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Post by gazmeister on May 10, 2006 17:27:38 GMT -5
Has anyone out there got a suggestion that works to keep the effing cats off my flowerbeds.
Cheers
Gazmeister
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Post by thewidowsson on May 10, 2006 17:48:46 GMT -5
gazmeister, get jack russell terrier, never had any bother with live cats for sixteen years, the day my terrier died a cat appeared in the garden, is that sixth sense or what? get a cat trap from a pigeon fancier, he will furnish you with all the details, it works a treat. thewidowsson.
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Post by gazmeister on May 10, 2006 17:54:49 GMT -5
Cheers TWS,i'm not into dogs either.
I've never heard of a cat trap though,is it legal?
GM
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Post by thewidowsson on May 10, 2006 18:03:05 GMT -5
no!!! thewidowsson.
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Post by 3lbgrayling on May 10, 2006 18:15:30 GMT -5
you need lion ****,i know that edinburgh zoo gives it away free for this purpose, jim
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Post by Gander on May 10, 2006 19:11:11 GMT -5
Old CDs strategically placed. Apparently cats don't like the reflections given off by the shiny sides.
May be an urban myth, but may be worth a go.
There are also powders that can be used that repel cats and dogs. Believe you can get them in B&Q.
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Post by alan on May 10, 2006 19:26:59 GMT -5
Digging a piece of ground, activity invented by woman to stop man feeling amorous. does not help a lot of things but it does send out a signal to all of the cats in the area saying new loo open!!
Having a cat of your own will help as they are territorial. Otherwise, stop digging, the only reason to dig a hole is to plant something. Mulch with a few inces of composted manure twice a year: this reduces need for watering, is absorbed into the soil by natural worm action, burns off seedling weeds and encourages others to be shallow rooted in a loose medium.
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Post by The Famous Grouse on May 10, 2006 21:45:23 GMT -5
Has anyone out there got a suggestion that works to keep the effing cats off my flowerbeds. Cheers Gazmeister Gaz, I haven't heard of anything that works on cats. They are used to human presence so they don't scare easily. I'd suggest trying dog hair. If you have friends or neighbors who can save it for you when the brush Fido, spread it around the flower bed. My bet is Kitty won't like that smell too much. There's a more expensive option I'm sure would work. If you look around, I'd bet the device I'm about to describe is available over there. It's widely used here to keep rabbits and deer from damaging gardens and landscape trees/shrubs. The device hooks up to the garden hose right at the tap and then there are several cordless motion sensers that can be placed in different flower beds. You then place a sprinkler in each bed you want to protect. When kitty get's ready to drop a load in your flower bed, the sensor picks him up and turns on a high volume sprinkler. Kitty won't be coming back. See if you can find one over there. The run about $50 here. Grouse
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Post by bigrex1 on May 10, 2006 23:37:14 GMT -5
slug pellets but be carefull dogs like them too. then again you could flavour them with sardines. BB.
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Post by Daver on May 11, 2006 0:18:17 GMT -5
a water gun and every time they come near your garden soak them, they hate water I have a problem with the neighbours in that they get cats form the C&D home and they have three they climb on your car and shi t in your garden and the new one leaves dead birds and the odd mouse around.
A blowpipe and glazier putty was suggested to me and once in their coat they wil not come back. Best of Luck
Dave
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Post by Windknot on May 11, 2006 1:19:28 GMT -5
Has anyone out there got a suggestion that works to keep the effing cats off my flowerbeds. Cheers Gazmeister Gaz, I haven't heard of anything that works on cats. They are used to human presence so they don't scare easily. I'd suggest trying dog hair. If you have friends or neighbors who can save it for you when the brush Fido, spread it around the flower bed. My bet is Kitty won't like that smell too much. There's a more expensive option I'm sure would work. If you look around, I'd bet the device I'm about to describe is available over there. It's widely used here to keep rabbits and deer from damaging gardens and landscape trees/shrubs. The device hooks up to the garden hose right at the tap and then there are several cordless motion sensers that can be placed in different flower beds. You then place a sprinkler in each bed you want to protect. When kitty get's ready to drop a load in your flower bed, the sensor picks him up and turns on a high volume sprinkler. Kitty won't be coming back. See if you can find one over there. The run about $50 here. Grouse My uncle once jury rigged a system similar to what you descibe using an old electric eye and a windscreen washer pump. VERY effective!
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Post by Paul Boote on May 11, 2006 3:17:47 GMT -5
A predictably, doggy, "bloke-ish" response all round (trap, electrocute, poison, shoot, chase off / savage with dogs, vapourize with nuclear weapons etc) to cats, I reckon. Alan, above, had it right - my neighbour's highly territorial, but otherwise good-natured cat knocks multiple bells out of any cat that enters the garden below my window, plus those in the gardens for sixty yards or more on either side. He did so just now, noisily and fur-flyingly, and, when I looked out of my window to see the scrap and the interloper's rapid departure, he looked up at me with a nothing less than a smug "Just keeping the place tidy, Paul" look on his face. Grey squirrels get the same treatment, too.
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Post by stylie on May 11, 2006 3:18:19 GMT -5
A lot of people fill clear plastic empty coke bottles(2L) with water and leave them where the cats/dogs like to piss, dont know if it works, but a lot of people seem to do it. There is a plant that gives off a smell that will keep cats away, however i dont know the name right now, I read about it years ago.
Is shooting them out of the question ? you would be doing the local wildlife a favour
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Post by troutline on May 11, 2006 3:55:32 GMT -5
I once got told to put "orange peel" on the, it didnt work and I made meself sick eating the oranges, cats must have been pissin themselves.
Airguns were the future....
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Post by charlieH on May 11, 2006 3:56:26 GMT -5
If the cats are shiiting in newly dug ground, placing a few prunings of a spiky shrub (eg thorn, holly, pyracanthus) on the area is alleged to help, but this isn't very practical for a large area. I'd go with the water method. Harmless and apparently effective - my brother (who likes the creatures) uses a small water pistol to discipline his cats inside the house. You could try one of these things: contech-inc.com/products/scarecrow/ - a US firm, but they do list dealers in the UK. Otherwise build something similar yourself, using a PIR motion detector (as sold for burglar alarms, security lights etc) rigged up to a hose pipe (assuming their use isn't banned where you live). Incidentally, the same company sells an ultrasonic deterrent, but I don't have much faith in them.
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