Pestbye® Battery Operated Motion Activated Waterproof Cat Repellent – Quick Fix Ultrasonic Cat Scarer with Ground Stake – Set of 2
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 5 x 10 cm; 5 Grams |
| Model: | 1 |
| Part: | PB0032X2 |
| Manufacture: | Primrose |
| Dimensions: | 10 x 5 x 10 cm; 5 Grams |
had a persistant rat in the garden , held it up to an open window and shot of .You need to find the right frequency to get rid of specific type of pes
Very sceptical about this, but after months of being plagued by a ‘mystery’ cat fouling my lawn on a constant basis- right in the middle as well ! I’d tried coffee beans, lemon skins, garlic etc. etc. However, I went ahead and bought two of these cat repellent ultrasonic units and … Wow ! the next day, no cat mess,
it’s been a month or so now and my lawn is clear ! so either the culprit cat has died or this product is brilliant !!!!
As reluctant as I was the cat deterrents work. Have stopped cars doing their business in my garden. However they are still cruising around, on the fence and through the garden. But no more number 2.
One suggestion would be to put an on/off button. When I’m working in the garden or the kod plays, I need to twist the device to face the fence or to remove it put it sensor down in the grass. Otherwise it would keep going on and on and would waste the batteries.
Used both in the front garden and has detered cats in both the front and back!! I can hear it but relatives can’t. Works a treat! Used cheap batteries and so far a good amount of use!
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This is prob the first time I’ve written a review so they must be very good!
I am able to hear a clicking noise from these if I am within about 6ft of them, so don’t put them too close to where you sit and relax. I recommend these.
No batteries supplied, so you will need a few AA batteries
I had awful problems with an animal pooping on my front lawn several times a week. Since I installed this product my lawn has been poop free and thats over 6 months now.
I have been struggling to keep cats away since so many days. Honestly I didn’t had great hope with this product as the cats visiting my front garden every morning for their business seems to be very smart and not scared of anything.
I installed it 2 days ago and last two mornings I have found no litter in my garden, and I feel so good.
I’ve bought quite a few of these over time and you kind of know if it is going to work well or not on installation – if you can hear the crazy beeping then you know it’s a dud in my experience. I’ve bought a twin pack at the full price and while one works the other is glitching. I’ve had one that has lasted for years and still going strong and at least two that have died so it’s frustrating when you’re not sure if the one you get will work or not.
Bought them to deter cats from spraying in garden they seem to be OK but how would you know until you saw a cat in the garden.its still obvious that cats come in garden so not sure.
No information on packaging or instructions about which settings to use for either frequency or sens(itivity). Really, really annoying to have to go back to Amazon page to find this. Why not include with item?
I was a bit sceptical about these, but I’ve got to say they work like a treat. I have quite a few cats and a fox come into my front garden to use it as their toilet, and I was amazed at how these work. I had one cat come, but it sped off at speed when it heard the alarm. I know I’ve not had any cats or even the fox come into my garden, because my CCTV has not gone off, which it usually drove me mad. I would highly recommend these. The only downside is, if you’ve got big chubby fingers, the screws are a bit fiddly to put in.
Have not seen cats in my garden since installing this. Product appears generally well made, but it’s big let down are the screws securing the battery cover. When this product arrives, batteries need to be inserted and the seal and cover put in place. The cover screws are extremely small and fiddly to insert, requiring a very small screwdriver, it is obvious that these screw heads are going to round off an become useless pretty quickly as they need to be removed every time the batteries are replaced.
I bought these as a last resort after years of trying numerous gadgets and gizmos to prevent every cat in my neighbourhood using my lawn and even pathway as a toilet . I’ve had these now for two days and so far success no poo. Easy to assemble and arrived within two days . Very happy .
These have been installed , not sure if the cats are aware of them as of yet .
Fingers crossed they stop them digging my plants up and using my garden as a cat litter tray .
The ground spike is the sturdiest spike I’ve ever received. Usually it’s rubbish plastic, not here!!
I would strongly suggest you use the correct size screwdriver to screw the battery hatch down. The screws are a bit on the soft size and I can imagine them shearing off if you use a dinner knife or wrong size!! They do screw in very firmly and don’t forget to fit the waterproof gasket. It threw me at first because they come without the battery door fitted. All fixtures and fittings are included in the white envelope. The ground spike fitting is also super secure.
