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Keeping Raccoons out of the pond
Hi... has anybody had success in keeping raccoons from attacking their
ponds? Raccoons have ate of my 50 or so fish in the pond down to 10. The pond is shallow, 2 feet at the deepest (but very long). Animal control has provided me a humongous trap, but I can only keep it for so long and also have only caught my cat's and dogs. Thanx |
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:24:15 GMT, Dean Krick
wrote: Hi... has anybody had success in keeping raccoons from attacking their ponds? Raccoons have ate of my 50 or so fish in the pond down to 10. The pond is shallow, 2 feet at the deepest (but very long). Animal control has provided me a humongous trap, but I can only keep it for so long and also have only caught my cat's and dogs. Thanx Hot wire, electric fencing. You can get it at pet stores or ranch/feed stores or do a search on your favorite pet store sight. ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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What did they suggest you bait the trap with?
Someone once suggested using marshmallows and attaching them in place so the raccoon doesn't tip the trap to get at them, (and less likely to attract cats?) Also electric fencing like jan suggested, the scarecrow motion dection sprinkler (attached to something solid). good luck and let us know how it works out. kathy |
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Dean Krick wrote:
Hi... has anybody had success in keeping raccoons from attacking their ponds? Raccoons have ate of my 50 or so fish in the pond down to 10. The pond is shallow, 2 feet at the deepest (but very long). Animal control has provided me a humongous trap, but I can only keep it for so long and also have only caught my cat's and dogs. Thanx Lock up the dogs and cats during the night. Get several cans of cat food and punch holes in the top don't open all the way to bait the trap. Bob |
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On Tue, 2005-22-02 at 08:19 -0800, ~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:24:15 GMT, Dean Krick wrote: Hi... has anybody had success in keeping raccoons from attacking their ponds? Hot wire, electric fencing. You can get it at pet stores or ranch/feed stores or do a search on your favorite pet store sight. ~ jan This surprised me. I've always felt that raccoons are, if not the smartest mammal on the planet, certainly the cleverest. I never thought an electric fence would stop them - if nothing else, I'd expect them to find the on/off switch. A friend of mine has a vineyard, though, and he manages to keep the raccoons out with a simple two strand electric fence. -- derek |
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"Derek Broughon" wrote in message . ca... On Tue, 2005-22-02 at 08:19 -0800, ~ jan JJsPond.us wrote: On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:24:15 GMT, Dean Krick wrote: Hi... has anybody had success in keeping raccoons from attacking their ponds? Hot wire, electric fencing. You can get it at pet stores or ranch/feed stores or do a search on your favorite pet store sight. ~ jan This surprised me. I've always felt that raccoons are, if not the smartest mammal on the planet, certainly the cleverest. I never thought an electric fence would stop them - if nothing else, I'd expect them to find the on/off switch. A friend of mine has a vineyard, though, and he manages to keep the raccoons out with a simple two strand electric fence. -- derek It's really quite amazing. Even the young ones stay away from the fence, although they have never been zapped. They obviously listened to Mama. |
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Okay, I must admit, a motion sprinkler did work for me when I discovered a
raccoon was in the neighborhood, he'd made a mess of my pond, but didn't catch anything. I feel they may be more determined if they've had a meal or two. To go to a fishing spot where they've been "skunked" and then get sprayed if they tried again, well that is just insult to injury. Even raccoons have some pride. ;o) ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
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On Tue, 2005-22-02 at 18:05 -0800, ~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:
Okay, I must admit, a motion sprinkler did work for me when I discovered a raccoon was in the neighborhood, he'd made a mess of my pond, but didn't catch anything. I feel they may be more determined if they've had a meal or two. To go to a fishing spot where they've been "skunked" and then get sprayed if they tried again, well that is just insult to injury. Even raccoons have some pride. ;o) ~ jan LOL. My dad had one got stuck in his compost bin - his best guess was that the raccoon was there at least a week. I'm sure he had plenty to eat, but he came out of there looking awfully slimy and rat-like, and he just glared at us for watching him. Raccoons have a lot of pride :-) -- derek |
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