stopping cats dropping mars bars
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I've had a similar problem, it's a nightmare especially if you tread it in the house. I was told a large clear plastic bottle part filled with water lay on its side deters them. My neighbour uses one but not sure if it works.
What did work though, was having a full bucket of water on the path near my front door. I spotted one about to do it and got to the door just as the act had begun. Here's the best bit, they won't run off till finished so plenty of time to take aim.
It got the lot and I've never seen it in my garden since.
What did work though, was having a full bucket of water on the path near my front door. I spotted one about to do it and got to the door just as the act had begun. Here's the best bit, they won't run off till finished so plenty of time to take aim.
It got the lot and I've never seen it in my garden since.
Shotgun? High powered rifle?
I have the same problem and even regularly chasing the little sods away, using the cat scarers, scattering lemon peel around they are still leaving little 'presents' in the middle of the lawn. Eradication is, in my opinion, the only effective thing to try.
Although, if there are only a couple of ways into your garden try cutting some strips of bramble and laying them over their routes in and out. They won't want to walk on the thorns so will hopefully stop coming in to your garden.
I have the same problem and even regularly chasing the little sods away, using the cat scarers, scattering lemon peel around they are still leaving little 'presents' in the middle of the lawn. Eradication is, in my opinion, the only effective thing to try.
Although, if there are only a couple of ways into your garden try cutting some strips of bramble and laying them over their routes in and out. They won't want to walk on the thorns so will hopefully stop coming in to your garden.
Actually, now I think back when I had a cat they never did it, so there's an option. He was a feral type that had been thrown out after Xmas and could certainly look after himself, aggressive, wasn't even happy with me in his garden.
Dogs don't work so well unless a really nasty piece of work. I see those around here just getting along with cats. Was never like that when I was a kid. Think it's been bred out.
Dogs don't work so well unless a really nasty piece of work. I see those around here just getting along with cats. Was never like that when I was a kid. Think it's been bred out.
lion poo seems to work, but you might tread that in your house aswell 
I have had cats my whole life apart from about 3 years from when i was born, and 6 months after my old cat died, i have had no problem with cats crapping in my garden.
get a cat, it will keep other cats out of your garden, and crap in someone else's.
I have had cats my whole life apart from about 3 years from when i was born, and 6 months after my old cat died, i have had no problem with cats crapping in my garden.
get a cat, it will keep other cats out of your garden, and crap in someone else's.
danrc said:
If its s
tting on the grass there isn't much you can do. If its going in the borders lay some plastic mesh over the soil and pin it with tent pegs. Cats like to dig before they go and the mesh stops them and gets caught up in their claws.
The plastic netting works really well on lawns! You can buy black plastic netting from B&Q cheaply. You hardly notice it. Just remember to remove it to cut the grass... tting on the grass there isn't much you can do. If its going in the borders lay some plastic mesh over the soil and pin it with tent pegs. Cats like to dig before they go and the mesh stops them and gets caught up in their claws. Really smelly poo on lawn is often foxes not cats, but netting stops them as well.
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