Patent ID: 8293044

Claim:
A method of installing an animal deterrent device, comprising the steps of: applying an adhesive between a bottom layer of the animal deterrent device and an external surface; and pressing the animal deterrent device towards the external surface such that an anchor of the animal deterrent device is pressed into the adhesive; wherein the animal deterrent device comprises an elongated base having a cross section including a top layer with a top surface and a bottom surface, and the bottom layer, a first conductive element extending perpendicular to the cross section along the top surface of the top layer, a first fastener that couples the first conductive element to the top surface at a first connection point and extends from the first conductive element through the top layer to a second connection point on the bottom surface of the top layer, and the anchor protruding down from the bottom surface of the top layer, wherein the bottom layer insulates the first fastener at the second connection point from an exterior.