I am replacing the underlying 18-year-old liner which I believe to be damaged due to a hedgehog. When it burrowed just under the spa's spillover behind the rocks, it made a huge mess of crushed rock, debris, etc. Is there a way to prevent and/or detour them? I COULD put a ton of mothballs as it is behind the liner but feels like a bad idea.
Prevent animals from getting behind spa's spillover
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- Jun 24, 2021
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Hedgehogs are not native to North America. Do you mean ground hog? (We call them ground chucks....lol).
You can bury steel screen to keep them out.
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You can bury steel screen to keep them out.
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- Jul 21, 2013
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Hire a trapper to catch them in a cage and relocate them away from your property.
Don't use mothballs around your spa unless you like the small of it when in the spa. Ask me how I know.
Burying wire mesh around the area will block them from digging.
Don't use mothballs around your spa unless you like the small of it when in the spa. Ask me how I know.
Burying wire mesh around the area will block them from digging.
- Jul 21, 2013
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I can PM you the pest control company who I used to setup a baited cage and catch an ground hog who was burrowing holes and chewing wires on my property. He may go up your way.
Thanks. North Jersey has zillions of them. I can get someone out there but I am not sure how I will notice if one comes back? I got lucky with the major debris field so to speak.
- Jul 21, 2013
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- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
I use Blink wireless cameras.
When I had a hole in the ground and chewed irrigation wires I setup a camera to catch who was nesting in there. Then I knew what I was dealing with and sent it to my pest guy. He setup cages by the hole. My camera showed me when the cage caught some critters and I called him to come and relocate them.
There are trail cameras you can setup to monitor an area and see what is going on at night.
Thanks. I use Wyze and that's how I saw the hedgehog. I guess there's no full proof way to proactively prevent so I'll get a trapper.