Raccoon!

[pondbuilder13]

yea well those dam cats they eat almost anything i shot it with a airsoft gun ( non lethal)
in the butt a couple times and he got scared away and hasn't been back since

 

[sissy]

I guess not

 

[pondbuilder13]

haha i cant keep up we keep commenting on everything lol

 

[Johnnie]

I cant remember correctly if i ever had a problem with racoons but i had the neighboors cat come over once and take 3 fish, ate all 3 up on a big piece of slate which is now part of my waterfall.

yea well those dam cats they eat almost anything i shot it with a airsoft gun ( non lethal)
in the butt a couple times and he got scared away and hasn't been back since

Speaking of pussy cats... they are not my targets... but coons are; however my coon-catcher unintentionally trapped a really pretty pussy cat once. Luckily for the cat... it has a cellphone number written on its collar, so I called and return it to it's owner.

Cat with 9 lives!

 

[JoaniePA]

Johnie,

So simple yet so ingenious! I'm gonna have my husband look at this. Maybe we'll get a have-a-heart trap.\

Joanie

 

[DrDave]

I cant remember correctly if i ever had a problem with racoons but i had the neighboors cat come over once and take 3 fish, ate all 3 up on a big piece of slate which is now part of my waterfall.

Why would you stand by and watch 3 fish get eaten without doing anything? Do you have photos or video of this attack?

 

[pondbuilder13]

No i think you misunderstood me i didnt watch this happen i came out and saw him eating the last one and i scared him away but i knew he ate them on the rock because all of the fish scales had melted on the the slate due to high temps

 

[DrDave]

So you only saw him eating the fish, not catching them? How can you be sure that a raccoon didn't catch them and the cat was eating the leftovers?

 

[barry]

one word - shotgun

 

[JoaniePA]

one word - shotgun

They frown on that in our neighborhood. Not planning on spending my hard earned money on lawyers.

 

[addy1]

The raccoons come to my pond all of the time. I see their prints on the walk out shallow edge (it goes from inches to feet quickly, but any critter can get out without drowning). But the bulk of the pond is deep enough to protect the fish. They are welcome here, same with squirrels fox, snakes etc.

 

[pondbuilder13]

Well Drdave i didnt know you were a detective but when you walk out and see your WHOLE fish in its mouth and scales sitting right under the cat i knew it was the cat. So do you know something i dont here or............

 

[DrDave]

1 cat, 3 fish Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
This must be a very small, very shallow pond with small fish that have no place to hide.
I have never seen this in over 60 years of cat ownership and 43 years of ponds.

 

[j.w]

Keep in mind that these are just animals trying to survive guys. They are not out to get us as we seem to be them. If we secure our property correctly I think we can all live in peace whether it be herons, raccoons, coyotes, cats, dogs, snakes etc. I enjoy watching the critters come through and hopefully I have secured my pond so that my fish are safe. If you do it correctly it can be made safe

 

[pondbuilder13]

maybe it was a fat cat and small fish......