Cat Proofing A Blue Tit Box

hellywelly4 | 13:02 Wed 22nd Jan 2020 | Animals & Nature

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I have CCTV and have found that my neighbour's cat has taken to sitting below my blue tit box for long periods just looking at it. I thought last year that the box had been attacked as it went 'wonky' but the birds did carry on going in and out and hopefully managed to rear their brood.
I wondered whether wire netting might be put round the box to safeguard it unless you clever people have got any other suggestions please.

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bookbinder

What, exactly, is your blue tit box fastened to? A tree, a pole, or something else?

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It's on a brick wall under the eaves of my bungalow.

Chipchopper

Hopefully it might be just out of reach from the cat.
I had a look on Google and there is a wealth of determinants and repellents on there, you may find useful.
good luck.
ps the mesh might cause entanglement.

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Chipchopper thank you for the reply. I think it did manage to jump up to the box last year, and someone said that cats can jump remarkably high. I thought about the birds getting tangled in the netting but if it’s quite big holes then they should be all right?

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