kudos to those who wouldn't remove their children's fingernails...
my findings:
1) the scented sprays don't work. if you want to try this route, set the grills on the ground and squeeze concentrated lemon juice / fresh oranges onto them---cats HATE this stuff. note, it does wear off over time, so reapply.
2) stickiness: 2x sided tape works well. so does flypaper. and self-adhesive tile. i personally like tile---use some blu-tack to set it upside down on top your speakers--less likely to cause damage to the paint than 2x sided tape.
3) water gun--very effective
4) loud noises--a sealed jar 1/3 filled w/ coins, shaken violently whenever they get near the item, is SUPPOSED to be effective. but if you're cats trust you a lot, it probably wont work. stick w/ the first 3.
5) scratching posts BY your speakers...cats want to be part of the environment, so make the environment more suitable. condition them to not use the speakers ("bad kitty") and physically place them onto the scratching post and move their paws on the post to stimulate scratching w/ positive reinforcement ("good kitty"). also helps to spread some catnip on the scratching post to make it even more appealing.
and if all that fails, just set your cd player on repeat with the track "who let the dogs out". that will drive everything and everyone from the room, guaranteed.
rhyno
my findings:
1) the scented sprays don't work. if you want to try this route, set the grills on the ground and squeeze concentrated lemon juice / fresh oranges onto them---cats HATE this stuff. note, it does wear off over time, so reapply.
2) stickiness: 2x sided tape works well. so does flypaper. and self-adhesive tile. i personally like tile---use some blu-tack to set it upside down on top your speakers--less likely to cause damage to the paint than 2x sided tape.
3) water gun--very effective
4) loud noises--a sealed jar 1/3 filled w/ coins, shaken violently whenever they get near the item, is SUPPOSED to be effective. but if you're cats trust you a lot, it probably wont work. stick w/ the first 3.
5) scratching posts BY your speakers...cats want to be part of the environment, so make the environment more suitable. condition them to not use the speakers ("bad kitty") and physically place them onto the scratching post and move their paws on the post to stimulate scratching w/ positive reinforcement ("good kitty"). also helps to spread some catnip on the scratching post to make it even more appealing.
and if all that fails, just set your cd player on repeat with the track "who let the dogs out". that will drive everything and everyone from the room, guaranteed.
rhyno