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Cats and gravel
OK, i recently gravelled a section of my front yard using 10mm pea gravel,
and since then every cat in the neighbourhood has been using it as its personal litter tray. I was wondering, would putting down 20mm gravel in its place solve the problem? As its larger they cant paw it over so well. Anyone had any experience with this? -- Best Wishes Simon Taylor http://www.realmofhorror.co.uk |
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"Dark Angel" wrote in message ... OK, i recently gravelled a section of my front yard using 10mm pea gravel, and since then every cat in the neighbourhood has been using it as its personal litter tray. I was wondering, would putting down 20mm gravel in its place solve the problem? As its larger they cant paw it over so well. Anyone had any experience with this? I used 20mm chippings specifically to prevent the well-known problem of small gravel attracting cats to use it as a litter tray. Over the past 10 years, none of the 6 tonnes I put down has tempted any cats. Colin Bignell |
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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 22:32:13 +0100, "Dark Angel"
wrote: OK, i recently gravelled a section of my front yard using 10mm pea gravel, and since then every cat in the neighbourhood has been using it as its personal litter tray. I was wondering, would putting down 20mm gravel in its place solve the problem? As its larger they cant paw it over so well. Anyone had any experience with this? Putting a big dog there might help. Or a water pistol. -- http://www.orderonlinepickupinstore.co.uk Ah fetch it yourself if you can't wait for delivery http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk Or get it delivered for free |
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Dark Angel wrote:
OK, i recently gravelled a section of my front yard using 10mm pea gravel, and since then every cat in the neighbourhood has been using it as its personal litter tray. I was wondering, would putting down 20mm gravel in its place solve the problem? As its larger they cant paw it over so well. Anyone had any experience with this? Yep, I laid an area of 20mm gravel not long ago and cats crap all over it. Don't think the turds gets buried in it as much as they would with 10mm, so you may regard that as a benefit. I suspect it depends on what other substrates are available nearby for your local cat population, as to whether they choose your gravel. David |
Cats and gravel
On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 22:32:13 +0100, "Dark Angel"
wrote: OK, i recently gravelled a section of my front yard using 10mm pea gravel, and since then every cat in the neighbourhood has been using it as its personal litter tray. I was wondering, would putting down 20mm gravel in its place solve the problem? As its larger they cant paw it over so well. Anyone had any experience with this? Yes. You are up cat-crap creek. Cats seem conditioned to litter trays and you have provided a nice big one for them. It gets worse as the smell gets bedded into the stuff and attracts more. Only suggestion would be to liberally dose the stuff with pepper or jeyes fluid. The smell from it will put them off for a while but it may kill you off as well. Cats are becoming a menace here and have surged from four to over twenty this summer. It's becoming impossible to leave a door or window open without one or another from calmly walking in. And I like them. :(( |
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"Lobster" wrote in message... Yep, I laid an area of 20mm gravel not long ago and cats crap all over it. Strange as I have 20mm gravel round the back, but they dont crap there. Though that may be because my back yard is fairly enclosed, wheras the front is open. -- Best Wishes Simon (aka Dark Angel) Dark Angel's Realm of Horror - http://www.realmofhorror.co.uk |
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On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 18:37:02 +0100, Andy Hall
wrote: ..... SWMBO is now digging up a corner of the lawn and is going to persuade matey to give that area a go!... Have you told her that she's going to be disappointed, or are you going to let her discover the hard way? Unless this place is kept scrupulously clean and attractive, pussy will find other places to be better and will go there instead. If she puts best quality non-peat free compost and some expensive plants in it , the cat is bound to use it. A roof to keep it dry would be appreciated too. |
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Dark Angel wrote:
