Keeping animals away from your garden, lawn, or property has never been easier than with humane animal repellents that drive animals away without having to trap and relocate them. However, with many different options, how do you know which repellent is right for you? What is the difference between granular repellent and liquid repellent? Depending on your situation, your ideal solution might vary. Learn about which one you should use when dealing with your unique critter situation!
Liquid Animal Repellent
Liquid Repellent usually comes in the form of a concentrate or a spray. Repellent sprays work to attack the animal’s sense of taste and smell. Liquid repellents are often easy to apply to areas where you’d like to keep animals away, including garbage cans, sheds, and other outdoor surfaces. You can even use the spray around birdfeeders to deter animals while still attracting birds! Protect your garden too, as you can also use it directly on non-edible plants, soil, grass, or mulch.
This repellent can be used directly on the objects that animals might find attractive, destroy, or want to get close to. If the repellent has a sprayer you can also dispense the liquid over a large area to deter animals. Repellents can last between 30-90 days depending on what kind of liquid repellent you use.
With our Critter Ridder® Deer & Rabbit Repellent concentrate, you can prevent deer, rabbits, and squirrels from wandering onto your lawn. This liquid repellent dries odorless to humans, so it goes unnoticed when you’re outside. Safer® Brand Critter Ridder® Animal Repellent Ready-to-Use Spray aims to deter cats, dogs, raccoons, skunks, and squirrels. These solutions take care of your pest and animal problems easily and humanely.
Granular Animal Repellent
Much like liquid repellent, granular repellent works to target animal's taste and smell to humanely prevent them from invading your lawn, garden, or other areas of your property. Granular repellent can be sprinkled on any area that you want to protect from animal damage. It can also act as a perimeter barrier around your property. By sprinkling the granular around your lawn and the areas you want to protect, it creates a ‘fence’ that the animals won’t want to cross.
One of the benefits of granular repellents is being able to see the pellets. Once they are gone, you’ll know that you need to reapply the repellent! Granular repellents also can be used in the winter. Since liquid repellents cannot be sprayed in temperatures below 40 degrees, granular is a great option for repelling pests in the colder months.
Safer® Brand Critter Ridder® Animal Repellent Granules contain the same ingredients that the spray repellent has, making it an effective deterrent against animals. Repelling raccoons, skunks, dogs, cats, squirrels, groundhogs, and chipmunks, you can spread the granules by hand or with a lawn spreader for broad application. Another option for granular repellent is the Safer® Brand Snake Shield™ Repellent, which targets snakes in your yard and garden.
Using Both Liquid and Granular
One option might be better than another for your situation. However, you don’t need to just pick ONE solution. Combining liquid and granular repellents can help you build up your repellent defense to ensure that animals are staying away from the areas you want to protect. Spread the granule repellents around the perimeter of your yard or around the area you want to be protected. Then, use the liquid spray to apply the repellent directly on plants, in your garden, or any other object that attracts unwanted critters.
Both are humane ways of deterring animals that can last up to 30 days. The all-natural ingredients also make sure that the repellent is safe for the environment. This way, you don’t have to pick and choose which product you want – you can combine them for total repelling defense!
Havahart® Provides You with Humane Solutions
Havahart® doesn’t just stop nuisance animals in your yard with liquid or granular repellents. Using water and doubling as a sprinkler, Critter Ridder® Motion-Activated Animal Repellent & Sprinkler is another option in which can stop animals from invading your lawn. Plus, we have live traps that allow you to trap and relocate animals safely and effectively. Tell us how you keep animals off your lawn and out of your garden on our Facebook page! Be sure to sign up for our E-Newsletter to stay up to date with our latest products, tips, and deals.