I bought these as I have 2 cockapoo brothers who verge on insane! There is a real cheeky cat that parades itself on top of the 6 foot fence, mincing along the top like he’s on Bournemouth beach whilst my 2 lunatics are flipping the chuff out on ground level!! It’s hilarious. I love animals and would never hurt a visiting animal but I’ve got to think about the neighbours. This seemed like the way to go.
In terms of effectiveness, I put the batteries in and the PIR shone a blue LED. Magic. I have a hearing loss so couldn’t hear anything coming out. My wife heard a ‘cricket’ noise coming out. I picked the unit up and held it right over my ear. Lord God almighty I thought I was going to throw up and feint! It was horrible so please don’t do that. So as a husband repellant, works a treat so I’m confident it’ll work on Mr pussycat. Please see photo of the offender above.
For some reason my cat has recently started pooping on my lawn. Not ideal when I have two small children who play there. So I bought these and some spiky plastic mats to deter him. It’s been a few days and no new poop has appeared so I’m hoping it’s because these are working.
Having terrible trouble with cats leaving messages on our lawns. Tried other ways to deter them without success.
Thought I’d give these bad boys a go, and although I have only just installed them, this morning was the first time in quite a while that the lawns have been clear. Whether it was just a fluke I don’t know.
Only time will tell. But I’m very hopeful.
Delivery was very quick, and assembly easy, but may not be so for a lady.
Hopefully these units will stop the cats using my lawn as a toilet.
The units were very fiddly to assemble as the screws that hold the back on to the compartment where the batteries are, were tiny and difficult to screw home. Also the screws with a tiny nut that fix the spike to the unit were similarly awkward.
We installed 2 of these on front garden which cats were using on a nightly basis. We are surprised and pleased to say they appear to be working, we can see cats avoiding them on camera and number of visits has decreased. So far so good.
These were easy to set up. Still trying to work out best position for them in garden to hopefully stop cats using my borders as toilets. To early to say how well they work but have tried everything else.
They look 0k but personnely I found the screws very very findely completely lost one to start with! Plus can not get the back battery plate to screw flat
Just have to wait and see if the actually do what it says on the box as they only came yesterday so as yet they are an unknow
It did take a good few weeks for these to start deterring cats. But then again the cats had been using our garden as a toilet for a while. The noise isn’t too offensive to humans either so that’s a plus. We use ours in our back garden and we often let our chickens out. It doesn’t seem to have any affect on them, or the wild birds as they don’t move away from it.
These are audible when they are triggered to both ourselves and thankfully the cats who avoid the garden at all costs.
Installing two has kept the garden poo free.
I turn them around when I’m in the garden as I can hear the high pitch signal when it’s triggered by my movements.
Working great through all weathers.
The only draw back is the screws are extremely tiny. I have a set of technical screwdrivers so I was ok. I’d definitely recommend tightening as much as possible to deter water ingress. If you haven’t a screw driver small enough, invest in one.
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I bought thiese items to deter cats from using my front lawn as a toilet.
Up to date they had worked but unfortunately a cat managed to avoid detection toay.
I have moved one of the sensors hoping that this will solve the problem.
Chippings and under a hedge were the places the feline used and despite putting out bottle of water we needed to up the ante.
We installed two of these units and touch wood, and thus far, there have been no further visits.
It’s always a gamble as to whether these will deter the animal but on setting 4 / 5 we have had good results.
The units themselves are very well made and feel solid. They are indeed water resistant and my previous four units have been left out in all weathers.
Batteries (4 x AA) seem to last several months, more than 4 on most occasions.
The battery door has a seal which really helps keep things dry.
The first ones I have are at least 4 years old and are still working.
I like the adjustment knobs so you can tailor things should the animal get used to a certain frequency.
They come with a spike held on by tiny nuts which you can position in the ground or you can use the hole on the unit to hook to something.
The light comes on when the unit is activated.
The only real downside is that my wife can hear this when she walks past and it drives her nuts. I can hear a clicking but it’s not enough to bother me.
They are reasonably priced considering it’s certainly worth it if you can deter the animal for fouling in your garden!!
But in between, we now have many more cats in close proximity to our garden.
Paying close attention to placement is probably essential to these devices, and seems to make the most difference. Catching the cats on the video doorbell also helps with device placement!
Best suggestion is that these *seem* to work as expected, when used properly.
(I was going to use the 2nd device in our back garden, but couldn’t find a good location for it as there were too many plants waving around. So I can additionally confirm that a spray bottle of vinegar + lemon juice + garlic + black pepper is impressively effective, but resprays after wet weather are crucial.)