OK, i recently gravelled a section of my front yard using 10mm pea gravel, and since then every cat in the neighbourhood has been using it as its personal litter tray. I was wondering, would putting down 20mm gravel in its place solve the problem? As its larger they cant paw it over so well. Anyone had any experience with this? I've got 20mm gravel on my front harden & drive and find the odd poo there, but I'm not convinced its just cats - we have urban foxes. Are they likely to crap the same as cats do? I saw one t'other night & lobbed a handful of gravel at it, most of which made contact - haven't seen it since. 20mm gravel is a better missile :-) -- Dave The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk 01634 717930 07850 597257 |
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On 2007-09-06 20:37:55 +0100, "The Medway Handyman"
said: Dark Angel wrote: OK, i recently gravelled a section of my front yard using 10mm pea gravel, and since then every cat in the neighbourhood has been using it as its personal litter tray. I was wondering, would putting down 20mm gravel in its place solve the problem? As its larger they cant paw it over so well. Anyone had any experience with this? I've got 20mm gravel on my front harden & drive and find the odd poo there, but I'm not convinced its just cats - we have urban foxes. Are they likely to crap the same as cats do? They do crap, yes. As to the size of the Richards, it depends on the size of the animal. I've seen small foxes and there are certainly large cats. |
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OB wrote:
On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 18:37:02 +0100, Andy Hall wrote: .... SWMBO is now digging up a corner of the lawn and is going to persuade matey to give that area a go!... Have you told her that she's going to be disappointed, or are you going to let her discover the hard way? Unless this place is kept scrupulously clean and attractive, pussy will find other places to be better and will go there instead. If she puts best quality non-peat free compost and some expensive plants in it , the cat is bound to use it. A roof to keep it dry would be appreciated too. Better to bury the cat in the hole and be done with it. -- Geoff Beale Extract digit to email |
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On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 22:32:13 +0100, "Dark Angel"
wrote: OK, i recently gravelled a section of my front yard using 10mm pea gravel, and since then every cat in the neighbourhood has been using it as its personal litter tray. http://www.aquatics-online.co.uk/cat...sp#product1377 (I don't know the company BTW). M |
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In article , The Medway
Handyman scribeth thus Dark Angel wrote: OK, i recently gravelled a section of my front yard using 10mm pea gravel, and since then every cat in the neighbourhood has been using it as its personal litter tray. I was wondering, would putting down 20mm gravel in its place solve the problem? As its larger they cant paw it over so well. Anyone had any experience with this? I've got 20mm gravel on my front harden & drive and find the odd poo there, but I'm not convinced its just cats - we have urban foxes. Are they likely to crap the same as cats do? I saw one t'other night & lobbed a handful of gravel at it, most of which made contact - haven't seen it since. 20mm gravel is a better missile :-) We've now got Deer turning up in our front garden sometimes lovely creatures and very timid, all due to the guided busway works across the way from here disturbing them!.... -- Tony Sayer |
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On 2007-09-07 09:46:19 +0100, tony sayer said:
In article , The Medway Handyman scribeth thus Dark Angel wrote: OK, i recently gravelled a section of my front yard using 10mm pea gravel, and since then every cat in the neighbourhood has been using it as its personal litter tray. I was wondering, would putting down 20mm gravel in its place solve the problem? As its larger they cant paw it over so well. Anyone had any experience with this? I've got 20mm gravel on my front harden & drive and find the odd poo there, but I'm not convinced its just cats - we have urban foxes. Are they likely to crap the same as cats do? I saw one t'other night & lobbed a handful of gravel at it, most of which made contact - haven't seen it since. 20mm gravel is a better missile :-) We've now got Deer turning up in our front garden sometimes lovely creatures and very timid, all due to the guided busway works across the way from here disturbing them!.... What's a guided busway? |
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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:42:08 +0100, Mark wrote:
