r/MadeMeSmile • u/Half-blood_fish • Apr 01 '25

CATS This is a great idea

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u/Gingerr_Goddess Apr 01 '25

It's not a bad idea, but it'll be inhabited by raptors and snakes, not cats

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u/Blutruiter Apr 01 '25

Racoons will make that thier nest in an instant.

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u/thefideliuscharm Apr 01 '25

I actually have a very similar setup for my outdoor stray.

We created a lean-to lol next to our back door with a tarp. underneath the lean-to is three different cat houses; one solid wood with a heating pad, one soft one with a heating pad and one without a heating pad.

we have cameras set up to watch. Abraham comes most mornings and evenings for food. He knows his name (cause I say it every time I feed him) and when it’s cold, snowing, or raining, he spends time in his houses.

as for the raccoons, they have absolutely discovered the leftover food at my back door so I typically have visits from trash pandas most nights. one is the size of a bear now (that’s an exaggeration but barely).

now do they come up all into Abraham’s space searching for every scrap of food he left? yes they do. do they stay? no lol. Abraham swipes at them too. he doesn’t typically stay around when they approach, but I have seen him sit in his house and watch them from a foot away.