The African Serval

[Julie]

Yep- as Julie said, if you own a dog with a cat- that is always a possibility. Heck, anyone who owns ANY prey animal around a predator is risking potential injury/death (ie your kid's pet hamster and the family cat, for example!).

Oh yeah... forgot about my domestics (maine coon and shelter tabbie) who used to groom and cuddle my house bunny... ignore my ex haha the bunnie died of natural causes years later too, but it was still a risk as she hopped around the house.

 

[admin]

Adorable, Julie! I ignored your ex - haha

 

[Julie]

Adorable, Julie! I ignored your ex - haha

Haha thanks, yea but you take a risk even with multiple pets, animals have moods, even two cats can hurt each other playing or in a bad mood.

 

[Katniss]

As a new mom of a Savannah F4, I do not see any danger of claws. I have both brother and sister and they play rough but never claw each other! Rather they try to chew on each others hind legs!! I do suggest trimming toenails as my feet have been clawed by accident on occasion!!

 

[admin]

LOL!! But their claws should be regularly clipped for them and you...

 

[Marissa]

I have no problems with claws here, we keep them trimmed regularly. Except my blue f2. We have thought about putting sticky sand paper on our one door since she only likes to scratch there. Our others scratch on the posts. Is the sand paper a bad ideA?

 

[admin]

what about getting some of the cat scratchers that can be taped or hang on a door.

 

[Marissa]

We have one of those, and we have moved it, she likes the corner of the door and the molding of the door. I could try nailing it to where she likes? I've considered the 1000 grit, it's what we wet sand cars with and it's super soft for sand paper, it only grazes into the clear ( we run a vw/audi/Porsche shop) so we have a ton of it so figure we could try it, but I didnt want to, I can't really clip her claws even when she is asleep. I try not to cross her overly sensitive behavior, she likes me enough to pat her back but can't get closer other than that. We feed her treats and with a two year old I need to find a solution to the sharp claws, I won't declaw her ever but I need something to reduce those daggers.

(ah this is serval thread, apolgies if we have a declaw thread, if not make one? )

 

[Marissa]

So theoretically speaking, if I owned a serval, in a legal state and was fully aware of their potential behaviors, what suggestions would you give me.

I've always wanted one but seeing how PA is being a bit "moody" ( to be polite) I am not legally allowed to own them in our current home we aren't set up, but if starting from the ground up, what would serval owners recommend. Just curiosity because I would love to see if what I have read about thm is correct, I see some people who know nothing about them acquire them, and I hope that basking this question I can provide people with some inside information when it comes to raising these precious babies

 

[adamcrssmn]

So theoretically speaking, if I owned a serval, in a legal state and was fully aware of their potential behaviors, what suggestions would you give me.

I've always wanted one but seeing how PA is being a bit "moody" ( to be polite) I am not legally allowed to own them in our current home we aren't set up, but if starting from the ground up, what would serval owners recommend. Just curiosity because I would love to see if what I have read about thm is correct, I see some people who know nothing about them acquire them, and I hope that basking this question I can provide people with some inside information when it comes to raising these precious babies

I, too, live in PA, and "moody" is def putting it polite... It makes me want to move to OH.