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Your One Stop Shop for Raccoon Control since 2001
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Your One Stop Shop for Raccoon Control since 2001Low Prices • Large Inventory • Fast Delivery • Satisfaction |
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Mr. McGregor's Custom Electric Fence® for Ponds & Vineyards Fish is a favorite item on raccoon dinner menus so before you put those fantail koi or goldfish in your pond be sure you provide adequate protection against hungry marauders. It's optimal to think about fish protection before installing a pond. If your pond is in the planning stage then design it at least 3 ft deep and with sides at a 90 degree angle. Don't put any rocks or ledges next to the edge where they could be used as stepping stones or seats by the raccoons. Plant ledges should be built toward the middle of the pond and made about 15" deep. You can always raise the plants by using rocks on the ledges. Provide fish with places to hide. A piece of sewer pipe or an old clay plant pot can provide excellent hiding places. Keep in mind the size of the fish when you provide hiding places. If you already have a pond and it doesn't meet these specifications you can still take action against raids by raccoons (and herons and kingfishers). First be sure you provide the fish a place to hide. An inexpensive way to do that is to put a piece of sewer pipe or an old clay pot (on its side) in your pond. Your next step is to set up a motion activated water sprayer. When its infrared motion sensor detects an invader it aims a short, sharp burst of water in that direction and the combination of sudden unexpected noise, movement, and water spray scares the living daylights out of most creatures. Raccoons, herons and kingfishers will quickly associate this unpleasant experience with the location and stay away. You can cover your pond with a net that will keep leaves and other debris as well as raccoons, herons and other "fisherfolk" out of your pond. But the most effective way of keeping raccoons out of ponds is with a Mr. McGregor's Custom Electric Fence® for Ponds & Vineyards. Three low strands of electric fence wire are carried on green fiberglass posts that blend unobtrusively into the landscape. When a raccoon touches the wires it receives a small electric jolt, enough to make it want to head home in a hurry but not enough to hurt it, your dog or cat or child. Sandra Martineau, OR Grapes are another raccoon favorite and the vexing thing is that they will eat them just as you’re happily contemplating whether to turn your crop into jelly or wine. But regardless whether your vines are on a backyard arbor or in a sizeable vineyard, the most effective way of keeping raccoons away from them is with an electric fence. Mr. McGregor’s Custom Electric Fence for Ponds & Vineyards is ideal for protecting an open vineyard. If your vines are part of the landscaping, you may be able to protect them with a motion activated water sprayer or by electrifying the arbor. To electrify your arbor first determine the point of access to the vines. If it is from the ground then it may be possible to surround the post(s) that provide access. To electrify a single post use 4 5" extension nail-on insulators, one attached to each side of your square post. Be sure that when you run your wire around none is touching the corner of the post. To electrify several posts you may be able to use nail on insulators or you may have to run a line of fiberglass fence posts, carrying electric fence wire on insulators, all around the access posts. You can also surround multiple individual posts as above and connect them together with an insulated underground and hookup wire. Click here to see the above mentioned parts. For more information on designing your own fence click here. Mr. McGregor's Custom Electric Fence® for Ponds & Vineyards Surrounding your pond or vineyard with an electric fence is the most effective way of keeping it safe from raccoons. 3 strands of electric fence wire are carried on unobtrusive 27" green fiberglass posts and electrified with a child safe, pet safe and wildlife safe energizer. Once the raccoon touches one of the wires with its nose or paw the tingle will make it head for the hills and leave your pond or vineyard alone. This fence is designed to be installed on soil, not hardscape, and requires a certain amount of moisture in the ground. To function properly it is very important to keep the electric fence wires as free of vegetation as possible. You can accomplish this by cutting shrubs and flowers back from the wires and laying down a weed barrier in the fence path before installing it. Once the fence is installed you can cover the weed barrier with a thick layer of mulch to improve its appearance. Because ponds and vineyards come in many shapes and sizes we’ll list the steps for determining exactly what supplies you’ll need.
For installation instructions click here for a .pdf document you can print. Our Dalen Gardeneer pond nets are made of a very durable polypropylene mesh with U-V inhibitors for long life.
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