Pestbye® Twinpack Solar Waterproof Cat Repellent – Quick
Pestbye® Twinpack Solar Waterproof Cat Repellent – Quick Fix Ultrasonic Repeller Cat Scarer with Ground Stake
How effective is the solar panel?
Even on a cloudy day, it will generally get enough charge to run effectively
Will this affect other pets? Can it easily be turned off when I put them outside?
You can set the sensor to 0 to turn it off. Or point the device away from where you pet is.
Will this harm any other animals?
No, the ultrasonic noise is a deterrent designed to drive cats away from the area. The frequencies used doesn’t affect pets and other wildlife.
Does the sound affect animals inside the house?
No. The ultrasonic noise will not effectively pass through walls.
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| Powered by | Solar | Solar | Batteries (not included) | Batteries (not included) | Batteries (not included) | Batteries (not included) |
| Smart Link Technology | ✘ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Ultrasonic Technology | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ |
| HyperResonance Frequency | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✔ | ✘ |
| Outdoor Use | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Weight: | 870 g |
| Dimensions: | 10.5 x 5 x 25 cm; 870 Grams |
| Model: | AHGRD004840 |
| Part: | AHGR004840 |
| Colour: | G |
| Pack Quantity: | 2 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Batteries Included: | NiMH |
| Manufacture: | Primrose |
| Dimensions: | 10.5 x 5 x 25 cm; 870 Grams |
| Quantity: | 2 |
Seem to have less cat traffic since placing in garde
Purchased these as was fed up of cat poo in our garden.
Haven’t seen any cat poo so must be working.
My lawns have been clear of cat waste since I fitted them so I can’t ask for more. Not sure why they say solar powered when you have to fit batteries, unless I am missing something .
I cannot believe that, so far, it is working! Now one month passed…!! Neighbour’s cats hate it. I saw one of them cautiously balancing himself on the fence and not entering the garden for the first time but rather passing to the other side of the alley. It was so unusual and funny and it is great – hopefully, it always works. So far, so good.
These work like a dream. Wanted to protect our tortoise run from local cats so the torts could roam free day and night. Haven’t seen a cat, nor any cat mess, since I installed them. Solar powered so I haven’t had to change the batteries.
Since we have installed these devices, we have not seen a fox on our lawn and no new patches have appeared. Of course, time will tell so, fingers crossed
Some assembly is required before deployment. A couple of small nuts and bolts hold the metal stake to the main body of the device. Then the batteries need to be fitted and the rear flap and gasket screwed into place. It just takes a couple of minutes and it’s good that the rechargeable batteries can be replaced at some future date.
We have positioned the devices at the edge of the lawn where they get direct sunshine for most of the day. We followed the instructions provided for assembly and set up. They are certainly not verbose but are adequate…..
As I said, so far so good
I think the killer cats are coming slightly less often but a pile of feathers on the lawn this morning right in front of one of the units. Perhaps they think the annoyance is worth it for their fun as they are very young. I’ll carry on moving one of them around and see how it goes. They seem to take the charge well from the sun as the blue lamp always comes on as I walk past. Shame these two cats are like this as I love cats 🙁
I was very happy with my purchase, it did work. I bought 2. But sadly after only 5 months, one of it decided to stop working all of a sudden!! I checked, no water leakage, not broken, as I haven’t move it since it was inserted into the soil where I wanted it to be!
Amazon customer service is great though, they agree that I can return and refund the products, but now I don’t know if I should try my luck and buy the same again?!
These work very well, and I am satisfied with them, however, I have occasionally found that a cat had bypassed one of these devices, and then marked my lawn – probably because the batteries had depleted in the face of an unknown and repeat triggering of that sensor over many days. The lack of battery lever indicator on these units means this has happened a few times in recent months, which is a nuisance and the main negative for me. Another, is that whilst the battery case is removable, it could be designed better, than the small, fiddly-screws set up provided. Once depleted, I have refreshed the supplied rechargeable AA batteries quickly with an external mains charger (not supplied with this product), however, it is frustrating that the only ‘low battery indicator’ is either me noticing the sensor doest pick me up as I pass it, OR (worse!…), that the local Toms have managed to break through my sonic barrier and left their ‘calling card’ That said, when fully charged and strategically placed, they are excellent!
After using them for 2-3months, its not producing as strong signal as at start.
