On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 08:39:40 +0100, Peter James
wrote:

On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 20:52:38 +0100, Clair Voyance wrote:


This is a very good device and keeps the alley cats of south london from
our garden now. We use it maybe once a month for a few days to scare off
the cats, this still allows the birds, foxes etc to visit without
disturbance, don't seem to have much trouble with fox poo, just weeing.

I use an Electronic cat scarer. Cost me £40 plus £12 for a transformer.
I bought it two years ago and it works a treat.

Really! you mean the ultrasonic things? Have you noticed if it affects
other wildlife such as fox or birds?

In the two years we've
used it we have seen but one cat in the garden, and that on edge and
obviously very uncomfortable. We are surrounded by cats, in fact our next
door neighbour has two of the little blighters. Our rear garden is
enclosed by a six foot high wooden fence, and that makes the control of cats a
little easier.

Never known a cat to be afraid of taking on a six foot fence, in fact
with ours not only did they jump on it, they appeared to go to sleep
on the top edge LOL

It might be a little more convenient than the device mentioned earlier in
the thread, inasmuch as it is easier to run a small electric cable to the
unit, rather than a hose pipe.

It's always good to hear if anything that works, though most of us
will have a water supply in the garden already.

We have just purchased a slug fence for a plot 30ft x 20ft to
experiment, looks good so far.

http://www.slugfence.com/hauptteil_index.html

This would be quite easy to make if you have a small metal workshop
nearby. And of course definitely non lethal.

This is an interesting hobby kit, hopefully it doesn't kill them,
handy for mice etc too I'd imagine

http://www.starch.dk/isi/energy/fence.htm


A sacrificial part of the garden also works well for attracting the
crawlies to an easier lunch.

Which all goes to show you don't need to kill everything in the
garden.