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Finally got the pond back into a heathy maintenance mode after environmental tailspin and fish losses this summer but noticed today that we have a new resident!
We have outdoor security cameras and last night one activated when an opossum was nosing around our porch looking for food. This morning Hubby saw it on the rocks on the waterfall and I rushed out to scare it away and check the pond just in time to see the skinny white tail ease itself under the side rocks and go underneath.
The pond is covered with a secured netting and a few weeks ago I knew that a predator had been around because some of the stacked rocks had fallen into the water and the netting was submerged where the "critter" had struggled to get out.
I climbed up on the rocks and started banging some around hoping to scare it off - will have to check any openings to be sure that there isn't space for a burrow. I know a year ago neighbours around the corner had some burrowed under their pool and they had a really hard time getting rid of them.
I may be calling a local trapper to get rid of our visitor before it helps itself to our fish!
Anyone else have a similar situation and what did you do?
Finally got the pond back into a heathy maintenance mode after environmental tailspin and fish losses this summer but noticed today that we have a new resident!
We have outdoor security cameras and last night one activated when an opossum was nosing around our porch looking for food. This morning Hubby saw it on the rocks on the waterfall and I rushed out to scare it away and check the pond just in time to see the skinny white tail ease itself under the side rocks and go underneath.
The pond is covered with a secured netting and a few weeks ago I knew that a predator had been around because some of the stacked rocks had fallen into the water and the netting was submerged where the "critter" had struggled to get out.
I climbed up on the rocks and started banging some around hoping to scare it off - will have to check any openings to be sure that there isn't space for a burrow. I know a year ago neighbours around the corner had some burrowed under their pool and they had a really hard time getting rid of them.
I may be calling a local trapper to get rid of our visitor before it helps itself to our fish!
Anyone else have a similar situation and what did you do?