I woke up this morning to seeing the quilt batting and a piece of tile taken out of our filter/planter. What type of creature could have accomplished this? (The pond netting and the fish are untouched.)
What Creature Could Do This?
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I woke up this morning to seeing the quilt batting and a piece of tile taken out of our filter/planter. What type of creature could have accomplished this? (The pond netting and the fish are untouched.)
I would guess raccoon.
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If it was here I would say they are making winter nesting arrangements, quilt batting for softness, tile for a door step.
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Something w/claws looking for what's underneath that quilt batting to eat? I think raccoon too.
bigfoot?
Raccoon.
So that's 4 votes for raccoon and 1 for bigfoot.......................................I'm going to have to vote Bigfoot or alien!
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Rats?
bettasngoldfish
Maria
Shan this is a bit off topic but I was wondering about your filter. Is that a store bought filter or did you make it?
Rats, possibility.
I made the filter. I have tubing come up from the pump to a UV. Then the tubing from the UV goes into the flower pot. I have filter foam, Biomax (from the former fix tank), and quilt batting inside the filter. I set a tile on top to keep it all in place. The water then goes into my mini bog and down into the pond.
It's worked out just fine so far, but I only had five fish for my 500 gallon pond. But now I have about 15 babies! I'll need a bigger filter and bog now.
Thanks everyone! I'm going to keep an eye out for raccoons. I know we have rats because they poop all over the outside of the pond. : (
I've come up with a new theory about your predator. Could be the creature from the black lagoon reeking havoc upon innocent pond owners. I see a future Syfy movie opportunity.
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The pot is ceramic. At the store, I inspected every drainage hole to find one big enough for the tubing. : ) I once used a plastic pot and cut the hole to fit, but I didn't like the sound of the water in the plastic. I'm funny that way, I guess. : )I like it
Is the pot ceramic or plastic?