How can the Predator Guard scare off hawks that sleep at night and attack our birds and squirrels during the day when the unit is inactive?
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Try our other product, "Reflective Scare Tape" to repel hawks and other birds during daylight hours - see: BEST Bird Repellent Scare Tape + FREE BONUS - Repels Birds & Daytime Predators - Huge 150 Ft. Roll
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Predator Guard will only deter night predators - it will not deter day time predators.
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Depends on the mode you put it in. To scare the birds we had here we did have to put it in human audible level. The only nice thing is we do not see the birds really attempting to come into the area anymore so the alarm only goes off if a bird attempts to land. Been very effective so far.
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My neighbor has one of these on his balcony. It beeps every few minutes. It reminds me of a smoke alarm needing batteries, except it sounds like a bird chirping. I'm not sure how that is supposed to deter birds.
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I can't recommend it in that application. The projectile energy is too low and racoons are tough enough to shrug off these pellets. Something that would work better is pepper spray, invented first as a bear repellant--but that has its own problems such as the wind blowing in the wrong direction. Noise (air horns and whistles--and possibly blank cartridges), light and pepper sprays backed up by regular firearms work. Don't keep food in your tent or your packs when sleeping--suspend it from trees....that's the usual advice from people who have a lot of wilderness experience. Take care of trash. Wild animals are either trying to get food or are protecting territory, young or food--a pellet pistol such as this Taurus PT-111 won't impress a racoon.
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Not particularly squirrel proof but does a great job keeping away hornets and wasps. If you hang it from a thin diameter shepards hook and spray that with silicon it will make it very tough for the squirrels to get at it.
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One of the collars should help. It will emit a steady stream of calming pheromone. The spray version is very effective but temporary. You would have to stay up all night periodically spritzing.
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Not sure . Their are various frequency settings on it depending on the animal. Settings include deer, raccoons, skunks, rabbits, cats, dogs, rodents. The mount the device at the height from the ground specific to the animal you want to deter. Mine is mounted at the height of a walking cat, I still have squirrels in my yard.
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Hello. I purchased this unit to drive strays from my backyard. (Which didn't work by the way). There aren't any deers, squirrels or chipmunks where I live so I'm unable to comment. But according to the yard sentinel website, this device is designed to repel both domestic and wild animals.
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Hi Summer. Absolutely ! Squirrels, Raccoons, rats, opposum, everything on two and four feet find wires and antenna cables delicious. I have a Red Shouldered Hawk that lands on my ( several ) short wave radio antennas that pecks at and chews the insulation almost daily,. I've seen smaller birds also do the same thing as well. Sun ( I'm in the sunshine state ) also takes it's toll. I don't have that problem w/ the solar panel though as it sits in a box on the shelf w/ other items I've had no luck with. Nothing comes to mind right now on how to prevent the chewing problem other than a product I used year ago to keep pigeons and squirrels away ( Tanglefoot ). guess it burns their feet. Hope this helps and TNX Rb
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I bought mine for pigeons and it does not work very well. and I found one of my dogs with a squirrel in its mouth the other day, so not sure if it will scare them away.
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I really am not sure. We have coyotes in the neighborhood and I bought several predator guard lights to keep them off our property. Haven't seen any coyotes this year, but not sure that's not just due to chance. Worth a try since it is so hard to get rid of habituated coyotes, particularly in a suburban neighborhood.
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If you can stand the birds for one minute, you can turn it off and then turn it back on on again for another 15 minutes. If you do it within in the minute the alarm is set for, then the birds will turn back on.
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I have them to protect my chickens. I have had no problems with critters. It's suggested you put the predator at the level shown on the instructions for the particular critters size. The Predadtor was recommended to me by a friend who uses them to protect goats from coyotes. He swears by it. He has 4. Me, all I can say is no problems with the possum or raccoon who got 3 of my chickens BEFORE the Predator. It has blinking red lights. I plan on buying a few more. They work up to a clear distance of 1/2 mile. I'd get them again. It's worth the try
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I have put them up to deter all kinds of predators. I have not seen skunks or hawks anywhere near my barn since I put them up. It has something to do with eye shine. It has successfully kept opossums out of my hay barn. Actually nothing has entered my barn since I put them up. I have seen raccoons in the area and I use a live trap in tandem. Before the lights it was a party every night in my barn. There were multiple critters all eating my chickens. Since the lights nothing has entered the barn. I had the trap before the lights and it didn't work. Nothing is perfect,but this is working for me. Hope this helps. I have put them up to deter all kinds of predators. I have not seen skunks or hawks anywhere near my barn since I put them up. It has something to do with eye shine. It has successfully kept opossums out of my hay barn. Actually nothing has entered my barn since I put them up. I have seen raccoons in the area and I use a live trap in tandem. Before the lights it was a party every night in my barn. There were multiple critters all eating my chickens. Since the lights nothing has entered the barn. I had the trap before the lights and it didn't work. Nothing is perfect,but this is working for... » Read More I have put them up to deter all kinds of predators. I have not seen skunks or hawks anywhere near my barn since I put them up. It has something to do with eye shine. It has successfully kept opossums out of my hay barn. Actually nothing has entered my barn since I put them up. I have seen raccoons in the area and I use a live trap in tandem. Before the lights it was a party every night in my barn. There were multiple critters all eating my chickens. Since the lights nothing has entered the barn. I had the trap before the lights and it didn't work. Nothing is perfect,but this is working for me. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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I had similar reservations given I've dogs. My conclusion is, if an animal, any animal, has marked and/or frequented the area you want protected prior to the installation of the yard guard it will have little effect on the animal. The way the guard works is by emitting a low frequency sound that is an irritant to a new comer animal who then avoids the area....otherwise if a pattern is already established the noise may not be irritating enough to ward off an established habit. It was excellent in repelling new neighbors' dog, for instance, from my yard...and seasonal birds, and first season rodents etc. I had similar reservations given I've dogs. My conclusion is, if an animal, any animal, has marked and/or frequented the area you want protected prior to the installation of the yard guard it will have little effect on the animal. The way the guard works is by emitting a low frequency sound that is an irritant to a new comer animal who then avoids the area....otherwise if a pattern is already established the noise may not be irritating enough to ward off an established habit. It was excellent in repelling new neighbors' dog, for instance, from my yard...and seasonal birds, and first season... » Read More I had similar reservations given I've dogs. My conclusion is, if an animal, any animal, has marked and/or frequented the area you want protected prior to the installation of the yard guard it will have little effect on the animal. The way the guard works is by emitting a low frequency sound that is an irritant to a new comer animal who then avoids the area....otherwise if a pattern is already established the noise may not be irritating enough to ward off an established habit. It was excellent in repelling new neighbors' dog, for instance, from my yard...and seasonal birds, and first season rodents etc. « Show Less
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I don't know? One flew in our house and was circling the living room;...hadn't really considered that the Rodar might be bothering it....my wife had to call Animal Control to catch it. My guess would be that it does keep them from nesting there because they're similar to squirrels and we haven't seen or heard a single squirrel since the day after we turned it on, but I don't know for sure.
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It worked for me, you have to set the controls inside the back to where it works the best against the pigeons and does not annoy you. Batteries only last me about a month. The included A/C cord works the best, if you can set it up without bothering the appearance.