Keeping Cats Out!

[mikeyj]

Guys, any suggestions as to how I can stop the local cat population using my garden as a public toilet? I don't want to hurt the little blighters just put them off! Now starting to get cheesed off

[Nienke]

Small plastic bags with water as missiles? Provided that you can aim (close to the cat)

[LeungKen]

Unless you are in your garden 24 hours a day I don't reckon you can win this one.

The sneaky little buggers are designed to slip quietly around.

[londonthai]

garden sprinkler activated by the motion

[eek]

also cats are generally not great fans of certain scents such as citrus and lemon. some cut lemons or citronella around the area may help. Also keep a spray bottle of water handy and spray them and make a hissing sound when you see them. (Used to do this to the local bully cat who harassed my kitties and pretty soon he got the message.)

[Sheryl]

The best solution is to have a pet cat of your own, who will then mark it out as his/her own terriroty and repel invaders. your problem is that your garden right now is common land for the cats, no one cat öwns"it.

If you're not a cat person, a dog might also help.

londonthai and eek's suggestions also good if you can implement them, but a pet cat sould be the most effective....

[0Mix1up]

pepper or pepper corns i'm led to believe.

positioned around the areas