We reside surrounded by fields and woodland by which numerous roe deer reside. Deer have been demonised by gardeners however I like them and luxuriate in having them round. That stated, they may nibble something and all the things and in the event that they prefer it, eat it to the bottom. This yr we had an everyday set of tourists with each a rogue deer and a small herd taking it in turns to eat our newly planted backyard.
We don’t have the means to erect 2m deer fencing round our backyard so I attempted barricading them out however they stored discovering their approach by means of our hedges. In the long run I purchased one of many pretty cheap £20.35 Wikomo ultrasonic “pest repellers”. Apparently that is presupposed to work to scare off all animals from canine to cats, foxes to rabbits.
It really works by letting off a sound that’s triggered by movement sensor and presupposed to be heard by animals and never people, although I can hear it when I’m a couple of metre from it and it hurts my ears. So I can perceive how and why it could scare deer away! It additionally has a flashing gentle, which isn’t very vibrant however together you’ll be able to think about it being efficient.
Is it efficient? Properly, sure, it appears to be. Since utilizing it the deer haven’t been again! After all, they might have determined to go some place else of their very own accord however I don’t suppose so. I may say for sure that whereas it seems to scare off deer, it doesn’t deter cats. We’ve cats visiting our backyard, which I don’t thoughts, and so they aren’t bothered one bit.
The battery may be charged by USB and in addition by a small photo voltaic panel. I charged it by USB when it first arrived and I’ve since left it out for a few months and it’s nonetheless working.
Preliminary total impressions
Within the first few months of utilizing the Wikomo deer repeller, I’ve been very impressed. It did precisely what I wished it to, scaring off deer from the backyard and working on solar energy. Time will inform how lengthy the system lasts. Critiques on-line appear to recommend units like this don’t have long run endurance and it does really feel somewhat flimsy. Come again in future for an replace after I’ll add some long run impressions.
