Hi, how strong is the chicken wire. I would like to use it for a rabbit and I want to make sure a raccoon can't get into it. Thanks
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Its not bad, It has lasted through the winter and we have not had any issues with predators in the caged area. It seems well made if a little small. The wire should be fine. its built into the wood.
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I have had excellent results. It's more like hardware cloth than chicken wire (which is a good thing!) and is stapled very securely. If a raccoon is going to get into this, it's going to be from underneath. The coop end is heavy and pretty secure, but the fenced in area in the right of the pic can be lifted easily. I put cinder blocks all the way around it and have had no problems. I would buy this coop again. I hope this helps.
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It will keep a rabbit in. I wouldn't be comfortable about it keeping an aggressive animal out. It kept my little dogs out, but something more aggressive could push the wire in. Plus the wood is soft. I think you would have to run some additional wire around the outside that couldn't be pushed in.
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It's big enough for one standard size rabbit, or two small rabbits. If you had one of the tiny breeds, you could maybe squeeze three in there, but they might feel crowded and fight. I have two bantam chickens in mine. It's been in constant use for a year. We set it up on concrete blocks and left one end open to a chicken wire run so they'd have more room. Handled winter weather just fine. We did block the little window on the side during the winter with a piece of cardboard to prevent drafts.
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I have never faced that issue, but I think it cold work for snakes. The snake would likely try to go up the pole and would not be able to get through that way. A very clever snake might be able to get around the unit, but I doubt if they could figure it out. Do not take my word for this, but I think I am right. It prevents most animals. It would depend on how high off the ground the unit is placed. My unit is about 3.5 - 4 feet above the top of my deck rail. Squirrels are not able to jump above it and get to the feeder. Good luck.
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It works great on squirrels. It should work for raccoons. I tested it by touching it and received a surprisingly strong jolt. Because the shock is intermittent, it doesn't harm birds or small animals. In fact, I used it to keep birds from building a nest on an antenna. One shock and they flew away, never to return. The unit is water resistant, but I did put a plastic bag over it just to be safe. You will need some bare aluminum wire, insulated stand-offs, wooden posts, and a means of grounding a unit. I clamped the ground to a convenient cold water pipe. If no grounding is available, you will have to drive a copper post into the ground.4 D cell batteries lasted all summer. It works great on squirrels. It should work for raccoons. I tested it by touching it and received a surprisingly strong jolt. Because the shock is intermittent, it doesn't harm birds or small animals. In fact, I used it to keep birds from building a nest on an antenna. One shock and they flew away, never to return. The unit is water resistant, but I did put a plastic bag over it just to be safe. You will need some bare aluminum wire, insulated stand-offs, wooden posts, and a means of grounding a unit. I clamped the ground to a convenient cold water pipe. If no grounding is... » Read More It works great on squirrels. It should work for raccoons. I tested it by touching it and received a surprisingly strong jolt. Because the shock is intermittent, it doesn't harm birds or small animals. In fact, I used it to keep birds from building a nest on an antenna. One shock and they flew away, never to return. The unit is water resistant, but I did put a plastic bag over it just to be safe. You will need some bare aluminum wire, insulated stand-offs, wooden posts, and a means of grounding a unit. I clamped the ground to a convenient cold water pipe. If no grounding is available, you will have to drive a copper post into the ground.4 D cell batteries lasted all summer. « Show Less
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We live next to a wildlife refuge and are inundated with fox, raccoons, etc. and have never had a problem. The latch system that closes it is similar to what might be on a toolbox - you hook a metal loop over at protrusion and them push down the lever to secure - don't think even the clevest raccoon could manage that and the plastic is thick and off the ground so they'd have a hard time chewing through. We've had ours for about 2 years (even order a second one) and have never had a problem.
