What is the best way to keep my neighbours cats out of the garden (and fish pond).They Sh___T all over the place .
The neighbour doesn't want to know about it.
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What is the best way to keep my neighbours cats out of the garden (and fish pond).They Sh___T all over the place .
The neighbour doesn't want to know about it.
A bullet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Strungout
Borrow my dog.:D
Get Wongo to come around, apparently he likes them....with a nice sweet and sour sauce:D
Other than that, about 6 disprin in a bowl of milk....no more cat problem.:D
Do you see them? If so, get one of those big water pistol (cannon?) things that kids use to put each others' eyes out.
Trap it a few times and tell your neighbor he can pick it up at the pound.
Ring the local shire or council office, check the regulations for your area and if it states that cats must be keep within the boundary, lodge a complaint which should result in a visit and possibly a fine from the local bylaws officer. Take timestamped photos every time you see them if possible.Or as Eli says pick it up and ring the Ranger stating that you have a stray animal.
I use to have visits from some of the local dogs here harassing my dogs through the fence, so I just let them on to my property by opening the gate and then called the Ranger who would come out and pick them up within the hour and take them to the pound. Owners then had to pay a release fine plus another one for allowing the dogs to roam. The visits dropped off dramatically after that.
What Wongo said.
I'd happily wait for the cats to show up around here, the mynah birds too, take careful aim and phfft (sound of target air riffle shooting) they're dead. Except the bleeding hearts made it illegal.
:think: now that my little girl has chooks I wonder if I'm allowed to protect them?
Border collie X husky..
Never had a cat problem:D:D:D never seen a cat here:D:D
PS a german shepard works just as well
Now there Strungout, don't get strungout about these cats.
Here is a system that works well.
Electric Fence.
String it around your fishpond/garden, but it must be of a height that the offending critter has to crawl under it and be in contact with the hot wire..
I have them rigged up around gardens and the like, and it keeps out dogs [my own] possums that raid the water melons, rock melons and anything else that takes thier fancy.
They will bump into it once, if they are really dumb twice. AlI have to do these days is just string up a white cord and that's enough.
When the cat/dog/possum walks into it for the first time you will hear about it
Give it a go
Shanghai + Jaffas, failing that a trap and some turps/kero spotted under the tail - they'll never be back.
Have to agree with Eli here - get a possum trap or something similar, bit of fish paste or whatever. Then take the offending moggie to the RSPCA/pound - if the neighbor is a real dweeb then pick one far away to visit.
The air gun and the Panadol treatments are far more personally satisfying & permanent, but the RSPCA do not approve, but they will put the cat down themselves :no:
Mr Howkins , please please tell us how you set up this electric fence ! I have a wayward possum who S--TS and C--PS all over my tools in the shed and loves to make herself at home inside MY home as well as all her offspring. It has been there for a few years coming and going and has chosen MY shed as her materity ward. Would this be an alternative other than sending her to the Pearly Gates when and if I can ever catch her. :((
Neil.
Cats, I could do with one right now, got mice in the workshop, keeps leaving his whatsits all over my bench, must remember not to eat up the chocolate biscuit crumbs left over myself the next day.
Neil,
You can usuallly pick these things up at a Produce Merchant and can either be run by batteries - usually 2 D cell - or plug into the mains. They operate on high voltage/low amperage, from memory the one I use operates art around 40,000 volts.
They do come with instructions, but this is how it works.
The electric wire when set up is a complete circuit. When an animal comes in contact with the wire, it must also be in contact with the ground [earth] when this happens the circuit shorts to earth via the body in touch with the wire and the ground.
This could present a problem for possums that enter via wires, trees etc.
For a ground based application, put star pickets, along or around the circumferance of the area you with to protect. You can get hard plastic star pickets and, of course, the steel ones. If you are using steel star pickets you have to get insulators to insulate the hot wire from the steel.
The energizer is connected to the wire and also to earth - generally by a stake and a connecting wire, and the whole thing is ready to go.
The possums I have kept at bay travel over ground to get to my veggie patch etc, and so this system works. If they were dropping in from the trees, I would have to hope they would walk out and I'd get them then.
Like I said.....works for me
Don't forget to tie an old milo/coffee tin with some stones in it onto their tail. Best to use elastic, cos with string they will eventually stop, with elastic every time they leap forward the elastic stretches and then the tin whacks them on the bum, they can run for miles.:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Bob38S
Thanks Colin. I will look in that asap down at our local produce shop. :2tsup:
Waldo depending on exactly where you live chooks may be considered stock and any animal that harasses stock might be legally put down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Waldo
(but is it pronounced ha-rass or har-ass? Sorry that millimetre thread has me all twisted up):U
Strungout try White Pepper or Cajaun spice srpinkled liberaly on the garden etc
other than that planting Rose and Lemon Scented Geraniums we have found keeps them away as do Roses with heaps of thorns.
