A cattle rancher in Sonoma was having trouble with beavers blocking the outflow of a stock pond. So we got together and installed a culvert fence and pond leveler. It’s been functioning perfectly since 2014 with no maintenance. This device went in during a drought, and the pipe was so long to keep the cage out of sight at normal low water levels. The build you see here took around 7 hours from start to finish, and photos are roughly chronological. These things are like the old Volvos—safe, not sexy.
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Obligatory hero shot
Rolling the cage
Hog ring it together
Put on the floor
Vent the pipes to avoid siphon
Use the cut-offs to finish the top
Vent the pipes to avoid siphon
Join them with a coupler
Stuff the python into the hamster cage
Screws are overkill, but why not?
Hero shot! Wait, what did I just forget?
Build the culvert fence
This stuff's heavy!
Top view of fence in place
Canis Supervisoris looks on
Add pipe through hole cut in fence
Why does everybody want these done in the winter?
Yep, looks ok...
And...the finished product
Turned into a long day right there at the end...
