No dig, do they work?

[dorklandresident]

I was thinking of getting some no dig barriers. Allegedly they stop animals as small as rabbits but I am skeptical. Has anyone on here used them before and had any success?

https://www.amazon.com/Barrier-Leng...d_wg=fD4qy&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m&th=1

 

[DobieLover]

I was thinking of getting some no dig barriers. Allegedly they stop animals as small as rabbits but I am skeptical. Has anyone on here used them before and had any success?

https://www.amazon.com/Barrier-Leng...d_wg=fD4qy&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m&th=1

I installed an apron. Nothing has ever dug into my setup. No digging required on my part.

 

[Krugerrand]

I was thinking of getting some no dig barriers. Allegedly they stop animals as small as rabbits but I am skeptical. Has anyone on here used them before and had any success?

https://www.amazon.com/Barrier-Leng...d_wg=fD4qy&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m&th=1

Those look CRAZY expensive. $100 for <17' of coverage. Plus, it won't keep out mice and rats (which rats tunnels can let in weasel-like predators.)

$62 can get you 80' of coverage when used as described by others above. (and you may be able to find other options for less
https://www.amazon.com/Amagabeli-Hot-dipped-Galvanized-Vegetables-Enclosure/dp/B087BYMXB6?th=1

 

[My Bagurks]

I’ve seen that 12 in apron is perfect. But I do put some dirt on top of it. Predators will typically dig closest to the barrier they intend on tunneling under. So they start digging the dirt that’s on top of the apron. I’ve never even seen dog marks other than right beside the fence doing this.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I was thinking of getting some no dig barriers. Allegedly they stop animals as small as rabbits but I am skeptical. Has anyone on here used them before and had any success?

https://www.amazon.com/Barrier-Leng...d_wg=fD4qy&ref_=pd_gw_ci_mcx_mr_hp_atf_m&th=1

So.... I have rabbits. I've spent the last two weeks trying to get them from escaping their respective runs.
A rabbit (my rabbits, at least) will go thru some remarkably small squares, though 2" by 2" might be small enough. If the head fits, the body fits. In terms of depth, my rabbits routinely dig down 6"+when they hit a vertical barrier. I ended up trenching and burying these - 4 x 8 x 16 "normal weight" CMUs.

They are just under $2/linear foot. ($2.25/block)

The amazon option would have to be hammered so the bottom bar was flush with the ground, giving you a 2" vertical border, to provide similar depth, and is running $0.50/inch. The CMU above is $0.14/inch

 

[3KillerBs]

How wide is your apron. My set up came with one but it is only about 8inches wide

People usually recommend 18-24".

Wide enough that a good-sized dog will hit wire rather than being outside the edge when it starts to dig.

 

[DobieLover]

How wide is your apron. My set up came with one but it is only about 8inches wide

It varies from 18-24".

 

[Krugerrand]

Weasel's don't tunnel themselves???

Well, I believe weasels CAN dig for themselves. But, if they are doing that, they are going to hit good apron and get blocked

However, if another animal tunnel (even non-predator) that covers longer distances ends up in the chicken run, they can FIND their way in by way of those. Here's a quote I have saved in my notes:

Weasels eat rats and enter their tunnels to kill them. If the rat tunnels lead into your coop or runs the weasels can enter too.Be sure to close off the tunnel.

It's sort of the one point of caution when using an apron. They are not 100%. (But then, what is?)

 

[dorklandresident]

I installed an apron. Nothing has ever dug into my setup. No digging required on my part.
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How wide is your apron. My set up came with one but it is only about 8inches wide

 

[perkolator]

When Peanut Bunny, my little Houdini rabbit, figures out that she can just keep digging, I'll redo it....

Good luck keeping those bunnies contained! Our rabbit likes to dig, but luckily he doesn't dig to try to escape the 2x2 fencing that keeps him behind our house - mainly just digs to escape the heat, lol (going to be 100F today)