You could try stuffing them in backpacks and leaving them on the bus. That's probably what those girls were up to on that other thread.:o (Math time )
Thanks for the replies.Yes,the bullet (or slug gun) etc were my first thoughts but I might try the council /trap approach.
I also have 3 blue tounge lizards in the yard and I am concerned that this stinking cat is going to get hold of them.
G'Day Strungout,
I too have a BlueTongue family here.
Anothger way is to be Kind:D:rolleyes: to the Felines.
Open a can of Tuna for them.
Give it to them 10-14 days later, after opening:doh:
cook some toadfish up in an old can and leave it out for the cats.
A 2 litre Coke bottle taped onto the barrel of a .22 makes a damn fine hushpuppy. Just make sure you use std velocity ammo.
Don't ask how I know:D
And add some bleach to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Dunn
Cats that arent in thier owners yard should be killed. Filthy native animal killing garbage. :D
A mate of mine had a swimming pool and set up a walk the plank thing that pivoted in the middle. Put some cat food on the end, kitty walks the plank and drowns :2tsup:.
Thats brilliant, Ive started digging as I type....:DQuote:
Originally Posted by dazzler
To all the small minded people out there, I feel sorry for you that you find a cat so intimidating. I have two cats but I have also had univited neighbours cat troubles at my last house which I needed to sort out.
i found the best solution was just to turn the garden hose on them when they came around univited. It worked, they got the message that they werent wanted and there was no actual harm to the cat.
Nevermind the fact that someones family pet was still safe rather than taking stupid action that most have suggested.
Ask yourself how would you feel it someone treated your pet with cruelty if it strayed off your land.
I am not a fan of dogs, yet I would never harm one if It came onto my property.
If the cat or dog is a real problem I think the pound would definately be the best option if the owner was slack.
Oh by the way, cats can actually swim!!!
I've got all the cats in the neighbourhood scared, they venture into my place they run off quick smart, they know I don't like them or the fact that they use my place as a hunting ground and use my car and inside my shed as a marking ground - do that and there are consequences.
Looking forward to getting a dog. :dev:
Cats are really only dog food.
Trap is the best but I would not be telling the neighbour.
Had a bloke at work thought he would fix his cat problem by making cat disappear only to receive a flyer in the letter box from a 7 year old girl who lost her cat and she was offering her pocket money for reward.
I think he was more distraught than the 7 year old girl.:o
Good Luck
Pulpo
Bet he feels like a big man now!!!!:~Quote:
Originally Posted by Pulpo
and I bet he didnt own up to it either!!!!
In a sack they cant...:p:p:pQuote:
Originally Posted by damien
I had a problem with dogs and the only way was to use the following
http://pcsanimalcontrol.com.au/deterrents.htm
It works and no more dogs
'Ratsac' worked for me.
The best thing is it takes an hour or so to kick in, by that time they're off you land and you dont need to dispose of the evidence.
A vote here for the scarecrow. I did not try the ultrasonic one from that mob but did try another two brands and while yes you can tell they can hear it they do not work - they will be hitting ebay. The scarecrow (Automatic water on cat machine) works great. Cats now take the footpath to go past the house :). With a bit of luck the lizard population will return :((
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Originally Posted by Simomatra
I would rather cuddle a cat than a lizard.:)
It's cause there are too many retards that seem to think their home DIY poisons are perfectly all right :no: Most are too stupid and or deliberately ignorant to realize the animal suffers for hours and even days before dying. At least the RSPCA does it in a manner that brings the least suffering possible with what they have to work with. But there are those mongs out there that get a kick out of killing for the sake of killing.Quote:
Originally Posted by bsrlee
Must disagree with you Woody,
Hmmm???
May I disagree with a SUPER MOD:no::no:
I like my Blue Tongue.....:D
Also like the Parakeets, Galahs, and Magpies:2tsup:
Perhaps Not when they wake me far to early:~
Not the Indian Myna, Sparrows nor Starlings......Oh!! NOR Cats:~:~:no:
This debate progresses from Logical to Emotional,
me thinks.
Nothing wrong with a pussy hey John? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jow104
Hmmm . . . Looks like there's more than one way to skin a cat (and about six ways to cook them):)
Any device to deter possums?:~Quote:
Originally Posted by Simomatra