Help! Cats ruined my chairs
Kate
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Comments (4)I pick the caterpillars out of the bloom with a tweezer and drop it into a cup of soapy water. I've been doing it every day, or every other day, and getting a few each time. When I initially start, I get plenty, but keeping up with it has saved my blooms this year. So far, only on the Jacob Cline seems to have been hit hard. My Marshall's Delight hasn't had any (knock wood) and Raspberry Wine & Blue Stocking haven't bloomed yet. The key is to keep up with the caterpillars. I have seen ALOT of the moths around, so it's only a matter of time before I'll be checking LOTS of blooms :(...See Morehelp-1st cats of my life-bsts
Comments (37)Thanks, Bernergrrl! It was so bittersweet releasing them especially my little miss "bad boy". I got to provide the instructional link for "downed chrysalis" you gave me to another forum poster who had a BST whose girdle broke and was hanging by his little tush attachment. "Pay It Forward" is a nice way to go through life. I've still got the last chrysalis (brown) hanging in enclosure and I sure hope he doesn't go into diapause and overwinter. I'll be worried all winter about him out in the garage but I read it's better not to bring them in the house because higher temps could lead them to eclose when you've got nowhere to release them since it's winter in the NE! You've been a doll just like your little one and I thank you. Mechelle, it seems like the gulf coast and CA have bumper crops of butterflies of so many varieties. My father keeps telling me the same thing MCronin reminded us of this week...we think there are less butterflies at this time because we forget most activity in some parts of US takes place toward Fall. I hope so because I haven't seen a single Monarch yet this year. For me, except for one male Eastern Swallowtail, the BSTs are the only ones I've seen so far this year not counting the dozens of Cabbage Whites nectaring like there's no tomorrow. Once I spot a butterfly I follow him/her around the yard just to watch. Love it. I used to travel to Texas a few times a year for business when I worked for a company that supplied industrial heat exchangers...don't ask...LOL. Annually attended Petro-Chem and Oil shows at AstroDome as booth vendor...what a pain. It was the 70s and a female in that world wasn't exactly run of the mill except standing on a rotating stage showing off some huge piece of equipment...and I don't have the "equipment" to stand on a rotating stage...LOL. I'll never forget my first time coming out the door of the plane onto the tarmac at the Houston airport and immediately being drenched in perspiration from the heat and humidity. Then you go inside an over airconditioned building and get chills. Once spent a "charming" day climbing all around machinery and hoses at bleach factory along ship channel. Not thinking before I went out there with sales rep I didn't wear (or have with me) older shoes so my heels were ruined by bleach leaking all over the place...LOL. It was a rough and tumble business back them but I learned a lot about those industries and there's not much I'm not curious about and happy to learn more. Is it warm enough in your part of Texas for butterflies to eclose most/all year round? If not will your new BSTs go into diapause like they do up here in NE? I learned about 15 years ago from a person raised in Amarillo that it gets very cold and snows up in that part of the state. Well, you'll be a busy mama for a while with all those little ones. Think I'll go check the parsley again...ya never know...LOL. Thanks for your kind comments. This is a warm forum and it's so nice to find a place in this world where people are welcoming, encouraging, supportive and have sense of wonder & lots of humor. Guess if you care about these little guys who turn into beautiful creatures of nature and take the trouble to raise them then that caring carries over into other parts of life for many people. Makes me glad and appreciative. Butterflies take the naturally occurring "gloomy" out of a lot of pockets of people's lives. Trust me...if I find anymore cats there'll be more long missives of my experiences. I just got to find me at least ONE Monarch egg or cat! I already have all the rearing supplies and plenty of Milkweed. :)...See MoreCats ruining my furniture
Comments (11)I thought I was the only smart one using the clear packing tape~great minds think alike, bluesbarby!LOL Just did the sides/corners(all 4), as they had no interst in the back. I also would chase them away by smacking a towel at them, but the younger one thought it was a game and started scratching whenever I was in the room. He also liked to scratch on the matress at the head of the bed. I kept a spray bottle of water on the nightstand, but this never stopped him~little bugger! My DD has him now, and his bad habits haven't changed~he's ruining *their* sofa/matress now! LOL ;o) patty_cakes...See MoreHow to keep the cat from ruining the carpet???
Comments (22)I realize now that I have read the other posters on this thread that they are right--different cats like different styles of scratching posts, and you need to experiment. I have two cats, and one really loves to scratch at a "teepee" (link below), while my other cat has no interest in the teepee at all. My other cat likes to scratch horizontally on the base of the scratching post as well as vertically on the post part of the scratching post. I wish it were easier, but, well, they're cats, and individuality is "the nature of the beast". Another good source for scratching posts is www.drsfostersmith.com. (P.S. If you are interested in trying the teepee, try buying it at the store instead of the website. At the store, it is sold in several versions with different types of carpet. I have found the more "loopy" style carpet is preferred.) Here is a link that might be useful: Cat Teepee Scratcher at Petco...See MoreElle
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