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Cat Deterrent Talk.? All post of this nature in this thread only.. Humane talk only please.!

Discussion in 'Pests, Diseases and Cures' started by Marley Farley, Feb 25, 2013.

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  1. Dave W

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    I fitted something similar to MIL's garden fence a few years ago. Worked well!
     
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      What about squirrels? The only thing that keeps the squirrels under some sort of control here are the cats!
       
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      Personally, I remain sceptical. I must admit to not be a cat fan, but I do recognise they are very intelligent creatures. Those strips are less than 2 inches wide. How long will it take the average cat to work out to put its paws either side of the strip? Ok, if its on top of a fence panel that is only that wide, then that might close that route, but they'll just find another way if they want to be in, unless of course your garden is a fortress.
       
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      I can't really see that being a 'pigeon' deterrent

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      You need something like this to deter unwanted visitors

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      Thread merged, from Garden Intruders to here.
       
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      Hopefully it is the cunning way I have arranged them, at an angle with out spaces !
       
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        It wouldn't work against my Cats, rosietutu, as they bring their own ladders.:cat-kittyandsmiley::hate-shocked::heehee:

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          Do they get onto the roof? There was one cat around here years ago who used to get onto all the local bungalow roofs and climb right up to the ridges.
           
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          Hi Scrungee, it was Jenny [the cat pictured on the ladder] that was the main problem. I'd get back home to find that she'd got into neighbours gardens and she would be handed back to me, or she was on the flat roof of the garage. If she was on the garage roof I'd have to get the ladder out and go up there still dressed in a suit otherwise she would try and jump off the roof into other gardens if I took the time to change.:gaah: She was/is extremely clever at finding the smallest hole in the fence or place to jump up onto the top of the fence to escape. It took me months to think of putting two to three feet of slightly slack chicken wire as an extension in height to the fence. She would use a shrub or a tree to launch herself onto a fence where she thought there was a weakness. I can't count the number of times I thought I'd perfected the fence to stop her getting out only to find she'd got out through something she'd found and I'd missed.:wallbanging: Still, it was satisfying to eventually find that on getting home she was still in the garden because she couldn't get out of the garden:yes: .......and she hasn't done so for the last two years. I was so focused on finding a way to keep the cats within the garden that it was sometime before I realised that I also had the benefit of actually keeping other cats out of the garden.:hapydancsmil:
          So Jenny still keeps an eye out for the chance to break out
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          While the other cat, Sally, does what she does best.:cat-kittyandsmiley:
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            :cat-kittyandsmiley: :cat-kittyandsmiley: :cat-kittyandsmiley:
             
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              Agreed.
               
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              Please remember everyone....
              . We still take a "no tolerance" stance if posts are of inhumane, injurious or flaming content.! Those posts will be deleted immediately & the poster informed.. Any threads started in other forums will be moved into this thread..

              N.B. See change to rule 6. HERE
               
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                Think I have found a cure for the cats in our back garden, this time last year , apart from the usual deposits etc they were also killing off the pond frogs and any other creature that was about.

                Had tried all the wire netting ,gels,powders with limited sucess, but its not very pleasant admiring wire netting borders and garlic smells etc.:frown:

                Since I installed one of these jet sprays last summer, typically £20-£25 I have not seen a paw print and can finally have my borders and veg path kept in fine tilth etc.

                I have it so it sprays over the veg patch , near our small pond, so thewater is not wasted.
                It only covers about a quarter of the whole back garden, though the spray and sudden noise it makes clearly seems to keep them out of the whole garden.

                The units can be a bit tricky to set up and facing the sun can cause some false triggers, but generally it seems very good, battery life typically several months.

                Downside, have to change trousers quiet often as it easy to forget its there !:snork:

                Would love to fit one in the the front garden, but think I might have a few complaints there...:)
                 

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                  Where from, and how much.
                   
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