http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/birdcage Questions tagged with 'birdcage' at Ask MetaFilter. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:06:05 -0800 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:06:05 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/96925/I%2Dhave%2Da%2Dhungry%2Dkitten%2Dand%2Da%2Dterrified%2Dbird How can I keep my kitten from eating my bird? I have a cockatiel in a rather large cage. I also have a 12 week old kitten. She has been very interested in my bird, watching him intently and occasionally trying to jump onto the table where his cage sits. Until today, she wasn't able to jump that high. So now she's jumping onto the cage and trying for dear life to attack this bird (who so far, doesn't really understand that she wants to eat him). <br> <br> Let me share some facts:<br> - The kitten has those softpaw covers on (I imagine she will be less able to leap onto the cage after she's been declawed)<br> - I've tried to spray her with water/scare her with a noisemaker every time she would try to get by him, but she seriously doesn't care about either of these disciplinary tactics. She'll run away, but literally as soon as the spray stops she'll be right back up there.<br> - We keep her in the bathroom when we're not home, for a number of reasons, but mostly because we don't trust her not to kill the bird. I would like to let her have free run of the apartment soon, though. I know she gets kind of bored in there.<br> - There is nowhere I can put the birdcage where she won't be able to get it (i.e. another room in the apartment).<br> <br> I am mostly worried that when she's bigger, she'll be able to knock the cage off the table, or that when the bird is hanging on the bars of the cage (which is his favorite spot), she'll be able to hurt him with her claws or teeth.<br> <br> Any advice would be appreciated!! I have never had a cat before, so I have no idea even where to begin! tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.96925 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:06:05 -0800 birdcage cat pleasedon'teatmybird nataliedanger http://ask.metafilter.com/95889/Who%2Dis%2Dthat%2Done%2Dguy%2Dfrom%2DThe%2DBirdcage In <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5TQ4GF8rNI">this</a> clip from The Birdcage, who is the guy (other than Nathan Lane) that Robin Williams is directing? I think it's Matthew Fox, but the Internet Movie Database disagrees. If not him, who? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.95889 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:17:22 -0800 birdcage imdb matthewfox nathanlane robinwilliams Green With You