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What Are the Three Post Sizes?
Spec sheets sort post widths. Several owners bought some sisal rope to replace the worn out bits on scratching posts, and the carpet is in good shape and just seems to need cleaning in a couple of spots.
Fast jumps test bases. They keep seeing either massive carpet towers or wall-mounted stuff that feels very permanent, and our 84.2-inch thick-post tower helps when a cat likes to stretch and scratch on the large window sill.
Do Thicker Posts Matter for Big Cats?
Big paws need wider trunks. One of the platforms held up by 1 post broke, and it’s where the plastic has worn from movement and got bigger the screw won’t fit in it. Many owners have a cat tree that’s connected by screwing cylinders of wood to the base and platforms of the tree, and for some of the screws washers are also provided to tighten up the tree.
Wide boards stop tipping. The only bells and whistles many cats have ever cared about was a thick hanging rope which they love to pull down on, and those balls and mice are totally ignored including ones on scratching posts.
Is a Thick Post the Only Way to Get a Steady Tree?
Tall poles need weight. The posts are thick on some towers, though the sisal only wraps part of each post, limiting full-stretch scratch zones, and a top sleeping bed is a bit unstable for larger cats due to its off-center single post design.
Thick posts last longer. Older cats can’t comfortably twist or climb a height more than maybe a foot and a half, and an oversized five-post top bed helps when they have several cat trees, scratch posts, treats and so many toys for them. The whole thing is built around a wider base, not a lab score, so it’s not tipping over on you.
Deep baskets hold steady. You might want to make that base bigger, preferably wider than the top, and flimsy cat trees wobble, wear out fast, and frustrate large or active cats because there is also a cat condo in every room.
How Do Five Towers Compare?
Some senior cats are much more spry than others. With six or eight levels, two boxy houses, multiple perches, and thick sisal-wrapped posts, a full-height tree has everything from climbing and lounging to scratching and spying out the window.
They also really love the trees with baskets. Owners want to buy a new cat tree for their girls that has sisal rope all around the poles and not that middle sisal part capped on either side by carpet.
Which Post Size Should You Pick?
The kittens are sleeping on the cat tree. They will only scratch the parts with sisal rope or rough carpet, and you don’t need to have your cat tree double as a scratch post, though many people like them to when space is tight.
They do sell larger perches for bigger cats. The base is big enough, it looks very sturdy, and there are big, high platforms, while an oversized five-post top bed works well since the cats have been using the replacement posts just fine.
