Comments about racoon

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Coon Captive: We have racoons in our attic that are doing insane amounts of damage, and they have avoided live traps for weeks now by destroying and bypassing any blocks I put up. They are like......

in response to: Forget Raccoons...Groundhogs! by Mat-E

Cheryl: I recently had squirells. I live Freeport Long Island. However someone told me you cannot have both. I know confirmed that teh racoons bit the squirells and I have racoons. I cover the area in......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Anna:12th Dec 2007: Hi,I live in the city of Phila,and last night i left my dog out around 12:30 for last call and much to my surprize there was a racoon in my yard. I thought it was......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Frank: DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS! Its really not a difficult concept to understand. Who knows you might even make friends with those neighbours who don't have alot of respect for you because you just don't......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Dee Dee: Racoons are wild animals and should never be fed. They carry rabies and can give a vicious bite. They can be fearless. You should respect them and observe them but not interact with them. They......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Fattfree: The house on one side of us has a pool (racoon's drinking fountain/bath). On the other side the neighbor feeds squirrels, birds, etc.(their "restaurant"). So our yard was the "bathroom". Last year,......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Loria: I woke up in the middle of the night last night to hear something gobbling up my cat's food.. I thought maybe it was the neighbor's cat who sometimes frequents our home. I dozed......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Frank: I have 3 or 4 huge fat raccoons that visit regularly on my flat garage roof. The mess they leave behind is utterly disgusting! I have to go up there at least once a week......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

autumn: XxxshannonxxX - My response would be "yes, you can get in alot of trouble" in more ways than one. A baby raccoon can be very cute. Irrestably cute. But baby raccoons will grow up very......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

help: I need help. I moved to the burbs from a city condo...we have racoon poo EVERYWHERE, all over our back yard. I have been resisting pesticides and fertilizers for our lawn and garden because......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

anon (cache-dtc-ad08.proxy.aol.com): Is it true that a racoon seen during the day could have rabies? I have grandchildren at my house and I want to be very carefull....

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

jewelia 4/30/07: got racoons in the crawl space under my house. They are pooing under the porch area and under the foyer area and boy does it stink! I am going to try firecrackers and......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

chazzz: I've known about a racoon in my attic for about 3 weeks now. i have a very low crawl space there. i tried trapping the critter with sadines and had no luck. ......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

yurneyurbs: The hairy pink eyed racoons that roam ny are particularly frightening to me since they are great politicians and smoke blunts....

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Hermann Schmuck: We have several racoons visit us every evening and have been feeding and caring for them for years along with our two cats and will continue to do so. They are very intelligent, gentle......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

garry: How would people like to have a family of people next door who every evening around 4pm put out a lbor 2 of seed for the birds but the nly ones getting it are the......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

autumn: Michele,gg, keep it up. I am educated to the PhD level but also have "street smarts". Worked 20 yrs. as a CPS Social Worker. My home & 1 acre of property are the sum total......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Susannah: I'd rather have racoons than these guys. This was my backyard before we put up a fence a couple of winters ago:[[img:16599]] ...

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

autumn: fedup - you are right - DOW in US ( Department of Wildlife) has very strict rules regarding racoons. Mine are coming from the Colorado River a mile south. Trap them, take them back to......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

autumn: Michele, I am old, educated and wise.I am well aware of what human over population is doing to the very delicate balance of the planet. Mammals are either preditor or prey. Preditors have eyes set......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

autumn: I hope this thread continues through the winter. Racoons are in their winter condos now, planning their survival come spring, when they will bring the next generation out. They will teach the young what they......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Desprate Oct 6,06: Autumn Yes I am in Canada and our racoon problems are just as bad in the country side as it is in our cities. My Mom lives in the city and has a similar problem. She has......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

autumn: Desperate - I think we are in similiar situations - My property borders on the Colorado National Monument. Skunks are wonderful for the grubs in the lawn, racoons are much more destructive. Please check ordinances......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Desprate Oct 6,06: Thanks Autumn, I'll try your suggestions. It probably doesn't help that our backyard is on a ravine that connects to conservation. A lot of our neighbours have bird feeders,friut trees and fish ponds. In the past years......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

autumn: To get rid of the poo, start by getting rid of the source - the racoons. Think. Why are the racoons enticed to your home? Is there a food source? Examine the poo without touching......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Desprate Oct 5,06: Racoons have been pooing on my roof all summer. We've gone on the roof many times to clean it. We've used critter ritter, we've used cyene pepper. Nothing is working. I checked this morning and......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

autumn: Whew!If you watch "House" (who doesn't?), you just got a very graphic image of the ringworm theat can be present in the raccoon poo we are so causually discussing. And it can remain in the......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Zee Zee : Racoons are definately scary. They ate my leaves...

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Carol: Bay Girl: where can you buy ammonia? I went to Home Depot and they said they don't sell it anymore. Furthermore, regarding ringworm, some kids have developed serious neurological problems and have even died from......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Bay Girl: A read a couples years ago that racoons hate the smell of amonia but who doesn't. The article said to dip a rag in amonia, hang the rag over a pail to catch the drips......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

autumn: Racoons do growl, they growl at me in my own home, but betcha it was the animal the racoon wounded that was yelping...Mycat door is forever boarded up and sadly, I will never put food......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

jody Richman: Do racoons yelp when hurt. At 4 this morning I heard what sounded like a small dog yelping in pain in the neighbors yard. I went to investigate, but couldn't see. I thought I heard......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

raccooned: I was up painting late last night and I looked up and saw what I thought to be one of the feral cats in the neighborhood that several of us feed. It was on......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Carol: Dianna: yes racoons tear up new sod because they like to feast on the grubs underneath. ...

