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Build your pond with fish safety in mind. Avoid those steps so often shown in common pond designs if you have raccoons. They will use them to wade into your pond and help themselves to dinner. Smooth, straight sides make fishing more difficult. You can also add hiding spaces for your fish to hide in. Sunken milk crates and painted cinder blocks provide safe harbor where you fish can flee from those prodding little raccoon hands and the long, expert fishing beaks of herons and egrets.
Add some decorative discouragement. Fake owls and snakes can intimidate and sculptures of herons detour the real things since they think the territory is already taken. You will have to move your sculptures and model critters every now and then as even the wildlife will catch on to them being no threat if they are always in the same place.
Try some kinetic defense systems. There are whirligigs, water squirters and light flashers you can set up around your pond. Some are motion sensors and display their scare tactics when an invader trips their motion sensors. These are most successful after dark.
Sometimes all these efforts are still not enough. Occasionally some individual pests are remarkably resourceful and need to be held at bay with a low voltage electric wire or fence. It is best to set these mild shock-givers for activation after dark on a timer to avoid accidental shocks when people are around the pond. The electric shock is not harmful but it is definitely unpleasant!
Netting is another alternative. I do this anyway to keep the leaves out of the pond in the autumn. It isn't very attractive, though. So you probably won't want to use netting as a permanent deterrent.
For more information on how to keep garden pond fish safe, please see the additional links listed in Resources, below.
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Garden pond guide covering all you need to know to build your own pond, an impressive water garden with fountains and statues, including pond maintenance.How to make a small water garden or fish pond.
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How to make a water garden. How to make a fish pond. How to make a meditation pond. How to choose plants and goldfish for your outdoor pond.How to Keep Herons From Eating Pond Fish eHow
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Pond owners have a number of issues to deal with when it comes to keeping their fish safe and healthy. Aside from parasites, diseases, inclement weather and ...Yahoo! Canada Answers - How can i keep my garden pond clean?
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6/15/2008 Best Answer: Lots of great answers here (except for the one about draining the pond; that should be done only in extreme situations). I have a 700-gallon ...How to Use plexiglass to create a "fish tube" for your pond ...
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In this video, learn how to create a brand new way to enjoy your pond. Using plexiglass, create a large, sealed tube that you will then place into your lake or pond.How to make a really good garden pond The Garden Pond Blog
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2/2/2009 "If only I had found this website last year when I started my pond! (by Jeremy Biggs)How deep does an outside pond have to be to keep koi, and goldfish ...
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4/17/2007 Best Answer: That really depends on where you are and how cold it gets. If you are anywhere in the US you can build your pond with one deep spot (called a ...How to Control Pond Algae
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Dan Gibbon may have spent the last three and a half decades around Wisconsin's flat farmlands, but the lapping waters of Lake Superior, where he grew ...How to Build a Natural Swimming Pond - Life123
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Natural swimming ponds are all the rage. Many people in Europe already do have natural swimming ponds and they are catching on quickly in America.How to Calculate Your Pond Volume Easily - Water Gardens, Fish ...
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Good garden pond designs need pond volume information... Learn how to calculate the volume for any garden pond easily.How to Keep Your Pond Clear - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
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2/3/2009 Ten ways to keep the water in your pond clean and clear.How to Keep Raccoons out of a Garden - nell79 on HubPages
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Raccoons are notorious for destroying lawns, ponds and gardens. There are multiple ways to keep these pests out of your space.
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