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14-12-2013, 04:31 PM
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Re: Does Anyone Know How To Keep Varmints Out

Spoken to my brother in America today and he says they spray vinegar around their bins to stop the critters which works fairly well, wonder if some variation on that might work.
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17-12-2013, 02:28 PM
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Its no good putting Vinegar on bins in the UK. The Seagulls love vinegar on their fish and chips
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17-12-2013, 02:48 PM
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LOL yes sea gulls are not fussy are they, mug you for anything !
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03-02-2014, 08:29 AM
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I wonder is there a scent that you could spray about off an animal that these critters may find a danger to them. So they may not venture into your fruit trees.

I remember a few years ago a salesman knocked on my door and was selling a mouse scent spray. Apparently he said if I sprayed it around the edges of my garden it would keep the elephants away from my garden.

Well it certainly worked because I haven't seen one elephant in my back garden since I sprayed it.
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Longfellow, I am well into my sixties and I was talking about elephant deterrents at school, but I still think its funny.

I have mice, cats, dogs all living and scenting my garage and car port, the dogs are secretly afraid of the cats, the cat spends all his time trying to give the dog a nervous breakdown by popping up from behind things and while this is going on the mice are happily nibbling the dogs dry food sacks.

I think I know where the idea of Tom, Jerry and that poor dog came from.
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26-02-2014, 09:22 AM
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oh lucky you wish the varmints round here looked like that, must be some sort of small or something they are naturally scared of, trouble is you are planting on their territory
 
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