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title: "My whole living room and sofa are covered in dirty. Every single day.…"
description: "My whole living room and sofa are covered in dirty. Every single day. She’s driving me crazy. And she keeps trying to climb the leaves 😂"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/Ktw8B5CcTlSQqDurUu87ug/g6d9824wwUzILDoIvC2NR0"
community: "Pets and Plants"
author: "Nikki"
published: "2026-01-20T20:31:26.337983Z"
language: "en"
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# My whole living room and sofa are covered in dirty. Every single day.…

_Posted by Nikki on 2026-01-20_

My whole living room and sofa are covered in dirty. Every single day. She’s driving me crazy. And she keeps trying to climb the leaves 😂

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## 9 comments

### Rhus commented on 2026-01-20

Aluminum foil solved this problem for me! It does not, however, stop them from scooping LECA balls out of my semi-hydro pots to chase them around. Cats. 🥲

#### Nikki replied on 2026-01-21

That nutjob will probably eat the foil 😂 I added some river rocks so we will see; hopefully good enough to keep proper drainage

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#### Monstera Lex replied on 2026-01-27

I used this same solution too for my new kitten and he still tries to play in the dirt but it’s been a much better deterrent than aluminum foil was!

### Krissy commented on 2026-01-21

Thats a big fungal gnat! Or would you classify that as a mealy bug? Lol

#### SJ replied on 2026-01-21

Some sort of fuzzy mold growth I think 😅

#### Nikki replied on 2026-01-21

Yeah, way more annoying than a fungal gnat lol

### Bb commented on 2026-01-21

I place broken pottery over soil and LECA pots that are at my puppy’s height to stop him from stealing things like LECA and chewing them. Works a treat :)

#### Nikki replied on 2026-01-21

Great idea

### Sophie commented on 2026-01-24

Is that a parlor palm your kitty is sitting next to?

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