im building a pond in our front yard for my senior project and my mom dosnt want the pond to get raded by raccoons and cats but she dosnt want the electric fence to look ugly. is there any other ways to keep fish in a pond that looks good and protects it.
keeping cats and raccoons out
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fishnutham said:a lawn chair ,6 pack and a 12 gauge
That works. Or when building the pond make the side of the pond vertical or straight down also make sure that it is a least 3ft deep. If the pond slants inwards it will give the racoons, cats, and waiding birds like herons a place to stand. If it is straight down they don't hav a good place to stand. Also if it is at least 3ft deep it is to deep for the herons and such to land.
Honda12 said:
i agree there is also a motion detecting sprinkle you could put by i dont know if it works at night but try to cover/hide the electric fence with some plants or ivy
gomezladdams said:
dont have to worry about aiming after the six pack probably hit the noisy neighbour too
I've read about people using a motion-sesor water jet system. They aren't cheap, but they supposedly make a good non-leathal deterrent. Though I wonder if the animals it's supposed to chase away just get used to it over time. And then of course, you have to remember to shut off the motion sensor before you go out to the pond or you'll get sprayed, too.
I'm not sure how fish-safe the stuff would be, but you could use cat-deterrent spray. They sell it for gardens, so it's plant safe, so maybe it would be safe enough to use around ponds.
I'm not sure how fish-safe the stuff would be, but you could use cat-deterrent spray. They sell it for gardens, so it's plant safe, so maybe it would be safe enough to use around ponds.
the motion sensors work all the time dark or not i would suggest this or those electric fences they make for ponds are real small and arent really that noticeable,,, another goodway is to just keep a large alligator gar in it i want to see a raccon try to take that out
rallysman said:
whoo hoo ! now you're talking toss in some c4 and and some trip wires and a keg and we can have party and a roast from the fresh kill
never had racoon probably tastes like chicken.