Stray cats are making a home under my mobile home and they have apparently been there for awhile and have used the bathroom there. Cant get them to stay out any ideas??
2006-11-21 02:58:06 · 12 answers · asked by toad7997 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
I dont want to kill them I love almost all animals so the answers about killing them just wont work...
2006-11-21 03:09:32 · update #1
Hi there...Common odours that are effective deterrents for cats are:
Citronella works best for cats as well as citrus scents such as orange or lemon (primarily towards cats), cayenne pepper, coffee grounds, pipe tobacco, lavender oil, lemon grass oil, citronella oil, peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil, and mustard oil.
"Havahart's Cat Repellent" uses capsaicin pepper and oil of mustard as its active ingredients. It repels by both taste and odor, has a lemon scent.
Every animal responds differently to each of these. Some will not be phased by them and others will be quite revolting.
For training purposes they are applied on items that are to encourage avoidance behaviours and not for use with a squirt bottle as they could harm the eyes or respiratory system. Test each substance and observe to see which works as a deterrent so that accidental injestion does not occur as some could then be fatal.
Coleus plants can be effective, but every cat responds differently so it is uncertain without experimenting.
Many people believe mothballs work, however they are considered toxic and should NOT be used. Here's more information on this:
http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/ope/enotes/showarticle.cfm?id=89
MOTHBALLS are toxic to cats which contains the ingredient Naphthalene. Mothballs are approximately twice as toxic as paradichlorobenzene, and cats are especially sensitive to naphthalene. Signs of ingestion of naphthalene mothballs include emesis, weakness, lethargy, brown-colored mucous membranes and collapses. Paradichlorobenzene mothballs may cause GI upset, ataxia, disorientation, and depression. Elevations in liver serum biochemical values may occur within 72 hours of indigestion.
2006-11-21 08:28:14 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Seattle ♫ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, you are NOT to blame for her return to laziness. She has made that choice on her own, and now suffers the consequences for it. You also cannot save her from that, unless she chooses to be saved...and appreciates your help. She doesn't, which is obvious. If anything, she now blames you for the fact that she's back where she started. Don't take that on yourself. You both gave her the opportunity to change, and to live in a clean place, and do better for herself. She's a grown up - although she's not behaving like one - and you might find that if you look at things very, very closely, her lack of conversation skills and interest, could be for your benefit alone. She could be perfectly fine and animated around other people, yet saving the blame-game and play acting for you and your husband. Sorry to sound so nasty, but I've seen this kind of thing before. My former MIL was the lamest duck going when she wanted attention...and you have no idea the number of family outings and birthdays (mine in particular) that were ruined by her fake illnesses and the like. Some people can't get over themselves and take responsibility for the lives they have created for themselves. And it's sad...but it's not everyone else's fault.
2016-03-12 21:03:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put skirting around and make sure there are no spaces that the cats can use to get under your house. I have found Cayenne pepper to be a good deterrent but you would need an awful lot.
You can use cinder blocks or regular skirting that they make for mobile homes
2006-11-21 03:04:33 · answer #3 · answered by mntlady739 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First find the hole that they are getting in under. Is there a hole in your skirting or a gap? Fix the hole and then try to trap the cat. If you call the animal control they will loan you a humane trap as long as you agree to take the animal to the humane shelter. fyi don't tell them that your going to kill it, and also its not a good idea to use a bow and arrow under the trailer to try to hit the cats (very interesting experience in this topic).
2006-11-21 03:03:20 · answer #4 · answered by auequine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem with cats peeing under my dyer vent, I had connections with starbucks and got a 5 gallon bucket of used coffee grounds, I sprinkled the coffee grounds heavily under the porch and it seemed to work. Apparently they don't like coffee :0)
2006-11-21 03:19:01 · answer #5 · answered by Fenway♥George 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its there all the time and not being mobile... most people put lattice up around the edge -it looks nice to finish it off and the cats cannot get in to do their business
2006-11-21 03:08:19 · answer #6 · answered by ice_princess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know but if you find out let me know.I have same problem only they also tear at my insulation and have cost me about 2,000 in repair bills.I also don't want to hurt them.But animal care and control in my town won't come into an mobile home community because they say it is private property.
2006-11-21 05:49:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know here in FL people who live in mobile homes put a "skirt" around the bottom of the MH plus they look nice too.
2006-11-21 03:12:34 · answer #8 · answered by Momwithaheart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy a big dog. Make him learn to be quiet and hate cats. Put him under the trailer.
2006-11-21 03:01:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem under a storage building.
Just make sure your skirting is hole free. They are getting in somewhere. Find out where and plug it with matching skirting, wood planks, rocks, something.
2006-11-21 03:02:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