raccoons

[c2c7390]

what can one do to prevent these guys from fishing in my pond besides dogs

i ask because last night i saw a raccoon pair in my culdasac in garden grove CA

 

[DrCase]

there are ways to make unwanted animals go away...people hunt coons:icon_mrgreen:

 

[pondlady]

Do you have shelves in you pond? These are a bad thing when you have coons. They use them like a dining table. I have removed all of my shallow water shelves and I have not have had coons in there scence.

 

[c2c7390]

nope my pond is basically a box with water

 

[bunnymp]

I haven't had a problem ever since I installed a Fishock battery operated fence around the ponds' perimeter. I turn the fence on every evening and the batteries last a long time, amazing. It gives one heck of a punch if you touch it while it is on. Don't ask

 

[c2c7390]

i was looking into something like that does it really work that well???

 

[DrCase]

Is it true what they say ,if you P on that wire!!:icon_mrgreen::eek2:

 

[bunnymp]

Yes, it works great. Not one incident in the time I've had it up. It has probably been at least 6 months.

 

[Kaysavage]

In england we use sonic deterants for rodents and cats etc would these work for Racoons?

Racoons are not part of our English way of life so luckily I have no experience of the problems you all seem to be facing

 

[bunnymp]

I bought sonic deterrent before I bought the fence. It was called a Yard Guard. What a joke that was. It didn't deter anything, even after I moved the setting to high.

 

[mister2driver]

Use the floating aligator head.

 

[c2c7390]

Is it true what they say ,if you P on that wire!!:icon_mrgreen::eek2:

yea as long as your stream isnt broken before it hits the wire
at least thats what the mythbusters showed

Yes, it works great. Not one incident in the time I've had it up. It has probably been at least 6 months.

i might get one then...i havent seen them in a while though...but it probally works on rats too huh

 

[c2c7390]

ok i have a problem with rats too what deters them

 

[bunnymp]

It would work on anything that touches it. If you put the wire close enough to the ground, but not directly on the ground, the rat's back would touch the wire as it tried to sneak under - and then zap.
I bought mine online from the FiShock website.

 

[c2c7390]

hmm thats pretty smart...thanks for the tip