cats are always near my pond and i have fish how can i deter them
2007-05-05 09:48:12 · 12 answers · asked by abooth877@btinternet.com 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I will bet that you haven't lost any fish to the cats.
I have 5 cats and 22 fish and none of the cats bother too much with the fish, cats don't like getting their feet wet so are unlikely to try to catch the fish. You could always put a fine net over your pond to keep them out, and also keep plenty of marginal and surface plants for the fish to hide under.
Professional Gardner for 30 odd yrs, specialise in ponds and aquatics
2007-05-06 09:27:21 · answer #1 · answered by Big wullie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I had the same problem . We found a fish on the grass ,so i bought a net to cover the pond, and haven't had the problem since.
2007-05-07 18:53:23 · answer #2 · answered by john0707 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Cats hate strange smells, as others have offered as answered. I use cheap mothballs to keep them from areas where I don't want them - and do have my own. You can get a cheap pack for less than £1, from places like Wilkinson's shops.
You can put them whole or crushed nearby but don't let them get into the water, as they are toxic to animals. Otherwise, there are a couple of plants that you could plant - Rue - Ruta graveolens and the so-called Scaredy Cat plant - Coleus Canina
http://plants.thompson-morgan.com/form/dlist/name/coleus/?er=googleuk;term=coleus
http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/Guardian/EASWGP055 from 3 plants for £6.95
My/neighbours cats avoid them like the plague.
Don't injure and kill someone's pets - please!
Good luck! Rob
2007-05-07 05:41:06 · answer #3 · answered by Rob E 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You really can't. Inconsiderate people refuse to confine them. What I do is make sure there are plenty of surface plants for the fish to hide under.
2007-05-05 16:52:29 · answer #4 · answered by saaanen 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
sprinkle vinegar all around the outside of the pond you wont see it but the cats will smell it and steer well clear.
2007-05-05 16:56:01 · answer #5 · answered by QUEENBLINGBLING 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
how do you know that the cats are not just drinking the water
2007-05-08 16:11:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try an electric fence. You can get small types that run off a battery for containing chickens.
2007-05-06 04:40:10 · answer #7 · answered by selractrad 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In a word get some pirana's, and teach them to say here kitty kitty
2007-05-06 11:54:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Scatter orange and/or satsuma peel around it - they hate the smell of it.
2007-05-06 05:48:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
buy a jack russel terrier
2007-05-05 16:52:00 · answer #10 · answered by aaroncbcb 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