The 4 tiny screws are a bit nerve-wracking; I am fortunate to have a confident partner with the right screwdriver, as I was worried about damaging it personally. But having (just now) recharged the batteries without any issue, I am very pleased to conclude that it’s no longer a worry, and that there was no moisture issue in the past (soggy month), and that – for the month’s cat-poop-free peace – this product was well worth it!!
Build quality is good and battery life seems reasonable (depends on how many times the light comes on). However, the light goes on and off every time it detects movement – not just for cats, dogs and rodents etc. And I know they work because my significant other half says that she can hear it when it is turned to the highest frequency!
I am still undecided as to whether I will continue using them after this 3rd set of batteries, because as yet I remain unconvinced about their value for money.
We get visited by a fox cub and our neighbours have a minature dachshund. They were concerned! I have a Cockerpoo which barks and chases it out of our garden.
I set one unit up at the back of the garden. Facing up at an angle as the cub comes along a garden wall. It seems to be working. He/she still accessed the summerhouse roof – sits there watching us – but doesn’t venture further. Setting 6 doesn’t affect my dog!
Second unit is with neighbour. No complaints so far!
Look OK but tiny screws make items hard to assemble. Too soon to rate battery life
Trying these to stop cats from using my garden as a loo has yet to work but hopeful
No cat poo at all for months now after purchasing after neighbourhood cats using front and back garden as toilet.
There is no information about what frequency to use, in the box….I am about to refer to the advert.
And the screws are very small and fiddly and I had to wait to borrow a suitable tiny screwdriver.
Cat repellent has done the trick. Superb.
Cannot comment on battery life as we have only had them a short while.
I would recommend these cats have stopped using my garden as a toilet since I purchased this item
Really didnt think these would work but havent had a cat or cat mess in garden since putting them out. Very impressed.
Replacements for same product used before. Reliable deterrent. Would buy again if required.
The screws to the batteries are difficult to tighten.
The cats definitely don’t like it.
We have moved the device as suggested by others.
House across from us 3 cats
Infested our garden
Installed pestbye 4 weeks ago – only seen one cat since
Excelle
After suffering for several months with a new cat by my neighbour who thought my garden was its toilet and trying all sorts of thinks like Get Off and putting up fence spikes and netting this has finally done the trick.
They seem to be working ok so far I don’t see any mess in garden.
I would buy agai
Definitely doing what I wanted…. keeping next doors cats from defecating on our new lawn. Do need to move them around every so often as cats are clever and work out how to avoid!!
Always a gamble investing in something you know nothing about, even harder to commit when you can’t hear it workingbut my neighbours new cats had chosen my vegetable garden as their toilet so I needed to resolve the situation. I bought these and they only returned once. Hopefully next summer it’ll deter the pigeons too? I’ve got the sensitivity turned to the max so they’re working at maximum range.
i set it on very sensitive to stp the stray dogs and cats using my outside lawn as a toilet – and the dogs are at first inquisitive but afterwards they do stay away – and so far no cat mess in garden – very happy so fa
Before I moved into my house every Cats up my street used my garden as a ,loo. Cats don’t like chicken wire and it worked for a little while until they found a way to avoid it. I have try every thing you can think of, I have try these b4 not from this company tho and they were rubbish but these really do work I even brought some for my mum they are worth every penny.
not the greatest build quality, i put tape over the back to keep water out of there battery box
initially it had no effect, i had the frequency on low and turned it up a notch every morning and suddenly, no more cats
i watched one wander over, and as the they went off it scarpered
worked for me so fa
My front yard has had faeces in it every morning without fail for the last year, since my next door but one neighbour got a cat. I was prepared to wait 14 to 28 days for results as recommended by the seller. However, there have been no faeces at all since day one of installing the device in the front yard.
I also bought one for the back garden. There has been one instance of fox faeces but otherwise a great improvement.
When setting up the device there is a slightly fiddly screw to negotiate but otherwise fairly easy.
I would recommend the Pestbye.
For years we’ve had issues with cats using our garden as a toilet. They are a bloody nuisance and after trying metal cat silhouette (which was beaten up by a cat on day one), plants that will cause them health issues and so much more I think these have instantly worked. I needed to get rid of them quickly and efficiently as we’d just planted a new tree and bulbs along with my father’s ashes and I was one step away from getting a gun, laying razor wire and setting animal traps to simply remove the cats from this plane of existence. I am so happy these were recommended by a friend and probably the best purchase I have ever made.
Since we have purchased these it has all stopped and we have our garden back. We haven’t seen a cat on our garden since, and our garden is clear of cat mess. I couldn’t recommend these highly enough.
They really do work.