I have had lots of issues with cats in my neighborhood choosing my front garden as their toilet. I spent over 300 laying down stone chippings only to find a cat poo on them two days later! So, I decided to try these. I’ve used them before but found having to change the batteries quite annoying, especially as I would only realise they needed changing when the poos turned up again! Having these as solar powered should help that. For the first couple of weeks my garden was poo free. There was then one after that, but I understand it can take a while for the cat’s behaviour to reset. Since then all has been well…
Definitely recommend. A lot cheaper than laying stones down and a bit kinder than chilli / egg shells / pepper etc!
Very fast delivery. Well packaged.
Positives:
1.We’ve had them in use for approximately 4 weeks and there has been a marked reduction in amount of cat/ dog fouling in our garden.
2.They seem to be waterproof and have survived recent run of storms.
Negatives:
1.My major disappointment was that one set of batteries ( supplied) didn’t work and I’ve had to buy an extra set.
2. The other negative is the small, fiddly screws on the battery compartment. Extremely difficult to get in and out and you don’t know in advance that you need a particular type of screwdriver (Philips). I am also concerned about their longevity
I bought many of these units over the years from various suppliers with little joy but these are the best i have ever bought and they have solar which is a bonus. Great value for money, working like a dream. The key is to move them around every 2 weeks or so to keep the cats at bay.
As a lifelong animal lover, the sudden surge in cat ownership during coronavirus lockdown should have been a welcome addition to the community, but instead, with the sudden transformation of my front lawn into the neighborhood latrine, I actually found myself sympathizing with Mary Bale, the infamous Coventry “Cat bin woman”!
I tried many solutions, none of which seemed to work. I must admit I was skeptical at first, but I can say these devices do work and are 100% humane. To begin with, there was still some digging and fouling, but it noticeably moved ever closer to the boundary of my property until it stopped altogether after about a week. We bought 4 to cover all the likely entrance points and give nearly 100% coverage. The setting intensity of 4.0 worked for us. The local cats now still pass through our garden but evidently are no longer comfortable relieving themselves within the area of effect.
We live at quite a high altitude and this winter has seen a few blizzards already with strong winds and moderate snowfall which buried the devices. Two of the devices then stopped working completely despite replacing the battery packs and spending several days in the sun. If snow is anticipated they should probably be removed to a sheltered spot for the duration, else the risk is they will be irreparably damaged.
I was disappointed at the speed at which the fouling (in both volume and frequency!) started up again with the reduced coverage. The marketing material had suggested a learned aversion would set in after prolonged exposure, but this did serve to emphasize the evident effectiveness when working at full capacity. Perhaps a full year of use will be needed to ingrain the effect!
Otherwise, relatively low maintenance is required so you can set and forget. Don’t bother with the non-solar version as they are a waste of money, despite costing less. Placement should be facing the likely entrance points of your property but not facing a public footpath or road else the battery will be drained faster than it can recharge.
Easy to set up and thankfully new flower beds as I left them – cannot comment on battery life as it’s been 2 weeks but they are still working!!!
We tried powder and spray in our cat battle – without success – the nightly cat deposits kept coming. Bought these as a last resort. They work! We’ve had them for a month with just one incident which was possibly due to not positioning a unit correctly. They are incredibly sensitive and the solar recharging works well.
Love the fact it’s solar and no regular battery changes but still experiencing cat issues fowling in the plants.
Moved and tweaked the frequency so hoping it will
Improve.
Don’t think they’re 100% but hoping for 80+%.
#Keepsafe all
These are brilliant and have resolved my problem of cats visiting my lawn to use as a toilet.
I tried many cheaper suggestions such as spraying with scented water (garlic or lemon), making an uneven surface for the cat to walk on and even plastic spikes along my fence to try to stop them coming in but all failed.
I have been using the Pestbye cat repellent for over a month and have had no further feline visits to my lawn.
Whilst I considered cheaper alternatives this has been money very well spent.
Wellllllllllll, so far so good! 1 month in and my neighbours cat has had to make alternative bathroom arrangements……..praise the lord ‘cos if there’s one thing I hate, it’s some other b*ggars cat sniggering at me while it indignantly curls one down on my turf! Thankyou pestbye………..you’ve given me my life back.
I was doubtful that these cat repellers would work. However they did, we had a very persistent cat, came into our garden regularly and sat under the bird feeder. 3 weeks without a cat so far. Arrived promptly and very well packaged. I
One of them stopped working after 3 months.. Battery’s are OK as they take a charge, but the solar charging stopped working.
Was received quickly and well boxed. Have only had it in the garden for one week and have not seen a cat since it was installed. Early days but appears to be working. If this continues I will be one happy customer.
