Birds shi**ing on the Velux. Cats strolling on the cars.

Birds shi**ing on the Velux. Cats strolling on the cars.

Author
Discussion

dibbers006

Original Poster:

13,245 posts

224 months

Thursday 16th May 2019
quotequote all
The initial message was deleted from this topic on 12 December 2023 at 22:26

Brads67

3,199 posts

104 months

Brads67

3,199 posts

104 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
No, it's getting caught that is frowned upon. smile

lufbramatt

5,421 posts

140 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
Anything anti cat is dangerous ground on PH, no matter how tongue in cheek. I had a ban for it.

I have constant paw marks up the front of my E39 and there's claw marks on the boot lid where they jump on to the roof of the garage. Pretty much nothing you can do to stop the nasty f***ers

C0ffin D0dger

3,440 posts

151 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
dibbers006 said:
FirstWorldProblems

Birds keep stting on the Velux.

Cats keep sitting, strolling across the cars.

Motherfkers.
The solution to this is so obvious rolleyes

Capture the cats that sit / stroll across your cars, fix them to the roof near you Velux. Duct tape is quite good for this. The cats will scare away the birds and because they're now otherwise engaged they won't be messing with your cars.

Problem solved biggrin

Disclaimer: If might be necessary to feed the cats from time to time or replace them when they expire. Birds might still be scared of expired cats anyway?

davhill

5,263 posts

190 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
dibbers006 said:
FirstWorldProblems

Birds keep stting on the Velux.

Cats keep sitting, strolling across the cars.

Motherfkers.
Well, cats do as they will.

OTOH, if you keep washing it off,
birdlime won't wreck your old Vauxhall.

Cotty

40,105 posts

290 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
lufbramatt said:

I have constant paw marks up the front of my E39 and there's claw marks on the boot lid where they jump on to the roof of the garage. Pretty much nothing you can do to stop the nasty f***ers
Put the car in the garage?

Spare tyre

10,160 posts

136 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
lufbramatt said:
Anything anti cat is dangerous ground on PH, no matter how tongue in cheek. I had a ban for it.

I have constant paw marks up the front of my E39 and there's claw marks on the boot lid where they jump on to the roof of the garage. Pretty much nothing you can do to stop the nasty f***ers
Would parking in a different spot / direction help

Cotty

40,105 posts

290 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
The Australian government are getting fed up with cats, they have resorted to poisoning them. Im not suggesting that you do the same, but it just shows that they are a pest.

https://www.inverse.com/article/55319-australia-s-...

Vaud

51,805 posts

161 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
For cats - water pistol / super soaker - non harmful and they will stop sitting on your car after a few attempts.

And I like cats.

lufbramatt

5,421 posts

140 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
Cotty said:
lufbramatt said:

I have constant paw marks up the front of my E39 and there's claw marks on the boot lid where they jump on to the roof of the garage. Pretty much nothing you can do to stop the nasty f***ers
Put the car in the garage?
Car doesn’t fit in the garage

Snails

915 posts

172 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
Cotty said:
The Australian government are getting fed up with cats, they have resorted to poisoning them. Im not suggesting that you do the same, but it just shows that they are a pest.

https://www.inverse.com/article/55319-australia-s-...
That article only shows that 2 to 6 million feral cats are a specific problem that the Australian government has decided to action against.

Hoolio

1,173 posts

227 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
lufbramatt said:
Cotty said:
lufbramatt said:

I have constant paw marks up the front of my E39 and there's claw marks on the boot lid where they jump on to the roof of the garage. Pretty much nothing you can do to stop the nasty f***ers
Put the car in the garage?
Car doesn’t fit in the garage
Put the cat in the garage wink

lufbramatt

5,421 posts

140 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
Cotty said:
lufbramatt said:

I have constant paw marks up the front of my E39 and there's claw marks on the boot lid where they jump on to the roof of the garage. Pretty much nothing you can do to stop the nasty f***ers
Put the car in the garage?
Car doesn’t fit in the garage

Magnum 475

3,626 posts

138 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
If car doesn't fit in garage, outdoor car covers work well.

Train the cats to catch the birds, and your stting problem is also solved smile

J4CKO

42,473 posts

206 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
Is title that a Smiths B side ?

Jasandjules

70,415 posts

235 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
Brads67 said:
Are you advocating/suggesting committing a serious criminal offence ? Not terribly bright advice that could lead to the OP getting jailed.

Diablos-666

2,786 posts

184 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
I have a bd fox that keeps walking on my car and more recently it tries to jump on the car from the back but just claws the fk out of the paintwork!

I've tried anti fox spray, the high pitched noise thingy, putting lemon juice on my car but nothing keeps the bd off.


Brads67

3,199 posts

104 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
Jasandjules said:
Are you advocating/suggesting committing a serious criminal offence ? Not terribly bright advice that could lead to the OP getting jailed.
Lighten / grow up. Delete as appropriate

But just to assure you, both the birds and the feral cats are on the general license / quarry list

AlexRS2782

8,152 posts

219 months

Friday 17th May 2019
quotequote all
Vaud said:
For cats - water pistol / super soaker - non harmful and they will stop sitting on your car after a few attempts.

And I like cats.
That solution works for grey squirrels too - i may have accidently squirted one a bit too hard, when it wasn't expecting it, so much so that it fell off a tree branch last summer hehe

Didn't work so well with a local fox however - last summer one thought it was a fun game and decided to sit on my patio doorstep and stare at me through the door glass for 30 minutes hehe