Homarden Set of 10 Cat Deterrent Pad - Cat Scratch Furniture Protector with 1 Inch Spikes - Keep Cats Out of Yard Permanently - 16 x 13 in Flexible Plastic Spike Mats for Indoor Outdoor Use - Black

Absolutely works great, cats stay out of the garden. Will need to order more for next year crops.

I have a few stray cats in my backyard that I feed on a regular basis. The only downside is that they love to climb onto my split unit HVAC and do their business and dirty it up. I love the cats but I don't particularly enjoy the mess they leave. This Deterrent Pad does the job perfectly! I laid 3-4 on top of the units and held them together with some duct tape. After that, the strays stopped climbing on top of them on their own. In the past, I would put citrus soaked cotton balls to deter them which only lasted a week before the scent faded away. On top of that, I had to purchase odor remover for the 1-2 strays that sprayed on the wall. I wish I had found this product much sooner. I can still enjoy the furry visitors and not have them leave a mess for me.

UPDATE: I just put one of the mats on top of the frig to keep the cat from using that as a "stair step" to the top of my upper kitchen cabinets, where I display my vintage cookie jars. It was only a matter of time before he caused a disaster up there, but no more worries about that! I was also able to bring my Shefflera plant in from the garage where it's been since the cat showed up....those are toxic to cats, and he would NOT leave it alone. Now, I put two mats together, put the large plant on top, and he just sits and looks, as if wondering who's dumb idea it was to bring these things into our lives? I'll be ordering another package! ORIGINAL REVIEW: I bought these to put on top of my 24" X 48" aquarium that has a hinged, screen cover framed in lightweight aluminum and houses my 3 yr old Axolotl (Mexican) Salamander, Lilla, (love her to pieces!). A few months ago, we got a kitten....or he got us, wandered into our rural farm place.....and, of course, he soon noticed Lilla and was on top of the tank every chance he got. I tried a cat deterrent auto spray can that quit working almost immediately and a carpet runner I had on hand, turned upside down so that the little "stay-in-place" grab-spikes were facing up. That KIND OF discouraged him, but not on those days when he was very determined and sassy. He'd just "grin and bear it" and there he'd be, seeming to taunt both me and Lilla! They also blocked all the light and air from the top and were butt-ugly. I found these mats on Amazon and ordered this particular pkg vs a roll because the squares seemed like they'd be easier to handle (and they are very easy to use) and they were a good buy for the money. I'd also have extras to use in other places where I want to keep animals away. To cover the top of the aquarium, I used three full mats plus three others cut down to a smaller size (easy to do), 6 total mats, connected by the little hook and holes that are on all 4 sides of each mat (2 on each side). These mats solved my problem 100%, PERFECTLY! One time up, just as quickly off, and all salamander watching is now done from the floor! Not only that, the mats are custom-sized to the screen top and the black color of the mats looks nice with the black trimmed aquarium and screen cover, so they actually look nice.....well, they aren't ugly, anyway. They are VERY light weight, so no need to worry about them being too heavy for the screen, and I can see through them, down into the tank, which I couldn't with the "clear" carpet runner that wasn't actually clear. They work so well, we can leave the cat in the house unchaperoned, which we never dared do before. I docked one star because the little connectors are very fragile and break off very easily. Several of the squares came with at least one torn off and I lost a couple more just taking the squares apart. (They come stacked.) Of course, the squares can be connected with zip ties or twist ties, it's just more convenient to use the attached connectors if they don't rip off.

I live in a townhome where my deck is adjacent to neighbor decks on both sides. Without precautions, it's possible for my cats to jump from my deck railing to the decks on either side. I installed 3 sections of this product across the top of the railing on each end. So far it's stopped my cats from making unwelcome visits to the neighbors. The railings are 2x6 lumber, so this product is the perfect width. I was able to strap them on with 30" zip ties, no muss, no fuss, and no damage to the railing. See the video for details. The zip ties are mostly hidden between the balusters on the street side, making them less noticeable on that side. Narrower zip ties would be completely adequate, but I could find none in the correct length. If the plastic endures the sun for a season, I may replace the zip ties with long screws and big washers. There are square sections in the plastic that look ideal for this. I am a little concerned that the plastic will hold up to the summer sun. The plastic is quite stiff, but not that strong. Rough handling would quickly damage it. Time will tell how long it lasts. Even if I have to replace it every year, it takes only a few minutes to install, and costs about $30 total.

