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Hello! I'm back again for another question about my one year old cat, Onyx. Here's the situation, I live in a one bedroom apartment with a bathroom, a bedroom, a kitchen, and a living room. He is not allowed in the bedroom because of allergies. I also have two gerbil tanks (with strong tops) in the living room area where he's at. He just recently learned to jump up on them. Now, he hasn't gotten to the gerbils, but I worry. I have tried double sided tape on the tanks, but that no longer works. So, I have resorted to picking him up and putting him on another surface (couch, desk, cat tree) and leaving him in the kitchen when I have to leave the house.
This is a problem for two main reasons: Number one - I can't do it all day, and two after removing him from the tanks several times he starts to bite me hard.
A few caveats - I can't move the gerbils into the bedroom because of lack of space, I am never rough when I pick him up and the vet says he's healthy (so he shouldn't have hot spots).
What can I do? Please help! Thank you.
Edited to add: I don't blame him for the instinct/desire to jump on the tanks, but I'd still like to find a solution if I can.
This is a problem for two main reasons: Number one - I can't do it all day, and two after removing him from the tanks several times he starts to bite me hard.
A few caveats - I can't move the gerbils into the bedroom because of lack of space, I am never rough when I pick him up and the vet says he's healthy (so he shouldn't have hot spots).
What can I do? Please help! Thank you.
Edited to add: I don't blame him for the instinct/desire to jump on the tanks, but I'd still like to find a solution if I can.
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