Peregrine Falcons huh. I remember I used to see them flying above the
Throgg's Neck bridge. Anyone know if they're still there? If anyone asks
about your cages, tell them you're worried about the trees escaping. That
should go over well. TC
At 12:43 PM 12/05/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Lyle Puente wrote:
>>
>>
>> >I've resorted to painting some "hot pepper soup" on and around the
outside of
>> >the cham cages over the years.
>>
>> I use a mix like this with mixed results. Have you tried adding any waxes
>> to prevent or lessen rain washing off the mix?
>> I hear eggs work quite well in repelling deer.
>>
>
>I've never added any wax to the mix, just used it plain. Even though I
live in
>the city, there are deer in the greenbelt marsh behind my house. All they
ever
>attack are my shrubs in winter, so that's no problem. I do however have a
>peregrine falcon who claims my part of town as his territory. He has been
seen
>giving the chameleons a good look, but I used 1/4 galvanized mesh, and 2x4
>frames. so that's pretty safe. Since Uroplatus are nocturnal, I would only
have
>to worry about them attracting the racoons and skunks that live under the
shed
>or in the sewers.
>
>I suppose I could build a large walk-in cage around my azaleas, and suspend
>smaller, well planted wire mesh cages inside for the uros? Anyone who digs
into
>the large one will still not have easy access to the geckos. The azaleas
would
>help with humidity and help camouflage the geckos.
>And the neighbours can wonder why I've caged in yet another tree. :)
>
>
>Hilde
>
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