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Cats

Charlotte Hopkins 951Charlotte Hopkins 951 Posts: 2
in Wildlife gardening

I love wildlife and have made a hedgehog highway. I have always fed the birds and I had a dog until last year so I never got cats in my garden. But now I have cats in my garden and my birds are not so keen to visit. 

How can I stop cats coming into my garden ? 

I’m not ready for another dog. 

Please help..

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

    another £1 for me.

    Devon.
  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093

    The most effective method seems to be the water scarecrow (google it). The problem may be it'll deter your hedgepigs too, unless you can site it somewhere that the cats trigger it but the hedgehogs don't.

    Hostafan gets (a virtual) £1 every time someone asks the question, hence his comment above. It comes up lot. It's a real problem in some areas and there doesn't seem to be a universally effective solution, I'm afraid.

    Last edited: 22 February 2018 20:26:17

    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904

    ...cept another dog of course. image You are ready...you just haven't met him or her yet. image

  • plant pauperplant pauper Posts: 6,904

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  • raisingirlraisingirl Posts: 7,093

    *snort*

    Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon

    “It's still magic even if you know how it's done.” 
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Hostafan1 says:

    another £1 for me.

    See original post

     Please count me in.image

  • cornellycornelly Posts: 970
    Diluted urine is the answer we have found to controlling cats in the garden, does deter them, doesn't need to be strong enough to cause an unwanted smell.
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