Post #107786 by Tikiwahine on Wed, Aug 11, 2004 2:39 PM

Sabu, great picture! I have a photo of my last fishing trip that I'd like to post soon.

Gigantalope, funny you should mention that.

The night before last my ponds were devastated by raccoons. They ate my biggest fish, and a bunch of the little ones I bought to replace the other feast a few weeks ago. They ate all the snails, leaving bits of shells everywhere, broke all the stems on my purple taro, knocked all the slate in and pulled all the plants out of the pots. Oh and somehow disconnected the fountain/filter. What a mess. I was pretty sad on my way into work yesterday morning.

I picked up something called a "Scarecrow" it's a motion sensitive sprinkler that you hook up to a garden hose. It uses one 9 volt battery to blast any intruder that dares cross it's path. I just can't set traps or electric fences, especially since I have two cats. They are available all over the place, and are actually made here in Victoria!
http://www.scatmat.com

Good luck, I know how disheartening it can be.