Rob Keeble
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...and how can your neighbors see you use a bb gun out back?????you got vegetation on both sides..
Thanks for the suggestions, Cynthia.
1. Dunno if I could sell SWMBO on the chicken wire idea. Would it go above or below the bark mulch? We did try some flexible plastic spiky mats made to repel cats, but they just worked their way around them.
It would have to be above the mulch. It's ugly and it's a drag, but it's effective.
2. That could be real doable. We have a large lemon tree that produces fruit year-round.
This would be my choice if I had a lemon tree. I have a great recipe for lemon bread if you like......
3. That's another one I doubt I could sell to the Warden. Out of curiosity, does dog hair work?
Doubtful. A live dog works.
4. Hmm...another one that might be workable.
5. Three dogs is more than enough critters for now. Plus, to be effective, it'd need to be an outdoor cat, and LOML wouldn't want to risk having coyote bait. (Outdoor cats don't last real long around here.)
Thanks again...some good food for thought. And none of it smells like tacos.
One more thing I forgot to mention. I know a guy who had a similar problem with cats in his flower beds. One day he put down about 75 mouse traps one next to the other in the flower bed of prime cat poop choice. (I'm not kidding.) He strung them together too. So if one trap sprang it would be very difficult to avoid the others. That night he went to bed, and awoke to SNAP SNAP SNAP MEOOOWWWWW. The cat ran home to the neighbor's house and never stepped in his yard again.
Vaughn, see if you can rent some coyotes. It is my understanding that when coyotes frequent the neighborhood the incidence of cat trespassing is reduced....
Oh, there are a few side effects. You might hear some loud cat screams but they only last a second or two.
Only 2 times I've ever given a cat a bath though...