Contech Electronics CRO101 Scarecrow Motion-Activated Sprinkler

The other reviewers are dead on. This things works great. I wish it stood a little taller off the ground but that's the thing's only shortfall. Its awesome. Solved my deer problem instantly. Love it.

wanted to love this item

works well for birds

but the squirels are bold and once used to it they don't flinch

tried to protect some peach trees from squirrel invasion

if you have the right location (closed off area, etc) it might work well and meet your needs

but in an open yard it doens't do well, tried adjusting the sensitivity projection height, etc. but no luck

My stupid neighbors dont obey the leash laws, and let their pets roam free. I was constantly having to clean cat and dog mess from my yard. It was so bad that when I would mow my lawn the tires of the lawnmower would be totally covered in brown matter, if you know what I mean. So I figured I would give the scarecrow a try. Works great, I have on video two dogs going into my yard to do their business, then the scarecrow blasts them point blank in the face with water. It was Hilarious, one of the dogs took off, but the other one panicked and ran around the circles not knowing how to get out of my yard through the fence, even though my gate was wide open. The dogs haven't been in my yard since. I seen cats get blasted with water too. My neighbors are mad though, because their dogs are now messing in their own yard, and everytime they walk in their yard they step in it, very funny. One thing that needs to be improved though is battery life, 9 volt batteries have very little capacity and go dead in less than a month if the unit goes off alot. It would be great if the unit could run on 4 D cells, then the scarecrow could run more than a year on one set of batteries. I bought lithium rechargeables in order to save money, plus they last longer than alkaline 9 volt batteries. Overall great product and alot of fun to watch it work.

Keeps pets away from our new screened porch. Does what it says it would. (Does need hose - city pressure) I would recommend it to friends.

My husband built a gorgeous pond filled with fish and surrounded by flowers and lush greens! It looked like it was going to be a thing of the past.Our new pond was now a feeding site for one of the biggest blue herons we ever saw!We tried everything,nets,decoys and short of shooting it we were at a loss.I did some research and found this wonderful item,the scarecrow!! It's been a few weeks and not a fish is missing,so, so far so good!!