Easy to set up. Solar power worked even in February. Took a few adjustments to get the frequency right to keep cats away but after a bit of trial and error and repositioning etc. it has been several weeks without any cats in the garden.
Still getting cats around so not sure if they work. Although haven’t found any cat poo ye
Was very sceptical but saw the money back guarantee and took a chance. These really do work and stopped the cats using my garden as a toilet. It didn’t dissuade the birds coming in and the solar panel saves money on batteries. I had the battery ones before and they run out quickly.
Did the trick very quickly: two pesky cats from next door no longer soiling our flower beds and vegetable plots. Easy to install, look quite pretty on the pathway. All in all a very effective and economical solution.
Easy to set up and get going. Need to try them in different locations and frequencies but once sorted they really do work. No cats in garden since. Look a little bit light weight and not sure how they will perform over time but initially very good.
These work – very confident local tom cat no longer using my mother’s garden as his daily toilet. Solar panel can’t keep the batteries permanently topped up in the UK in autumn / winter, other than that – a success.
Mostly has kept foxes and cats from pooing in the garde
Firstly they arrived less than 24 hours after I ordered them!
Although I thought they were expensive, I wanted solar powered as I thought battery powered might run out and stop working without me realising.
There were four cats that treated my garden as their personal toilet, not any more, it took only a few days, and a bit of tweaking of levels and positioning in the garden to make an impact. My garden is very long and I thought two might not be enough but they are working really well. Occasionally the bravest ginger Tom slinks through the hedge, but soon scoots back out again!
The birds are back and so are the squirrels, so pleased with my purchase, would recommend.
This was my second order for these items. I’d had no trouble at all with the first two, and they seem to be doing what they were bought to do, e.g., keep cats out of the garden.
As they had worked so well, I bought two more, unfortunately one of them has stopped working after about a week. I’ve bought, and fitted new rechargeable batteries, not an ideal solution, but let’s wait and see if this solves the problem.
Very good quality keeps the cats away so pleased with them I ordered another pack haven’t used them long enough to know what the battery looked fe will be
It took about 3 weeks for the devices to completely stop the cat(s) using our lawn as a toilet but pleased to say there haven’t been any incidents for over 5 weeks. Several months later – I moved the devices for a week in December in an attempt to chase a bird sitting droppingw on a window ledge. Needless to say the cat returned no less than 5 times during that week so it pretty much confirms to me that they really do work.
We’ve been using this for a few weeks now and it has made a huge difference. We used to have several cats leaving deposits in the garden on a daily basis and we’ve only had one. We adjusted the frequency and it seems to have worked as we haven’t had another since.
Three of the four purchased worked from the off at keeping cats out of the garden. The 4th one failed to charge up using its solar feature and thus stopped working when the internal batteries went flat. Primrose customer service referred me Amazon. Amazon
showed I was too late to return it to them.
They are frequency adjustable for a range of animals, which is a major plus, as even within the feline species you need to adjust the frequency to find the speed spot to keep them off – I suspect this is why others fail when you can’t adjust them.
Just one point, when adjusting the sensitivity, you need to adjust it to the right to increase the sensitivity – i.e. switch on at the least movement detected. Solar powered, have not had a single problem with them – highly recommended
I bought a similar product from the same manufacturer 2/3 years ago which worked great (no cat mess at all a few days after placement).
Over the last few weeks neighbours cats returned to fouling in my garden. The previous deterrents weren’t working as well, clicking sound rather than the high pitched sound. Replaced them with these and over a week later no cats mess. Haven’t saw the cats venture into my garden either. These do work but you may have a few days of figuring out where to place them for best deterrent.
put both in the front garden and the cat poo appeared in the back. Moved one to the back and seems to have moved the little beasts along nicely.
Its a hard one to review but I have to say since installing I have had no more digging in my garden.
Because I cannot hear it, I assume it is working,the Blue sensor light comes on when beam is broken.
So far so good no more visitors, it does not appear to affect the Birds which is also a plus.
Overall as I have not seen anymore Cats so I am happy,(So far).
Nothing difficult about setting up easy instructions to follow.
I have mine set on 4 for Cats.
I bought these based on customer reviews and so far, i’m not disappointed. No Cats or cat mess in the garden at all so fingers crossed, long may this continue
I changed my front garden from a bedded soil area to and pebbled area to stop cat mess but they still came to do their business. If i had bought these firstly, I could have saved buying and shovelling 2 tonnes of pebbles to the tune of around 200
Pros:
– Seems solidly built
– We have them at the front of our house (north facing) that doesn’t get the most sun, but these seem to work fine.
