Havahart Critter Ridder Motion Activated Animal Repellent and Sprinkler - Use in Yard to Repel Cats, Dogs, Chipmunks, Groundhogs, Squirrels, Skunks, Deer, and More - 5277

The media could not be loaded. Finally, a solution that really works to stop the deer from eating my annuals! I have made numerous attempts to keep the deer from eating my landscape plants and flowers. This year, I only planted “deer resistant” annuals, yet the deer still ate them. The smelly sprays are expensive consumables that wash off with my automatic sprinkler that waters every other day. The deer became accustomed to the contraptions with ultrasonic sirens and red flashing lights. I have even covered many of my flowering plants with chicken wire, but the deer just rip that out. The Critter Ridder motion-sensing sprinkler is the answer. The sprinkler detects motion and shoots a 5 second burst of water in an adjustable arc. The Critter Ridder motion-detecting sprinklers can be daisy-chained together with multiple hoses so you can protect your entire perimeter. I have mine set up on a hose timer to only go off between 1:00 and 5:00 in the morning so my precious Amazon delivery person doesn’t get drenched. I set up my Birdfy camera to capture the panic the Critter Ridder causes to the deer that used to visit my property every night. Once the sprinkler shoots for 5 seconds, it resets and will shoot again and again. Setting it up was very quick and easy and it is in no way harmful to the deer. Please watch my attached video of one of my Critter Ridder motion-detecting sprinklers in action.

Yeah look at the picture it really says it all!!This is only good if you want to provide a drinking fountain for raccoons!Hey Havaheart!!! So far the score is Raccoon's one (1) Haveahart Zero (0)Yeah Havehart the Racoons are making a fool out of your brand and your product!! The sensor is so weak and has such a narrow field to it they just walked around the piece of junk grabbed it by the head held it and drank from it while it was running.The Racoons turned this fraudulently advertised piece of junk into a toy and their own private water dispenser.This is the major flaw other accompanying flaws are as follows:Junk and I do mean cheap plastic junk construction.Upon assembly leaks were present had to tighten down further.After it worked for a while it started leaking again requiring more tightening. Not a big deal just figured I’d go ahead and use some Teflon tape to better secure the fittings.I never got around to putting the Teflon tape on though, because the sprinkler head portion of it flew off into the air and into the yard.So I went ahead and decrease the pressure to the hose thinking that might be the issue after snapping it back on.Next the triggering / valve sprinkling portion malfunctioned and continued running after it was triggered. Turned it off then back on @3:00 AM. Not Acceptable!!!Lastly, while activated with new batteries & water running the raccoons, turned this supposed deterrent into a private drinking fountain, please see the picture.You can’t stage a photo like this ,It really says it all.One star folks I would give you zero if it was at all possible, this is being returned.I do not advise anybody waste your time or money on this shoddy and useless, seriously flawed garbage.Amazon please pull this garbage, it is a waste of everyone’s time and money.

I have owned several of these contraptions, they are very effective at keeping deer away. Most of the models will last one to three years, if you take care of them. This model works on just two batteries, others models require four batteries so it can get expensive. There are three levels of sensitivity, I have mine set on least sensitive for the deer size, I have used it on level two for animals the size of squirrels. Both of these levels work well, the more it goes off the more batteries it uses. It's been a month, and I haven't had the replace batteries. Be aware that the unit is made with plastic pipes, so pushing it in the ground and pulling it out of the ground is best done by handling the metal base.

Item worked great for six months, then began "falseing" at every sensitivity setting and going off needlessly. It is facing a block wall in Phoenix that is facing the sun as well as facing a small tree/large bush that waves with a little wind. It could be mistakenly thinking the hot wall is a large animal and the moving branches are the animal moving. Why it didn't "false" for the first six months, I don't know. When it worked, it worked great and prevented my dogs from peeing and pooping on my artificial turf. Now, it doesn't work properly and it's off.