Hi Joan,
Thanks for the suggestions. Just like my mum always says “cheap and free are our two favourite prices” 😀
My main problem is with a tall scratching post, it has a box at the bottom and 2 platforms. I’ve tried to tighten up all the parts as much as they can be. The post coming out and the platforms on top of the thing are just too heavy! I’ve jammed some cardboard underneath the base, and shoved it up against the wall. Didn’t really do much, but helped a tiny bit. Maybe a big bit of wood underneath, like you said, will make it steady enough.
I’ll get some duct tape to try with the other climbing post. Do you think that it could secure furry material to wood? That one is fine and sturdy, but it’s sitting on a wide windowsill. Every time Gusts gets too wild on it, it starts to shift ever closer to the edge. The only thing I could think of was drilling nails through the bottom to secure it. I don’t think my landlady would like that very much!
I would have taken it down from there, but it gives him so much joy there. Plus he is always leaping up the window as part of his mad dash round the house. It’s nice to give him something proper to climb, rather then have him scrabbling up the glass and scratching everywhere in the process. XD