http://www.aquatics-online.co.uk/cat...sp#product1377 (I don't know the company BTW). M Found an interesting link on that page http://www.ssscat.com/english/index.html I was sceptical about those spray deterrents but just look at the cat in those videos! I use the ultrasonic scarers and they do seem to work, but you need a few of them to overlap coverage for a larger area. For the first few days the cats didn't seem to care about the noise - one even sat near it! It took a couple of weeks for them to get the message. Haven't found any presents on the lawn since then so perhaps they like to do their business in peace and quiet? The ones I bought were from ebay for about £16 each. Worth buying the power adaptor too as they get through two PP3s every couple of months. However the scarers do have the (un?)wanted side effect that all the kids in the area can also hear them... Martyn -- Geosolar, Cambridge. Gas central heating installations. High quality ATAG boilers www.geosolar.co.uk |
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On 2007-09-07 11:24:14 +0100, Owain said:
Andy Hall wrote: What's a guided busway? It's an ordinary road bus which runs in a concrete channel. Sensors on the bus detect the channel and do the steering. Because the bus is controlled so precisely the busway can be narrower than an ordinary bus lane. Sort of like a tram with an internal combustion engine, that doesn't need tramlines. They've got one in Edinburgh, goes past the Screwfix depot. Owain So does it have a driver? If it does, I don't see what's gained. |
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On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:34:27 GMT, Martyn Pollard
wrote: On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:42:08 +0100, Mark wrote: http://www.aquatics-online.co.uk/cat...sp#product1377 (I don't know the company BTW). M Found an interesting link on that page http://www.ssscat.com/english/index.html I was sceptical about those spray deterrents but just look at the cat in those videos! I bet the kids love it too ;-) I use the ultrasonic scarers and they do seem to work, but you need a few of them to overlap coverage for a larger area. For the first few days the cats didn't seem to care about the noise - one even sat near it! It took a couple of weeks for them to get the message. Haven't found any presents on the lawn since then so perhaps they like to do their business in peace and quiet? The ones I bought were from ebay for about £16 each. Worth buying the power adaptor too as they get through two PP3s every couple of months. However the scarers do have the (un?)wanted side effect that all the kids in the area can also hear them... And dogs? I wonder if it scares away desriable wildlife too? M |
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In article , Andy Hall
scribeth thus On 2007-09-07 09:46:19 +0100, tony sayer said: In article , The Medway Handyman scribeth thus Dark Angel wrote: OK, i recently gravelled a section of my front yard using 10mm pea gravel, and since then every cat in the neighbourhood has been using it as its personal litter tray. I was wondering, would putting down 20mm gravel in its place solve the problem? As its larger they cant paw it over so well. Anyone had any experience with this? I've got 20mm gravel on my front harden & drive and find the odd poo there, but I'm not convinced its just cats - we have urban foxes. Are they likely to crap the same as cats do? I saw one t'other night & lobbed a handful of gravel at it, most of which made contact - haven't seen it since. 20mm gravel is a better missile :-) We've now got Deer turning up in our front garden sometimes lovely creatures and very timid, all due to the guided busway works across the way from here disturbing them!.... What's a guided busway? This wondrous contraption which is supposed to sort out a lot of public transport ill's in the area. Has the sobriquet "misguided bus".... http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/guided/ -- Tony Sayer |
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On 2007-09-07 19:11:30 +0100, tony sayer said:
This wondrous contraption which is supposed to sort out a lot of public transport ill's in the area. Has the sobriquet "misguided bus".... http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/guided/ Now I see Given that they have a railway line to play with, I would have thought that an extra two lane road would have been more useful. |
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In article , Andy Hall
scribeth thus On 2007-09-07 19:11:30 +0100, tony sayer said: This wondrous contraption which is supposed to sort out a lot of public transport ill's in the area. Has the sobriquet "misguided bus".... http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/guided/ Now I see Given that they have a railway line to play with, I would have thought that an extra two lane road would have been more useful. Or keeping it as a railway but the council leader is determined to have her misguided bus... -- Tony Sayer |
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On 2007-09-07 20:36:04 +0100, tony sayer said:
