Yes, they can climb trees and recently I found out that they can get on top of my car. I had put some bags of cat food on the trunk of my car one night. When I came back outside a couple hours later there were nice little raccoon paw prints on my car and windshield and a tear in the bag. I didn't see any major scratches in the paint, like from them climbing, so I wondered if it was really the cats but those dirty paw prints gave it away. Cat paw prints are different. My suggestion - give up. You can't beat the raccoons. Or the opposums for that matter. They climb trees too. I leave extra food out when I have donated food but if not it can get expensive trying to feed the raccoons, opposums and cats. I don't mind feeding the raccoons but I'm not rich enough to feed all the hungry mouths in GA. I'm wondering if raccoons are transient though. Like I read on an opposum website that they don't plant roots. They may stick around a few days but then they move on. I have a feeling raccoons do that also. I need to google it. Right now at one of my feral locations there are no raccoons coming around at night. But at times I know there are because all the food is gone and the water is dirty. Plus I've seen them there when I go by at night. But for the last couple of months when I show up the next day the cats have dry food left from the day before and the water is clean. And at my house I also will sometimes see a mama and babies. But a month or two later I'm only seeing one or two raccoons coming around, not the mama and four babies. Where did they go? My friend that only has a couple cats at one feeding station uses one of those food containers with a timer on it. She feeds a certain amount in an open bowl during the day, but at 9:00 at night one side of the container opens with food and later in the night, like 2:00 am the other side opens. That way the cats have food during the night. But the timer thing is small and wouldn't work with a big colony. Plus I've had raccoons carry bowls off so I would think they would carry that off too.
“I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are profitable to the human race or doesn’t….the pain which it inflicts upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further.” – Mark Twain Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 09:46:07 -0800 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION/reply/reply The raccoons near one of my colonies climb the 3-story-high palm tree there, to live in it, so yes, they can climb. On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 3:44 AM, dot winkler <[email protected]> wrote: Hi - That's an idea. I'm waiting to see if the coon returns. I just restarted the dry food after two weeks of not putting it out. I'm afraid to trap it - it may have babies somewhere. I'd feel bad. I read coons can't jump or climb but also had some feedback that, yes they can. Wondering about this. Dotty From: MaiMaiPG <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 7:41 AM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION/reply Do they have battery operated radios that have timers? Be aware that coons can destroy about anything. If this is one coon or maybe two, can you trap it and relocate it? On May 31, 2012, at 6:32 AM, dot winkler wrote: Hi Martha - I don't live nearby. I live in the next town over. I drive over there once a day. Wish i did. That would be a good idea if I could have noise at night to deter the critters! Thanks From: Martha Walton <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION A radio playing at night has reduced the raccoon visits at our chicken-coop, maybe it would help with the cat situation? _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org -- ---------------------------- Go Get a Life---Go Get a Shelter Animal! If you can't adopt, then foster "bottle baby" shelter animal, to save their life: http://www.laanimalservices.com/volunteer_fostercare.htm If you can't bottle feed, foster an older animal, to save their life, and to free up cage space. Ask your local animal pound to start saving over 90% of their intake by implementing the No Kill Equation: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/no-kill-equation/ Legislate better animal pound conditions: http://www.rescue50.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
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