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Yes it works just the same with squirrels.

Thanks for watching and thanks for asking. I believe that what really helps my garden is the raised beds that are converted horse troughs. The galvanized metal heats up during the day and retains the heat during cold snaps. I live in the San Francisco Bay area and in the summer we have warm days but cool nights. This has made an outstanding difference. Good luck!

@@tv510 I live in San Jose. Unfortunately, I have the typical wooden veggie bed. Mine is quite tall, about 3’ or so. Figured it would be helpful as I get older but kinda regretting it now. Do you supplement or change the soil every year? Any specific fertilizer?

@@sujji59 I add new soil every year and sometimes add fish oil fertilizer. I use miracle grow, but best is my own compost. Hope this helps.

@@tv510 Thanks

Think of the cages as the ground. You need a power wire and a ground, when a rat touches both at the same time, its get a shock. So you still have to run the wire to get coverage.

Funny you should say that. I was just up at a friend's place and he had problems with ground squirrels getting into his chicken coop. I never knew that was a thing. Good luck.

No issue with harming these animals, the only thing is that bird aren't likely to walk into your garden so I'm not sure how you are going to set up the wire for them to get shocked. And, the animal needs to grounded. So a bird can perch on one of the wires, and unless they keep one foot on the ground, they will feel nothing. It does work well for rats though.

It really does work, thanks for watching.

No, I have the same thing going on here. No issues with water. Occasionally I have a leaf land on the wire and you can hear a ticking sound, just clear it away and I'm back to normal.

I hope it worked for you! thanks for watching.

Nope, none of the above. If plant leaves come in contact with a wire, you might get an annoying electric “tick” sound. Just keep them trimmed or pushed out of the way. But not harm to the plants. One weird thing, if you have ants, they can sometimes create a bridge to one of the wires killing the ants that are connected. More ants will come to the rescue and can get shocked as well. Resulting in a small stack of dead ants. This can be remedied by not placing the wire too close to the ground. Good luck!

Fantastic! Glad it works for you.

@@shockadellick it has worked for me, good luck.

The rats your dealing with are known as roof rats 🐀 and they are supremely excellent climbers and like to nest high off the ground. I’d bet they definitely were nesting in your ‘ceiling’ or attic space!

I've never seen it harm bees. I wouldn't use if it did.

Thanks Sandrina, I appreciate the views. I'm sure I'll come up with more.

Ha! A very entertaining image right there.

When searching for a solar electric fence, I wanted something that would shock a small rodent and this is what I landed on.

I just bought the s6. I think the only difference is how far the range is and I only need it for a small garden. I'm trying to keep rats out so I hope this works!

Thanks for watching and good luck. I'm sure you will have some great results as I have.

Did you end up installing the fence? How did it work out for you?

I'm over in the east bay - I haven't had any more loss since I put this system in. Good luck!

@@tv510 Thanks Terry! I hope to replicate ur success

Also curious how this impacts birds. Has there been any bird deaths?

@@nagenderbandi I haven't seen any deaths related to the electric fence, other than ants. For some reason the ants are attracted to it, they stack up and then get electrocuted in clusters. Kind of grim.

Glad it worked for you!

That is a pretty good choice if you don't have access to fresh. Garlic will start losing its flavor shortly after it is minced. I have tried others but keep coming back to fresh for best results.

@@tv510 I am cooking a 9lb prime rib. Should I cut it in half to cook quicker? Butcher is cutting the bone for me.

@@cathiemoore6868 cut it in half only if you want more end pieces. (4 vs 2). Otherwise cook it whole and rotate half way through cooking so it all gets cooked the same. Estimate 20 minutes per pound (cooking it at 225) but be sure to check the temp as you go to make sure you don't over cook it. You can always drop a medium rare piece in a pan for those who might want well done, but you can't cook the whole roast less if cooked too much. Better to take it out early than too late. Make sure the butcher gives you back the bones to cook on, they create great flavor in your meat.

@@tv510 Thank you again. So glad Tim suggested I watch your video.

I'll work on it!

It really works well. I am waiting for mine to start turning red. (about a week or two yet) but I have my system turned on and ready to repel the ones in my neighborhood.

I could not agree more!! I hope the barn owl in my yard eats the ones trying to recover from being shocked.