Lol.
Move to NZ?
Have gone through the thought process previously. Not built yet. Ideas:
- Make an island dome, only need shallow water surround, circulate with a small pump
(no mosquito larvae or ants then, not sure about frogs but see 5.)
Do not keep fish as you’d attract fish eaters
and as fish need some greens these become bridges for creepy crawlies.
Easy to step across or use a board across when moving gear.
- Use covers or nets with tight Velcro straps over ‘scopes. All storage containers with lids.
- Vacuum often, everywhere, when ‘scope sealed. You’d vacuum out any gecko eggs.
- Rodents. Cat? Actually some buildings not often occupied
apparently have success with some ultrasound device.
- Not concerned much about snakes but for you maybe some chicken wire
slanting outwards at inner side of water’s edge. Maybe incorporate barbed wire around.
Or keep geese or a mongoose (2 mongeese?)
- Would some kind of a low power electric fence be a deterrent?
- Inspect often, esp the afternoon just before. (Don’t know cost of IR detector or
if it’d work with cold-blooded snakes but if you’re concerned.)
I don’t favour killing. Or chemicals that kill us too. So would say minimise.
I think we can reduce probability, not necessarily to close to zero.
Good luck. Please let us know your solutions and how you’re faring. Will add to my idea box then.
Sol