– Since using we’ve had no cat faeces
– A little thought about positioning means you can hide them easily amongst the flower bed.
We haven’t really experienced any cons yet. From past experience I tend to get the impression that all of these cat repellants seem to work with some cats, but not all. So far none of the local cats can stand these ones.
This was used to keep cats off our lawn,so other wild life could thrive! It worked a treat, it even effected some poor delivery lad with an hearing aid.It done the job a trea
Good product, use before, batteries last about 6 months, old units used for 3 – 4 years, so good life, robust, arrived on time, pleased with purchase.
These work, batteries life is good, very little cat poo in the garden since we installed these.
Easy to use with good clear instructions. I want it to stop cats and foxes digging up my garden.
It was a bit fiddly to construct – but it works -haven’t had any cat mess since it was installed – birds are still perching on it so it hasn’t affected them. Well worth the money
They’ve worked, but they’ve also made my dog terrified of the garden… There are several different frequencies to select, but nothing to say what settings rate to what to keep out/ scare away (I think one is cats, one dogs, one birds, another mice and moles). It would be useful to have a list, hence why I have knocked off a star.
Other than that, no more cat mess in over a month! And I had been very sceptical.
Worked perfectly for couple of months but cats have become brave or gone deaf now I think lol. Battery seems to last ok whatever time of yea
Seems to work, cats not come in as much, and when they do, they go very quickly
At the moment the repellents seem to be doing their job – at least no new unwanted packages found
Odd one. I had cats fouling my lawn. Very annoying and so worth a try. In the many months I’ve had it that hasn’t happened since. It doesn’t stop cats coming in the garden but they seem agitated and run through. Odd as I said but seems effective.
I realise one can only go on personal experiences with a product, and some reviews previous to mine have not been to favourable about these solar cat repelents. So all I can add is this; I purchased two of these due to three or four daily dropping from local cats on my front garden. I have had them now for about six weeks, not one single dropping has been left since setting them up.
The pir sensors pick up easily 10 metres away, my front garden is around 5m/6m so more than ample coverage. The do require some adjusting i.e. sensitivity and sound frequency, so I was probably just very lucky that my adjustments have proved a real ear ache for my local moggies.
I have no fence etc around my garden, just pathways. But it’s comforting to see the cats taking a very wide birth when walking around. Therefore I am glad to say that I personally have had a 100% success from these particular repellents, my neighbour is ordering a pair right now.
The only problem is that at the moment, they can only be purchased as a single unit, at a slightly more expensive price of 16.99 each?? They cost me 29.99 for two, so I think the sellers ought to get their acts together.
I bought two as I have quite a big garden and although two of the 3 nuisance cats seem to be deterred there is one that still finds its way around the motion detection and I have to keep moving them to cover different areas. I am considering getting two more. I have not had them long enough to test the battery.
This seems to work reasonably well, only one cat dollop see and none since I turned it up
One funny thing Amazon’s tracking tells me that Its not arrived, based on this I’d give Amazon tracking no Stars.
At first there was no effect and the nuisance cat continued to visit. But with some frequency adjustments, we seem to have found the setting that stops the cat visits!
Product was purchased to keep foxes and cats away and so far seems to have worked.
hi there works no more cats poo in garden actually seen cat from bedroom window looking at device when jumped on our fence and seen it move up fence then sprint across garden to get to its own garden 1 small gripe not much sun so having to buy battery charger not impressed buying charger but no poo its worth it knowing clean garden for gran kids
Cats were visiting my garden on a daily basis, these have kept them off most of the time
Since we had these installed we haven’t had any cat poo on our lawns (fingers crossed), which is a result.
Oddly though, the cats do still enter the garden and even walk past the repellent devices quite closely.
Perhaps its a panacea or maybe they work enough that the cats aren’t massively repelled but don’t want to linger with an ultra-sonic irritant nearby?
Works fine but I think when the cars get used to them they’re not always deterred by them. Still having problems just not quite as bad.
we bought this product to stop cats messing in our garden. We watched as a cat came over the fence and as it came into the periphery of the cat scarer it literally jumped back over the fence,YES !
Motion sensor light indicates coverage as expected.
Too early to comment on battery life. I would be concerned if there had been problems after a fortnight.
Am now adjusting frequency as a neighbours cat seems totally unperturbed by device, and it is well within range.
However no fouling in areas covered since device installed so it may have deterred the nightime culpri