Rabbits chewed right through the plastic mesh on me before. There was a big hole about 18" wide that a rabbit made and happily (not for me) went in and out.We are heading into a bit of a deep freeze at the end of next week so hoping to have more melting between now and then. The original fence wire I ordered was damaged in shipping so I ordered some from HD. Will be picking that up later this morning. I don't go there very often so I get a chance to see how much of the garden seed rows they have ready. This wire I'm getting from them is on sale because as most retailers they are trying to get rid of old stock before the end of the month. It's only 14 gauge, 2 by 4 inch dog wire but it will work fine as a perimeter fence. I plan on using the less expensive plastic garden mesh around the additional garden beds I'm putting in this Spring.