can also imitate Chessie the railroad kitten.
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Erkenbrand We have 3 cats, but only one is attracted to the train. She loves to climb up on the layout and watch it go. I gave up trying to keep her down, and she doesn't really hurt anything. Except the wiring. She loves to chew on the wires, so when I find a dark light, or the train won't run I first check the wiring to see what she's chewed through now.
Try what I do for electrical cords. Take cayenne pepper and a few drops of water to make a paste and then smear the paste on wires, cords, etc. where she has chewed on. After one taste, my cats don't even like the smell of cayenne pepper.
Good luck with that, I've never had any sucess. Layout still in construction phase. The big 13lb female likes to plop herself down right in the middle of progress.
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On a pet program on the radio I heard the suggestion of putting double sided tape on the surfaces you don't want your cat on.
You think that's bad, try a 50 pound dog sitting on your cotton snow (clean, and she sheds) when you're trying to put your Christmas layout up..... :D
She did figure out pretty fast that putting a wet nose across both the inner and outer rails at the same time will feel quite unpleasant. She hasn't really disturbed my christmas layouts since.
rustycoupler The problem is your bed is in there. The thing i would suggest is to get a track sensor, you know for signals and hook it up to a loud horn, it should be 12 volt and thats it .My cats hate loud noises and they stay the heck out of there.
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Boyd On a pet program on the radio I heard the suggestion of putting double sided tape on the surfaces you don't want your cat on.
Just beware that when a cat gets something stuck to it, he/she will possibly go berserk. I still remember the night that Chessie sat on a piece of clear packing tape and then went to stand up. You would have thought the devil was grabbing him. I've never heard that much commotion before or since.
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