Do Your Pets Do This? Had To Buy A Covered One.
By MerryBelle
@merrybelle2021 (1393)
Philippines
July 4, 2022 2:17am CST
I prefer a coverless one, but the cat keeps toppling it over at night so we wake up to spilled trash next to the computer table.
Good thing it's just "dry" trash like crumpled paper, snack packets, medicine foil, etc. so nothing messy.
She doesn't eat people food and doesn't play with anything in it, so I have no idea why she puts her paws on the rim and sniffs around until it tips over because of her weight.
I like that this waste bin opens two ways, from the top and when stepping on the pedal. (Please refresh the page if you don't see it.)
Do your pets also mess with your trash bins?
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12 responses
@DaddyEvil (157965)
• United States
4 Jul 22
No, my fishies have never toppled the trash can over. Maybe they can't figure out how to wrap their little fins around the top of the trashcan? 
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@sjvg1976 (42535)
• Delhi, India
4 Jul 22
@DaddyEvil but they won't go out of the aquarium as they know it will kill them so better to keep trash in there 
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@DaddyEvil (157965)
• United States
4 Jul 22
@sjvg1976 No! Pretty would put enough stuff in there that the fishies would climb out of the aquarium! 
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@merrybelle2021 (1393)
• Philippines
4 Jul 22
I guess she's checking if there's something new that wasn't there the night before.
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@sjvg1976 (42535)
• Delhi, India
4 Jul 22
@merrybelle2021 that's the problem with the cats, they are very curious.
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@merrybelle2021 (1393)
• Philippines
4 Jul 22
@sjvg1976 And they're more agile than dogs so they can get into places they're not supposed to.
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@m_audrey6788 (58470)
• Germany
4 Jul 22
I used to have a dog and when he was still a puppy, he loves to play with our trash can. That`s why I put out our trash can from then on 
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@merrybelle2021 (1393)
• Philippines
4 Jul 22
Did your puppy outgrow this habit when he got older?
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@m_audrey6788 (58470)
• Germany
4 Jul 22
@merrybelle2021 As fas as I can remember. Yes. I make sure that he stays away from the trash
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@yanzalong (19087)
• Indonesia
4 Jul 22
My trash bin has a very heavy cover. Cats cannot open it.
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@merrybelle2021 (1393)
• Philippines
4 Jul 22
We have several inside and outside the house, different sizes for different kinds of trash.
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@merrybelle2021 (1393)
• Philippines
4 Jul 22
How did you make the dog stop?
Maybe buying one with a sealed/locked lid would help?
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@merrybelle2021 (1393)
• Philippines
4 Jul 22
You're blessed with well-behaved cats.
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@kaylachan (79276)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Jul 22
We don't keep our bins exposed, because we can't be sure what our cats will do. They don't appear to be food originated, but they do like certain things. So for safety, we don't keep them exposed. Cats get curious, and your cat thinks she's attacking the bin.
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@kaylachan (79276)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Aug
@porwest Precious did that once, knock over the main trash bin. That day we learned, no fried chicken remains allowed in the house.
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@porwest (106348)
• United States
24 Aug
@kaylachan lol. It probably smelled it and wanted to have a gander.
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@jobelbojel (36840)
• Philippines
5 Jul 22
We don't have pets of our own but the trash bin outside gets messy because of the neighbor's cats.
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@merrybelle2021 (1393)
• Philippines
7 Jul 22
We have cat trespassers, too, so I only take out the kitchen trash (food scraps) on the day of pick-up.
@JESSY3236 (20970)
• United States
26 Aug
My cats have never done that. Our kitchen trash can broke and we got a new one with a cover.
