Securing cabinets

[Tort518]

I still have a couple weeks before my Savannahs arrive and a month of safe-room only time before they get introduced to the rest of the house. During that time I want to work on 'proofing' the cabinets.

My cabinets do not have handles and I am unfamiliar with child safe locks.

Can anyone offer suggestions for how to reduce the accessability of my cabinets?

 

[Tort518]

Anyone? Beuller?

I'm sure some of you experienced Savannah owners must have tips we newbies can benefit from.

 

[Patti]

Child proof locks are the best way I know to secure cabinets. This is what I normally use, you should be able to find something similar in the baby section of any department store such as Target or Walmart: http://www.amazon.com/KidCo-Spring-...=1371588901&sr=8-3&keywords=child+proof+locks

 

[Tort518]

Thank you Patti. Something like this should work well enough for a while.

 

[SV Dad]

I guess I have been fortunate. All three of them stay out of the cabinets.

 

[John Popp]

I guess I have been fortunate. All three of them stay out of the cabinets.

Hmmmm, maybe our cats aren't related or Chongo was trained by the other residents.

I use something like this, purchased from Lowes. They work great!

 

[Diane]

My F3 opens the interior doors of the house and goes in other rooms....we have levers, but never in the kitchen cabinets!

 

[Tort518]

Good responses! I especially like the pictures for letting me see what is being discussed. Very helpful.

Thanks to all!

Now I need to figure out how to keep them from opening my panty door which is a bi-fold and easy as can be to open. I may need to find a different location to use as the pantry and just store stuff in there they would not find entertaining or enticing.

 

[Brigitte Cowell]

Mine (F1-F5) don't tend to open cabinets although the cabinet doors are fairly heavy so maybe that dissuades them. I have bifold doors in one bathroom that Baz likes to open up so I have a bungee cord between the two handles that holds them and prevents him from causing trouble.

 

[Lesley]

Perfect! I was wondering about this too. Thanks for the info and the photos.