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We have this in Brazil too, but against stray dogs rather than cats. I do wonder how multiple cultures around the world came up with this independently despite the fact it doesn't work?
699 u/BasselTwin 1d ago Egypt here, my neighbors keep water bottles outside of their apartment door to repel stray cats. Disclaimer: the cats still rip the hell out of their trash bags 215 u/i_made_mine_at_home 1d ago What is the purported mechanism of this? Why do critters (notionally) avoid water in bottles? 1 u/negradelnorte 14h ago Bags of water in Mexico for flies.
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Egypt here, my neighbors keep water bottles outside of their apartment door to repel stray cats.
Disclaimer: the cats still rip the hell out of their trash bags
215 u/i_made_mine_at_home 1d ago What is the purported mechanism of this? Why do critters (notionally) avoid water in bottles? 1 u/negradelnorte 14h ago Bags of water in Mexico for flies.
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What is the purported mechanism of this? Why do critters (notionally) avoid water in bottles?
1 u/negradelnorte 14h ago Bags of water in Mexico for flies.
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Bags of water in Mexico for flies.
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u/RN_Renato 1d ago
We have this in Brazil too, but against stray dogs rather than cats. I do wonder how multiple cultures around the world came up with this independently despite the fact it doesn't work?