Cat poo

[Tenacious Sloth]

[QUOTE 5319477, member: 45"]We have a pile of poo appear right in the centre of the lawn most mornings. It seems big for a cat but doesn't look or smell like fox.[/QUOTE]

Does it taste like fox poo?

 

[T4tomo]

My own cats (or one of them) took to crapping on the lawn when moved house. I figured out there was no easy digging in the garden as the previous occupants had all their plants in pots, no flower beds. I've now made some flower beds and have a small unplanted patch in a corner (behind some lavender) that is virtually 100% compost so very easy digging. The cat now craps there.

If you give them a choice they normally head for some easy digging as do prefer to bury it. I know its slightly different when its your own cats vs a neighbours. Maybe find out whose cat it is and leave pile of compost on their doorstep / front garden so the cat craps at home

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

[QUOTE 5319518, member: 45"]Too nutty.[/QUOTE]

Ah, there’s a clue there. Sounds like you need to get your Squirrel Catapult out of the loft.

 

[Piemaster]

Does it taste like fox poo?

My dog would know.
Fox - roll in it.
Cat- eat it.

 

[gbb]

Orange peel and chilli powder left in the garden should help deter them.

I'd heard of..and tried orange peel in the past to keep them off the garden sofa...might try that again in the grass.

 

[gaijintendo]

I'd heard of..and tried orange peel in the past to keep them off the garden sofa...might try that again in the grass.

Garden sofa?
Is it fancy decking furniture or no local council Bulk Uplift service?

 

[si_c]

I'd heard of..and tried orange peel in the past to keep them off the garden sofa...might try that again in the grass.

I was going to suggest orange peel - although it seems to be cat dependent. Used wet coffee grounds can work as well and has the bonus that it's less visible on the grass/borders than orange peel.

 

[gbb]

Garden sofa?
Is it fancy decking furniture or no local council Bulk Uplift device?

Its a wicker sofa set with waterproof'ish cushions and that's all located under a canopy over the patio ...although i suspect i'm already explaining too much

 

[Levo-Lon]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X1hLe8rSir0

 

[Andy_R]

Cork and a mallet

 

[fossyant]

One of our's is an indoor cat (by fact he has cat flu - was a rescue). The other goes out, but usually craps in our raised planter as it has fine soil (as do the other cats). It's rare a cat will crap on a lawn or open space as they prefer to cover it.

 

[keithmac]

We used to regularly have cat poo on the grass years ago, not good when you have small children about...

I just chased them out of the garden clapping my hands, took a while but eventually the sight of a bald lunatic running around made my garden less appealing.

You have to keep it up though..

 

[wheel_sucker]

Motion activated sprinkler, assuming no hosepipe ban.

Something like these...
http://www.motionactivatedsprinklers.com/

Do these actually work?

 

[Gary E]

We used to regularly have cat poo on the grass years ago, not good when you have small children about...

I just chased them out of the garden clapping my hands, took a while but eventually the sight of a bald lunatic running around made my garden less appealing.

You have to keep it up though..

You chased small children out of your garden clapping your hands???

 

[Gary E]

Do these actually work?

The one I bought did nothing to discourage the cats but is was bloody awesome fun for surprising the missus

The trick is to have it connected to a long enough hose so that you can move it about into new and unexpected areas. The hose going into the shed through the window and set up pointing towards the door was my best effort