We have a ton of deer but also many roaming dogs and cats. Will it harm the neighborhood pets or just keep them away if they touch it? Thanks!
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No. I have two dogs that yelp once in a while when their tail hits the fence at the right time but no permanent harm. I don't always have my tester with me, so I am always testing it with my hand. I love the needle that shows how well the charger is working. I have cattle and horses.
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The only thing you have to worry about with deer is, when they jump over it, they have a tendency to "hit it", at least in our experience, and you need to check it depending on what type of posts and "holders" you use; as to pets, they'll know it real quick; we have 3 dogs, they know where to duck and how far to duck or find another path. ANY animal can sense the electricity in it - ANY animal! They'll stay away from it; if they don't, they'll learn on the first time.
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It won't harm the animals but just teach them to not go in the vicinity of the fence. I use hot wire to keep livestock in and predators out. It doesn't work on bears that have heavy coats and just smash down the fence or big cats that will jump the fence.
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In my opinion it will not hurt dogs or cats. I don't believe they would touch it more than once.
1151681
It'll just shock and repel them. They'll know not to touch the fence next time.
465128
You're in luck. My ex-girlfriend is a deer biologist. I texted her and asked if an electric fence designed to keep dogs out of gardens would work against deer and she texted back that yes, it should work for deer.
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I doubt that it would keep animals away from a large area. It keeps cats away from marking our back door and stored feed in the shed, but they still come close.
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Hi Vickie, I used this to keep squirrels away from my car engine and it worked. I also sprayed it around my tree and for quite awhile the yard was void of birds and critters. we had fox living in the area and even they stayed away thinking another fox had marked its territory so I would think coyote's would also stay away thinking a territory was marked by a fox unless coyote's hunt fox which I have Know knowledge of here in my part of New Jersey. Not sure I have helped but maybe I gave some information of value.
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Seems to me that deer would move on rather than tangle their teeth in the Dewitt netting, which is much more substantial than the lightweight 1/2" mesh sold in most stores. Just guessing. You might try using a spray-on repellent in addition to the netting. Good luck!
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We have used the Plantskydd SPRAY, which is fantastic for deer. We have chipmunks in our yard, so the spray doesn't keep them away. But, then, we don't plant bulbs other than Daffodils- which no one eats. Anyway, Plantskydd now makes a granule product to sprinkle around which says on the container that it will keep little critters away, so you may want to check it out! Hope this helps! Good luck!
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I am not sure maybe the company can answer that, but we do like ours, it was not supposed to pick up animals such as deer or dogs but it does. We live on a dead end road and can't see who drives in our driveway but this alarm lets us know someone has pulled in. Good Luck with your question
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No pets should be affected at all. My cat pays no attention to the device at all. Friends of mine with dogs say the same. These devices have no affects on the animals at all. Hope this answers your question and helps you.
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Yes, this would work. It may or may not fatally injure the animal, but would move it along. If you don't want to kill the animals, maybe a softair gun would be good.
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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!
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Can't answer since there are no coyotes in my area. But I found it to be effective on the deer and I usually have a herd of them grazing in the back of the property. But this has kept them out of my herb garden.
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As with any Herbicide please give it a few days or a good rain before putting pets out in the yard. They lick their paws and I would not want to have any issues because of it.
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I use this wrap to deter wild rabbits from chewing our young fruit trees in our pasture. It works when multiple layers are wrapped. I don't think that would stand up to deer rubbing. For that I would suggest to use heavy duty burlap tree wrap.
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I think there is a powder to put on plants that will keep deer away. We put up small fences around our trees and sprinkles them with red pepper or chili powder.
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I don't take them near that far. But if they don't want to cross a lot of open ground to get back (they don't like open ground) then they won't be back. And chances are a predator will nail them. I don't have a scientific test, but mice aren't dogs, and I seriously doubt that they will beat you home from a mile away. If you find out different, please let us all know.
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absolutely, we spray it on the dogs everytime we walk and the number of ticks they have after the walk is reduced significanytly. this is the worst tick year we've had in the thrty years we lived in the woods so any reduction in ticks deer or wood is great.
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i got the house for my cat. but,ii have heard if you spray the house with something bitter - not harmful to the dogs - they probably will quit eating the wood house. i do not care for wood as it rots. this won't. it is very well made.