I have a 75g reef tank. Monet loves to lay on the light fixture because it gives off heat. However with his constant jumping, he's breaking the legs of my fixture. He can and will break it, and last thing I want is to find everything in my tank and all my fish and corals dead. I cannot reduce the heat from the light fixture. (I have a screen top on my tank, but I am sure the fixture will break through it)
I've tried everything I can think of.. maybe you guys can give me ideas. I swear nothing fazes this cat.
I've tried:
- Tin Foil (I find it flattened, so I know it doesn't deter him)
- Ssscat air can, this gets knocked over, but he still goes up. the can ran out of air and it's too expensive to keep replacing. Cans with pennies has the same effect.
- Double-Sided tape. I find the tape messed up, he's still trying to get up there but every day replacing the tape is getting tiresome, especially if it's not teaching him it's a bad place to go.
- Office chair mat with the spikes facing up.. he sleeps on those.
Can't try the cookie sheet trick, this would break my tank cover if it falls. I'm trying to find a canopy that isn't going to break the bank.
He's smart, he knows he's not supposed to be up there. He won't try when I am home, but I see him in my security camera going up there. He ignores me when I shout into the microphone at him
Any other ideas that I haven't tried? Remember, this is on top of a reef tank, so it needs to be tank safe too.
I've tried everything I can think of.. maybe you guys can give me ideas. I swear nothing fazes this cat.
I've tried:
- Tin Foil (I find it flattened, so I know it doesn't deter him)
- Ssscat air can, this gets knocked over, but he still goes up. the can ran out of air and it's too expensive to keep replacing. Cans with pennies has the same effect.
- Double-Sided tape. I find the tape messed up, he's still trying to get up there but every day replacing the tape is getting tiresome, especially if it's not teaching him it's a bad place to go.
- Office chair mat with the spikes facing up.. he sleeps on those.
Can't try the cookie sheet trick, this would break my tank cover if it falls. I'm trying to find a canopy that isn't going to break the bank.
He's smart, he knows he's not supposed to be up there. He won't try when I am home, but I see him in my security camera going up there. He ignores me when I shout into the microphone at him
Any other ideas that I haven't tried? Remember, this is on top of a reef tank, so it needs to be tank safe too.