Ask the PeeMan: Cat Control

Wednesday is back and so is “Ask the PeeMan” – this week’s question is tricky but not too tough for the The PeeMan. Enjoy.

Q. Hey there!
I’ve recently started “taking care” of a stray cat. We built him a house outside and I give him a meal twice a day. I want him to stay.
I’m now finding a little band of other cats hanging around my yard. They gotta go! I was looking at your feral cat product , but. …if I use that to chase off the unwanted cats, will the cat I want to stay hit the road as well when he smells the predator pee?

Thanks!
Joanne

A. Joanne,
It you apply it in the right way at the right time, WolfPee will both keep your resident cat close by and the others away. When the favored cat is in its house, create the “pee-rimeter” around your yard according to the directions at this link:
http://www.predatorpeestore.com/Application-Instructions.html
It should keep your cat from wandering and the others from entering…and be sure not to leave the food out when your cat is not eating.

KJ The PeeMan

Ask the PeeMan: Roof hopping bobcats?

It is Wednesday again and that can mean only one thing around here – Ask the PeeMan day! This week’s question is definitely one of the more memorable ones that has showed up in my PeeMail box. Enjoy!

Q. My nephew lives well away from a creek corridor in an established neighborhood in Richardson, TX. In the past month, a bobcat has attacked first two small dogs in his backyard, and after a break of a couple of weeks, returned and attached a third larger blue heeler dog in the same back yard. Other neighbors have missing pets as well. Animal Control has put traps with live chickens by his pool and outside his gate in the hopes they can get them, but so far, no luck, and then there was this second attack. Animal Control thinks the bobcats travel from roof to roof to look into the yards to see if there is something they want to eat. Since they are creatures of habit, they keep to the same travel patterns, and obviously they are wary of the traps or not interested in the chickens.

I have attached pictures – the dachshund and terrier only survived because my nephew was home and heard the screaming (it was broad daylight) and literally beat the cat off (getting bit and scratched himself again in the process). The larger dog fared better, but again, my nephew was around to come out and the cat ran off.

There may be as many as four prowling the area as the local animal control there thinks there may be at least 4 there that use a creek as a travel corridor in an area where surrounding development has taken away a lot of habitat to the north of his house.

My question is will the wolf or mountain lion urine likely work for bobcats that have lived their whole lives in a suburban to rural Dallas area environment? Wolves and mountain lions have not been there in a very long time.

Also, what would be the best way to apply if you do think it would work for a bunch of roof-traveling bobcats?

A. Yes WolfPee will work even if wolves have never been in your area. Predatorpee works by triggering the genetic fear imprint that seems to part of critter’s dna regardless of where they have grown up. The best bet would be to find out where the Bobcats are getting up to the roof and treat that area heavily.
Here is the link:
http://www.predatorpeestore.com/wolf-urine-for-bobcat-problems.html

KJ the PeeMan

Until I find more words . . .The PeeMan

Ask the PeeMan- Rodent Control

It’s Wednesday again and time for our weekly “Ask The PeeMan” segment. Rodents seem to be coming up a lot this time of year. The PeeMan has the answer.

Q. Good afternoon!
I have a question regarding the Coyote PeeShots . I’m looking at them for a basement style room with a large sliding door that opens onto a driveway. It’s a fairly busy beach area, and we have rats! Our organization works with children, so this is a no go! The description says that they are “long-lasting,” and I’m wondering how long that typically is. Please let me know what the average length of use is.

Thank you!
Best,
Caroline

A. Caroline,
At least a month. 2 months or more if there isn’t much air circulation in the placement area – like under a sink.
Here is the direct link:
http://www.predatorpeestore.com/Predator-PeeShots.html

KJ The PeeMan

Q. I came across your site through a company called “Solutions”. I have had an issue with having mice enter my house over the past 2-4 years. I am not sure of their entry point BUT I really would like to deter them from entering at all !!!

