Pestbye® Battery Operated Motion Activated Waterproof Cat Repellent – Quick Fix Ultrasonic Cat Scarer with Ground Stake – Set of 2


Main tilePestbye cat PB0032catpestbye

PestBye – Experts in Pest Control

With over 15 years experience in pest control, the UK based PestBye team has worked hard to develop a product that’s very effective. We listen to customer feedback and combine our experience with our ability to source quality components in order to develop what we think are the best products on the market.

To see the full range search ‘PestBye’ or alternatively visit our store, you can find this by clicking on the brand “Pestbye” under any of our products titles.

PB0047BPB0047BX2PB0032APB0033APB0032X3 tile


Dimensions: 10 x 5 x 10 cm; 5 Grams
Model: 1
Part: PB0032X2
Manufacture: Primrose
Dimensions: 10 x 5 x 10 cm; 5 Grams

253 Responses

  1. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  2. DannielleArring says:

     United Kingdom

    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?

  3. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  4. KlaudiaGagne says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  5. DemetraBalfour says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 13 From Our UsersWe have had these in for months now, and only just had to change the batteries. We set up one along the side alley at the end opposite the gate for cats that jump over the gate and walk up the path to the garden. They just stick into the earth. The other one went halfway up the garden to cover a wider area opposite the bushes where our bird feeders hand on the tall bushes. During the day we made black bin liner covers – we covered amazon envelopes (padded) so that we life save the 4 x aa batteries as the cats really only came in between 10pm and 6am. This has proved excellent method. We have not had any of the 6 or 7 cats that haunted and poo in our garden for months now. So long as you place them in an area where the sonic angle covers approaches to vulnerable areas. These do not bother the birds and we cannot hear them obviously. The UK is plagued by cats killing garden birds and we are so grateful for this invention. Totally recommend 100%. They really really work. Be patient at first as the cats take about 1-2 weeks to get totally phased out by these. Unbelievably good.

  6. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    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 .

  7. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    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 .

  8. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 14 From Our UsersThe packaging for these items was quality. Very sturdy and no plastic.
    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.

    5.0 out of 5 stars Sturdy build. (Make sure you use the correct size screwdriver)

  9. Stephan6332 says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  10. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  11. gary says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  12. Jaclyn DeJohn says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  13. JudyUgynegtmna says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  14. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    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

  15. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  16. AlexandriaYog says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

    Thanks.

  17. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  18. VaniaScarbrough says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersThe sonic noise repels cats well and the devices are less conspicuous than some others on the market. My only issue would be the small screws to assemble the battery casing and ground stake. If you don’t have patience, dexterity and a variety of small cross hair screwdrivers, you’ll find that part impossible.

  19. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 9 From Our UsersI bought these for a relative since they had started to have a cat visit their front garden to use as a toilet.

    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!!

  20. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersI find these really hard to evaluate, because it’s hard to know whether they have made the difference or not. On first install, they seemed to do very little. This improved over time and seemed to solve the problem. Subsequently, the cats now seem to have returned.

    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.

  21. ArielleArchibal says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersThe neighbourhood cats needed ‘strong messaging’ that our newly gravelled driveway wasn’t their toilet. (Chucking curry powder down was getting rather costly.) I bought this along with 4 Energizer 2300mah AA batteries, a month ago. The batteries’ charge lasted a month, and our driveway has been poop-free for that month. Such a relief!

    (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!!

  22. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 5 From Our UsersThis product works I have been spending more time picking up after cats than my own dog. So really pleased now no cat poo. The downside is the screw fixings are tiny & not easy to secure they should include a small screw driver to make it easie

  23. FatimaAnsell says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersFirst of all they does like to eat batteries. So done expect on e a year replacement. More like every 2 months or so. The cats hate them. Stopped our local foulers in their little furry tracks, turned and left. Birds don’t seem to mind. Needs tweaking to get the sensitivity right to avoid flowers and branches setting them off. Stopped cat fowling in my flower beds

  24. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 7 From Our UsersThe issue with these units, and I have 4. Is that it tries to cover a multitude of pests but you have to get the settings just right. I have yet to find the correct one for the annoying cats and so far I have tried all of the settings (frequencies) – even doing them on different frequencies, but to no avail.
    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.

  25. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersThink all the neighbourhood cats were using my garden as a public convenience but the day after installing 2 of these , I’ve had none of them digging it over and several weeks later it’s still keeping them away. Easy to use though have to say the screws are very small and fiddly on the battery cover but over all very impressed

  26. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersI have tried other similar products but these seem so far to be doing the job. Battery life seems good.

