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Paladin

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46. The little bastards.

Reply to Aerows (Original post)

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 12:50 PM

Dec 2013

I can't believe I ever considered them to be cute. Living in a semi-rural area cured me of that.

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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