How does it keep possums or other animals away?
1946529
That is an issue and I don't know the answer. We have seen another cat use it, but then our little colony seems to reclaim it.
1946530
We took the legs off an old barbecue grill, one of those little square ones and put a piece of cardboard on it to make a table. We set the tube on the table. It has a little ledge so our cat can lay on it. It stopped our problem with both possums and coons.
1946531
The tube is on my deck facing the door to my sun porch. So far, I have not had any other animal activity. Could be due to the proximity to the inside of the house and human activity. The opening to the tube is small enough for a cat, but probably too small for an adult raccoon. Other animals might sense easy entrapment, but I am guessing on that. The cats, however, love it. Three sisters currently call it home.
1946532
I don't know. I know that during a bad storm mother checked on her cats, they were in the Kitty Tube and a possum was in a box next to it.
1946533
I have two feral cats that sleep in my Kitty Tube located on my open porch. Last night, it warmed up into the upper 30's, so the cats we out and about. When I took the dog out, I noticed a possum eating out of the cat dish. When he saw me, he ran into the tube. It was cute too see a possum head sticking out of the tube but I worried it would scare the cats away. By morning, when I checked, the possum was gone and both cats we in the tube. I think opossums and raccoons are more interested in the cat food than they are in the Kitty Tube. From now on, I am going to move the food dish to another location. Anyway, when the temps drop more, the raccoons & opossums will be hibernating. I have two feral cats that sleep in my Kitty Tube located on my open porch. Last night, it warmed up into the upper 30's, so the cats we out and about. When I took the dog out, I noticed a possum eating out of the cat dish. When he saw me, he ran into the tube. It was cute too see a possum head sticking out of the tube but I worried it would scare the cats away. By morning, when I checked, the possum was gone and both cats we in the tube. I think opossums and raccoons are more interested in the cat food than they are in the Kitty Tube. From now on, I am going to move the food dish to... » Read More I have two feral cats that sleep in my Kitty Tube located on my open porch. Last night, it warmed up into the upper 30's, so the cats we out and about. When I took the dog out, I noticed a possum eating out of the cat dish. When he saw me, he ran into the tube. It was cute too see a possum head sticking out of the tube but I worried it would scare the cats away. By morning, when I checked, the possum was gone and both cats we in the tube. I think opossums and raccoons are more interested in the cat food than they are in the Kitty Tube. From now on, I am going to move the food dish to another location. Anyway, when the temps drop more, the raccoons & opossums will be hibernating. « Show Less
1946534
My two year old cat did not seem as overly concerned as I was, when I spotted a possum around just after I let him outside. Amazingly, he just sat like a normal cat as if nothing odd was happening. I would imagine possums are more intent with finding their next meal, and with their long snouts, likely (a lot easier) spook a lot of small critters (ie. rodents) from their small hiding places. As such, my cat likely to goes hunting with two baby (or now a little bit older) possums. He seems to just merrily sit nearby watching (and following) and waiting for the possum(s) to spook mice! My cat seems not to be all alone in the night after all and has playmates! My two year old cat did not seem as overly concerned as I was, when I spotted a possum around just after I let him outside. Amazingly, he just sat like a normal cat as if nothing odd was happening. I would imagine possums are more intent with finding their next meal, and with their long snouts, likely (a lot easier) spook a lot of small critters (ie. rodents) from their small hiding places. As such, my cat likely to goes hunting with two baby (or now a little bit older) possums. He seems to just merrily sit nearby watching (and following) and waiting for the possum(s) to spook mice! My cat... » Read More My two year old cat did not seem as overly concerned as I was, when I spotted a possum around just after I let him outside. Amazingly, he just sat like a normal cat as if nothing odd was happening. I would imagine possums are more intent with finding their next meal, and with their long snouts, likely (a lot easier) spook a lot of small critters (ie. rodents) from their small hiding places. As such, my cat likely to goes hunting with two baby (or now a little bit older) possums. He seems to just merrily sit nearby watching (and following) and waiting for the possum(s) to spook mice! My cat seems not to be all alone in the night after all and has playmates! « Show Less
1946535
I have had feral cats for 8 years and never had problems with wildlife in any hideys that I have used......they come and eat the food but don't seem to go near the hideys.
571653
do not know if it will work on possums but it was totally ineffective in warding off deer. personally i would not buy it because i don't believe it works!sc
631572
Victor, I could not get this gadget to work at all. I had it installed facing direct East sun. I ended up trashing it just before I moved from my former home. It just did not keep stray dogs, skunks, raccoons, cats, mice, etc. off my property.
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We also have large animals that can disturb the trap. What I do is once I place the trap into the opening to a gopher tunnel I cover it with a large upside down flower pot. Then I place a large rock on top of the pot to keep it from being moved by wind or animals.
13367
nothing keeps other animals out it only keeps your dog in and from running into a street or busy drive way
976187
yes, we had a opossum that was pulling up one side, it's a pretty light weight composter. I had to steak down the corners and also put a screw above the trap doors at the bottom so the critters wouldn't keep opening it.
44335
As a rule, it requires repeated use and after time they begin to avoid the area. I doubt it will remove a nested critter.
2237342
I am so sorry I am unable to help you. We bought this to help repel the neighbors goats. No certain how well it worked as after the owner paid for the tree his goats ate, he decided it more cost-effective to keep his goats in his own yard. PS: It didn't stop the goats from eating a rose bush this Spring, however. I would contact the manufacturer for better information.
571656
Yes! The noise this Sentinel makes will scare off animals! Place it where the plants are, pointing it forward to detect any animals.
1830291
The Pest-a-Cator works through the wiring in the walls, as you probably know. As long as your RV is hooked up to electricity of some kind, I think the it would help deter mice and rats. I really don't know if it discourages other animals like squirrels, raccoons, etc. We had a problem with mice in our home, installed 2 of these and haven't seen mice in months; we keep them plugged in "just in case". Good luck!
1574610
I don't know if it is designed to deter larger animals. The only animals we have had trouble with is mice, for which this device is excellent.
2232060
I used this in a raised bed, some large containers, and around some newly planted plants. It seemed to help keep the critters out of those, but I think it would take a truckload to work around my fence, and eventually the rain washes it away. On my fence I have tried putting a one-foot-wide chicken wire topper to discourage them climbing over, tree tanglefoot spread on the chainlink, spraying with garlic oil, spraying with orange oil, even aluminum foil. I just purchased an electric fence charger and wire from amazon and will be installing that near the top of the fence. Maybe THAT will stop the raccoons.
590596
It doesn't work at night. It doesn't work during the day, if you are asking whether it is repelling any animal friend. The animals simply ignore its red light sensor.
1019712
We used it to try keep otters out. It did not work. Go to your local feed and seed and put some real electricity behind it. Keeping a hungry animal out is hard. On them and us. The otter we tried to keep out cleaned out more than 40 butterfly koi that were 18" long...it was heartbreaking.
1878883
It kept birds away. Rodents got used to it. Get a cat, or launch projectiles with a barreled instrument.
1953141
Get a main Scat Mat (the one with the battery pack included) and any extensions you need to cover the length of your counters. My brother and sister-in-law used these to keep their Labrador off their counters. That's how I got the idea to use it to keep my cats off my daughter's bed.
588125
There are several ways to keep animals away from your garden. If your referring to birds, try running a string tied on wood stakes through your garden and tying pieces of rags along the run. As the wind blows the rags will wave scaring off the birds, a rubber snake or plastic owl ornament may also work. As for deer and rabbits you can go to your local hardware store and purchase some chicken wire and stake it around your garden. Hope this helped a little!