My house is small, 984 sq. feet….. full basement below, attached garage with door leading to back patio. I am wondering how much of the bobcat or coyote urine I would need to protect my home throughout the winter season. Also, where should I place the deterrents? I do have dogs in the home, so I am also wondering what their response will be to this product.

Thank you
Kristine

A. Kristine,
Thank you for contacting the PeeMan. If you have mice already in your home, use our Bobcat PeeShots for indoor use.
Mice usually enter near openings like where wires and pipes come in, or under garage doors etc. Use the Bobcat Trigger spray bottle and squirt around any areas like that. Dogs will just be curious nothing more. See all the bobcat products for mice at this link:
http://www.predatorpeestore.com/mice-problems-bobcat-urine.html
KJ The PeeMan

Until I find more words . . .The PeeMan

Ask The PeeMan – Oh Rats!!!

It’s Wednesday again and that means it’s time to Ask The PeeMan! Here are couple of “ratty” questions I have gotten in my PeeMail lately. Enjoy!

Q. Hi,
My house backs onto a blueberry farm hence I am forever having battles with rats and mice that somehow get into our home. I see that coyote urine is recommended for rats and bobcat urine is recommended for mice. Do you recommend using both urines simultaneously (side by side) for both indoor and outdoor use? Or should I just go with one type and if so, which one?

Thank you.

Philip

A. Philip,
Rather than having you buy 2 types of urine, start with the CoyotePee and see how it does for both. Here is the link:
http://www.predatorpeestore.com/repel-rats-rat-problems-coyote-urine.html

Q. I have a large macadamia nut tree which the rats love. They pick the fruit or knock it off. The tree overhangs my roof. I have tried traps with banana, peanut butter, tangerines, avocados but they continue to go back to the nuts. I have even tried the nuts themselves in the traps…no progress. If I get the coyote pee, should I put it on the roof, hang it in the trees, or apply it some other way? Thanks for any information you can give me. I plan to order from you but am unsure of how to do the applications.

A. Spray CoyotePee liberally on the trunk of the tree and ideally also create a “pee-rimeter” back about 20′ feet from the tree. The goal would be to intercept them before they get overwhelmed by the lure of the food source. See these links for more info:
http://www.predatorpeestore.com/Application-Instructions.html
http://www.predatorpeestore.com/repel-rats-rat-problems-coyote-urine.html

Until I find more words. . .The PeeMan

Thoughts on the Coyote Problem

Greetings! Winter returned in a big way up here with a foot of freshly fallen snow and arctic air right on its heels. Good day for bloggin’

Over 30 years ago, when we first pioneered the use of Predator Urine to control animal pests; the big animal problem in the U.S was deer. The spread of suburbia into the rural areas of the country coupled with more restrictive hunting laws caused the deer herds to expand and discover new gourmet menu choices amidst the suburban lawns and gardens. Deer no longer had to struggle to find food when a veritable smorgasbord of delights awaited them within and easy amble. Cedar hedges, ornamental shrubs, garden vegetables, and the low-hanging fruit of those pretty little dwarf apple trees.

And, alas, the homeowners were not amused and the use of Predator Urine as a deterrent was born. COYOTEPROBS But, the homeowners were not the only ones who noticed the expansion of the deer herd. Coyotes took notice. Over the last 30 years we have been able to watch the way nature always works to stay in balance. I see this as evidence of God’s perfect design, others see it differently. But no matter how you see it, you must admit it is a wonder to observe.

Where there were once few people and the deer struggled to survive became places where people live and work and deer exceed the capacity of the landscape. Now, enter the coyote. The coyote has made its presence known in a big way throughout the urban and suburban landscape of the U.S.

Now, 30 years later, the biggest pest facing homeowners in America is the coyote and once again the PeeMan has the answer. PredatorPee® WolfPee is now the biggest selling PredatorPee® product in the American market. But don’t take my word for it, just check out what’s come to my PeeMail inbox:

“…After we bought your WolfPee last year, we did not have any problems with coyotes whatsoever and we thank you for that. New year and we have three cats we must protect. I thank you and will place my large order soon…”

Margery F. Walpole, MA

“I believe this is my third purchase from you, and it seems to be deterring the coyotes, so I’m going to continue hanging it on my fence to keep them at bay, from my doggies.”

