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title: "Does anyone have any tips for how to keep my kitties from chewing my…"
description: "Does anyone have any tips for how to keep my kitties from chewing my Chinese Evergreen? They have absolutely annihilated her🥲"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/Ktw8B5CcTlSQqDurUu87ug/XjdDpcnyqzwX5NSw7P3FFG"
community: "Pets and Plants"
author: "Jasmin"
published: "2025-08-29T14:09:38.352927Z"
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# Does anyone have any tips for how to keep my kitties from chewing my…

_Posted by Jasmin on 2025-08-29_

Does anyone have any tips for how to keep my kitties from chewing my Chinese Evergreen? They have absolutely annihilated her🥲

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## 7 comments

### MicAZ commented on 2025-08-29

With it being so toxic to pets, my suggestion would be to put it where she can’t get it.

#### MicAZ replied on 2025-08-29

Sorry, they

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-08-29

Agreed, I am not sure how agile your cats are, but you should consider finding a spot they can’t climb to or rehoming the plant and get some pet friendly plants instead.

#### Jasmin replied on 2025-08-29

Okay thank you!!! It was a gift from a friend so I didn’t realize it was so toxic

#### MicAZ replied on 2025-08-29

It gets tricky! All the Chinese evergreens and Pothos are toxic. Really stinks. I have some up high so no one can get to them. Mostly I keep Hoyas and Peperomias where it could be a risk. Those are ok. Welcome to having plants and pets. Always checking and being paranoid, lol

### Katie commented on 2025-08-30

To deter your cat from future nibbling and if you can’t just put the plant up high, spraying diluted orange water on the leaves may help (boil some orange peels in a pot of water and let it cool, then pour it in a spray bottle- it’ll also make your house smell nice!). Also perhaps grow a sacrificial plant, like cat grass or cat nip, and let kitty chew on that.

#### Jasmin replied on 2025-08-31

Good idea, thanks! I tried lemon water but i think i didnt put enough lemon juice in it so they just continued to nibble

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