Re: Re; rats in my fig

Title: Re: Re; rats in my fig

Reminds me of a fence they use to keep out nasty possums and cats and such (brush tail possums, not American possums) out of a nature preserve near Wellington, New Zealand.  See http://www.sanctuary.org.nz/about/fence.htm for the details on that ultimate fence.

But as far as cheaper alternatives--

How about an old 15 gallon plastic pot from a nursery?  Cut out the bottom, slit the side, bury the rim into the ground a bit.  Bet they couldn't climb up that  2 feet or so of plastic.  This kept cats out of my orange tree, oddly enough.

The metal collar sounds good, too.

Or maybe some of that spiky pigeon-don't-land-here stuff, cut to a length and secured with binder clips.  Don't know where you'd get it.

Dan McKean
San Jose, California
  
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