Susanne – Denver, CO

“Predator Pee has worked and I have become your loyal customer. Your service is prompt and accurate!”

Kathy – Livingston, NJ

“I have been ordering the wolf pee from you for a couple years now…There is no one else who does what you do!”

Laurie – Corrales, NM

“It really works…we haven’t seen a coyote in the neighborhood for years now.”

Nancy – Woodinville, WA

But it is not only our customers that have discovered that WolfPee works for Coyotes. In largest study of urban coyotes ever conducted, researchers working with Stan Gehrt, an assistant professor at Ohio State University found that wolf urine worked successfully to kept coyotes out of a yard. Wolves were at one time natural enemies of the coyotes.

And even celebrities like Kristen Ritter are talking about it. Here is what she had to say on Conan.

This just makes me ponder: “What will be next?”

Until I find more words(or the next big pest). . .The PeeMan

How to Deter Human Pests? . .Skunk’Um!

As anyone who reads my blog will know, The PeeMan via predatorpee.com provides consumers with all kinds of predator urines to keep various pests out of gardens, chicken coops, backyards,cars, attics, basements, rvs, camps, etc. I get dozens of emails a week asking about how to get rid of this or that pest, BUT what about the kind of pests that walk around on two feet near your home or office and yell, swear, smoke, vandalize, and just generally irritate others of their kind?

Do I have a pee for that? The answer is . . .no. But, never fear, we have developed a product designed to deter nuisance humans. It’s called Skunk’Um, no.loitering.01 and it is the natural way to stop unwanted loitering around your home or business. Don’t worry it’s not pee!(some of the loiterers probably provide that themselves) This unique product includes 1oz of Pure Skunk Essence and a spray bottle. Just mix with water, spray & the “hang-out” area is closed!

Please note that I did not say spray the human pest! In this litigious age, that just might land you behind bars. No, the concept is to make this area on your property unattractive to loiterers. As an added bonus, Skunk’Um is also an effective deterrent for small dogs.

Maybe you read this and are thinking, “who on earth is going to buy that?” If I thought like that, PredatorPee would never have existed – I mean I do bottle urine and sell it for a living. Actually, since we began selling this stuff a few years back, sales of it have steadily increased. So, maybe you are a property owner who is fed up with unwanted loiterers – there is a solution . . .Skunk’Um!

Until I find more words. . .The PeeMan

How to Protect Pets from Coyotes

This face, though strangely beautiful can be the last thing a poor, unprotected pet will see. The coyote can be a vicious predator.

The following story is unfortunately becoming all too common . . .

By Ruth Thompson

December 29. 2015 5:00AM

Coyote attacks Scituate man’s dog, raises concern

Earlier this month, at about 6 p.m., John Norris was fixing the light on the front door of his Cedar Crest Lane home when he heard his dog, Lucy, barking in the driveway behind him.

“I turned and I saw a coyote,” Norris said. “Lucy went to the edge of the driveway and the coyote shot out and grabbed her by the rear and threw her.”

It all happened so fast, Norris said.

As he ran to his injured dog, the coyote took off.

“I was all concerned about Lucy,” Norris said of the 21-pound Australian labradoodle. “She was really badly injured.”

Coyotes are definitely present in Scituate, where Animal Control Officer Kim Stewart reported receiving sighting reports for more than 20 years.

“Heavily wooded areas are more common, but there are very few areas that we do not have reports of coyotes and in fact they are present in virtually every town in Massachusetts,” she said.

There have been a lot of reports of coyotes being aggressive toward pets, Stewart said. . . . Click here to read more of this article

Well, this is scary for pet owners, but what is to be done? Many articles reference fencing, keeping the food inside, making loud noises, or just learning to understand them. I don’t know about you, but I don’t really want to get to know a coyote, and I certainly don’t want to share my back yard with one. Now, I make it my business to know predators, and I sell urines(including coyote) to scare off other critters. As soon as I caught wind of this growing problem a few years back, I did some research and confirmed my hypothesis that the coyote has only a few natural predators, one of which is canis lupis, more commonly known as the wolf! I put 2 and 2 together, and now predatorpee.com .com is selling 100% WolfPee to deter coyotes. We have sold hundreds of bottles. . .but you don’t have to take my word for it. . .

