You’re in the market for a pet door and you’ve seen those cool automatic ones that open when your pet approaches. Are they right for your home? Are they right for your pet? How do they compare to regular “flap” pet doors?
Let’s find out!
Automatic (Electronic) Pet Doors
The main advantage of these doors is control.
Primarily, you get control over which animals are able to go in and out of your home.
With the use of RFID chips that attach to your pet’s collar, the doors open and close whenever that specific pet approaches the door and needs to go into or out of your home.
This is ideal if you have some pets that should remain outdoors and some that remain indoors.
It’s also ideal if the neighbors’ pets try to come into your home (uninvited) and if you live in an area where wild or stray animals could also come into your home.
Like regular flap doors, these can also be mounted in walls or in “people” doors. There are also low-voltage motors you can attach to patio sliding doors, opening them for your pet when they approach.
Note: these doors do require power, so you will be faced with either periodically having to replace batteries in the door, or you have to make sure you have electricity running to it.
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