Cats and wildlife.
By rominchal
@rominchal (39)
March 2, 2008 6:21am CST
I have, over the years managed to create a wildlife garden. I have two ponds which at the moment are populated by breeding frogs. Later in the year the newts will appear. All of them are and will be subject to predation by domestic cats. Does anyone out there know of a surefire way to discourage these animals from nmy garden? I have tried sprays, sonic devices, water etc etc. Nothing works for long. I have no problem with natural predators, in fact a Kestrel takes frogs regularly. But I do have a problem with cats.
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
2 Mar 08
I found this on the net. There are sprays- Boundary, Repel, etc. that contain odors that cats don't like. The thing I have found most effective though is to take wire or twigs and create a pattern in the open spaces that poke upwards to bother the cat as they try to walk through. I usually cut off the top piece of the fencing I use to make tomato cages so that I have a long strip of wire with pieces sticking out at right angles on both sides. (A long piece sort of like this +++++++++) I then place these wires (I try to make decorative shapes, etc) in the more open spots of the garden or wherever the cat is trying to walk or squat with the side pieces sticking up about 2-3 inches. Sometimes need to watch the cats response and adjust the wire if the cat is persistent. Be patient, but it is possible to discourage them. a local vet. http://www.mylot.com/nr/newresponse.aspx?p=1&qid=1422010
I also have read that cats don't like orange peels so you could scatter them around your ponds and so forth.
@rominchal (39)
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2 Mar 08
Thank you for the advice. I will try these and hopefully it will help. I will let you know if I see a positive result.
