Ok folks, instead of telling her what she shouldn't be doing, how about you tell her what she
can do? Something new that she hasn't already tried and failed at? Is it fair she is losing all these fish? The coon looks at the pond as free meals and sounds like he has been for quite some time. Do you know how expensive koi are to replace? And why do it when they just get eaten. Pretty high maintenance coon eh? She's already stated she can't have an electric fence (good cause I hate them) because of her turtle. The lights and noise do not deter him. They don't around here either. So what is your solution? Around this area when coons become a nuisance they get shot. The live trap would be checked. It would probably be placed pretty near the pond in order to trap the right coon.
I don't think our other member with koi has a turtle who needs to come up for air and sunning. Pretty sure she grated the pond. Not an option in this case.
So again, what's your solution?
PumpkinPal - gorgeous pond and turtle btw.