Ready-to-Use Animal Repellent Spray

No doubt this stuff at least initially works like a charm, but I do have some cautions to share from my mistakes. Ok, 9 out of 10 of you will read this review and go well, duh lady. This review is for the tenth person who may be overeager, overly efficient or just trying to get stuff done in the five minutes they have without a preschooler clinging on to them.I haven't had this stuff down for more than three hours but let me tell you the dogs in the neighborhoor were howling after my overdose application and there has not been a squirrel, chipmunk or bird in my yard for over 3 hours--and that is a really big deal because usually it looks like a wildlife sanctuary. While I did have good enough logic to wear gloves and do this application on a day with a gentle breeze when the neighbors would not be home, I did overdo it a little. When you first apply the stuff it smells like garlic and hot pepper wax, not appealing but tolerable and you become immune to the odor as you apply it pretty quickly. It takes a few minutes for the true sulfury stench of rotten eggs to kick in (about the time it took me to give a very healthy dose to all my gardens and the permiter of my lawn and in every chipmunk, vole hole in the yard.) Had I known how revolting that kick up smell would have been I probably would have done the yard in small doses instead of one kill. Also, despite wearing gloves it got on me just a little as I sprayed. One hour later and four shampoos I can still smell the stuff in my hair. So here are my aftermath probably obvious words of wisdom1. If you need to apply alot or have close neighbors. If you value your neighbors wait until they are not home or at least warn them.2. A little at a time is a better way to go3. Don't do this when you need close human contact with someone, like before a big party or a job interview.4. Wear clothes you can burn or bleach the stink out of and wear a hat and put long hair back.5. If there are any wild animals you actually like in your yard keep this stuff clear from them (i.e. a pet bunny or birds you feed)--My indoor hamster seems pretty on edge.6. This might actually repel bigger animals like your cat or dog, as it definitely upset the neighbors dog who was a good 3,000 square feet away.7. Keep the windows closed and do this on a day where there is a light breeze so it doesn't permeate for long.So, after about an hour the yucky smell is gone and there are still no animals who dare enter my yard and honestly even if I have to apply it (a little at a time) on the real problem areas several times over the summer I will be a very happy camper. Also delighted that the stuff is organic so while the neighbors dogs won't be visiting my yard anytime soon, if they do I won't be hurting them.Follow Up: This stuff does need to be applied again after a heavy rain. It seems to have the longest impact on things like pea plants or that an animal would actually try to eat. This isn't a miracle in all regards but I still contend its one of the best offerings on the natural side that I have ever tried and the first few days it certainly has a huge impact.

It worked. BUT I was so incredibly vigilant. I bought multiple bottles of this and actually even poured the entire contents around the area that one chipmunk was targeting. I did get rid of the chipmunk. But I had to work on it every day, for two weeks. The chipmunk and other little animals can't stand the urine smell and it deters them from returning to that spot. I had to spray surrounding areas too, so that this one entire area was addressed. You have to be really vigilant though for it to work. A few sprays will do nothing at all! And be very generous with the spraying and you will need multiple bottles.

This product is a waste of time and money. If you want to keep your garden plants from being eaten by four-legged critters, find something else because this product won't do the trick. It smells like crap and is crappy. I followed directions, making multiple applications to plants that needed protection, but the plants STILL got eaten, and down to the nub. It's a worthless concoction of liquid crap. Try hot chili powder or Tabasco chili sauce instead. It doesn't even deserve 1 star, but a rating is necessary in order to post a review.

I’m sure this product works exactly as intended. However, PLEASE wear gloves and consider a mask as this smell will scar you for life. I enthusiastically sprayed it near my FRONT DOOR before reading the ingredients or reviews. That’s completely on me but want to warn the next person who is smarter than me. The odor of rotten eggs, fish, and garlic hit seconds later and was horrid. I dry heaved and it lingered in my nose for far too long! I’m just trying to keep my pumpkins safe which it very well might but It also attracted lots of flies. Great if you’re treating a far corner of a yard, but I would never use it near an entrance. My kids will be laughing for years over today’s events but buyer beware! 🤢

something ran off with the bottle... yes some kind of critter took the bottle, sprayed it one time to see how bad it smelled and it was gone the next morning. ( I am in the woods, far from random people to walk by)So it did smell strong but I'm not sure how well it works, but something loves it.

