Neighborhood cats shit right in the middle of my lawn. It stinks and the robot lawn mover makes it even worse.
I do NOT like cats, and this is not helping.
What works to keep them from shitting on my lawn?
The votes have spoken. Some people are cat lovers; thanks for the great advice from the rest of you! I will not go out of my way to accommodate other people’s pets that aren’t welcome on my property. My first weapon of choice will be chili because it’s simple and cheap. Other ideas have been noted.
All these psychopaths saying kill the cat or catch it and relocate it are fucking deranged. Talk to the owners if you know who it is… firstly, I’m sure they would at least be receptive to the problem and if they’re not then maybe look into legal outlets. If you’ve gone out of your way to post on lemmy you’re technically savvy enough to look up local laws. people have also posted actual remediation methods that aren’t terrible and could actually improve your lawn in some scenarios as well so maybe try those out if you’re into them.
I’m positive that no one wants to lose a pet in any capacity. Just some simple communication with the owners could solve this, and if not, there are other options.
Sorry you’re going through this though, shit sucks. Pun intended.
I can 100% guarantee you that the owners will just be extremely confused about the idea that people might not want other people’s “pets” in their yard. I can 100% guarantee you that the response will just be “well it’s a cat.”
And it means that if something ever happens to this small animal, OP will get blamed for it if he says anything to the neighbors.
100%?
Yeah, I’ve dealt with this situation before. People who let cats roam free like this seem to live in a world where there is precisely one socially acceptable exception to otherwise generally accepted neighborly decorum - cats. Suggesting that you don’t want their cat on your property makes you the asshole in their eyes, because they literally cannot comprehend any solution to the problem. Obviously the sky is blue, and cats are allowed to shit wherever they want. Thus spake the toxoplasmosis.
Plant some lemongrass.
When that shows to only be partially effective, accept the fact that you can’t control the ongoings of the world in every fashion.
Don’t some varieties of Lemon Grass kill cats? Something about shutting down their liver if eaten.
Learn to love cats. Then they’ll leave you alone forever.
You need to make your lawn less appealing than your neighbors. They might not care as much or even notice the cats shitting in their yard. A plastic owl works with birds… maybe a lawn ornament of a predator would do
Sprinkle catnip all over a neighbor you don’t like (the owner?) yard.
Maybe that’s what the neighbour did to op lol
Someone with a robot lawnmower whining about cats?
Wow, entitled much?
Why he wouldn’t? Can I go and shit at your lawn then? He has the right to not wanting a cat to take a shit on his lawn that’s disgusting.
Yes he has a right to do that. Having a right to do something does not preclude a person from being entitled by doing it.
Yes of course and the suggestions have been non harmful such as sprinklers.
How is hurting a feral cat a criteria for what he is allowed to do? A coyote would certainly have no compunction, why should he?
exactly, and who wants to clean cat shit off a lawn mower blade in the hot sun?
There is no way you genuinely believe OP is entitled for wanting to avoid piles of shit.
OP has a robot lawnmower. This means they could absolutely afford installing a fence.
Think about that before you defend their whining again.
How does a fence do anything about a cat?
lol I hope you don’t think I’ll respect your tone.
A fence is a lot more expensive than a Roomba, and isn’t necessarily permitted where they are.
You must be kind of stupid.
A robot lawnmower costs between $700 and $3000. A fence starts at around $5000 and can get into the $30,000s easily. It’s almost like you have no idea what you are talking about. Additionally, if the person needs a lawnmower then having a robot one isn’t a much bigger expense.
Finally, to really highlight how stupid your responses are, you do realize that cats can jump fences, right? A normal house cat can jump 6ft quite easily, and outdoor stray cats jump onto our 8ft tall privacy wall all the time.
Easy. Get rid of the lawn. Animals live outside. If it’s not this cat, it’ll be something else.
We bought a couple of plants that have a smell that allegedly repels cats and other animals and had good results planting them around our patches. But we also left the dog in the garden more often which might have helped even more. The plants are called plectranthus ornatus … but there are others which might also work: https://horticulture.co.uk/cat-deterrent-plants/
Cats can be territorial. Shut on your own lawn. Claim it for yourself.
Sorry buddy it’s their lawn now, smells like them.
Don’t like it? You gotta shit on your lawn to show them who it really belongs to
Are you sure it’s cats?
Have you seen the cats pooping or just sniffing the poop?
Depends where you are, but foxes would be a more likely bet. Fox poop stinks too - really foul stuff. Cat poop generally is quite inocuos once it drys out, although a lawn mowing bot slicing it up would make sense for making it worse.
I have never heard of cats pooping in the middle of a lawn before. Normally they like private and safe spaces to poop as they’re vulnerable when pooping, and normally they’re fastidious about burying it where possible.
iF it really is cats, then maybe get a gravel section next to your lawn that they might prefer to go in? A litter box essentially.
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Sure looks like a cat to me.
Get a dog.
Yeah, I saw pictures of how Roomba smeared dog shit all over the floor once, so I can imagine how a robot lawn mower could make it worse
Bushmasters are good for this.
