Jet-Spray Pond & Gardener Protector

After months of having plants ruined, lawn dug up, and rubbish from raided dustbins and fox poo all over the place, I had had enough and started researching deterrents. I decided to go for this rather than the sonic type mainly because I thought even if it didn't deter the foxes it would if nothing else give the garden a watering. The first few nights were a battle royal with water going off every few minutes, but even though the foxes were still coming in it stopped them doing any damage. Since then they seem to have given up. I still leave it on because I'm sure it wouldn't take long for them to start coming back again, and it still gets set off from time to time as one of them chances its luck, but so far so good. This has been such a success I have even filled in the holes in the lawn and started replanting, which I'd given up on because as fast as I did it things would get dug up again. Also it's great to be out in the garden and smelling the flowers rather than the heady aroma of fox poo. EDIT - After a few months use I have to say this isn't 100%. The foxes do get used to it to a certain extent. They don't linger under the spray (and I don't think they would ever get used to this) so it does effectively protect areas of the garden directly covered by the water jet. The problem is, they learn quite quickly that elsewhere in the garden IS safe, so if you want a completely fox free garden you need to have every bit of it covered, or at least every possible entry point. I had to get a second unit to cover more of the garden, and I may end up getting a third (and I don't have an especially big garden, just a longish narrow one). *However* all that said I do still regard this product as very effective - these issues say more about the annoying persistence of foxes than they do about the product itself. It has been considerably more effective than my neighbour's sonic deterrent and less than half the price. Retaining the 5* rating because despite the limitations it has turned the garden back into a garden as opposed to fox toilet and landfill dump. EDIT 2 - Do NOT leave outside in freezing weather! I stupidly ignored the instructions and didn't bother to bring it in all winter. There were no problems at first but after the snow in february/march this year the unit now leaks. I took it apart in the forlorn hope something had just come loose but the plastic pipework inside has cracked where water has obviously frozen inside. A bit of frost is probably ok, but it won't withstand the temperature being below freezing for any period of time.

I have a new neighbour, who I will refer to as "mad cat lady". She has 8 cats. Yes you read that right. Eight. I've never liked cats, and I especially don't like them hunting in my garden in nesting season, as I have welcomed blackbirds, bluetits, sparrows, chaffinches, wagtails and occasional goldfinches, collared doves and others to my little wilded environment. "Mad cat lady" suggested I spray her errant invasive species with a water pistol, but I have never been able to get close enough before they run away. And I don't have time to sit looking out of the window waiting for them to show up and murder the innocent indigenous wildlife. Hence this purchase! I have to say it was utterly hilarious watching her previously bold feline friends get totally drenched and humiliated the moment they popped their fluffy heads above the parapet. I bought 2 units to cut off their preffered access routes over the wall, and the motion detection is sensitive enough to trigger an arc of water from 10 yards away. Careful placement is necessary because if you have tree branches or other foliage waving in the wind then they will trigger constantly. They are made of fairly lightweight plastic and this is one reason why they can't be left outside in Sub-Zero temperatures, or they will crack. But the sensitivity dial on the back of the unit is very intuitive, and the batteries seem to last for a very long time. Perfectly usable through the spring summer and autumn in the UK climate, and after a few drenchings all but the stupidest cats will have got the message. NO ENTRY! Not all of my neighbour's 8 pests are blessed with intelligence though, which meant I was entertained for several days by the intrepid slow learners being ejected three or four times a day before they finally gave up and stayed their side of the wall. I would happily pay twice the price for a version that had brass or other metal construction, and so could be left outside 365 days a year. But at this price I still think they represent pretty good value, and I bought a third unit for my girlfriend's Dad.

Read the comments about leaks so used PTFE tape on all the connections. The jet is quite fierce and can loosen the spike in the ground. Spike is not very long. Hammered (mallet) 3 bamboo sticks in fairly deep so very secure and tied sprayer to them. All works perfectly, just as it says on the box. Easy to adjust distance of spray, but I haven’t quite worked out how to adjust length of arc but covers most of the pond. Together with the noise it makes it should scare aware any herons / cats. Would definitely recommend for the price. Excellent product. In an ideal world it would know the difference between a heron and a human.

