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Cats terrorise my fish!
Marion Margoshes wrote in message ...
Scooby Don't wrote: I've recently moved into my new house which has a lovely little pond in the garden - home to 3 goldfish. The water was so murky that you couldn't see the fish, so I called a guy from a local aquarium company who came out to clean the pond and install a saftey grating (I have a 2 year old child). He also attached meshing to the grate to 'keep the cats from getting the fish'. It hasn't worked! The fish have been terrorised by numerous cats and 2 of the poor buggers have somehow been dragged out and left to die. The remaining goldfish is in a right state, his fins are torn and he has claw marks all over him. How do I keep the cats away - my neighbour recommends trellis along all walls and nails on the gate, has anyone tried this or do you have any other ideas. I, too, suspect it's not cats. A racoon or maybe a skunk would be my guess. Most cats don't like getting wet, but I suppose one might make an exception if it was hungry. My cat and the 30+ goldfish in my pond get along well together. When I feed the fish, the cat likes to lap up some of their food from the surface of the water while the fish nibble from down below. The cat has never made any attempts to catch or play with the fish otherwise, and I have never had any missing fish. Also, the fish come up to the top to say hi when the cat walks by; obviously they are not terrorized. Thanks -- Scooby Don't ------------------------------------------------------------------------ posted via www.GardenBanter.co.uk Think RACOONS! |
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