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Keep the cat an indoor cat, and get a hairless cat. They're NUTS! But sweet. Some smell kinda funky.Someone who has grown a lot told me that having pets (cats and dogs) will surely bring pests and problems to your grow....
Well, our cat died a while back and I miss having animals around...want a dog or a cat again...
Didn't want to take one person's word for this, since I also love to grow, and am about to embark on my second indoor grow, (my first one went quite well and healthy * without pets*).
I'd like to get some input about this question from you all experienced growers on this wonderful forum about this matter.
Thanks,
IMO hairless cats are creepy lol.Keep the cat an indoor cat, and get a hairless cat. They're NUTS! But sweet. Some smell kinda funky.
:eek: D'oh! Naw, you're totally pirate. :D
Keep the cat an indoor cat, and get a hairless cat. They're NUTS! But sweet. Some smell kinda funky.
My pooch gets the sad face when I go to do some work and luckily doesn't like herb at all. I've always been advised against keeping pets near the grow even the hair alone (unless hairless) with all the frosty meds I can sometimes manifest equals no bueno. Definitly get another four legged Friend as they are awesome and good energy for sure.
I can't make my cats stay inside (or my birds stay caged), either. Go ahead and get a cat, and have a set of "grow room" clothes that it can't touch. Same if you get a dog. Just be cognizant of how well you can help vector whatever they bring in from outside, and that because it's an indoor grow, the plants won't have the same "other" (birds, bugs, what have you) to help them fight off whatever may find its way inside, so you've got to go an almost sterile route, if not straight up sterile.I always had outdoor/indoor cats, they're much happier outdoors, and I love'm with long fluffy hairs! my last cat just about lived in the yard, and wouldn't even come up to the loft (shy and private, independent).
I think I want a doggie now......any suggestions about that? Can you walk a dog every day and then visit your girls indoors? — I do have an apron that I put on when I visit them.
I can't make my cats stay inside (or my birds stay caged), either. Go ahead and get a cat, and have a set of "grow room" clothes that it can't touch. Same if you get a dog. Just be cognizant of how well you can help vector whatever they bring in from outside, and that because it's an indoor grow, the plants won't have the same "other" (birds, bugs, what have you) to help them fight off whatever may find its way inside, so you've got to go an almost sterile route, if not straight up sterile.
One thing I do, for example, is that I freeze my garden hat overnight after it's been worn. This will likely kill any spider mites (the more persistent problem I see on my property) and prevent me from vectoring them around my gardens. Little things like that can go a long way towards helping prevent becoming a vector. Shoes, many people have a pair that are JUST for the garden, I think this is a great idea especially if they're made of a material that can be washed, cleaned, sterilized even, such as Crocs.
I've got all sorts of dogs, big yard. I don't let most of them in, because of the hair not the pests. Though pests can definitely be a problem, and animals can be the source, I haven't (knocks on wood) had an issue in 10 years.
The only pet that really is around my garden is my little sidekick a toy poodle, who doesn't shed and whose hair is hypoallergenic.
I have a dog and live in an high density urban area. He's all indoors except to go do his business on a small patch of grass. I don't let him near any bushes and I treat the grass area with cap's foliar once a month at night. He doesn't go in my garden since I use tents but he's goes into the room the tents are in and I've not had any issues with pests besides fungus gnats. Get a dog! Best of luck.I always had outdoor/indoor cats, they're much happier outdoors, and I love'm with long fluffy hairs! my last cat just about lived in the yard, and wouldn't even come up to the loft (shy and private, independent).
I think I want a doggie now......any suggestions about that? Can you walk a dog every day and then visit your girls indoors? — I do have an apron that I put on when I visit them.
I have a dog and live in an high density urban area. He's all indoors except to go do his business on a small patch of grass. I don't let him near any bushes and I treat the grass area with cap's foliar once a month at night. He doesn't go in my garden since I use tents but he's goes into the room the tents are in and I've not had any issues with pests besides fungus gnats. Get a dog! Best of luck. View attachment 445121
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