Weather permitting, I'm thinking of using the 46x3 inch ScatMat Strip on my deck rail to deter raccoons. Has anyone tried this?
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I dont think you can. I know that when my mat gets wet it clicks on, and if there is standing water on it it keeps clicking until I dry it. This will probably wear down the battery very quickly and also ruin the mechanism. Maybe if you contact the company they make an outdoor one.
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Christina, I would suggest a different product if you willing to try it out,The link below will take you to the product directly.ScareCrow Motion Activated Animal Repellent
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While I have not tried it outdoors, as long as you keep it out of the rain, it should work. There are 3 settings (low, med, high) on the current and you will likely need to replace the 9-volt battery more quickly as cold will make the battery discharge faster.
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I have put bricks on top of the lid to discourage raccoons in the past. Bungee cords help. Now I have a chicken wire enclosure. If the contents are strictly plant material it also helps discourage them.
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I would say YES. We have raccoons in our area and they didn't get in. Only drawback is it's not that large.
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Hi, we have tried it for a few weeks. it hasnt been very effective for squirrels in the attic. We haven't yet called the customer service to see if there are any adjustments possible. If I hadn't thrown away the box, I would have returned it.
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I would not recommend this product as a deterrent of squirrels on any surface.I used it on wood with very liberal applications and it didn't phase the squirrels in the least.
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It is sturdy but I wouldn't risk it. I don't think it's intended for the outdoors. A raccoon would figure it out.
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yes it would keep raccoons out you would have to put the wires so they could not crawl under it and put one so they could not crawl over it
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I didn't have any problems with raccoons so far; I think the coop is very secure. I lock my chicken in at night and close the attached run in addition. I do remove left over food from the run and also the water bowl. I do not want to attract mice or rats and this seems to do the trick. In addition I clean the roost and coop every 3-4 days so no parasites can dwell there; the chickens are checked regularly for mites, so far I have no investation. Good luck with the coop and the hilarious chicken.
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We used havahart critter ridder on skunks that forage on our yard. It seems to work for awhile, but they got used to the smell or the water from the sprinkler system washed it out. If it worked, it was only temporary. And then, they were back......
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I would not recommend this product as a deterrent of squirrels on any surface. I used it on wood with very liberal applications and it didn't phase the squirrels in the least.
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I have had no trouble yet, it is in an area that we see outside our window and have nuthatches mainly going in for the suet. The raccoons just dismantle it and I needed to modify so they would stay out of it.
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If your feeding birds with it, then I'm sure raccoons will try to get it. I have them here in the Pacific Northwest, and they DON"T get into them.....Just keep it up high and mount it on a side of a building. Something slick on the sides. THEY ARE A GREAT DEAL FOR THE MONEY,BOUGHT 4 OF THEM....
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I have had excellent results. It's more like hardware cloth than chicken wire (which is a good thing!) and is stapled very securely. If a raccoon is going to get into this, it's going to be from underneath. The coop end is heavy and pretty secure, but the fenced in area in the right of the pic can be lifted easily. I put cinder blocks all the way around it and have had no problems. I would buy this coop again. I hope this helps.
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I guess it would depend on how large the bobcat was because I think some are very large. I have trapped raccons many times with no problem. In fact one time I had two small coons at he same time.
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Definitely. I use mine to keep birds away from my patio. A friend thought it was real from a distance. It's been out all winter long and still looks brand new.
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Yes it really does....we live in a heavily wooded area and were bothered by raccoons...they will clean out a large bird feeder overnight!!! So I put a woodlink torpedo on all 3 of our bird feeder poles....no more raccoons...it is amazing.....
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This is not an answer. I just want to see DualScan respond to Pastii who noted that a raccoon did get through it. I bought the "regular" door and it presented no problem at all to a raccoon which is why it received a one-star review. This product was recommended, but appears to be just as useless at preventing raccoon entry. So, SureFlap, care to offer a guarantee that it keeps raccoons out?