It may scare off a predator once, but if they sense no danger after that because of no repercussions, wouldn't they simply ignore it in the future?
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I still haven't had any more incursions of whatever predator was taking my chickens. I don't believe they can reason like mankind.
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They have not come back in my case...I take that back. One day after installation I had damage in my garden. But since then, none. We don't have deer (tall fence) but we have raccoons, squirrels, opossum, skunks. Hope this helps. There is a guarantee which influenced us to try it. Mary
761191
You should move it every couple of days, they won't chance checking it out again......
761192
All I can say it it's worked for us. I've had it several months now and I haven't had any predators.
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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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We've had them in the same place for nearly three years and there is no indication of any predator trying to break in. We have a very sturdy enclosure, but I think there would at least be some signs of attempt if these lights didn't work.
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Absolutely, just like anything in life; then it becomes worthless to the end user doesn't it! But you can always use it in your car to make someone think you have an alarm system for theft.
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Deer are very smart animals, you have to move the guards around the area and sometimes put them at different heights, these devices are very convenient to move around. This also works for other animals as well. Animals are like people, you have to keep them guessing on whats going on.
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Predator Guard deterrent lights are designed to repel 'wild animals' - if raccoon have become habituated to a home or property and have been visiting your yard regularly for some time, Predator Guard lights will have less effect. If raccoon are still 'wild' and visit your area only occasionally, Predator Guard lights will be more effective. Many people have success using ammonia-soaked rags as a 'smell deterrent' and hot pepper flakes as a 'taste deterrent' alongside Predator Guard lights.
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Now having one winter behind, my answer to the raccoons is "no" it does not deter them. They sit on the rail, grab hold of arm, swing it toward them. Have ended up taking the feeder in at dark EVERY nite. Found is does not freeze at 0 temp...arm moves freely.
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It will kill anything that comes into contact with it. The warnings are serious, for humans too.
1890843
No, it won't kill, though it might stun if you hit it in the head, especially if it's a mouse.
928231
the sound would scare it away...but if u just want to zap something maybe ants
1285871
I believe it warns them once and if they bark immediately after it will shock.Just with the warning alone by dog has learned that all the needless barking is unacceptable, and he is as stubborn as they come.
989217
I can tell you one thing, I had this set to repel bugs but there were spider webs on it 4 weeks into me plugging it up. If it couldn't scare away the spiders, I doubt a raccoon will be deterred.
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It doesn't get rid of the deer but it does scare them when it goes off. Videos from our stealth cam shows proof that it did scare them. It may work in a garden, but not acres of cropland.
1164979
Don't know. Never thought of that before! Keep in mind that the idea is NOT to kill but to disable and get away. I personally don't want too many volts or amps to kill anyone. I couldn't live with myself.
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(From a coyote hunter and owner of this airsoft gun perspective) This airsoft gun is not very loud so chances are that would not scare it off, the coyote may run away if you shoot it with this but chances are it will be back soon, coyotes are on the predator list in some states and i do not know if you live in one of them, but if you do you could just shoot it with a regular gun or a bow, if not you could trap it with a large box trap and let it go somewhere else, but hey if you want it's worth a shot to shoot it with this, good luck.
757269
youd need a few of them to cover the area. But yes, if it covers the area and a cat puts pressure on it by standing or touching, it should alarm and scare them off.
2026340
I would think if it can repel a bear it wouldn't have a problem repelling a raccoon.
1910594
It should be, but no bears have ever tried to cross my fences, that I know of. We don't have anything here they want, so we don't see them on our place. However, my thoughts are if you have several strands of wire and at least the top one hot, they likely will smell that and leave that fence alone.
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I haven't had to use it to scare a dog away yet but it depends how brave the dog is. Some dogs scare easily while others are dumb and possibly stone deaf. It is loud enough to scare them but it really depends on how smart or dumb the dog is.
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I would think you could, Yes. But the coyotes would have to touch it. If they are just going over, it wouldn't work. And if they got in your area, if they knew it shocked, they will be reticent to hop back over to get out. But if they touch it trying to go over to get in, it will definitely deter them.
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I don't know much about skunk deterence, but very effective in spooking off deer. You sort of have two things going for you: 1) the sudden onset of the sprinkler for a short burst; 2) you can set the duration of the burst, so if the scare of the sudden burst does get 'em, you could increase the duration so they'd get an extra dose of water.