This is the worst smell that I have ever experienced in my life. It even lingered in my nose after I stopped spraying and went into the house. As someone else noted it repels animals and humans. One lady stated that maybe you should alert your neighbors before spraying, and this is definitely a fact. Will it work? I really hope so because it’s definitely repelling me. The only reason I didn’t give it five stars is because I don’t know if it works yet, but I think if you ever need something thats similar to bio warfare without the life threatening toxins, and you want to get back at a human, this is the perfect thing to use. My gosh.Update: it works against cats, raccoons, squirrels, and humans. So I have an alley off the back of my house and while I was doing yardwork, someone under the influence started walking towards me. Now I don’t know what he was going to try to do but he was walking directly towards me and I was up against the garage . I had just sprayed the perimeter and I had the spray hanging off the side of my belt. When he was less than a foot in front of me I grabbed the spray off my belt and I and sprayed it directly into his face. Hysterically and meaningfully. He ran off, cursing me out and by the time he got to the end of the alley, I saw him throwing up and I’m sure he was crying. This is a true story. So if you want to repel animals and people under the influence definitely buy this product. But I will tell you as I was spraying him some Got on me as well and I think I died for about 45 seconds because this stuff stinks when you’re spray it normal but when it’s concentrated it is almost deadly. I’ve updated my ratings to five stars because it possibly saved my life.

I’ve been an avid gardener for over 30 years and this stuff is the only stuff that actually WORKS 100%. I live in an area with a tremendous deer population, and I truly rely on Repels-All to keep them, as well as rabbits, squirrels and chipmunks away from my gardens. Yes, when spraying it, you will notice a strong odor of raw garlic and onions. Like most reviewers, I too find the smell pretty gross, but I’m perfectly willing to put up with it to save my flowers and crops. The smell is what keeps the animals away. If the smell is strong to you, imagine how powerful that smell must be to a deer who’s sense of smell is up to 1000 times greater than that of a human, or even a rabbit who’s sense of smell is 10 times greater than a human I typically spray at the end of the day, and by morning the smell is gone. If you really can’t handle the smell, use the granules. Hardly any scent.You do NOT need to “saturate” the entire plant. A simple misting of the leaves does the trick. If your plants are up against your house or siding of some sort, you don’t even need to spray the back of them spraying the front/top is more than enough. However, you do have to remember that if it rains or you water the leaves, you’ll need to reapply after the plants dry. To avoid frequent applications, I water only the base/roots of my plants.To the reviewers who’ve commented about flying insect or bugs, had they read the packaging they would’ve known that this product is strictly designed for animals, NOT bugs, insects, etc.

We had either coons or possums pooping on our deck steps every night or two. I tried two approaches with this spray:1) First I sprayed liberally (1/4 bottle?) all around our porch steps, but not directly on the step treads, since we have a 2-year-old child. I sprayed on the posts for the steps, the outside of the runners, and several tree trunks about 10' away. The next night there was fresh dung on our steps. I repeated the approach the next night. Same results, and more on subsequent nights. Conclusion: they didn't hate the smell enough to stay away.2) I decided that, since smell didn't seem to deter the critters, I would see if they were repelled by directly touching it, so I sprayed on several step treads themselves, so they would have to walk through it to get to the landing where the deposits were being offered. One or two nights later we found fresh dung. Since then we have continued to find occasional fresh offerings.It is now about 1 month since I first used the Bonide spray, and about 2-1/2 weeks since our last treatment. We still occasionally have fresh deposits. (I have not kept up with the recommended frequency of spraying--at least every 2 weeks.)Other reviewers describe this as having a very strong smell. I did notice its smell even before I took the bottle out of the plastic bag in which it was shipped, so I expected the worst. However, once I had actually applied the product, I was surprised at how weak the smell was. Perhaps it is just my middle-aged male nose, but my wife didn't complain about the smell, either, even though I applied it just 20 feet out our back door.I have concluded that either this product takes a long time to begin deterring critters (and then does so only partially), or that it simply doesn't work with the coons/possums in our neighborhood.Now I'm trying to decide whether it's worth investing in a Contech Electronics CRO101 Scarecrow Motion-Activated Sprinkler.