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Protecting Pond from Raccoons
I read a lot here. I was wondering if anyone has ever used 1/4 inch
plexiglass over the top of a 200 gallon round pond? I would mount it 1 inch above the pond. My only problem id would condensation form inside the plexiglass? I can put a hinge lid and anything else needed for cleaning ect. I just dont like the net idea. Raccoons can eat through that. Ant ideas would be great. Thank you. |
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I guess I would be concerned about the sun
coming thru the plexiglass and heating the water up but I could be totally wrong! You can also try the electric shock fido fence or the motion detection sprinkler. good luck! kathy |
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Oh, and forgot, you might be able to ask to
borrow or rent humane traps from the animal control authority in your area. (works if you have one bothersome raccoon but not for a horde.) kathy |
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"kathy" wrote in message oups.com... Oh, and forgot, you might be able to ask to borrow or rent humane traps from the animal control authority in your area. (works if you have one bothersome raccoon but not for a horde.) Raccoons are generally territorial. If you remove the local raccoon, another moves in to its territory. A horde is usually mama and her babies, although a gang of five odd urban raccoons used to visit my house and bang on the screen door for cat food. Animal control in my area discourages relocating raccoons. They don't like the presence of dogs, though. |
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"KoiDave" wrote in message oups.com... I had a bad raccon problem and bought one of those ultrasonic sound emitters with motion dection. It works very well. A far easier solution. Dave What is the range on these? Is the motion detector directional? |
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"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... I had a bad raccon problem and bought one of those ultrasonic sound emitters with motion dection. It works very well. A far easier solution. Dave What is the range on these? Is the motion detector directional? I use the Scarecrow, not sure if this is the same as what Dave is talking about. Pictured he http://www.km01.com/gardeninghome.html I use one on both ponds, the get-it-wet range, is at least 30 feet, with activation further, when turned up to the most sensitive number. The one covering the koi ponds is about 10-12 feet from the edge of the pond and visually covers a swath of about 50ish feet. You control the sprinkler part just like any rainbird, narrow to wide. The burst last about 3 seconds and the reset takes about 8 seconds. I had a raccoon visit prior to installing, he didn't catch anything, but sure made a mess. Since the sprinkler no return visits and no losses to birds, and I have had a heron on my roof, and a kingfisher on my flag pole, so it isn't like they don't know it is here. I also use fake fish to deter kingfishers. Not sure if the sprinkler would or not. ~ jan Wow, thanks for the details. Since having a dog around again, I have no visits from raccoons. But once, I had to go out of town for 10 days and my dog stayed elsewhere. The cat nanny reported the raccoons came in the second night. So, they were casing the joint for two years awaiting their opportunity. I like them, but there's just too many mouths to feed around here as it is. I had no idea the motion sensor had that range. Thanks! 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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"kathy" wrote in message oups.com... My concern about sonic devices is for any resident animals in the home. We all know their hearing is so much stronger than ours. I've done some surfing around the web looking at pros and cons and there's a lot of info out there. (I Google, therefore I am...;-) kathy :-) True, and even if directional, I wouldn't want to subject my guys to that. Of course, the cats would think the same of a sprinkler. I wonder if a floodlight and recording of a barking dog would have any effect on a raccoon? :-) |
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Well, my sonic system is directional and only comes on when there is
motion around the pond. You set a dial on the box to adjust the frequency of the sound for the animal you want to annoy. The range seems to be 25 feet. And my cats, who stay in the house, 15 feet away, don't seem to even know it is even there. I have not heard the neighbors dogs react to it either. I went from torn up plants, over turned rocks and scared fish to no problems at all. Do your due dilligence and decide for yourself. I'm not giving advice, merely stating facts as they apply to my situation. Dave |
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hello!
havahart makes a motion detector sprinkler called a spray away. i got it from ace hardware and it was only $50 instead of the $89 ive seen elsewhere. good luck! melissa |
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Hal wrote:
On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 19:21:01 -0600, (DD DDD) wrote: I read a lot here. I was wondering if anyone has ever used 1/4 inch plexiglass over the top of a 200 gallon round pond? I would mount it 1 inch above the pond. My only problem id would condensation form inside the plexiglass? I can put a hinge lid and anything else needed for cleaning ect. I just dont like the net idea. Raccoons can eat through that. Ant ideas would be great. Thank you. Sounds interesting. I've seen ponds inside a greenhouse. Regards, Hal I have been using a thin black plastic mess netting - the type sold to cover fruit trees from birds. Its been working very effectively for the last two years at keeping Robby Racoon at Bay. It is very cheap as well. plexiglass would be quite expensive, and very obtrusive in my opinion. |
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