How to prevent cats from getting in your garden!

[Marf]

Shoot them.

Poison them.

Catch them and release them into the wild.

Just thought I'd get those in there before the usual crap starts when a cat topic pops up.

Sheets Tabuer said:

Get a dog, stick it in the garden.
Bag the crap up and give it back to your neighbour
Try a PIR sprinkler
Paint the top of the fence in goo
Pave the garden
Lion poo sold at the garden centre
Man poo

Pretty much nailed it. PIR Sprinkler would be my choice, as well as a motion sensitive webcam recording the garden so you can watch the water based carnage unfold.

[Simpo Two]

We haven't had Phalanx gun yet... maybe you could hire this one?

[RichB]

N Dentressangle said:

RichB said:

Personally I just chuck half a bucket of water at them and even if it misses (which it usually does) they soon seem to get the message that my garden is not cat friendly place.
p.s. Wait for the cat lovers to be on this thread

We have a cat. I'd be perfectly happy if you did this deter the bugger from your garden. Likewise SuperSoakers and anything else non-harmful: all fine with me. Pets are like children - an utter PITA if they're not yours.

I've had good results with those foul smelling crystals that you sprinkle, but others don't seem so keen. YMMV. I'd go for the SuperSoaker and have some fun, if I were you!

Good idea Norbert but currently not necessary, we did have a big tortoise-shell tabby which started crapping under our palm tree but my wife stick a whole load of berberis clippings under there last winter. The tabby soon gave up and half the berberis clippings took root, double result!

[Mr E Driver]

a couple of weeks ago I saw an advert for a device that you position in your garden attach a hose pipe to it and when the sensor detects movement a jet of water comes out of it. Cannot remember the company (in a freebie junk mailing in a magazine) but ITIWIIRC about £30

[Fatboy]

RichB said:

Fer said:

igiveup said:

Not bad, only 15 minutes until this suggestion. Glad to see we aren't slipping.

Err... what is it?

I've never seen one before - no-one has, but I'm guessing it's a white hole...

[dase1ats]

Haha I thought the title read "How to stop cars from getting in the garden..."

Crafty buggers...

More concrete

[Turbodiesel1690]

[TAS1981]

I have just bought a motion sensor water jet thing off the bay for £20. It should arrive tomorrow. Poxy foxes have been weeing on my new turf and killed bits of it so as I am not there to exact personal revenge on the little sts this is the next best thing.

Not sure how I will tell if its working until my grass stops dying but atleast I will be able to test it and report back! I am thinking set it up secretly and ask girlffriend to grab something for me from garden I "accidentally" left out there....

[Jonny_]

Super soaker works a treat, after a few soakings the average cat is bright enough to think "bugger this for a game of soldiers".

If that fails, try a jetwash

[mattman]

could be worse - we have 2 cats - both lazy feckers who crap in our garden!!! I thought they were meant to do it other peoples!!

[Mr E Driver]

The motion sensor thing would be perfect for the cat that craps in my back yard and a lot easier than waiting outside with a super soaker for two days.

[TAS1981]

I am hoping it sill stop the squirrels that dig up my bulbs, the cats that cr@p in my pots and the foxes that ps on my lawn....

....failing that I will have to get the AK out...

Watch this space....

[NewNameNeeded]

Simpo Two said:

... you could buy a cat ...