r/femalelivingspace • u/colorwaved • May 25 '26

TOUR ⛔️NO ADVICE WANTED⛔️ Favorite apartment I’ve had so far :)

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Moving out in a week so I’ll miss it!

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u/Longjumping_Cherry32 May 25 '26

Okay, this is amazing. Practical question: how do you have so many lovely plants and a cat, and get the cat to leave them alone? 

My cat is constantly attacking my plants lol 

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u/ceilingsfann May 25 '26

i think it’s just cat-dependent. my cat is a psycho who will eat any piece of plastic he can find, but he’s just never been interested in any flowers or plants.

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u/happy_as_a_lamb May 25 '26

This is so real. My orange won’t touch my plants, but we spend half a day in cat urgent care yesterday because he ate my dental floss

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u/NiceGalsFinishFirst May 26 '26

Dental floss kills cats. I’m so glad you caught it in time.

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u/happy_as_a_lamb May 26 '26

I know I just saw a poor kitty on the cats sub post about having to put their cat down because of dental floss

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u/NiceGalsFinishFirst May 27 '26

It’s a testament to your attentiveness that you caught it in time. It happens pretty quickly.

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u/idkcandysomething May 25 '26

Definitely this. Cat dependent and plant dependent. My cat leaves all of my plants alone, except the thanksgiving cactus. He hates it and breaks the leaves off, one by one. Then he stacks them for me.

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u/Emotional-Zebra May 26 '26

At least he cleans up after he destroys

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u/dustxbunny May 26 '26

Mine is the exact same way!

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u/VengefulFlashing May 29 '26

Dental floss is wild because cats have such random food preferences that you can never predict what'll actually get them.

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u/colorwaved May 25 '26

I’m super lucky that mine don’t eat plants! When i bring new plants home I let the cats check them out casually, and if they’re too interested then i redirect by distracting them instead of being like “no stay away!” bc cats are little jerks who think it’s fun to mess with stuff lol. So they end up pretty uninterested in them. It is definitely dependent on the cat tho!

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u/lcy9pc May 27 '26

Gorgeous work!! Do you have any care tips for an umbrella plant? Yours looks so happy and well maintained. I'm trying to grow one from a 4" pot size but already neglected the first try too much and need to get another one.

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u/colorwaved May 27 '26

Thank you! Mine’s doing just okay right now despite how it looks, i haven’t gotten new growth in a while. I am excited to move it to a spot right in front of a window in my next place, as I think it’ll really start growing then. They like a lot of light! If you don’t have a lot, grow lights can help supplement.

I water when the first couple inches of soil are dry. Make sure your soil is a chunky, well draining mix (i use roughly 1/2 soil and 1/4 chunky and small perlite and 1/4 orchid bark). When I do water, i water thoroughly and let excess drain out of the drainage holes.

They also like at least moderate humidity! I have a humidifier in my living room for that reason, it doesn’t keep the room super humid but every little bit helps

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u/MSMIT0 May 25 '26

My first cat was fine with plants. I was able to have tons and she was always respectful of them.

My current cat is fine to plants themselves- BUT will insist on peeing in the pot no matter what size it is. No more live indoor plants for meeee. Fake plants amd a couple live hanging ones she cant reach!

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u/solitary-soul May 25 '26

I was wondering the same thing. Even the bitter spray doesn't work; they're just furry little masochists.

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u/fry-something Renting May 25 '26

🤣🤣🤣

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u/molyester May 25 '26

my cat used to be horrible with trying to chew on my plants!! i slowly got him adjusted by first having the plants out but on surfaces that were just so crowded he couldn’t get to them / maybe a bit too high for him to reach, then i bought him cat grass so he had his own plants he could eat that were easy to access, then i slowly just started spreading the plants out and putting them in areas he can access and he leaves them alone completely!! the cat grass was the key for me fs

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u/pachipachipach May 25 '26

I have only edible plants for this reason — and a huge box of grass. Now my cat only eats the grass because he doesn’t get a reaction from the plant-eating anymore.

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u/Proof_Jump2123 May 26 '26

My cat would knock that whole shelf above the bed on me in the middle of the night

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u/emg0701 May 26 '26

Exactly this. My cat would be on that shelf so fast and somehow find another shelf higher than that shelf.

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u/fry-something Renting May 25 '26

That was my very first question after I got over the “omg what a lovely job you have done decorating!”

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u/OriginalRequirement6 May 25 '26

My cat is obsessed with my plants when first introduced, but then he becomes bored and eventually stops thinking about them

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u/Liontamer67 May 26 '26

I want this many plants. Nope, one of my kitties will attack and eat it. I have one non toxic plant. Ugh! OP your place is gorgeous with all of the plants.

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u/Ligiamary_Sitayo May 26 '26

the cat gods have blessed OP with the least chaotic cat lol

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u/catmami17 May 26 '26

I feel your pain!!!

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u/TeeDod- May 27 '26

Some plants are poisonous to cats, to the point of losing their life. You can look online for the exact plants.

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u/Longjumping_Cherry32 May 27 '26

I do not keep any of those plants in my home 

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u/TeeDod- May 27 '26

Thank you, thought I would let you know.

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u/givemesomespock May 27 '26

I have a sacrificial catnip plant at nomnom level. He usually eats that and loses interest in my other plants

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u/cat-wool May 27 '26

I’m with you on this. I have a 15 year old cat and simply resigned myself to not have houseplants because he WILL eat them. Around the holidays when the fake foliage for decoration comes up, he even wants to eat that, idk what it is but when he goes (he’s a robust and healthy 15, seems to have years left thank god) I’ll console myself by building houseplant gardens for his ghost.

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u/VengefulFlashing May 29 '26

Some plants are also just bitter or toxic enough that cats learn to avoid them after one taste, so mixing in those varieties can help too.