Possible solution to keep critters away...

[Marshall]

My godmother told me to make a solution of rosemary, vinegar & cayenne pepper and put that around the perimeter of the pond and also around anywhere else that gives access to the fish or turtle areas so I am gonna give it a shot and see how it goes... If you have tried it and it worked let me know if you tried and it didn't work then I will let you know how I did it if mine works.

 

[Lisak1]

@Marshall - we had some trouble with a skunk a few years ago enjoying fish dinners, so we made a concoction of vinegar, hot sauce, red pepper flakes, and hot peppers from the garden, blended it all up and put it in a spray bottle. We knew he was climbing our wood fence, so we sprayed the spot where he was coming in the yard. Sprayed the grass, the fence, the hedge near the fence - the whole dang area. Never saw (or smelled!) him again!