Nets work but for a number of reasons some
pond people do not want to use nets.
And yes, the sprinkler works for some ponders.
We've had reports on rec.ponds over the years.
Jan uses one but she is gone for the day or
I'd E her to get her to answer.
It really depends on how your yard is set up
and where your pond is situtated in the yard.
I've communicated with the company that makes
the sprinklers and they suggest for really aggressive
herons to set up two of the sprinklers at a 75 degree
angle to one another.
You have to be prepared to experiment. I'd
leave the net on while doing it if you don't want to
lose any more finned friends.
kathy :-)
www.blogfromthebog.com
this week ~ raccoons
I have had one for three years now and it is very effective. The only down
side I have seen is that it is hard to tell when the battery is used up. My
first one also had a defect that made it go off continuously.
Plus, you have to remember to turn it on ;)
San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Goldfish, a RES named Colombo and an Oscar.
"We need to make a sacrifice to the pond gods, find me a young virgin... oh,
and bring something to kill"
A neighbor saw something suspicious in
the neighborhood and called the police.
A patrolman investigated the neighbor's
backyards and got nailed by the scarecrow.
Luckily he didn't shoot it ;-)
So maybe a ponder might consider posting
a sign on his gate - warning! you may get
soaked!
k :-)
"Jeff Brown" <jjeff...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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I use one for the cats and racoons it works pretty darn well... after
some trial and error I was able to turn down the sensitivity to keep it
from spraying the squirrles and birds.
One word of caution... make sure you use REALLY GOOD garden hose to
connect it, most hoses don't survive the constant presure.
~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~
For cons, if it looks into the sun, that can cause it to go off
falsely. And, I have seen a heron land out of range and then walk all
around the pond without setting it off. It moved so slowly that its
motion was not detected. Still, I haven't lost a fish since
installed it.
Steve J. Noll | Ventura California (USDA Zone 10)
| The Glass Block Koi Pond/Fountain:
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Sharon
"Jeff Brown" <jjeff...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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That would make them less effective against the raccoons though ('coz I'm
sure those critters can read).
--
derek
And you have to remember to turn it off too ;-)
I seem to have a tough time remembering that one.
(Idilic scene: Morning light slanting through the trees, strolling out
to the pond with morning coffee in had for a bit of tranquility and
then.....)
Yeah, I've been wet before! I wired mine to a switch, seems to work
okay...unless I forget the switch.
Okay, that's a smiley, not a winky... this is the problem with
the internet. I'm not sure if you are joking or not. So I have to say
it - you can't shoot herons! BIG fines, big jail time! You can call
them bad names, impinge upon their honor, look at them askance, cast
aspersions, cast spells,
make voodoo dolls and skewer them but you can't shoot them...
kathy ~ think I'll research google for heron spells... ;-)
Turning it OFF when enjoying the pond is advisable - unless you want to
entertain your guests/neighbors with your avoid the sprinkler dance - no
there is NO live video of it! <sheesh> Cat has learned to creep low till he
is sure it is off. hmmmm smarter than me.
--
Claudia
__________________________________
"Age is...wisdom, if one has lived
one's life properly." --Miriam Makeba, singer
> I have put my scarecrow on the sprinkler line, before the valve - so it is
> on PVC.
>
> Turning it OFF when enjoying the pond is advisable - unless you want to
> entertain your guests/neighbors with your avoid the sprinkler dance - no
> there is NO live video of it! <sheesh> Cat has learned to creep low till
> he
> is sure it is off. hmmmm smarter than me.
Why am I not surprised about that. Cats have always _believed_ they're
smarter than us, anyway :-)
--
derek
>
> Why am I not surprised about that. Cats have always _believed_ they're
> smarter than us, anyway :-)
Well at least they are smarter than you. Now this group is about ponds,
not cats, let stick to the program.
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> Derek Broughton wrote:
>
>>
>> Why am I not surprised about that. Cats have always _believed_ they're
>> smarter than us, anyway :-)
>
> Well at least they are smarter than you. Now this group is about ponds,
> not cats, let stick to the program.
>
> McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
> EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
> before flushing." :-)
Yeah - that's one... I know who you are.
--
derek
We used a garden hose for a long time with no problem, but we wanted to get
the hose off the grass, so last year DS hard piped one and the other,
where he needed some flexibility, he got some tubing from the hardware
store. There are hoses that handle pressure, check the travel trailer
supplies. ~ jan
Get a radiator hose. I bought mine at Home Depot. Also, the line doesn't
need to be at full pressure, just enough for a single spray.