Re: Cats, so...

Hi Jim! Sounds like a good plan. Beans probably doesn't want to share
the rugs anyway (to say nothing of how Ms. Fatma might feel about that
<big grin>)



james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
Hi, Libby.

I found a piece of chick wire [aka poultry netting] and sort of put a 
fence around the trunk. It's high enough--2 feet--to protect the frond 
boot, so I think that will work. I intend to leave it in place until 
that frond is history, maybe a year.

By that time the culprit will have been hit by a car [it lives across 
the street] or something.

On Apr 29, 2005, at 2:04 PM, Libby Valentine wrote:

> Mothballs are nasty stuff, better not left out for very long. And of
> course they are a death sentence for any insect, good or bad, in range,
> and I doubt those cute little anoles will fare very well, either.
>
>
> Perhaps you could put an oriental rug next to the palm?
>
> Or, this would look odd, but I know a couple people who have used
> plastic wrap indoors because the cats don't like it and won't claw it.
> Could you, for a short period, wrap the trunk including the boot of the
> frond? I know it would be a moisture trap but maybe if it were only for
> a couple weeks...
>
>
> Libby
> Maryland zone 6
> ----
> From exoticbird.com:
> There are two different formulations for mothballs. One is NAPHTHLALENE
> and the other is PARADICHLOROBENZENE. Both are potentially very toxic.
> The naphthalene type is more toxic. Both vaporize to produce fumes wich
> can cause toxic effects on the central nervous system (possible
> seizures) and the liver. Naphthalene can also cause blood disorders (eg
> hemolytic anemia).
>
>
> Mothballs should not be used around birds. Exposures to high
> concentrations of vapours of mothballs by humans, especially young
> children, can also result in toxicity.
>
>
>
>
> Barbara Tandy wrote:
> And they think soaps aren't important! Most of them make more sense to 
> me
> than the world news.
> Re moth balls, I have mostly used them to discourage cat peeing in
> unacceptable places. Seems to work well. I do have some concerns about 
> the
> chemicals in relation to soil and have only left them there briefly 
> till cat
> got another habit.
> --Barb Tandy (rain just starting here,nothing much, except I wish it 
> would
> quit and we could have our rainless season start!)
>
>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 27, 2005, at 3:45 PM, Barbara Tandy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have used mothballs putting them on some plastic so as not to
> bother
>>>>> the
>>>>> soil, and then they kinda evaporate. But probably too small a
>>>>> solution for
>>>>> your palm, a cage sounds better.
>>>>> Cool you are listening to KXPR (Sacramento classical music
>> station,
>>>>> folks)! If you like "World Music" you might try the local (to me,
>>>>> Nevada
>>>>> County) KVMR.
>>>>> --Barb Tandy, Grass Valley, CA
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "james singer"
>>>>> To:
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 12:24 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Cats, so...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks, Barb. But I am afraid the mothballs might harm the palm
> more
>>>>>> than the cat. Incidentally, I've been listening to KXPR most of 
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> afternoon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 27, 2005, at 1:46 PM, Barbara Tandy wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mothballs--
>>>>>>> --Barb Tandy, Grass Valley, CA
>>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>> From: "james singer"
>>>>>>> To: "Chat"
>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 10:43 AM
>>>>>>> Subject: [CHAT] Cats, so...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> what do I use to keep a cat from sharpening its claws on the
> trunk
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> my bottle palm? Must be the neighbor's cat, which is here a lot;
>>>>>>>> Beans
>>>>>>>> has a preference for one of Ms Fatma's Oriental rugs. Anyway,
> it's
>>>>>>>> doing a fair job of shredding the boot of one of the fronds--so
>> it's
>>>>>>>> happened more than once [unless it's a Florida panther--and
>> wouldn't
>>>>>>>> that be neat!].
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Island Jim
>>>>>>>> Southwest Florida
>>>>>>>> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
>>>>>>>> Hardiness Zone 10
>>>>>>>> Heat Zone 10
>>>>>>>> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
>>>>>>>> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>
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