” I was about to get a gun for the coyotes trying to attack my puppy. But I’m not the gun-slinging type. Was chatting with a lady on the hiking trails and she told me about you. can’t remember her name.” -predatorpee.com customer

“…After we bought your WolfPee last year, we did not have any problems with coyotes whatsoever and we thank you for that. New year and we have three cats we must protect. I thank you and will place my large order soon…” – Margery F. Walpole, MA

While I am not a cat lover at all, I do have 2 dogs and I understand the connection pet owners have with their pets and the strong desire to protect them. Coyotes aren’t going to just go away, and we’ve got to be able to protect our pets. Wolf urine provides a safe, natural way to do so. No guns, no walking around your yard banging pots, and certainly no attempting to “get to know” your neighborhood coyotes – just the predator-prey instinct put to use. Click here to better understand the predator urine concept and its application.

Wishing you and Spot or Fluffy or Mittens a happy and safe New Year!

Until I find more words . . .The PeeMan

5 Qualities of an Entrepreneur

As a long time entrepreneur, I often get asked what it takes to start your own business. Here’s what I’ve got:

I once saw a cartoon that gave the following definition of an Entrepreneur:

“Someone who will do almost anything to avoid working for someone else”

That about sums it up – even though it defies logic. When you work for yourself you risk everything you have despite the fact that you know 80-90% of new businesses fail. You work longer hours than anyone else and sweat bullets over how to meet payroll every week. Every decision you make can have life-changing consequences for you, your family, your employees and their families. Vacations are something other people talk about. Yet despite all of this you will tell everyone you meet that working for yourself is the best thing you have ever done. think-entrepreneur

If you recognize these qualities, there might be a new businessbusiness in your future:

Ability to defy gravity – So the first quality an Entrepreneur must have is a strong dose of healthy self-delusion that will enable him or her to persevere against all odds. Almost every friend and family member will tell you all the reasons you shouldn’t start your own business – and every one of them is absolutely right! 80-90% of all new businesses fail so what makes you think you can make it? Good question, but to you, the entrepreneur, it makes absolutely no difference at all. You know you can do this. The 80-90% that fail do not clutter up your vision – they are invisible to you – your vision is fully focused on the field where the 10-20% of successful ones play. You can’t figure out why anyone would think any other way.

Unshackled from conventional wisdom – One of your friends finds out you are thinking of starting a business so they give you a business book to help you out. At least that is what they tell you. In reality, they are giving you the book to prove to you how utterly ill-equipped you are to be an entrepreneur. The book will tell you the degrees you should have, the financing you should have in place, the number of years of experience in the field you should have, the team of advisors, accountants, lawyers you should have in place etc. But you know in your heart, that by the time you did all that stuff, the window of opportunity for your business idea would be long gone. You are ready to open the doors and get started. Bring it on.

Ability to create something out of nothing – A friend of mine once told me that he was astonished by the way I could seemingly create something out of nothing. I asked him to explain. He said he would see me one day on the ropes after suffering a business setback and a few weeks later fully engaged in a new product or project that was once again generating revenue. To him it was astonishing, to the entrepreneur it is as natural as breathing. Business is subject to constantly changing circumstances. The entrepreneur never sees obstacles as barriers – he sees them as launching platforms.

Ability to embrace failure – Failure is a fact of life for an Entrepreneur. You might have small failures or colossal failures – but for certain, you will have failures. Embrace them, learn from them and just try to make sure you fail at something new each time! Do not fear failure. Failure is one of the greatest teachers there is. Remember – the only people who never fail are the ones who never try anything new!

