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Sheila_FW wrote:
Trust me you can't be doing harm. Only 2 percent survive in the wild, so as long as you don't lose all of them, you are suceeding!
As for the leaves, you can just lay the leaves in the container if you have a lot of cats, but I perfer to keep them up so the cats aren't crawling in the frass. Less likely to encounter viral bacteria that way. Also if you put the leaves in a floral foam oasis it keeps them fresher.
I use a pudding cup container, cut down to about a half inch. I cut my foam into wafers with a knife and then use the cup like a cookie cutter. cover with Glad press n seal and poke holes with toothpicks. I make up a bunch then just grab one hold it under the water and poke in the leaves.