Home Made Cat Deterrents

chicken wire to prevent cats digging

Cats Hate Chicken Wire

One of the best and most useful cat deterrent tips I ever found online was that cats do not like the feel of chicken wire on the pads of their paws so they won’t climb it and avoid walking on it if at all possible. Not only that but they can’t dig in any areas…
cat repellent recipes

How To Keep Cats Out Of Your Yard

Before you start looking at buying one of the many commercial cat deterrents on the market you should first of all consider if there’s anything you can do to discourage or stop cats from entering your yard in the first place. Cats will be attracted to yards that have lots of bird activity so if…
water bottle cat deterrent

Water Bottle and Cat Myth

If you have spent more than half an hour looking for ways to keep cats out of your garden you will have come across the old water bottle and cat myth, probably more than once. I have seen posts on gardeners forums where people swear leaving half filled bottles of water around the garden scares…