A good way to keep dogs and perhaps deer out of my garbage?

I recently moved to the country area and my garbage can has no lid (County Owned Garbage Can). I ordered a new garbage can, but havent gotten it yet. We have had a problem with something getting into our garbage. I say something because we do have deer in our backyard all the time (I just dont know if they eat garbage or not). So after picking up nasty garbage out of the grass three times, I bought some spray that is suppose to keep dogs and cats away (You have to spray every day and its mostly used to train your own pets, not strays). I also got some twist-tied ';pepper-looking'; things that you hang up to help keep animals away. It worked for a few days. But the day the garbage man came, the garbage was all over the ground again. Any other ideas, except shooting the animals?A good way to keep dogs and perhaps deer out of my garbage?
Along the same lines as the spray you bought, but probably less expensive, would be ammonia. Pour it on the garbage every time you take a bag to the can. It should keep ANY animals away.





I think I would avoid putting food in the garbage bags, if possible, until the new can arrives.A good way to keep dogs and perhaps deer out of my garbage?
raccoons or bears pour a 1/4 cup of house hold ammonia into your garbage can
Put a piece of tin or something like that over the top of the can and weight it down with a concrete block AND spray the ammonia or other deterrent, as well. They also sell those big industrial size cans with the flip top lid at Lowe's. If you buy one, you will have two when the other one comes, but sometimes you need two--especially at Christmas and after other celebrations where there is lots of garbage. Maybe you should just buy one now. Best of luck.
Pine Sol or amonia works. had this problem beore.
Put your ';non-food'; trash (cans, newspapers, etc.) in your trash can with no lid while you wait for your new trash can. Bury all ';food'; trash (banana skins, apple cores, turkey bones, etc.) underground as a temporary measure until the new trash can comes. The ';food'; trash will decompose on its own.
It wouldn't be deer but it could be raccoons. I think some sort of temporary cover - plywood and a big rock or two - would be best thing. Hope that new can comes soon
Probaby you have racoons. Deer will not eat out of garbage, they are vegitarian and eat mostly living things. They also eat acorn and walnuts but not garbage. The powder does seem to have potential but it trains your animals and has to be applied daily. The best defence is the same way you keep animals out of the garden. Use silver pie plates and a good trick is to get one of those funny little caractures that talk or laugh and are set off by movement. It will scare the bejesus out of any animal and does not harm them in any way.
Try sprinkling bleach in the can an late on the garbage. I hared it works.

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