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giff
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« on: April 04, 2010, 02:03:55 PM »

I'm keeping the valk outside with a cover on her until I finish the shed. Problem is , I've been finding paw prints on the seats and tank. I think it's the feral cats my wife has been feeding. Any suggestions on how to repel the critters. I know what you're thinking, but, I can't get rid of my wife!
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junior
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« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2010, 02:23:54 PM »

a mixture of water and 10% bleach, spray it on the ground around the bike
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Lyn-Del
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« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2010, 05:24:44 PM »

I don't know how that's going to work.  Gabi, one of my cats, delights in rolling on the floor after I've cleaned it with bleach.  I'm sure it's the bleach because if I use Clorox Cleanup to clean up a spill, she'll roll on that spot.

My GabiGirl loves bleach.  My other four cats, including the recently adopted feral cat, Lucy, aren't bothered by it either. 
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Stude
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« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2010, 05:46:33 PM »

A Jack Russell Terrier or try ammonia soaked rags at the opening where they might enter
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RiderNJ
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« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2010, 06:32:22 PM »

They're called "man's best friend" for a reason...
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highcountry
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2010, 08:46:44 PM »

Move your wife's car out of the garage to make room for your bike.
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Piper
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« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2010, 06:14:26 PM »

I'm keeping the valk outside with a cover on her until I finish the shed. Problem is , I've been finding paw prints on the seats and tank. I think it's the feral cats my wife has been feeding. Any suggestions on how to repel the critters. I know what you're thinking, but, I can't get rid of my wife!

I put a bungee cord over the cover to hold it down across the seat so they do not find it so comfortable. To further dissuade the cats and other critters I put a couple of mini t-rex  mouse traps on the seat, valve covers, and on my gages. They are small enough not to really hurt the cat but after a couple of times, they will stay away.

If the cat that was camping out under my bike cover was not my best mouser, I would have turned him into a sporran a long time ago. His latest trick is to bring his nightly hunting results back into the house with him. Voles, mice, birds, and once even a baby rabbit. Every one of them still very much alive.
 Then there was the rooster that found a comfortable spot on top of the house-mate's bike.
We had chicken soup the next night.

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