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hi all,
i set up a large size rubbermaid shelter since i have 3 feral cats who came with the property i purchased and i fenced off the bottom side of the deck so raccoons couldn't nest there.
it's up the hill a ways since it's rather large and unsightly, sits on some pillars about 8 inches tall, with a little landing pad, has two entrances/exits, plastic flaps, straw inside, and is insulated.
it's been raining and frosty, and my cats have never used it. i am worried ... we're in northern cal. so i don't know if they'll die of the cold but surely they'd be happier in there, there's room for three and they seem to be siblings, very friendly to one another, often curled up together, eating and playing together, watching out for each other, etc.
they know the shelter is there. but is there anything i can do to entice them to use it? or should i leave well enough alone? no one else is using it either. (skunks, raccoons, etc.)
they do sit in my lawn chairs on my deck, covered right now by a tarp, so a little rain protection... but still, not warm at night. it gets into the 30's.
thanks...
i set up a large size rubbermaid shelter since i have 3 feral cats who came with the property i purchased and i fenced off the bottom side of the deck so raccoons couldn't nest there.
it's up the hill a ways since it's rather large and unsightly, sits on some pillars about 8 inches tall, with a little landing pad, has two entrances/exits, plastic flaps, straw inside, and is insulated.
it's been raining and frosty, and my cats have never used it. i am worried ... we're in northern cal. so i don't know if they'll die of the cold but surely they'd be happier in there, there's room for three and they seem to be siblings, very friendly to one another, often curled up together, eating and playing together, watching out for each other, etc.
they know the shelter is there. but is there anything i can do to entice them to use it? or should i leave well enough alone? no one else is using it either. (skunks, raccoons, etc.)
they do sit in my lawn chairs on my deck, covered right now by a tarp, so a little rain protection... but still, not warm at night. it gets into the 30's.
thanks...