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Cats sometimes cause problems with flower beds and vegetable plantations, and are especially fond of digging in fresh seed beds.
Uk.d-i-y contributors have used the following approaches with some success.
==Sticks== Putting sticks in the ground, spaced 4" apart, makes it awkward and uncomfortable for cats to walk the area.
- works well
- can use garden litteer and prunings for the sticks
- only practical for small areas
==Sonic & Ultrasonic repellants==
- Cost high
- Effectiveness questioned
- sometimes triggered at the wrong times
==Electric fence==
- You'll lean on it sooner or later :)
==Pepper dust==
- Very irritating if the wind blows it
==Dog==
==Cat==
- Cats guard their territory, and usually do their business in someone else's garden - but no guarantees!
==Tiger turd==
- effective repellant for cats & several other species
- stinks though
- doesn't last well
- available from zoos, circuses and some garden centres.
==Mothballs==
- they whiff
- need occasional replacement
- will also deter many insects
==Electronic water spray== Electronic detector plus sprayer. A car windscreen sprayer can be used, or a solenoid on a mains pressure system.
- sometimes effective
==Hand held spray== Eg an empty washing up liquid bottle
- effective against the most nervous cats
- costs nothing
- a fair bit of hassle to train a cat though
==Bottles of water== Half fill some clear 2 litre plastic drink bottles. Place them on their side.
- the exact reason for deterrence is uncertain, maybe the sight of water is offputting, or perhaps the reflections.
==Toy snake== A plastic snake may look like a toy to us, but cats naturally regard them as dangerous.
- effective with some cats
==Diversion bed== Since cats love seed beds, they can sometimes be diverted from one area by raking over another area that acts as a diversion.
==See Also==
- [[Special:Allpages|Wiki Contents]]
- [[Special:Categories|Wiki Subject Categories]]
[[Category:Garden]] [[Category:Pests]]