• SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
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    4 hours ago

    Oh they very much can.

    When I was a kid, ours opened the doors by jumping at the door handles. Grabbing them and pulling them down.

    They even taught their kittens

    We had to install all handles so they pointed upwards, just so the cats couldn’t grab them

    But even that only lasted a couple months until they learned to latch onto them anyway and wiggle around until their weight pulled the handle to the side and opened the door

    Clever fluffy bastards

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      3 hours ago

      Handles? Luxury! We have a cat that can grip and twist a doorknob with both paws. She needs a nearby windowsill to sit on, so there’s only one door where she can do it.