Barn Cats--How to keep them OFF!?

[D33r3 6r33N]

Have any suggestions for how to keep cats off of stuff? Like the hood of my tractor, the bags of wood pellets? "Disabling" them is not an option. Thinking like moth balls or something like that, cheaper is better. Suggestions, opinions?

 

[jinjimbob]

Use something like this, I use it to keep rats out of my car and truck.

Amazon.com: Rat Repellent: Critter Out rat and mouse repellent: Patio, Lawn & Garden

It makes it hard to breath for animals, and people.

Not sure what you mean by disable, but I hope they are neutered/spayed.

 

[D33r3 6r33N]

If we get a new stray the wife takes them up to get fixed, especially the females. At $45 a piece, its worth it not to have any more running around.
Disable meant I can't kill them. We have too many, but wife wouldn't be happy if something happened either.

 

[adjusterr]

might want to check with the local SPCA, our local branch has a program involving local Vets where you sign up with the SPCA and they give you a ticket that you give to the Vet along with $10., not a bad deal.

 

[Baby Grand]

Cats use height to establish their place in the pecking order. The "top cat" is just that. So if your tractor provides a high perch and is somewhat defensible, then it's a prime perch and very desireable. Lucky you.

Get a tarp or old sheet and coat one side of it with 2 sided tape or anything else that's really sticky/tacky. Throw the tarp over the tractor when you're done with it, tacky side up. Cats hate to have anything stick to their paws. After a time they will lose interest in having anything to do with your tractor.

-Jim

 

[Craig Clayton]

If you were to lay some sacking over the objects that need to be cat proofed and put on a quantity of red hot tobasco sauce on the sacking. We have the same problem with the house cat now in that he likes to eat shoelaces. Just the laces and we have tried hot pepper and I want hot sauce.
Cat on a hot tin roof.
Craig Clayton

 

[SPYDERLK]

Are the cats damaging something? I just move the cat when I need to get under it. A perched cat discourages mouse nesting.
larry

 

[Car Doc]

I just live with it mostly least they don't pee or spray where they sleep just all around it that may be a plus depending on how you see it.

I found covering things with cheap plastic tarps is the only thing I do if its something important also I tip my seats on mowers and tractors so I don't have a hairy butt.

 

[jinman]

Have any suggestions for how to keep cats off of stuff? Like the hood of my tractor, the bags of wood pellets? "Disabling" them is not an option. Thinking like moth balls or something like that, cheaper is better. Suggestions, opinions?

My wife and I laugh about kitty prints on our car and windshield. We live on a dusty road and before the cat prints, it would often be raccoon prints in the dust. The top of the car seemed to be a good place to catch/eat bugs for the 'coons.

I guess I don't understand the issue with cats getting on the tractor and the bags of wood pellets. Are you saying that the cats footprints are an issue on your tractor? What are they doing that is harmful to the wood pellets? I'm a bit baffled by that.:confused3:

 

[SandburRanch]

Provide them a more comfortable place for their needs. Any barn with barn cats needs a few hay bales for them to nap on and a crevice or two between a few bales providing a hidy hole to have and raise babies.