Update. Bought 2 and 2 split and is leaking badly almost flooded my pond with tap water if I had to be away the fish would have died from chlorine Have this about a year now. And it's still going strong. I added attachments and spare hose to the top so the motion sensor can be in one area and the spray can be in another area. It works fine either way. I bought a inline shut off valve hose attachment to instantly stop this from spraying when working in that part of garden. I am very impressed how long the batteries last and how long this unit has laster in general. I don't leave it out in winter time as the fish I am protecting will not come to surface and cats won't be able to get them. But summer time they are constantly at the top looking for food. Cats will try find a way around it so change up it's location from time to time or widen the spray area. A few improvements would be a remote controlled arm / disarm feature. And also be able to control the duration of how long it sprays for it sprays for about 3 seconds it's enough to do the job the cat is long gone by the time it shuts off. The spike base is good and strong but I could have done with a flat base but the hose attachment goes into the spike it's self. Also you can use this with other sprinklers just add attachment to front of this one and run it to the next one. It's a nice feature if you have a very large area to cover. If I paid double what it costs I would still be impressed with it. It Has saved my fish on many occasions Overall it's probably the best product I have bought with zero issues or complaints 100% does what it says it does.

Have purchased this in March 2025. When i have arrived home from work today Nov 2025, water is entering into the area where battery is and spray or sensor is no longer detecting movement; is now malfunctioning. I have currently contacted the seller and asked for a replacement with warranty. Hopefully item will be replaced as it has been working so far until now. I have purchased 2 of this as it had been doing well keeping cats away and making my garden into their toilet.

Got these as were laying a new lawn and need to keep the foxes and cats out of our garden while it all settles. They turn on when they notice movement and it’s a kind deterrent just a quick spraying water and they run off. Safe and effective. They run on battery and so far they’ve lasted well

I have literally entered into a battle of wits with the local foxes who have been digging holes in my garden for a year now. Having 2 dogs I need to be careful to deter the foxes but not upset my dogs at the same time. I have tried the ultrasonic with flashes lights, which clearly didn't bother my dogs. This did seem to work for a couple of weeks, but they must have learned not to be worried by it and the digging recommenced. I really didn't want the hassle of a hose pipe as they always seem to leak. Then talking to a neighbour he said he was using a motion detector sprayer which kept his garden fox free. So I bit the bullet and bought this and behold, it works. From day one - no digging. This looks exactly the same as my neighbours kit, which was much more expensive. And his leaks, this doesn't. Although after reading the reviews I used plumbers tape everywhere when putting the unit together, which is a sensible precaution. I had to adjust the sensitivity as it was initially firing off every 10 minutes (which I think was moths flying past the sensor). But I set it to around half and that did the job. I am a light sleeper with the windows open and so far I have heard the unit fire off 3 times during the night. So noise is a downside to this solution, basically it is a sprinkler, so makes a sprinkler noise for a few seconds. The other downside is this unit is in my front garden so to avoid guests or the postman getting wet I switch off the tap in the morning, then walk towards the unit which fires off a little and set the sensor to 0 - which switches it off. I then have to do the opposite every night. Quality and build-wise it looks and feels exactly the same as the more expensive unit. Plus you get a 2 year guarantee. If you want to deter foxes this might be the solution for you.

Purchased last year 2021, it works great, no more cat's poo! The battery life last about a month in winter, about two to three months in summer. Unfortunate it cracked due to cold frost as the device head is heavy because of the long pole makes it flexible too much to cause the cracked. Now asked for replacement with two years warranty, hopefully it will to solved soon. I wish it had brass connect instead of plastic! Update... 07/04/23 Frost night has cracked the inner tube and leaking. It would be great to redesign, use in metal tube instead. Warranty expires, and no return accept now, so I have to buy another one.