Not a tree issue, but maybe some of you have run into this before and can help.
We have a chain link fence around our yard in the city. Earlier this year, I noticed that several of the tie wires that hold the chain link fabric to the top rail looked abraded, and in some cases, were worn down to razor sharp bands. On further inspection, I found over 40 of these on less than 200 feet of fence!
I am assuming that these were gnawed by squirrels or mice? We also have a number of rabbits and a variety of birds in the neighborhood, but that is harder to picture.
I dutifully went around and replaced all of the gnawed wires, or rounded them over if just a little bit rough, so that no one would get scratched or cut on them. A few weeks later, they're b-a-a-a-a-c-k! Seen similar things on some of the neighbor's fences as well.
We have lived here 25 years and this is the first time we have seen this. Anybody familiar with the problem or have a solution? The tie wires from the first go-around were 20+years old. The replacement wires were pre-cut from Menard's: some type of soft aluminum(?) or zinc(?) alloy that is easy to wrap and twist.
I am thinking of trying some other type of tie wire, but not sure what to use. Galvanized wire of that diameter might be really hard to work with.
Anybody dealt with this before?
Thanks.
Philbert
We have a chain link fence around our yard in the city. Earlier this year, I noticed that several of the tie wires that hold the chain link fabric to the top rail looked abraded, and in some cases, were worn down to razor sharp bands. On further inspection, I found over 40 of these on less than 200 feet of fence!
I am assuming that these were gnawed by squirrels or mice? We also have a number of rabbits and a variety of birds in the neighborhood, but that is harder to picture.
I dutifully went around and replaced all of the gnawed wires, or rounded them over if just a little bit rough, so that no one would get scratched or cut on them. A few weeks later, they're b-a-a-a-a-c-k! Seen similar things on some of the neighbor's fences as well.
We have lived here 25 years and this is the first time we have seen this. Anybody familiar with the problem or have a solution? The tie wires from the first go-around were 20+years old. The replacement wires were pre-cut from Menard's: some type of soft aluminum(?) or zinc(?) alloy that is easy to wrap and twist.
I am thinking of trying some other type of tie wire, but not sure what to use. Galvanized wire of that diameter might be really hard to work with.
Anybody dealt with this before?
Thanks.
Philbert