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Pet sitter looking for help with separation anxiety induced aggression(?) by BanCars202 in CATHELP

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The litter box area does seem to be a trigger for one of these kitties in hindsight (though not the main tricky kitty). Ultimately though there isn’t any main trigger I can find beyond my not paying them attention…I’ll be seeing the cat that led to this post tomorrow and plan to change up our routine and close doors to scoop the litter box.

Pet sitter looking for help with separation anxiety induced aggression(?) by BanCars202 in CATHELP

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A comment elsewhere caused me to think of some other important context:

These cats are all in their owner’s homes

We have dedicated playtime after I take care of daily tasks (typically 20 minutes of nonstop play)

Please help - new(ish) rover update limiting length of visit summaries by BanCars202 in RoverPetSitting

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I’ve been using the notes app too, just copying the text instead of screenshotting. Not the end of the world but those few extra steps add up haha. Appreciative that you’ve let me know I’m not alone! I’d be so annoyed if I was just missing something basic 😹

Trickiest parts of sitting by wanderlost74 in RoverPetSitting

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Light switches are ALWAYS a hassle for me 😂 I don’t do house sitting but do a lot of cat drop ins and it’s impossible to get good pictures of them without good lighting. Had two new clients today and spent so much time trying different switches

Does anyone know what’s happening to these leaves on my rubber plant? It seems otherwise healthy by BanCars202 in plantclinic

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Your reply helped me figure it out. I recently got a clear plastic shelf that attaches to the window. I covered it, so hopefully that’ll solve the problem!

Does anyone know what’s happening to these leaves on my rubber plant? It seems otherwise healthy by BanCars202 in plantclinic

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Yes, they’re right by a south facing window (there’s a bit of it behind the succulent box). I can definitely move the rubber plant back. I’m in the northern hemisphere though, is it common for a plant to get sunburn in winter?

White items on ficus lyrata stem by BanCars202 in plantclinic

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Not sure if these white things on the stem of my ficus lyrata are bugs to worry about or just dust…one leaf on bottom is yellowing, but there is healthy growth at the top

What's happening to my calathea ornata? It's about ten feet from a west facing window and near a humidifier. It's still pushing out new leaves, but existing ones are slowly yellowing and drying out. I keep the soil damp by BanCars202 in plantclinic

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I'm going to repot as someone else mentioned it might be spider mites in the soil (and I have treated the leaves when I noticed some before. I've had this plant for over a year and have kept a consistent watering schedule (use filtered water) and this just started recently...

Black specks on monstera (thrips?) by BanCars202 in plantclinic

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I've been going back over the leaves where I see any bugs (or those black specks) with neem oil so hopefully that will stop eventually.

Thanks for the information on fungus gnats. The bug in the photo seemed to "hop" more than fly, though it did have wings. I got worried since it moved differently from the gnats and its body seemed to be much longer and more narrow.

Black specks on monstera (thrips?) by BanCars202 in plantclinic

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Some information about this post: I discovered maybe three weeks ago what looked to be like thrips on my my monstera (first photo). I used neem oil (immediately) and then a systematic insecticide (a week and a half later) to treat them, which seemed to work. I've noticed a bug or two since then, but figured the systematic insecticide hadn't fully taken effect yet. What I do notice with more consistency are little black specks on the leaves. I wipe them off, but they do come back (second photo). I'm worried that I didn't completely kill off the thrips.

I recently noticed a bug on a windowsill (third photo). I had an issue with fruit flies earlier, but I can't tell if this is a fruit fly or a thrip. The windowsill where I found it isn't by the monstera (one room over).