Catio Paradise Tour
This "Catio Paradise Tour" video provides a walkthrough of the creator's current catio setup, which is their fourth edition in the past five years. It serves as a temporary showcase while a more comprehensive series on the catio's construction and evolution is in development. This catio is a paradise for the creator's seven cats, offering them indoor and outdoor spaces. Cats with spirited names such as Harriet, Bertie, Archie, Sevvy, Percy, Jimm, and Lollipop are featured in this video, with each enjoying different parts of the catio.
The catio features some creative design and functional elements, including various designated spaces named after past and present cats. Examples include Lollipop's Lair, Gizmo's Getaway and Harriet's Hideaway. This personalization adds a unique touch to the overall design. The creator uses fake and real plants, incorporating greenery such as rye grass, cat mint and catnip to create a visually appealing and cat-friendly space.
Equipped with sleeping areas, enclosures and scratching posts, the catio is designed for comfort and durability. There are various human seating areas as well, although the cats apparently enjoy taking over those spaces. The catio's roof is made of waterproof polycarbonate, which serves as a temporary cover until a more permanent installation can be completed.
Lighting is a significant feature in this catio, which incorporates the use of solar lights to illuminate the space at night. Because solar lights depend on sunlight for charging, their effectiveness varies with the seasons. The creator has strategically placed the solar panels to maximize charge time. Additionally, rechargeable fake candles provide lighting options in the winter when solar lights are less effective.
The garden area surrounding the catio includes bird feeders and other features to enhance the cats' outdoor experience. Catio security is maintained using cameras, enabling the creator to monitor the cats when not at home. The Catio setup is designed to allow cats to have freedom of movement with a Sureflap microchip pet door.
The video highlights the cat tree as a notable piece of the catio. Built from parts of a Damson tree and added decorations such as bread display stands from Amazon, it lets cats climb and explore. Other configurations use recycled materials such as dead ivy and cake display stands to construct additional play areas, all creatively designed to integrate with the catio structure.
Throughout the years, the catio has undergone significant transformations, growing from a small corner into the spacious custom build it is today.