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Carol: I awoke one morning an found a 50 poumd racoon in a pile of his/her own feces dead at the bottom of my kid's slide. Obviously looking for thrills, the critter tried the steep slide......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Autumn: Please tell me racoons hibernate in the winter - shooting illegal in city limits.......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Autumn: When you own your home, it's a quite different experience. Older, wiser and not so naive, I finally hired an animal trapper that I found in the yellow pages under "pest control" and paid them......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

RE: Toronto animal Assult!!!: Hilarious post! (sorry) The leaf by leaf destruction of a frustrated squirrel. The racoon who brings his own garbage to scatter all over your yard. And the cat that begs for food......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Jean whit: I have been raising a baby racoon...it was only a couple of days old when it's mother left it behind...He bit me tonight and drew blood now should i be running to the hospitial to......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Autumn: By the way, I put a sheet under my tree, and no more poo. He musta moved on. I plan to give it a week. If no poo by then, I will open up my......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Littleone53: To get to my home u must drive 9 miles I live far out into the woods,I have alot of wildlife here,Racoons are cute, but even thro some of u are scare of them, there......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Autumn: Me again! The one with the boarded-up pet door and ripped up screens.I have so many trees around my house they form a canopy fot the racoons to jump around in. Then I found a......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

jack: that's a small racoon. can't make a hat out of him. don't you people feed those creatures....

in response to: No Mr. Raccoon, You May Not. by protocolotis

Grange: RACOONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There back Cat ....

in response to: No Mr. Raccoon, You May Not. by protocolotis

karen:jun06-2006: i have a family of raccons that i have been feeding for yrs-i feed them cheap dry dog food or any old leftovers i have- they love spagetti-bread crackers-i have 4 cats and they seem......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

jessica: Not to rain on anybody's fuzzy furry cute racoon parade, but that previously mentioned ( smart racoon guy, several entries above) roundworm is anything but cute. Try googling "racoon roundworm" if you don't believe me.......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

anon (ip68-1-162-20.ri.ri.cox.net): racoons are dangerous! They attacked me and my grampa. They may be cute from a distanse, but if you get too close they can tear you apart...

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Tyfoid Kid: I've heard that the radio trick works. I also heard it should be some kind of talk radio since it's the sound of humans that Racoons don't like. I don't think it has to......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Person: There is this racoon on my roof! Its so COOL! ...

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Get out of your car, buddy: And now (10:30PM) she/he is living high on hogtown trash. When I was a kid, I had a baby racoon as a pet (long story as to how that happened). They are cool......

in response to: Gone Downtown by Elicar

elaine: racoonbots! i *want* one...

in response to: Distillery Historic District by Elicar

grange: OPPS! sorry peter , I missed citynoise 101 .... However now that you mention it ...your right ..Elicar those were racoonbots in your yard ....run ..run for you life...

in response to: Distillery Historic District by Elicar

grange: foxy ..open a wall. get a stick , and kill them ...sorry . While you at it . find where they have craped .it will be a big pile in one place , and remove......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

grange: possums are mean creatures with razor sharp teeth and like racoons ( rememeber that rant ) will live in urban area . ugly as sin , with a rat tail ..no kiddin . oh and......

in response to: Mangey Urban Fox by elaine

grange: Racoons Catherine , Its always the racoons , car jackin city racoons .....

in response to: Car Lumps by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

grange: leon ; As with the posting on the racoons , when attacked at Wal -mart , play dead , hands over face and neck . They will get bored and go away . Catherine ; your......

in response to: Live Bait Vending Machine by Gregory St.Pierre

Stevo: Headlights in the dark. I was going to say something about how they all wear masks so that they cannot be identified in a police line up, but some one else beat me to it.......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

jack: wow i cant believe all the talk over racoons....

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grange: opps, lost the site . So to continue .When racoons attack they often will give a good couple of bites and retreat .If you grab it while its doing so it will contiue till you......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

grange: Yes Catherine they do .Although not because they are shy .Raccoons are in a word "clean freaks" ( actually two words ) Like cats the groom themselfs .Often raccoon's self groom and the young will......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Hobart: For the curious: [[http://www.netcooks.com/recipes/Game/Baked.Raccoon.html]] [[http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/264/Barbecue_Raccoon9749.shtml]] [[http://www.hugs.org/Stuffed_Roast_Racoon.shtml]] [[http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zracoon.html]] [[http://www.recipeland.com/recipe/1696]] Don't forget to remove those lymph glands, kids!...

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grange: Up here in the country ( Owen Sound ) We have two types of racoons . The fast ones ( live) and the slow dim witted ones ( napping on the side of the roads......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

jack: racoons wear masks over their eyes so you won't recognize them in a line up. they are somewhat harmless at night but don't go near them in the day. i believe racoons are......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

grange: Yikes , I had another thought ...Racoon mimes !!!!!!!!!! argggggggggggg....

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

grange: Racoons , yep there scary , but not as scary as clowns .Dont get me started on mimes ...geshhhhhhhhhhhhh ! whats that about ?...

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

des: those racoons!and they are allways in gangs or tag teaming,never alone,and theese days they hardly run away from people ...

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar