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Do you light candles when your cat is around? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 year ago by Sunny@slrpnk.net to c/cat@lemmy.world

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Hiya,

Simple question really, do you light candles when your cat is around? We've newly got our cat (5 months now), but had never light a candle around here due to the possible dangers. Are your cats curious about candles when lit? I feel like the possibility of them being too curious around them isn't worth the possible risk. We haven't really got a lot of places where the cat cannot reach either. But could maybe get some 'enclosed' candleholders.

Happy to hear what you do guys do regarding this. We quite like having the occasional candle lit.

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[–] mojo_raisin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's mostly a terrible idea.

I have a large oil lamp about a third of the cat's weight and the flame is recessed in a tube so it won't light the cat's tail on fire and would take significant effort to knock over only for the oil to douse the flame. Still, I don't leave it unattended for more than it takes to get more snacks.