In article , Andy Hall scribeth thus On 2007-09-07 19:11:30 +0100, tony sayer said: This wondrous contraption which is supposed to sort out a lot of public transport ill's in the area. Has the sobriquet "misguided bus".... http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/guided/ Now I see Given that they have a railway line to play with, I would have thought that an extra two lane road would have been more useful. Or keeping it as a railway but the council leader is determined to have her misguided bus... When was it last a railway, for passengers at least? Bit surprising since Shona is blue. If she'd been orange, I could have understood it. |
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In article , Andy Hall
scribeth thus On 2007-09-07 20:36:04 +0100, tony sayer said: In article , Andy Hall scribeth thus On 2007-09-07 19:11:30 +0100, tony sayer said: This wondrous contraption which is supposed to sort out a lot of public transport ill's in the area. Has the sobriquet "misguided bus".... http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/guided/ Now I see Given that they have a railway line to play with, I would have thought that an extra two lane road would have been more useful. Or keeping it as a railway but the council leader is determined to have her misguided bus... When was it last a railway, for passengers at least? Seem to remember it was around the early 80's but may be wrong on that.. Bit surprising since Shona is blue. If she'd been orange, I could have understood it. Yes... -- Tony Sayer |
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tony sayer wrote:
SWMBO is now digging up a corner of the lawn and is going to persuade matey to give that area a go!... Nah, Train the cats to go somewhere else.... http://www.litterkwitter.com.au/en/what_is.php#whatis -- Adrian C |
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On 2007-09-09 17:50:42 +0100, Adrian C said:
tony sayer wrote: SWMBO is now digging up a corner of the lawn and is going to persuade matey to give that area a go!... Nah, Train the cats to go somewhere else.... http://www.litterkwitter.com.au/en/what_is.php#whatis So how would this deal with cats that like to drink from the toilet? |
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Andy Hall wrote:
Adrian C http://www.litterkwitter.com.au/en/what_is.php#whatis So how would this deal with cats that like to drink from the toilet? Get another cat, train that cat to use the loo as per link. The other cats if they have any sense will maybe refrain from drinking from the same loo? -- Adrian C |
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On 2007-09-09 19:20:54 +0100, Adrian C said:
Andy Hall wrote: Adrian C http://www.litterkwitter.com.au/en/what_is.php#whatis So how would this deal with cats that like to drink from the toilet? Get another cat, train that cat to use the loo as per link. The other cats if they have any sense will maybe refrain from drinking from the same loo? You would think so, wouldn't you. Some pedigree cats seem to have a different perspective. DAMHIK. |
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"Owain" wrote in message ... Andy Hall wrote: What's a guided busway? It's an ordinary road bus which runs in a concrete channel. Sensors on the bus detect the channel and do the steering. Because the bus is controlled so precisely the busway can be narrower than an ordinary bus lane. Sort of like a tram with an internal combustion engine, that doesn't need tramlines. They've got one in Edinburgh, goes past the Screwfix depot. They tried one here a few years ago.. it was scrapped because its unreliable. |
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replying to Geoff Beale, IKILLCATHATERS wrote:
Let's bury you instead -- for full context, visit https://www.homeownershub.com/uk-diy...el-420601-.htm |
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On 10/10/2018 18:44, IKILLCATHATERS wrote:
replying to Geoff Beale, IKILLCATHATERS wrote: Let's bury you instead What made you dig that old post up? |
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Who knows, maybe it was an irrepressible urge to be silly?
Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "GB" wrote in message ... On 10/10/2018 18:44, IKILLCATHATERS wrote: replying to Geoff Beale, IKILLCATHATERS wrote: Let's bury you instead What made you dig that old post up? |
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On 10/10/2018 18:50, GB wrote:
On 10/10/2018 18:44, IKILLCATHATERS wrote: replying to Geoff Beale, IKILLCATHATERS wrote: Let's bury you instead What made you dig that old post up? He needed some thinking time to really hone that whip smart comeback... -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 10/10/2018 18:50, GB wrote:
On 10/10/2018 18:44, IKILLCATHATERS wrote: replying to Geoff Beale, IKILLCATHATERS wrote: Let's bury you instead What made you dig that old post up? Well it's a thick as **** HomeOwnersHub poster. They make my apprentices look smart, and that takes some doing. -- Adam |
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