GarethRDR Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 So, now that I have a garden I have inherited the common problem of neighboring cats using it as their personal shit box. I do have a rather powerful BB rifle that I'd like to use as a deterrent, but the missus is a cat person and any Rambo-esque feline wetwork would not go down well (I did proffer the more sporting alternative of going mano-a-mano with the cat, sneaking up behind it and snapping it's neck à la Solid Snake but this is also apparently unamenable... women, eh?). So does anyone have any suggestions? Before some smartarse *cough* The_Rev *cough* pulls a 'LMGTFY', I will state that Google searches I have carried out thus far have yielded results based solely on hearsay and conjecture surrounding the "success" (or lack thereof) of snake-oil remedies. I need solutions. I need VT. Now fact me 'til I fart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2012 Scarecats. Like Scarecrows, but they look exactly like that huge cartoon dog off of Tom and Jerry. Bit of paper maché and you'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted October 18, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2012 Mr Trim was recommending eating sugar puffs and pissing on your own garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Lion shit is apparently effective. Cats tend to go in the same place to douse the area in chilli oil. That ought to give kitty something to think about.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunther Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Get a cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Rent a dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted October 18, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2012 I suppose getting a dog for the back garden is out of the question. I believe they're quite the deterrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 A catapult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 This is all a bit daytime Radio 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2012 I'm still waiting to see what happens when our cat bumps into the fox that hangs around our garden on an increasingly regular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Do as follows. Get this Use some technical wizardry to link it to a motion sensor and voila, you have a sentry gun, like so 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 co2 powered bb gun should do the trick, just don't tell the mrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Get some gypsies to move in to your garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Used teabags and bits of orange peel scattered around the edges of the garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Get some NERF guns . Loads of fun shooting moving targets and no real damge caused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 How about Cat Away Don't know what it is, never used it, don't want to, don't know if it works. I invite call Cats into my garden. I don't have many visitors anymore though, as I used to run/walk to them and try and pick them up and squeeze them and hug them and kiss them, but theyve decided they don't like that much anymore. So if the above fails, have your girf try and love all the cats who approach your abode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2012 How about Cat Away Don't know what it is, never used it, don't want to, don't know if it works. I invite call Cats into my garden. I don't have many visitors anymore though, as I used to run/walk to them and try and pick them up and squeeze them and hug them and kiss them, but theyve decided they don't like that much anymore. So if the above fails, have your girf try and love all the cats who approach your abode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shillzz Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Gareth, your only answer is to get a cat. That way, no cats will ever come into your garden (assuming your cat is 'the man') and your cat may even return the favour back to your neighbour's gardens. I say this with no amount of jest, it is a sure fire way to resolve the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted October 18, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted October 18, 2012 Gareth, your only answer is to get a cat. That way, no cats will ever come into your garden (assuming your cat is 'the man') and your cat may even return the favour back to your neighbour's gardens. I say this with no amount of jest, it is a sure fire way to resolve the problem. I was going to suggest that. Of course, you do still get cat shit in your garden, but only from one cat (assuming your cat is a sufficiently tough enforcer). My missus does all the gardening at our house, and despite the fact that we have a cat (and still a number of visiting ones, as he's a bit of a wimp), she doesn't think that cat shit is a problem at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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