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re hygiene. make provision for a lid for your sandpit when it is not in use and use it.
Within minutes of you filling it with sand you can be sure that every cat for miles around will know about the new public toilet that ( in their opinion ) has been specially built for them. Unless you have dogs patrolling the boundaries 24x7x52 I can guarantee that there will be a cat waiting to christen the sand at the first opportunity :eek:
Jackview, good advice indeed.
My previous signature labeled me as a 'greyhound adopter extraordinaire'.
Brave is the cat that steps foot into our yard.
She (the dog) does spend sometime inside so a lid may be prudent.
Theres two options here.
1) Build a fully enclosed, elevated (on battens) sandbox.
2) Build a simple frame, and line the bottom with thick pond liner and then fill it with sand.
Option 1 will take a bit more thought with the material for the base and the weight of the sand etc. Option 2 puts a lot of wieght directly on the tank a is not portable. Also, the kids will be playing straight on top of a septic tank which isnt that nice a thought.
Lefty, you forgot option 3....
Shoot every Fecking cat that dares to enter the property. After all, the dog has to have a sleep everynow and again.
I'm not a real cat lover!
What about fecklesss (blind) cats? (Gaelic: Feck=to see, feckless= blind)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fat Pat
Mick
mate if you are going to elevate why not elevate all the way and continue it into a cubby house (good excuse for even more tools ;) ) which would also shade the sandpit and then could be enclosed with shade cloth or similar to keep the sandpit animal faeces free
cheers:D
septics are far too elevated for my liking, in my opinion I would bring the mongrels down a notch or two.... just because thier economy and military is strong doesnt give them the right to stand higher than the rest of us. chainsaw the bastard at the knees I say!
Thats not a bad idea, If you look at the original piccie you'll see that it's close to the house and therefore half under the new patio. A sandpit actually gets more use than I cubby house I reckon. But a cubby house will need more tools.Quote:
Originally Posted by rackrussel