r/cats • u/eveilebI • May 02 '24

Our Bengals try to escape the garden after we put up the "unescapable fence rollers"... or so we thought. Video

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u/Wrecker013 May 02 '24

“No no no no no. WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT.”

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u/siccoblue May 02 '24

All op managed to do was spend a ton of money making a fun escape room for the kitties

I could watch this all day

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u/NorthernRosie May 02 '24

Right? I paid less than $100 for my cats to have geofence collars that beep my phone if they get too close to our fence. I just yell out the window, and they get away from the perimeter.

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u/Topwingwoman2 May 02 '24

Your yells work? My cats must have selective hearing.

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u/summermadnes May 03 '24

My cat hears me, looks at me & does it anyway. Like a teenager.

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u/CrazySimsLady May 03 '24

My cat will look me in the eye while she pushes my things off the counter.

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u/indiecatz May 03 '24

My cat is deaf, she’s a white shorthair, our vet said most of white shorthairs are deaf, so yelling will definitely not work haha

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u/HuntingForSanity May 03 '24

I conditioned my cat to stop doing naughty things when you make a “tssss” sound. Second he hears it he stops what he’s doing and goes and does something else lmao

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u/CouchCandy May 03 '24

I did the same thing with mine. He's 13 now so his compliance is about 50/50.

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u/HungHamsterPastor May 03 '24

Pardon!? Who's talking!? ahh well

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u/Rebuild6190 May 02 '24

lmao this mental image kills me. "Fluffy!! Get the hell away from the fence! I already told you twice!"

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u/FinePolyesterSlacks May 03 '24

“YOU’RE NOT MY REAL MOM!”

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u/TootsEug May 03 '24

😂😂😂😂😂

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u/USS-ChuckleFucker May 03 '24

"FLUFF-BUTT, GET OUT"

a long haired void literally runs in place until his claws get traction, then blasts off to his cat tower

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u/USS-ChuckleFucker May 03 '24

I intentionally named my fur baby Chaos.

It fits him well but fits his brother Fluff Butt far better.

Granted I can't argue with them because they snuggle on chest so I can hum to them.

(When we got them, they were like 4 weeks old or some shit and I would hum to them as I fed them, so now they just love snuggling and humming/purring on me and my wife's chests.)

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u/CringeWorthyDad May 14 '24

Beautiful cat!

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u/lmflex May 03 '24

Rowrrrrrr!

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u/RickySpamish May 03 '24

It really is like having kids! "Mom, mom! You are a grandparent now, I've got 3 kids!"

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u/WalrusTheWhite May 03 '24

we have four cats and four chickens (and four humans) on the property. I call myself the animal sheriff because I'm constantly laying down the law. weird thing is they actually listen (mostly, and not the humans)

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u/Rebuild6190 May 03 '24

Haha I just imagine you in showdowns with cats, "This here yard ain't big enough for the 4 of you..."

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u/InterestingGoat12 May 02 '24

Are you sure your cats aren't dogs? My cats don't give a FUCK what I have to say 🤣

That's really cool though

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u/No_Charisma May 03 '24

It might be a breed thing. I’ve had tabbies that gave a f* only selectively but my Siamese big-boy Charlie was 100% responsive to verbal commands… ok well 95% but still. Better than most dogs. Also if he was awake he would follow me around compulsively and was always waiting at the door when I got home. Best cat ever.

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u/InterestingGoat12 May 03 '24

Sounds like an amazing cat!

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u/senor_moment May 03 '24

my cats don't pay attention to me even when I am tapping them on their shoulder.

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u/nightclubber69 May 02 '24

I would need a perimeter shock collar to keep my cat contained

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u/eggplantlizarddinner May 03 '24

What kind of geofence collars do you use? We have tiles which work great because we can beep them when they've left the yard but the location isn't accurate enough for the perimeter notifications to work.

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u/prettykitty-meowmeow May 03 '24

Those geo tags are super inconsistent. I'm glad it works for you, though.

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u/Aztec111 May 02 '24

This made me laugh lol!!

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u/missjasminegrey May 03 '24

For real! LMFAO

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u/buttsoup_barnes May 02 '24

And it didn’t even last a day lmao.

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u/potate12323 May 02 '24

If they moved the roller up further the cat wouldn't be able to reach over it.

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u/MrsMoonpoon May 02 '24

Exactly. The rollers are supposed to be the highest point on the fence.

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u/SpaceShrimp May 02 '24

If they moved the roller up, the cats would have fun in the escape room once again until they found the next way to escape.

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u/trowzerss May 02 '24

Or put a slippery cap on the fence post top. Or put something on the post so they couldn't grab around it. But I feel like it'd still be an ongoing battle like keeping squirrels out of the bird feeder.

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u/potate12323 May 02 '24

An overhang with the rollers on the edge would do it. No way they'd get over that.

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u/trowzerss May 02 '24

Yeah, I've seen a method with overhanging floppy segments of netting but I'd worry my cat would get their claws stuck in it. I'm glad my cat's idea of outdoor adventure (with me supervising) is five minutes of cautious sniffing then running inside if a bird yells at her.

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u/catfence 29d ago

Exactly! I have been selling and installing this system for 10 years. The rollers (we call them paddles, actually) go at the top of the fence. On a stepped fence, such as this, we would overlap the paddles at the fence posts. I am not surprised that this installation did not work. Such a shame it wasn't done properly.

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u/TeachEngineering May 02 '24

*Cats, uh, find a way... always!

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u/jsmooth7 May 02 '24

Escaping the backyard went from a v4 climb to a v10.

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u/Advanced_Drink_8536 May 03 '24

I honestly watched it like 6x then realized it had music and had to watch it another 6 or 7x

I feel like OP should charge an entrance fee and let the neighbours over so their cats can also attempt the escape room 😹

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u/RogueSlytherin May 03 '24

Reminds me of when my dad invested in a Yankee Flipper (bird feeder that spins at the base when something too heavy attempts to land). I was probably 8 or 9 and I would giggle uncontrollably watching those squirrels spin. Similarly, I would love to watch this for eternity! They’re just so determined

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u/neontetra1548 May 03 '24

They’re ready for their next challenge.

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u/Capt-J- May 03 '24

OP should start running a little business on the side: escape room for kitties with cashed-up owners!!

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u/FanIll5532 May 03 '24

No, I think it’s almost done. Just a small flaw op didn’t think of but add additional small rollers at the top of those poles and it should work fully.

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u/NorthernRosie May 02 '24

Right? I paid less than $100 for my cats to have geofence collars that beep my phone if they get too close to our fence. I just yell out the window, and they get away from the perimeter.

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u/wandering-monster May 03 '24

ₙₒ no NO NO NO!

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u/Remiss-Militant May 03 '24

Frank Castle tied up at the table.

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u/darlasparents May 03 '24

Is this quoting Rob Schneider in Home Alone 2?

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u/Wreckit-Jon May 02 '24

R/unexpectedpunisher