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OnionPatch

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41. When we first moved to the mountains 18 years ago

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 12:20 PM

Dec 2013

We thought the raccoons on the porch were adorable and put scraps out for them nightly. (Duh! Fresh from Florida, we used to smirk at the tourists who fed seagulls, so you'd think we would have known better.) The raccoons began multiplying, bringing all their friends and relatives. After a month or so, they virtually demanded the food and would stand on the windowsills staring through at us if it wasn't forthcoming. There would be up to 10 of them out there each night and when the crowd grew and they started aggressively scrapping with each other, we saw just how nasty they can be!! They are tough, fast and mean, despite their cute little faces, and I have no doubt one would take your finger off if you got close enough. We withdrew the snacks and never fed another one. It took another month and a lot of evil glares through the window before they stopped coming around. Lesson learned.

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Public Safety Announcement - Raccoons are dangerous [View all] Aerows Nov 2013 OP

they're great until maturity when` elehhhhna Nov 2013 #1

"great until maturity" Aerows Nov 2013 #2

describes the young of any species really elehhhhna Dec 2013 #40

Sounds like a nightmare. Gidney N Cloyd Nov 2013 #3

It's a serious problem Aerows Nov 2013 #9

We have a arrangement with the one that visits our back alley. We make a lot of noise if msanthrope Nov 2013 #4

Ha ha. Aerows Nov 2013 #7

I'm told they dislike moth flakes. I've never had the courage to anger the huge msanthrope Nov 2013 #11

they are nocturnal Aerows Nov 2013 #17

Oh..I'm not making fun...the one who likes to watch me grill will come get the grease msanthrope Dec 2013 #38

As a "bonus" Aerows Nov 2013 #5

Forgot, my cat has a head wound Aerows Nov 2013 #6

Ah, shit---does she have her shots? nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #12

Yes, and she has an RFID chip, as well Aerows Nov 2013 #15

Keep bathing it, and if you have some Neosporin, put a little on it. nt msanthrope Nov 2013 #16

I will Aerows Nov 2013 #21

erm, did no one tell you about raccoons before. raccoons are evil period loli phabay Nov 2013 #8

I knew nothing of them Aerows Nov 2013 #10

pretty much if they take a liking to your property then you need to get rid of them loli phabay Nov 2013 #13

I know that now Aerows Nov 2013 #19

They're wild as hell, and definitely not good pets. n/t backscatter712 Nov 2013 #14

Attacked our pear tree in a pack* Scary as all hell -Ammonia rags around property help But because lunasun Nov 2013 #18

These attacked in packs Aerows Nov 2013 #20

They are dangerous to children, too Aerows Nov 2013 #22

Yeah when they pack as a large family and travel or you travel in their space.... lunasun Nov 2013 #28

shoot or trap lethally the biggest one backwoodsbob Dec 2013 #37

There was a huge one that used to pop out of trash cans Warpy Nov 2013 #23

I must agree Aerows Nov 2013 #24

Like a mad dog with a paw full of razor blades. n/t Mr.Bill Nov 2013 #25

One word - RABIES. /nt dballance Nov 2013 #26

Not often. Lots of distemper though Drahthaardogs Dec 2013 #39

Raccoon distemper is vaccine resistant Omaha Steve Dec 2013 #43

Common sense - don't feed the ferals or the wild animals, folks Scootaloo Nov 2013 #27

Taste good... Dan Nov 2013 #29

They can get into nearly anything with their little fingers. They are smart animals. northoftheborder Nov 2013 #30

Yep, they are. We were having an outdoor dinner party once at night on a large RKP5637 Nov 2013 #31

how is your dog? n/t irisblue Nov 2013 #32

I once saw a raccoon family dlwickham Nov 2013 #33

I think they are cute from a distance. Arugula Latte Dec 2013 #49

they were probably about 5 feet from where I was standing dlwickham Dec 2013 #54

I had one in my apartment once Skittles Dec 2013 #34

LOL. My neighbor's Burglar alarm went off one evening when she wasn't home. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #50

LOL Skittles Dec 2013 #59

I really loved our pet racoon Ricky when i was growing up. Ricky was harmless. Coyotl Dec 2013 #35

You mean Sears optical lied? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #36

cringe when i see that dembotoz Dec 2013 #47

When we first moved to the mountains 18 years ago OnionPatch Dec 2013 #41

They certainly can be dangerous. MineralMan Dec 2013 #42

possums are generally docile unless provoked backwoodsbob Dec 2013 #45

That's true enough. Still, a guy can take his chances sometimes MineralMan Dec 2013 #51

oh I love animals backwoodsbob Dec 2013 #55

All the raccoons died in my neck of the woods. CorrectOfCenter Dec 2013 #44

The little bastards. Paladin Dec 2013 #46

We have raccoons who come every couple of nights when avocados are dropping on the ground. Trillo Dec 2013 #48

Raccoons are dangerous so we always were very careful about contact with them when we fed them Nika Dec 2013 #52

A friend of mine used to live trap them libodem Dec 2013 #53

Two 30+ pounds rushed the door Aerows Dec 2013 #56

Two 30+ pounds rushed the door Aerows Dec 2013 #57

Whoa, double post Aerows Dec 2013 #58