The animals are scared of us. But the food gets their attention. If they see us they run. And often, with keen sense of smell they run. So a little pee around the garden sometimes works. If you dare....

I get coyote urine on line to scare away critters. Mine are raccoons. I think the company is Shake Away.

What katkin mentioned has worked for me as well - but I think mine is fox urine for possumsâ¦.

Here is a link that might be useful: critter-repellant.com

I always wonder how they get the wild coyotes to pee in those little bottles?

MOO

I wonder the same thing MOO :)
I have tried coyote pee- did not work. There is a $45 plastic owl with motion detector- eyes light up and head turns- I am desparate- may give it a try!

I wonder the same thing MOO :)
I have tried coyote pee- did not work. There is a $45 plastic owl with motion detector- eyes light up and head turns- I am desparate- may give it a try!

Armadillos dig holes in my garden. I think that would be a tell tale sign. A Havahart trap would probably be your answer. We caught raccoons and possums in one. Armadillos are hard to trap from what I have read. They don't like to feel the wire of the trap under their feet. You have to cover the bottom of the cage with dirt. They love worms as their bait. Good luck and God Bless!

Armadillos dig holes in my garden. I think that would be a tell tale sign. A Havahart trap would probably be your answer. We caught raccoons and possums in one. Armadillos are hard to trap from what I have read. They don't like to feel the wire of the trap under their feet. You have to cover the bottom of the cage with dirt. They love worms as their bait. Good luck and God Bless!

Armadillos aren't interested in your brocolli or any other vegetable, although they will unintentionally uproot plants in their quest for worms and grubs. Sounds like your troublemakers are rabbits. Unfortunately, it's unlikely that you'll ever be able to coax a rabbit into a cage trap. Same goes for armadillos. At least I never have.
That plastic owl might work for a while, but like every other non-lethal deterrent, the varmints will quickly get used to it and ignore it.
As I've said before, the only answer is trapping and shooting. It took quite a bit of bloodletting, but I eventually "cleaned up Dodge City" around here.

Probably rabbits, those are some of the things they like to eat. We are overrun with them here in a mobile home park. they eat my lettuce, peas, beans, pursilane so far my cabbage plants have survived by covering them until they were bigger.

A dog may be the answer....

Yeah, a fierce, alert little terrier would definitely run those varmints off. However, rabbits and coons operate in the middle of the night, and dogs tend to bark at the varmints they're chasing.
Unintended consequence?
Extremely irate neighbors!

Good chuckle this morning! MOO

AFAIK, rabbits are crepuscular (active @ dawn & dusk), not nocturnal�

FWIW, UF suggests electric fencing as the only deterrent for raccoons.

(& still thinking it may likely be possums - they destroyed all my broccoli last season & unlike rats, left tomatoes alone - & they're nocturnal)

Here is a link that might be useful: Nuisance Wildlife