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Rey0824

Hi! I just bought a fern, and I need tips on how to keep my cat from eating the leaves. So far I’ve just been squirting her with a water bottle every time she tries. I feel like I need something to keep her away from the plant.

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  1. Alex 🌿

    There’s pet repellent sprays for furniture, maybe you could find one that is plant safe?

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    • Rey0824

      Thank you!

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  2. Alex 🌿

    Other than that, cat safe plants

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  3. Squirrelywhirl

    Ferns like high humidity, so you could try a terrarium if you have one. When I had cats I had to do a lot of hanging plants

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  4. MattL

    With cats, I think the key is cat grass. Give them a plant they're allowed to eat, and put it somewhere else, and reward them when they eat that rather than punishing them when they eat the plants they're not supposed to.

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    • Rey0824

      I might try that. I’m worried that if I reward her for eating the grass she’ll think it’s okay to eat the fern too.

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    • MattL

      You'd think that, but apparently not. Still YMMV.

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    • Miel y limón 🍯🍋‍🟩

      I’m having the same problem and about to try this solution. Hopefully it works for us both

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    • MattL

      Come back and report if it works for you as well!

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    • Miel y limón 🍯🍋‍🟩

      Update: working well for the most part! The nibbles I’ve seen on other plants have decreased but still happen occasionally. They mowed down the small pot of cat grass I got like a lawnmower lol. I’m going to get another small pot of cat grass and might occasionally put out catmint to keep their attention away from the other plants.

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  5. Black Cat Lover

    I would hang the fern out of the kitty's reach.

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    • Rey0824

      I would do that but I’m currently living in a dorm. I’m not allowed to nail anything into the wall and it’s too heavy to hang with command strips. Also love the username!! I’ve got a black cat named Beans!

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  6. Rhus

    I have a small table, like nightstand-sized but taller, that is totally crowded with plants and placed away from other furniture. My plant-obsessed little furballs can't figure out how to get up onto it, so they've stopped trying. I did also put cat grass in a reachable place just a few feet away. It's one option if you're not allowed to hang shelves!

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    • Rey0824

      Thank you!!! I’ve got cat grass out for her now but I’ll try the nightstand too!

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  7. Shivvy

    They sell some bitter spray that my cats don’t like. You could try that

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