Faith – this is the one quality that I did not find until I was nearly through my first decade of entrepreneurial activity. The understanding that we are not in this alone and that we are accountable to God for everything we do adds a dimension to working for yourself that fully completes the package. It provides the ethical and motivational foundation for all that we do. We don’t do it perfectly, but with God’s help an entrepreneur with faith and an understanding of Biblical teaching can build a business that serves its customers well and honors God in the process.

If these qualities ring true with you, you look like an entrepreneur. What are you waiting for?

Until I find more words . . . The PeeMan

To Boldly Go Where No PEE Has Gone Before . . .

Greetings from the North Woods!

It is a balmy 43 degrees and the natives are out buying seed starting kits in force. We have to remain optimistic when there is still 3 feet of snow on the ground.

A nod to the late, great Leonard Nimoy in the title of today’s blog post. NO i am not a trekky, but he was a cultural icon that even I can’t ignore. I am sure that still leaves you scratching your head as to what the heck I am writing about today. Well, here goes. . .

So, it has come to my attention through various means not the least of which is our friend The Chicken Chick that there is a big group of people who have not yet been educated regarding the benefits of predator pee. While it is hard for me as a long time purveyor of animal urine to believe that anyone could be ignorant in this area, I guess there is more work to be done! Accordingly, we have dubbed 2015 the “Year of the Chicken” at predatorpee.com. Now, while it sounds like something right out of the Chinese calendar, it is really just a commitment on our part to let every poultry enthusiast and owner of backyard chickens, ducks etc. that there is a way to keep their precious layers, show birds, and pet hens safe from predation. There are several vile vermin that like to snack on eggs or the poultry that lay them. Foxes, racoons, coyotes, rats, mice, possum, weasels make up a motley crew of animals that pose a threat to to any backyard flock.

Well, what is to be done, you ask? If you know anything about our products, you know that people have been using them for years to keep hungry animals away from garden patches, shrubbery, pets, livestock, etc. It is only logical that this effective tool be carried over in to the ever burgeoning world of backyard chickens. Cities and towns all over the country are passing ordinances allowing people to keep hens in response to the increasing interest in growing and raising one’s own food. So it is time to take our pee where it has not gone before and explore all of the ways that wolfpee, coyotepee, bobcatpee, etc. can help protect innocent poultry and let their intrepid owners sleep a little better at night.

Because chickens have a weak sense of smell, PredatorPee does affect them at all – but the pests will stay away! T Here is a general guide to help you choose the right Pee for the most common pests:
For Mice: BobcatPee,
For Racoons, possum & rats: CoyotePee,
For Foxes, weasels and coyotes: WolfPee

As a way to jumpstart this effort, we are reaching out to this group with an advertisement in the upcoming issue of Backyard Poultry Magazine. Look for it later this month. We are offering a special package for Backyard Poultry readers. Also, we are reaching out to poultry bloggers and using social media to create awareness. If you read this, make sure to share!

If you have read my blog, you know that I keep chickens and know how devastating it can be to lose any of them to a predator. PredatorPee can make it so that doesn’t happen again. Predator Urine stops the problem. They fear a predator is nearby and they leave. It is as simple as that. Help us get the word out!

Hope the sun is shining where you are.

Until I find more words . . . The PeeMan

“Green” Car Wiring Tickles Rodent Tastebuds

Greetings from the North Woods!

It has been a few weeks since my last post. I think I am still recovering from the church harvest party preparation blitz. The weather has been on average above normal for this time of year, and we finally got a ton of rain after a month long drought. Winterberry pond is filled to the brim! But, in case we forgot that winter will come, there is snow in the forecast for Sunday. It won’t stick around long since temperatures are forecast to rebound quickly, but it is a harbinger of things to come.

As a I was perusing the internet the other day, I came upon some interesting information about rodents and car wiring. Obviously, we have heard lots of reports of damage to vehicle wiring from rodents and we have sold plenty of our PeeShots for this problem, but I didn’t realize that car wires actually are more attractive to rodents nowadays. Apparently, carmakers’ attempts to use more “green” materials in the manufacture of cars has created a rodent buffet under the hood.

