• Sasnak @lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    That would be so cool! If you end up making him one, you haveta show me. Don’t forget to wrap the sisal rope around the posts for scratching

    • weeeeum@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      In might not bother with sctaching post, since he never uses them. He much prefers cardboard scratchers or a beater carpet we let him tear apart.

      • Sasnak @lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
        2·
        6 months ago

        Fair. Bitty likes to lay in her nest and scratch the post right next to it. I haveta figure out how to get her a new tower soon. Hers is coming apart

        • weeeeum@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          If its the wood you might be able to sink a woodscrew into a post section. Drive it most of the way with a drill, and tighten the rest by hand. Make sure it goes in all the way so nobody gets their claws caught on it

          • Sasnak @lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
            1·
            6 months ago

            See, the posts seem to be made of cardboard, so I think they’re just weakening from being moved and living through the house fire. It was given to us by someone who’s cat ran away, so it was already preowned. I was thinking about getting a 2x4 and anchoring it in the wood platforms from bottom to top and putting something heavy in the base just for support and balance

            • weeeeum@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              6 months ago

              Hmm I’m not sure how to fix it then. I bet it would stiffen up a lot if it was screwed to the wall, even with just drywall anchors

              • Sasnak @lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
                1·
                6 months ago

                Yeah, but we have a month to month rental, so I don’t think that’s an option

                • weeeeum@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  2·
                  6 months ago

                  Hmmm, if you’re deadset on keeping the tree you might need to get a professional. Cardboard construction is out of my scope LOL. I was gonna make mine out of 4x4s and plywood.

                  • Sasnak @lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
                    1·
                    6 months ago

                    I mean, I would love to get a new one, but I’m currently unemployed due to health problems so I was really just trying to figure out how to prolong the lifespan of this one