My 1-year-old cat digs dirt out of all my potted plants. It works like a charm to stop her. I cut up the scat mat into smaller pieces and placed several onto the top layer of dirt. The black plastic mat blends in well with the dirt, so it's not unsightly. This product did NOT work on the kitchen counters. First of all, they're pretty sharp, and you have to cover every square inch of countertop edge (trust me - read below), which makes it a headache to use your kitchen countertops in any kind of routine way. You don't realize how well your Tshirt or a kitchen towel snags on this stuff, sending all the connected scat mats to the floor. The bigger problem - other than despising the scat mats on my kitchen counters - is that my cat learned quickly how to jump onto the ittiest, tiniest, little edge of the counter, barely touch the mat, and bound OVER the entire scat mat towards the backsplash. I even tried placing the mats so that they extended a little beyond the countertop edge. No go. I used these for several months, but no matter how I laid them out on the counter, she figured out how to get around them. In summary: worked well for my potted plants, but didn't work for kitchen countertops.

Originally bought these to prevent my cats from going behind the litter boxes (under the stairs) and making a mess back there. Very effective at keeping them out of there and was very easy to set up. Since then, they also come in handy for temporary uses when training the cats to not jump on new furniture or ledges.

good weight, sturdy, not too sharp

Ok. So they don't exactly work for my cat. So why 5 stars? Because I can see why they would work with any other cat. Just not my cat. I put them on the stairs to keep her from going up there and pulling her bullsh*t sneak attacks on my nice sweet cat. The mats did a great job of stabbing me in the foot as I tried to gingerly balance on the edges of the stairs and go past them. I showed them to her and smugly told her "your days of going upstairs are over!!" My evil cat though, she just looked at them and I saw the "challenge accepted" on her face. I found her upstairs an hour later. The mats were not moved. 😒 I moved the mats to the top of the stair railing she jumps over to get up there (theres a baby gate). I then told her with high confidence...nay arrogance, "go ahead, jump up here now. You're gonna get stabbed on your feet and regret that sh*t. You won't be doing this anymore. " I found the mats on the floor and the cat upstairs that afternoon when I got home from work. 😒 But, if you need to stop normal cats. Cats that don't feel the need to do crap just to do it or to prove themselves superior to you, they would work just fine.

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Our fussy 1.5 year old ragdoll male cat was being trained for a while First he did not like to type of cat litter - so he peed on the kitchen and bathroom tiles These scat mats placed strategically - gradually trained him to pee in one of two large litter boxes. Yes - two - he pees in one & poos in the other. We use clay and clean it daily. All is now well thanks to these scat mats...

Although with different dimensions, the product is identical to cat repellent covers we had already obtained several years ago locally in store but no longer locally available. Its prime purpose for us is yo stop squirrels from digging up our newly planted vegetable garden. All I can say is that it works provided the product is assembled in such a way as to cover the entire surface of the garden boxes. If not the squirrels can still pull the product out of the way. We did not try to "pin" the product down although wee could have.

Después de muchos años decidí poner pasto en el jardín y mis perritas felices, al poco tiempo decidieron hacer pozos por todos lados, así que opté por comprar este producto. Muy fácil de instalar, me gustó que los piquitos no lastiman sus patitas solo les es incomodo tocarlos y dejan en paz la zona donde los coloqué, al poco tiempo recuperé mi jardín. El único problema es que son algo frágiles y si los pisas se rompen con facilidad, fuera de eso estoy contento con el producto y mi jardín también.

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