cat problem

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Re: cat problem

Post by unsure »

yep you can`t beat a big dog . i have our mollie , 2 yr old geman shepard , she`s doing just fine at keep the locals at bay . she`s not cought one yet but she keeps trying
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Post by stevegray »

I've heard that orange peel can be used to repel cats. Try http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=orange+peel+cats. Though I'd go with the dog solution myself. In my case a 12 month old Golden Retriever called Boson.
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hi thank you for the help and advise decided to go with chicken mesh will see how it goes
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You could try planting Pee-Off (its a cat repellent plant)

When I googled for a link I got this http://www.angliangardener.co.uk/green_ ... r_cats.htm, lots of ideas there to try
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Post by Technik »

Hmm... I have 3 cats (2 girls and a boy) and built a raised bed box last year - none of them seems interested in it. Even the neighbours cats avoid it. No idea why though.

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citrus is particularly effective at displacing cats, you can just chuck orange (or preferably ) lemon skins down or you you can get gel, crystal or ultrasonic cat repellants.
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Couldn't you just frighten the offenders once in a while as well with some deliberate misses with a slingshot and using safe ammo such as tin foil balls that deform on impact with a wall thus removing the momentum and ricochets?
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Re: cat problem

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hi trying the citrus idea on one of the beds the rest are covered with chicken mesh,will be hit and miss on how often i have to add citrus peel,do like the idea of the sling shot but not really feasible,also thought about returning the crap to the owner lol,
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I made frames to pull mesh over my beds-or you could just shoot the cats.

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