Here is an excerpt from just one article on the topic. For the full article read: http://www.synlube.com/IncredibleEdibleCar1.htm

The unintended consequence of going “GREEN” !

Cars just taste way too good !

There are several systems where we have observed substantial damage caused by rodents:

Electrical Wiring harnesses

Air Conditioning and Heating Ducts

Seat Cushions

Trunk and Storage Area Carpeting

Various fluid containers made from plastics

Why does this happen?

It can be understood by looking at the composition of the materials that are eaten and what they contain:

Soy

Rice Husks

Wood

Sugars

Sweet smelling substances like Vanilla

Peanut Oil

Straw

Why vehicles were not eaten before ?

Simply because “before” automotive OEMs went on being “green” binge, almost everything in the car was made from metal, glass and plastic which was made 100% from petroleum.

None of those material particularly tasty or suitable for nest building by rodents.

Then in mid 1980’s first in Germany through the infinite wisdom of Euro politicians, regulations were passed without much objection by anyone, that a vehicle manufacturer bears responsibility for their vehicle from “cradle to grave“, that is from the time it is made to the time it is retired from service and disassembled so that the materials can be easily recycled.

While these regulations do not yet exist in USA, since manufacturers make cars to be sold in many parts of the world, making items from “different” materials for different markets is not cost effective.

Thus a silly regulation in even one country where it is enacted affects all vehicles sold all over the world made by that particular OEM.

The first unbelievable attempt at this “green” correctness was by Daimler on their Mercedes-Benz cars made from 1991 to 1995, where they started to use “bio-degradable wiring harness” !

There no action by rodents was necessary just heat and time did the ultimate damage and insulation on the wiring would start to deteriorate, crack, fall off and cause infinite combinations of wiring “shorts”.

Of course this would not happen until after the vehicles were out of warranty. Generally in 5 to 7 years after manufacture with almost 100% fail rate by the 12 year anniversary from date of manufacture.

Typical cost to fix this “predictable” damage ?
From about $1,600 to as much as $6,000 per vehicle.

Why are vehicles being eaten NOW ?

The quest for being “Green” correctness started also in 1990’s.

OEMs started by replacing the durable components that really did not need to last as long as they did, with generally untested improvements in material composition and with the use of “natural” materials to substitute for the petroleum in plastics.

OEMs also started replacing were possible any durable metal parts with limited lifespan plastic components.

Soy – has been utilized in just about anything from wiring harness covers, to wire insulation, to seat cushion foam and interior carpeting and trim.

Cars just started to taste way too good !

But mind you rodents (or Mother Nature, if you must) are not that stupid, indeed they are far more evolved and “smart” than humans give them credit for !

What one mouse or pack rat discovers is not kept as top secret for that individual rodent, or the immediate clan or family, that knowledge is very quickly “shared” with other rodents and becomes the knowledge of these creatures all over the world !

How that happens or how that is even possible is beyond the scope of this article, but there is definite proof that such animal knowledge “sharing” exists.

If one or two mice will eat something tasty and die shortly because of it, for example common automotive coolant that tastes sweet to animals, even if there are hundreds more starving mice near-by, they will no longer lick it, somehow they quickly learn that it is a deadly poison.

But if the stuff is not only tasty but also very nutritious, mice living hundreds of miles away will somehow gain this knowledge, and put the wiring harness or seat foam made with soy on their snack list.

Rodent damage after block party

I don’t think the “green” movement is going anywhere, so that means consumers are left to find ways to protect their vehicles from the potential of thousands of dollars in damage. Our PeeShots are perfect for this application. They come in an 8 pack and are “Pee-Loaded” with PredatorPee. Remove the lids and place the PeeShots near each tire and in engine compartment or other target areas in the vehicle. Remove before driving. Choose BobcatPeeShots for mice, CoyotePeeShots for rats and ‘coons, FoxPeeShots for squirrels, and WolfPeeShots for domestic and feral cats.

Until I find more words. . .The PeeMan