What about the blast cap on a larger bottle half filled with water?
Quote from: Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) on January 20, 2022, 05:01:20 PMLOL! I had a small soda bottle, so I put a blast cap on it and filled to about 150 psi! That's sitting on the feeding station now, hopefully, a nice bang might help!Please I beg of you get that on video when you shoot that bottle! Terrified cats make for hilarious viewing and you may even be able to win some money sending it to AFV!
LOL! I had a small soda bottle, so I put a blast cap on it and filled to about 150 psi! That's sitting on the feeding station now, hopefully, a nice bang might help!
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Fill a ballon, anchor it, when the cat shows....shoot the balloon! 🎈
I'll bet the cat will return if there is food or shelter though. My neighbors cats visit my pole barn all the time and they will sleep in the old goat pen so I put down pea gravel to remove any insulation for them. They dont like cold gravel for pooping either. They mouse so I put up with them as long as they dont sharpen claws on the ATV.
I have spoken to my neighbor, and he's hoping they wander off and get lost! Apparently his wife brought home 2 kittens before Christmas, but they started messing in the house, so now they are outdoor cats. He said they tried to bring them to a no kill shelter, but were told they wouldn't take them. They still feed them and supposedly, they stay in their garage at night, but are free to roam and terrorize my rats during the day. Any ideas about what I could put out around the feed station that would repel a cat without repelling rats? Just curious how others deal with this sort of thing?
Quote from: Rat Sniper (AKA: PaulT58) on January 20, 2022, 03:03:26 PM I have spoken to my neighbor, and he's hoping they wander off and get lost! Apparently his wife brought home 2 kittens before Christmas, but they started messing in the house, so now they are outdoor cats. He said they tried to bring them to a no kill shelter, but were told they wouldn't take them. They still feed them and supposedly, they stay in their garage at night, but are free to roam and terrorize my rats during the day. Any ideas about what I could put out around the feed station that would repel a cat without repelling rats? Just curious how others deal with this sort of thing?Two kittens? Messing in the house? Hmm..are your neighbors using a litter box for the 2 tykes?If it was me? Well, I have 3 inside cats myself so this is going to be kind of a biased answer ... your neighbors don't want the kitties? They're interfering with your rats outside?Adopt the kittens yourself. And, keep them inside your house. Don't let them out. Don't forget the litter box. And toys. And treats.As they get older they will get excited at the sight of you shooting the rats. They'll want to ... um, ... (ahem)...dispose ... of the rat carcasses themselves.I'd say you're about to gain 2 loyal companions if you decide to do that.