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We used it to keep squirrels out of our veggie garden. We built a metal mesh fence around the garden and attached it to the fence post. Then we bought plastic fastener to attach to the metal fence to hold the wire. We got these at the farming supply store. The ends of the wire attach to a post on the bottom of the unit. Then we attached the other end to another post and ran the extension of that piece to a ground post that we bought and installed. Hope it helps. It really kept the squirrels out of the garden without killing them Really freaked a few out though. Don't touch it with wet hands! We used it to keep squirrels out of our veggie garden. We built a metal mesh fence around the garden and attached it to the fence post. Then we bought plastic fastener to attach to the metal fence to hold the wire. We got these at the farming supply store. The ends of the wire attach to a post on the bottom of the unit. Then we attached the other end to another post and ran the extension of that piece to a ground post that we bought and installed. Hope it helps. It really kept the squirrels out of the garden without killing them Really freaked a few out though. Don't touch it with wet hands!
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I have a wound up Hungarian Vizsla, jumps anything and runs like a deer, she stills tries the elec. fence and goes buy it if a rabbit is close or something she really wants to chase, but in general stays inside wire-, she is a hard head, I am on a couple of acres, but using the 1000' wire- so it is what it is- the stubbornness of the dog depends on the effectiveness, both neighbors have the same for labs works fine for them
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well I guess it depends on how big the rats are. my girbil can get out of the wire part. And can they chew through the plastic clamps.
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umm....you mean the wire bars? or the bars that the animal climbs up?the bars are pretty good for my rabbit.. I had to take the step things out for my rabbit though because hes to big & he can just hop from one to the next.... it is really good for a larger animal. I think a small animal can escape.
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the description it said is good for chinchillas. i use for my rabbit , check 5 star review there is a picture with chinchillas. the metal wire doesn't work don't use it.
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I would say it won't hold up. It's great to discourage the deer from chewing on the bark and protect from sun scald. I would use chicken wire for antlers.
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Karen, I responded that a rodent could chew through this but to further answer you question I don't know that rabbits have the reputation that squirrels or mice have.
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Yes, this works great for me. It keeps all critters out except chipmucks which scoot right under the wire. I run two strands of wire: one about an inch or two above the ground and one around six inches higher so groundhogs, rabbits, etc. cannot get in without touching the wire. If you want to keep deer out, you will have to run a strand higher up as well, maybe 3-4 feet high.FYI: anything that touches the wire will short it out so you have to keep weeds and garden plants from touching the wire.
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I don't have a way to get an exact measurement, but it appears to be at least a 12ga wire, definitely heavier than a 14ga. The wire is black, and without scraping some off it is hard to tell if it is coated or just painted. I hope this helps some. I used mine for cats and had no problems with it, but I don't think it would be good for anything bigger than a medium sized dog.
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I have them to protect my chickens. I have had no problems with critters. It's suggested you put the predator at the level shown on the instructions for the particular critters size. The Predadtor was recommended to me by a friend who uses them to protect goats from coyotes. He swears by it. He has 4. Me, all I can say is no problems with the possum or raccoon who got 3 of my chickens BEFORE the Predator. It has blinking red lights. I plan on buying a few more. They work up to a clear distance of 1/2 mile. I'd get them again. It's worth the try
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It seems to be raccoon proof so far. Though we weight the run down with paver stones and have the back side (the door to the coop) pushed up against our yard barn so that the raccoons cannot open the handle. We have seen muddy raccoon prints on the side of the coop, so we know they are trying to get in. We like the coop, but you will have to take extra steps to keep raccoons out if you have them around.
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I mount mine between trees using eye-bolts and chain, so there is nothing they can eat until they get to the cords. Having said that, you cannot control wild animals. A raccoon could probably figure out how to get onto this and have a lovely nap and you would be helpless to stop him once he had it in his mind. Can this hammock resist woodland creatures chewing it? Not on its own. It has no defensive ability. If there is nothing more interesting around and the creatures are bored, hungry, or otherwise motivated to consume it, it will be eaten just like anything else you leave outside. Mine is six months old and is relatively unmolested.