  27. DanialSconce says:

     United Kingdom

    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!

  28. Mackenz9803 says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 4 From Our UsersLong battle with the cats using my grass as a litter tray. Now I’ve installed these the cats walk over the grass but do not stay. My sons can hear the ticking noise from the units but I can’t. Been 6 months and all good! I’ve had to put strong tape on the back of the units to stop wind and water penetration to the battery as it was quite flimsy. Hence the 4 stars not 5.

  29. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersBeen working perfectly for 2 months, no cats and no cat mess. Unable to give full 5 stars due to longevity at this time

  30. Shitalesh Kannaujiya says:

     United Kingdom

    Look OK but tiny screws make items hard to assemble. Too soon to rate battery life

  31. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Trying these to stop cats from using my garden as a loo has yet to work but hopeful

  32. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersI have had this 6 months. cats still cross the lawn but do not poop. battery lasts about 2 months. I have two sensors and each works at over 10 metres. so face each other to cover the lawn from each end. blue light comes on anyway. it may be the light which puts the cats off. Squirrels and birds are unaffected by it. fiddly to change the batteries , take it indoors to do do this so you don’t lose the tiny screws. It would be better if it had one big screw fastener like other products.

  33. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    No cat poo at all for months now after purchasing after neighbourhood cats using front and back garden as toilet.

  34. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  35. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 7 From Our UsersI have bought several of these units over the years. My only complaint is that the sealing around the battery compartment on some of them has failed over time, letting in water resulting in rusting and corrosion. To overcome this I put electrical insulation tape around the edges of the cover which I have found is effective at keeping the water out. It does mean however that you have to replace the tape every time you change the batteries. As with all these types of deterrents, do not think that buying one will solve all your problems. You really need several to cover all parts of your garden otherwise the pests will just move to an area of the garden not protected. I also use scented sprays and granules to further deter unwanted visitors.

  36. HaroldVJCopxt says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Cat repellent has done the trick. Superb.
    Cannot comment on battery life as we have only had them a short while.

  37. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    I would recommend these cats have stopped using my garden as a toilet since I purchased this item

  38. FelishaMoya says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Really didnt think these would work but havent had a cat or cat mess in garden since putting them out. Very impressed.

  39. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Replacements for same product used before. Reliable deterrent. Would buy again if required.

  40. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    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.

  41. Shantel6833 says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    House across from us 3 cats
    Infested our garden
    Installed pestbye 4 weeks ago – only seen one cat since
    Excelle

  42. Harley10Nz says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    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.

  43. BerniceThayer says:

     United Kingdom

    They seem to be working ok so far I don’t see any mess in garden.
    I would buy agai

  44. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    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!!

  45. TraceeEsquivel says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  46. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 3 From Our UsersI purchased this as I needed a way to deter cats from fouling on my property. I looked at many different products and purchased this after reading the reviews. OK….it appears robust and looks to be waterproof as stated, the motion detection appears to be good, the detector has a decent range and lights up when it detects movement over 5mtrs in front and around 3 mtrs each side. However, as the sound emitted is a higher frequency than I can hear I have no way of establishing categorically that it is working! There are 2 dials on the unit, but there is no real indication as what these dials actually do, they are labelled Sensitivity and Frequency, but there is no indication what the sensitivity dial does, presumably it raises or lowers the sensitivity…whatever that means! The frequency dial has no indication as to what frequency the dial is set to. The instructions that come with it are minimal and offer very little explanation with regard to setting up the units apart from inserting 4 batteries and attaching the spike and sticking the unit into the ground. I am trying to find an app for my phone that has the capability to detect ultrasound so I can find out if the units are actually emitting any sound. I will update this review once I have established that these units are working.

  47. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    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

  48. Robert Nazarian says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  49. StephanVachon says:

     United Kingdom

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our Usersi have to say i was very skeptical at first

    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

  50. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  51. David Lintott says:

     United Kingdom

    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.

  52. Anonymous says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersWe tried everything, coffee grounds, spraying the garden with pepper, put out plastic snakes and then spent a small fortune covering the garden in cat stop squares, but none of these worked – the cat still returned on a daily basis, leaving its calling card.
    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.

  53. JosefinZ02 says:

     United Kingdom 🇬🇧

    Golden Review Award: 2 From Our UsersI was a little dubious as have had similar motion detectors before which were useless, but I can honestly say since these were erected in two different parts of the garden we have not had any piles of cat poo which is amazing . We were inundated before having just cleared a large area and turned it into a rockery – new soil all nicely dug over attracted local cats . Now no more – we have only had them for a while but until now everything is working to perfection!!