I said that because i cant see any solution really. OP has tried lots of things. I'm sure the neighbours dont want their cat to poo in his garden but cats roam and are legally allowed to (they probably went to court) so its really difficult to stop them doing what comes naturally.
I said that because i cant see any solution really. OP has tried lots of things. I'm sure the neighbours dont want their cat to poo in his garden but cats roam and are legally allowed to (they probably went to court) so its really difficult to stop them doing what comes naturally.
I've got to give the squirty thing a go, otherwise I'll never know whether it might have solved the problem.
Unless all the positive reviews for those devices are planted, there are definitely folks out there who are entirely satisfied with the results.
Pussies clearly don't like to be wet, and are unlikely to invite a second helping.
Edit: we did have a dog that hated cats (or loved chasing them) but he went deaf and blind and eventually they just ignored him.
Sheps - the one I have would certainly be too high for a hog to set off. Providing it's not aiming up a hill! The wood pigeons do occasionally get a soaking because they flutter down from the nearby shed or fence. They move much more quickly afterwards....
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks Fairy...once I have moved my outside tap I might give one a go, though to be honest I only have 1 or 2 cats that use the garden as a short cut and no longer poop in the raised beds.
There is one solution apart from those mentioned above that has worked for us in the past. In our previous home we had a small back garden and a front drive with borders which was absolutely deluged with cat poop following the arrival of neighbours who owned two cats. My eventually successful response (which is probably only practical in a small garden) was to buy a few bundles of those short planting sticks, and place them in the ground a few inches apart in any area of soil where the cats had defecated. There was no longer any room for them to move around, so they went elsewhere.
They can also be put in the ground alongside the edges of boundary walls and fences, so that the cats have difficulty jumping into your garden without the risk of impaling themselves.
Not a solution which is practical here, because there's too large an area of borders to cover.
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Unless all the positive reviews for those devices are planted, there are definitely folks out there who are entirely satisfied with the results.
Pussies clearly don't like to be wet, and are unlikely to invite a second helping.
Edit: we did have a dog that hated cats (or loved chasing them) but he went deaf and blind and eventually they just ignored him.
The wood pigeons do occasionally get a soaking because they flutter down from the nearby shed or fence. They move much more quickly afterwards....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
There is one solution apart from those mentioned above that has worked for us in the past. In our previous home we had a small back garden and a front drive with borders which was absolutely deluged with cat poop following the arrival of neighbours who owned two cats. My eventually successful response (which is probably only practical in a small garden) was to buy a few bundles of those short planting sticks, and place them in the ground a few inches apart in any area of soil where the cats had defecated. There was no longer any room for them to move around, so they went elsewhere.
They can also be put in the ground alongside the edges of boundary walls and fences, so that the cats have difficulty jumping into your garden without the risk of impaling themselves.
Not a solution which is practical here, because there's too large an area of borders to cover.