• Sasnak OP
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    1 month ago

    Fair. Bitty likes to lay in her nest and scratch the post right next to it. I haveta figure out how to get her a new tower soon. Hers is coming apart

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      1 month ago

      If its the wood you might be able to sink a woodscrew into a post section. Drive it most of the way with a drill, and tighten the rest by hand. Make sure it goes in all the way so nobody gets their claws caught on it

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        1 month ago

        See, the posts seem to be made of cardboard, so I think they’re just weakening from being moved and living through the house fire. It was given to us by someone who’s cat ran away, so it was already preowned. I was thinking about getting a 2x4 and anchoring it in the wood platforms from bottom to top and putting something heavy in the base just for support and balance

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          1 month ago

          Hmm I’m not sure how to fix it then. I bet it would stiffen up a lot if it was screwed to the wall, even with just drywall anchors

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            1 month ago

            Yeah, but we have a month to month rental, so I don’t think that’s an option

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              1 month ago

              Hmmm, if you’re deadset on keeping the tree you might need to get a professional. Cardboard construction is out of my scope LOL. I was gonna make mine out of 4x4s and plywood.

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                1 month ago

                I mean, I would love to get a new one, but I’m currently unemployed due to health problems so I was really just trying to figure out how to prolong the lifespan of this one

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                  1 month ago

                  I think something like L brackets could work. They are pretty cheap, like $10 for 20x. Something around an inch or two long.

                  Screw these onto any loose corners, and repeat on the opossite side. Hopefully screws will work on cardboard

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                    1 month ago

                    I’ll tell my partner and see what he thinks. Thank you!