Harveyshot
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I ended up at this site when searching for 'Electric Fence Forums' so I hope this is ok.
I'm retired and I've got a hobby project that I hope will work. I have a nectarine tree that is decimated each year by squirrels. I won't kill them but I'm looking for a way to keep them out of my tree.
As I understand it, an electric fence needs the animal to be touching the ground and the wire to get the shock, correct? But you can't do that with squirrels, so my idea is to pound 4 stakes around the tree (about 8' circumference), then place 2"x5' PVC pipe over the posts. Then I'm going to cut 6"x8' strips of 1/2" hardware cloth and attach them to the PVC pipe around the tree with about 1" spacing between the strips, all the way up the pipe.
This is the part I'm unsure of. I'll attach the ground wire from the charger to every other strip of hardware cloth and the hot wire to the others. When the squirrel tries to climb the hardware cloth, he should (in theory) touch a hot and ground strip at the same time to get the shock. Yes? No?
There are no other trees close enough for the squirrels to jump from.
It'll involve some work and expense but Like I said, I'm retired and this is a keep busy project and I'd like to eat some of my nectarines.
Let me know what you think.
Thank you.
I'm retired and I've got a hobby project that I hope will work. I have a nectarine tree that is decimated each year by squirrels. I won't kill them but I'm looking for a way to keep them out of my tree.
As I understand it, an electric fence needs the animal to be touching the ground and the wire to get the shock, correct? But you can't do that with squirrels, so my idea is to pound 4 stakes around the tree (about 8' circumference), then place 2"x5' PVC pipe over the posts. Then I'm going to cut 6"x8' strips of 1/2" hardware cloth and attach them to the PVC pipe around the tree with about 1" spacing between the strips, all the way up the pipe.
This is the part I'm unsure of. I'll attach the ground wire from the charger to every other strip of hardware cloth and the hot wire to the others. When the squirrel tries to climb the hardware cloth, he should (in theory) touch a hot and ground strip at the same time to get the shock. Yes? No?
There are no other trees close enough for the squirrels to jump from.
It'll involve some work and expense but Like I said, I'm retired and this is a keep busy project and I'd like to eat some of my nectarines.
Let me know what you think.
Thank you.