Even the cutest of wild critters can be detrimental to Phoenix homeowners with a pond or water feature. During your regular pond maintenance, be sure to check around the waterfall and skimmer areas for rodent activity.
Damage can happen over time right under your nose! They dig in and start tunneling around under the rocks and dirt, and can undermine equipment and plumbing, wreaking all kinds of havoc along the way.
The result of rodent activity around a pond or water feature can be anything from the mild annoyance of having to re-stack the rock or add some larger rocks to keep them at bay, to having to completely tear apart and rebuild your water feature. Just like a disease, the amount of damage and repair depends on how early you detect the issue. Using a flexible system to build a pond makes this a fixable issue; however, it can be time-consuming, and thus, somewhat costly.
We know it’s more fun to view your pond from your patio or sitting area, but once in a while take a little stroll around the whole thing – and check the back end, too. Just like you walk around your house occasionally to check for termite trails, right? If you don’t do that either, it’s another thing for your to-do list, because prevention is a whole lot easier (and cheaper) than infestation!
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