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Can Cats Be Added to the Compost?
I was outside today just checking out some things(filling the bird feeders, checking on the progress of spring bulbs, etc) and I noticed a big ball of grey fur behind the compost bin. At first I thought, "Wow, there's a dead animal behind their!", so I got a stick and gave it a poke. Well that's when I saw the tail twitch a few times. I poked it again and it started backing out from behind the bin and then that's when I noticed it was a cat. He climbed up the back of the bin and over the top and took off like a rocket.
It was the funniest thing I've seen in a while.
I'm almost tempted to keep a dish of cat food outside. I want to encourage him to stick around my house in case I have an issue with voles again this year.
It was the funniest thing I've seen in a while.
I'm almost tempted to keep a dish of cat food outside. I want to encourage him to stick around my house in case I have an issue with voles again this year.
Too Tall Tomatoes- Posts : 1069
Join date : 2011-10-24
Age : 53
Location : Pennsylvania, Zone 6A
Re: Can Cats Be Added to the Compost?
Except for the fact that cats think Mel's Mix makes a great litter box and have been know to dig it up & leave deposits.
Lindacol- Posts : 777
Join date : 2011-01-23
Location : Bloomington, CA
Re: Can Cats Be Added to the Compost?
It might've been soaking up the heat from the compost also.. I know our cats love when the woodstove's going... They each have their own spot to lay when its just right...lol
Tuxdad- Posts : 118
Join date : 2012-02-24
Location : South Central Pa
Re: Can Cats Be Added to the Compost?
Tuxdad wrote:It might've been soaking up the heat from the compost also.. I know our cats love when the woodstove's going... They each have their own spot to lay when its just right...lol
I don't think this cat was laying their for warmth. He was really stuck. LOL My guess is that he was stalking the birds that hang out at the feeder at the back of my house.
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Too Tall Tomatoes- Posts : 1069
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Location : Pennsylvania, Zone 6A
Re: Can Cats Be Added to the Compost?
Lindacol wrote:Except for the fact that cats think Mel's Mix makes a great litter box and have been know to dig it up & leave deposits.
Forget my idea then. I don't want anything messing around with my garden this year. I had a heck of a time with voles 2 years ago.
Too Tall Tomatoes- Posts : 1069
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Re: Can Cats Be Added to the Compost?
He might have been hunting also... might have gotten stuck doing so...
Tuxdad- Posts : 118
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Re: Can Cats Be Added to the Compost?
Tuxdad wrote:He might have been hunting also... might have gotten stuck doing so...
You're probably right about that. There are chipmunks, moles, voles that run around the outside.
Too Tall Tomatoes- Posts : 1069
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Re: Can Cats Be Added to the Compost?
I thinned out my problem of chipmunks at my old place with the help of my airgun:twisted: ...
They were playing havoc with my cherry tomatoes, along with other plants.. I set up a good position from the bathroom window and within 2 days had taken care of I think 15 or so chipmunks.. The little rascals had a path worn in the grass of how they came and went to the garden...lol
They were playing havoc with my cherry tomatoes, along with other plants.. I set up a good position from the bathroom window and within 2 days had taken care of I think 15 or so chipmunks.. The little rascals had a path worn in the grass of how they came and went to the garden...lol
Tuxdad- Posts : 118
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Location : South Central Pa
Re: Can Cats Be Added to the Compost?
A few years ago I had a problem with a chipmunk stealing my cherry tomatoes. He was actually climbing up the plant to get at the ripe ones near the top.
I took care of him with a glue trap.
I took care of him with a glue trap.
Too Tall Tomatoes- Posts : 1069
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Re: Can Cats Be Added to the Compost?
There's always more than one way to skin a cat(or chipmunk) !!
Tuxdad- Posts : 118
Join date : 2012-02-24
Location : South Central Pa
Re: Can Cats Be Added to the Compost?
Did I mention they made good fertilizer for the garden ??
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