My pond, veggie garden and bird feeders are all in the same general
area and for years were ravaged by groundhogs, deer, raccoons, and
bear. I put up a four foot high 4"x4" mesh fence around the whole
thing - primarily too confine my retired racing Greyhound. That
stopped the groundhogs, most of the rabbits, and some of the deer.
Then I added a single strand of electrified barbed wire to the top.
Now nothing gets in except for the occasional rabbit and of course
squirrels. Hope you can put this information to use.
On 8 Apr 2004 18:54:11 -0700, (Fish tales) wrote:

I am wondering what experience/ advice people may have about the use
of electric fencing around koi and goldfish ponds. I live in the
woods and have gazillions of predators: raccoons, possoms, herons,
owls and an occasional snapping turtle that eat my dear expensive koi;
squirrels and deer that eat and demolish the marginal plants; snakes
that carry off and consume the bullfrogs. After loosing lots of fish
(even with careful sculpting of the pond sides and underwater hiding
places), I had to resort to bird netting staked down on all four sides
and netting overhead to keep owls out. It has worked, but as a friend
says, it looks like stalag 17. And I am constantly repairing holes
the squirrels make. I can't seem to find much information about the
use and/or problems of low charge electric fences made for ponds
online. Anyone have any experience with them or resources?