I trained my cat toddler not to touch it.

I took a metal measuring cup from the kitchen and set it atop the roll. As soon as he’d go to pull on the paper it would fall off and make a loud clang against the tile floor.

After just a few scares like that, he’s not touched the roll in years.

You can’t reprimand a cat toddler into not doing something, but a small change to make doing it unpleasant makes em stop pretty quick.