My experience is similar to lucille's in Houston. Our cat is indoors, but we have visiting cats that like my back yard - when their owners are away. I've come to tolerate them, mainly because we do have a lot of critters that visit from a canyon and wild-life preserve back of the house. But - about the water wand - I bought one some years ago to deter the raccoons and skunks from digging. Then I covered my vegetable planter boxes with cages, so the water wand fell in disuse - until last summer. The apricots were so plentiful - but the coons were climbing the trees, breaking off branches. I dusted off the Scarecrow water wand and set it up next to the trees. That stopped the critters from breaking down the tree branches. We managed to harvest a fairly decent crop. You need to be sure that the battery is working OK. I put it away and may try it again this summer. Perhaps, if used regularly, the critters would ignore it, but it worked Ok this particular time. Just my 2 c's. Bejay

Yes, I have one around my pond. Lost 2 fish before I got one. They work well but not if you have pets and plan to leave it on 24/7. Birds will also trigger it - which you may not want if you're trying to attract them. And I also agree that if you forget, you'll be squirted too - and anyone else who crosses the path. I only turn mine on at night and early morning. I don't know how your bulbs are planted, but if they're in a grouping, I've found that fencing does help somewhat with squirrels. I'm sure the bulb growers told you to just not plant tulips if you have a big squirrel problem. Plant daffodils, crocus, hyacinth or other bulbs that squirrels avoid. That's what I did and it's really the easiest solution.

I am trying one. With deer you never know if they have been back since their last visit, which caused you buy the device. I also have the battery operated vibrator that is said to keep out burrowing rodents. A vole has has made a hole right beside the operating vibrator. I believe he uses it for his personal massage. Al

They work just fine for the intended purpose. However, they also sprinkle everything else that moves in their "sight". Mostly that turned out to be me and cars coming up the driveway, usually with open windows! Also if you don't have a well you can use a significant amount of water if you have lots of critters. Hope this helps. PQ