Neighborhood cats shit right in the middle of my lawn. It stinks and the robot lawn mover makes it even worse.

I do NOT like cats, and this is not helping.

What works to keep them from shitting on my lawn?

The votes have spoken. Some people are cat lovers; thanks for the great advice from the rest of you! I will not go out of my way to accommodate other people’s pets that aren’t welcome on my property. My first weapon of choice will be chili because it’s simple and cheap. Other ideas have been noted.

  • PlutoniumAcidOP
    3410·
    3 years ago

    It’s like an outdoor Roomba. Very common in Europe, nothing special at all.

    • WarmSoda@lemm.ee
      295·
      3 years ago

      “nothing special at all” he says…

      I grew up using a push mower.

      • PlutoniumAcidOP
        417·
        3 years ago

        So did I. Now I am old, and will enjoy the modern world.

        • kmkz_ninja
          14·
          3 years ago

          Until the robot hits a cat turd you could have seen.

        • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
          76·
          3 years ago

          I mean, good for you and your good luck in finances. This isn’t something we can all afford, though. A lot of my neighbors used rusty reel mowers growing up. Even the gas variants were out of reach.

          • ijeff@lemdro.idEnglish
            31·
            3 years ago

            Where are you from? Gas and electric mowers are the standard everywhere I’ve lived here in Canada.

          • Jay@lemmy.caEnglish
            2·
            3 years ago

            My daughter has two reel mowers. (She had one, and I gave her mine.)

            They don’t get used much though, it’s more for nostalgia along with my scythe.

            • d3Xt3r@lemmy.nzdeleted by creator
              3·
              3 years ago

              I’m imagining that you have a grim reaper outfit to go along with that scythe. And that you do your lawns at night.

    • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works
      183·
      3 years ago

      I feel like this can’t possibly be true… The cheapest one I can find is $650. Like, these are not affordable for most folks.

      • PlutoniumAcidOP
        83·
        3 years ago

        400 € is not much more than a good petrol mower. And yes, that counts as affordable in middle European countries. This is neither Ethiopia nor Afghanistan.

      • XbSuperEnglish
        2·
        3 years ago

        Most homeowners are capable of buying a $650 item for household maintenance. If not, they probably should have bought an apartment.

    • Daisyifyoudo
      111·
      3 years ago

      You say that like Europe isn’t comprised of like 50 countries and near a billion people

      • PlutoniumAcidOP
        24·
        3 years ago

        Yes, and? I’ve seen them in every country I’ve visited. Go to Norway, it looks like it’s mandatory over there.