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Moving Into House With a Cat

Shramana

Shramana

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Hey guys,

I've moved into a new house with some friends of mine. My 2 year old female corn, Shady, took the move very well and maintained her eating schedule like a champ.

My question concerns that my friends have a cat that will be joining us from their old house within the next few days. I've seen posts on here from people that have cats and corns in the same house, so I know that it doesn't present a major obstacle. This particular cat is also very skittish and domesticated, so I'm not worried about him trying to eat Shady. My worry is that the smell of the cat might stress poor Shady out, or that handling her near the cat (not too near, obviously) might result in her becoming defensive and bitey, and I'd like to avoid that as much as possible.

So, in short, I'm asking for any tips or advice related to having a corn and a cat in the same home. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
I am no expert but I can share my personal experience. My cat shows great interest in Norma my young corn but Norma doesn't act stressed because of the cat and I've had Norma very close to the cat she just looks the other way

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My snakes don't seem to care that there are cats in the house. I have a young cat that, I suspect, would kill a snake if she ever got the chance. She won't ever get that chance though. I keep a metal screen top on the snake cages and never let her near if I am handling them. I also have a senior cat that doesn't realize snakes exist, so no bother either way with that one.
 
I don't think the snake will care. Make absolutely sure, though, that the screen top is strong enough to support a cat. The cat _will_ sit on it and collapse it and the snake will escape. So you can reinforce it with a piece of hardware cloth in a wooden frame that sits over the screen, or a piece of hardware cloth bent to fit over the screen top.
 
Thanks, guys these responses are making me feel a lot better about it. Shady is in a 50 gallon ExoTerra viv with a very sturdy screen top, so I think it should support the cat. I will test that out just to make sure.
 
Ditto on the cats sitting on the screens. Its always been a favorite spot of any cats we've had.

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I have a black cat that stalks my snakes in their bins. I keep their bins covered with a sheet. He would eat them in a second. I put him completely out of the room when I am handling them. He is terrible. He ate my thawed mice when I turned my back! My hatchling snakes all notice him and get edgy, if he happens to get in the room when I am handling them. My yearlings are not as concerned. It generally only happens when one of the kids walk in and he rushes the door. I have a senior cat who never even looks their way. I would just see how it goes and adjust accordingly.
 
I only have the one tank, and I put duct tape, sticky side up, all along the top. No kitties dare walk on the screen top now!

And even though the cat is "domesticated" they all have a prey drive. They will kill a snake. So be careful they don't get to say hi to each other.
 
Oh I definitely won't be taking any chances of them getting that close to one another. Thanks for the duct tape tip though, sounds just devious enough to work!
 
Shramana said:
Thanks, guys these responses are making me feel a lot better about it. Shady is in a 50 gallon ExoTerra viv with a very sturdy screen top, so I think it should support the cat. I will test that out just to make sure.
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See my list of animals at the bottom. They are all curious, but rarely are the corns out in the open anyway, and the tanks they can get on, besides having the grate-like heavy duty screen top, are cluttered with a few random items that would make it look to a cat like they wouldn't fit.

However, I am digging the tape idea much better!
 
My corn's tank is on top of the bookshelf with enough bits n bobs (pot plant, vase, little statues etc) around it to not give my cat anywhere to land on. I also have a large (but not heavy) ornament in prominent position on top of the tank - it all blends in to look like it's there for decoration but it serves it's purpose well :)
 
Buzzbee said:
My corn's tank is on top of the bookshelf with enough bits n bobs (pot plant, vase, little statues etc) around it to not give my cat anywhere to land on. I also have a large (but not heavy) ornament in prominent position on top of the tank - it all blends in to look like it's there for decoration but it serves it's purpose well :)
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Haha forget about baby proof, my house has to be cat proof. My cat would knock all that stuff off

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ashleynicole said:
Haha forget about baby proof, my house has to be cat proof. My cat would knock all that stuff off

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Thankfully mine isn't able to jump onto it as the items are blocking any landing spots on the edges that she'd usually look for ;) If she doesn't see an open spot she won't try it (thank goodness).
 
I have a wooden viv so the cats can just sit on top without the viv collapsing. The snakes don't seem to be bothered by the cats (hell I probably smell just like cats!), though one of my cats I really don't trust to be around snakes, not even big ones. He wants to either play with them or eat them.. Probably both.. :/ So when the snakes are out for handling the cat isn't in the same room. The other cat doesn't even look at them so I'm not worried she will hurt them.
 
I can't wait until Leo can be moved up to his large wooden viv - Mercy'll be fine sitting on that (she isn't fussed by the snake, just likes things she can perch on for a better view :p)
 
The cat may be curious but I doubt it will do anything if your corn is 2 years old rather than a hatchling, she'll be large enough that the cat won't bother. I have four cats and two snakes; the cats occasionally come over and have a smell when I'm holding either of my snakes but they largely ignore each other. Just make sure you wash your hands after handling the snake and don't leave them together alone (for obvious reasons!) and all should be fine.
 
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