tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post6545329351964117618..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Scenes From Last WeekRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-7888688716286470212010-01-28T00:21:46.841-05:002010-01-28T00:21:46.841-05:00Yup, they'll terrorize your kitty and eat up h...Yup, they'll terrorize your kitty and eat up his food.<br /><br /> Your food, too, if they can get away with it. I mind a story on another blog in which the 'coons came in through the cat door, and opened all drawers and all cabinets in the kitchen and ate their fill. Apparently they did'nt have muscle enough to open the refrigerator.Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-40302567909247353762010-01-26T20:36:46.922-05:002010-01-26T20:36:46.922-05:00Yes, they're way more than dumpster divers. F...Yes, they're way more than dumpster divers. Farmer Frank will agree that they can be hell on sweetcorn. We had a neighbor make the mistake of locating a 10 acre patch of sweetcorn adjacent to his hay shed one year, essentially setting up a "bed and breakfast" for the raccoons. They left him about a dozen good ears out of that whole patch.Hat Trickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08789313677285831256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-15785267768619853932010-01-26T19:30:02.897-05:002010-01-26T19:30:02.897-05:00Of all the garbage cans in the world, surely not y...Of all the garbage cans in the world, surely not yours.<br /><br />As for rain, whatever is in it, is in fog also.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-28656441476585275592010-01-26T14:58:16.231-05:002010-01-26T14:58:16.231-05:00I had a couple of raccoons that would let themselv...I had a couple of raccoons that would let themselves in the cat door and stroll over to his food dish for a snack. I caught them at it one night. They looked up at me as if to say, "So?" They would grab a piece of kibble and dip it in the water bowl before eating it. Apparently they gave the cat a wide berth, having figured that killing the cat would end their free food supply.Turk Turonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648721047835980871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-90535390068243817272010-01-26T12:13:10.304-05:002010-01-26T12:13:10.304-05:00I have nothing particularly against raccoons, as w...I have nothing particularly against raccoons, as wild critters go, but i don't want them living in my back yard, or even visiting, any more than I want coyotes or bears. <br /><br />One of the reasons I keep hoping that Washington AC will enact saner laws re: suppressors is for non-neighbor-panicking (four-legged) vermin control. (If you can get your CLEO to sign off on it, you can buy one, but you can't <i>use</i> it.)Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-45060459031613607252010-01-26T10:49:06.826-05:002010-01-26T10:49:06.826-05:00Obnoxious vermin. My dad had to shoot them someti...Obnoxious vermin. My dad had to shoot them sometimes when they kept trying to set up housekeeping in his garage. They also have no problems with killing and eating cats if they can get the drop on them.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-76643511455725515112010-01-26T10:00:57.820-05:002010-01-26T10:00:57.820-05:00Never underestimate the common 'coon. Procyon ...Never underestimate the common 'coon. Procyon lotor is far more than a mere dumpster diver. I have known an old sow 'coon to figure out a combination lock to get into a root cellar. And do it again the next night.<br /><br />If you do not have anything at all you don't mind getting torn up, they make amusing adult pets. <br /><br />StrangerStrangerhttp://extranosalley.comnoreply@blogger.com