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Re: [GSAS-Member] Deterring raccoons, was pond discussions
Deterring raccoons is a nightmare with urban(or semi-urban) ponds. My
boyfriends parents have a pond in Lake Forest Park and they used to
have fish and lots of plants and stuff in it. Until the raccoons ate
EVERYTHING. They actually ate all of the plants down to stubs. As a
result, last summer we were conned into digging the pond out and
putting one of those drilled rock fountains in surrounded by a sump of
sorts filled with river rock cobbles. Just over a month ago we tried
putting 2 pots of plants in and under the rocks and so far the
raccoons haven't touched them. His mother told us that if they come
back, she wants us to snipe them with an air rifle. Hopefully it
doesn't come to that, but if anyone has any input on in-ground ponds,
I'd be interested!
Laurel
On Jul 14, 2008, at 12:31 PM, Connie Carlson wrote:
> I just got a little pond - thanks to Betty for suggesting the stock
> tanks at DeYoungs and Susan for the pond scoops! All good, but
> the problem is: I have never in the four years I have been living
> here seen a raccoon in my neighborhood, until last night!! The pond
> has been on the deck two days and they are already visiting it; I
> couldn't believe it.
>
> Does netting over a small pond keep them out of it? It is only a
> shallow 50 gallon stock tank (about 12 inches deep), but it does
> have steep sides; is that enough to deter them or should I cover the
> tank/pond with some sort of netting?? There are just tadpoles in
> there now, but I definitely want to put fish in it soon, and don't
> want it to become the neighborhood raccoon feeder.
>
> Thanks, Connie
> (who has been learning a TON from all these great discussions!)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Watson<mailto:onefish2fish@comcast.net>
> To: 'Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member
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> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 10:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] pond discussions
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>
> What keeps raccoons out of ponds are steep sides. They can't put a
> paw in
> the shallows to brace themselves when leaning out to snatch fish.
> A shelf
> along the edge would provide that place to brace themselves.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of Betty Goetz
> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 8:17 AM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: [GSAS-Member] pond discussions
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> Thanks for the pond discussions! I worked on my 2 larger stock
> tanks this
> weekend. I wish my goldies would decide that Azolla tastes as good as
> duckweed! I'm wondering if anyone has seen something that might
> work on a
> stock pond edge to help grow marginals or bog plants? Hmmmmm....maybe
> those plastic planters they make for deck railings??????? I really
> don't
> want to fill up the edges with cement blocks to make staging zones
> for
> pots.
>
> Trish....your 4 goldies are doing great. They do seem to like flakes
> better than floating pellets but are getting the hang of the
> things. They
> are spending less time hanging out in the holes of the cement brick
> tower
> I put in one end to stage some parrotfeather pots. Larry...thanks
> from
> bring them up north for me! I know I wouldn't have made it down to
> Enumclaw!
>
> Raccoons & outdoor ponds - so far I've lucked out. All of my ponds
> are
> above ground, which may help. Having lots of Siberian husky smell
> (including one determined male who likes to mark the sides of stock
> ponds)
> may help as well. I KNOW I've got raccoons around at the new place
> as the
> neighbors have warned me. The chickens get locked in at night (weak
> grin).
>
> Betty Goetz
>
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