Any way I can stop cats from messing up my garden?

Grenage

Bark chippings turn your whole garden into a litter tray, I know that much from experience.

googler

We found this to be quite effective, as long as you have line of sight to the cat. Also available from B&Q and other garden centres.

http://www.doggoodies.co.uk/sonic-scatter-gun-599-p.asp?gclid=COKSm43W5cwCFQ0SGwodumMAnQ

A scattering of thorny plant cuttings (Rose stalks, maybe) around the access points where the cats get in to your garden will deter them ....

eastonian

I tried everything to stop the neighbourhood cat population using our garden as their toilet - we're one of the only houses with a lawn and planters, all of which they loved.

Only thing that has worked permanently is an IR motion sensing sprinkler. It's hooked up to the garden hose, and sets off a big arc of powerful spray any time movement of living things is detected - including me if I forget to turn the tap off!

Cost a lot of money, and takes a little fettling to set up correctly, but we'll worth the outlay when the alternative is picking up turds.

moneyistooshorttomention

Grenage wrote: »

Bark chippings turn your whole garden into a litter tray, I know that much from experience.

Can I ask what size bark chippings you used?

I'm guessing that the smaller ones might have enough resemblance to cat litter that they think it IS cat litter - but, presumably, the largest size chippings count as "something else" in their little minds?

moneyistooshorttomention

googler wrote: »

We found this to be quite effective, as long as you have line of sight to the cat. Also available from B&Q and other garden centres.

http://www.doggoodies.co.uk/sonic-scatter-gun-599-p.asp?gclid=COKSm43W5cwCFQ0SGwodumMAnQ

A scattering of thorny plant cuttings (Rose stalks, maybe) around the access points where the cats get in to your garden will deter them ....

I've used a sonic device on nearby dog (and the replacement they obviously got for nearby dog) and it doesnt seem to work on dogs - they still carry right on barking. Don't know whether these work any better on cats?

moneyistooshorttomention

eastonian wrote: »

I tried everything to stop the neighbourhood cat population using our garden as their toilet - we're one of the only houses with a lawn and planters, all of which they loved.

Only thing that has worked permanently is an IR motion sensing sprinkler. It's hooked up to the garden hose, and sets off a big arc of powerful spray any time movement of living things is detected - including me if I forget to turn the tap off!

Cost a lot of money, and takes a little fettling to set up correctly, but we'll worth the outlay when the alternative is picking up turds.

Can we have a link please to a similar one for sale on Amazon?

cyclonebri1

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Are you sure it's cats ? Cats don't usually just poo on the lawn, they're usually pretty fussy about burying it. Sure it's not foxes ?

Sorry ebb but that is simply rubbish

Domestic cats are lazy barstewards and crap anywhere particularly on lawns then simply offer a nod and a scratch over then walk away, little attempt at buirial

cyclonebri1

torbrex wrote: »

The only sure fire solution;

I'll back this option, don't want to kill the little darlings but cat slugs have been since the early 20th century, and for good reason

getmore4less

Plenty of ideas for motion activated on the web.

if you have the sprinkler(s).

LV valves for under £10 hooked up to a suitable motion sensor


Of the shelf complete ready to go kit probably £50+

the expensive model Scarecrow from the US is around £90

google found some suppliers cheaper

or this one(no idea if any good)
http://www.primrose.co.uk/-p-99060.html?adtype=pla&kwd=&showPLA=true&gclid=CNP89tOf5swCFewW0wodklsBnQ

Grenage

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Can I ask what size bark chippings you used?

I'm guessing that the smaller ones might have enough resemblance to cat litter that they think it IS cat litter - but, presumably, the largest size chippings count as "something else" in their little minds?

It was actually large chippings; standard stuff you'd find at Wickes. Thankfully the front garden wasn't used, so they were free to use it as much as they pleased.