Comments on: The Nightly Visitor http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/05/20/the-nightly-visitor/ Random Bits of Whatever Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:45:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: martymankins http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/05/20/the-nightly-visitor/#comment-412 martymankins Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:23:28 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=28#comment-412 <b>dagny</b> - a jar of ammonia, huh? And I bet the cats would leave that alone, too... might be something I need to try. So far, I've been better at bringing in the food. That and I think raccoons hate rainy weather, which has been going on the last few days here. dagny - a jar of ammonia, huh? And I bet the cats would leave that alone, too… might be something I need to try. So far, I’ve been better at bringing in the food. That and I think raccoons hate rainy weather, which has been going on the last few days here.

]]> By: Dagny http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/05/20/the-nightly-visitor/#comment-409 Dagny Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:19:25 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=28#comment-409 When I lived in SF and had raccoon problems, animal control told me to put out jars of ammonia anywhere I didn't want the raccoons showing up. They also told me that they could not take them away unless they were sick or injured. I briefly thought, "That can be arranged." When I lived in SF and had raccoon problems, animal control told me to put out jars of ammonia anywhere I didn’t want the raccoons showing up. They also told me that they could not take them away unless they were sick or injured. I briefly thought, “That can be arranged.”

]]> By: martymankins http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/05/20/the-nightly-visitor/#comment-336 martymankins Wed, 28 May 2008 11:55:30 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=28#comment-336 <b>whall</b> - wild pigs? do you live on a farm? whall - wild pigs? do you live on a farm?

]]> By: whall http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/05/20/the-nightly-visitor/#comment-333 whall Wed, 28 May 2008 04:38:24 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=28#comment-333 Racoons don't last too long in our area. The wild pigs usually take care of them. Racoons don’t last too long in our area. The wild pigs usually take care of them.

]]> By: martymankins http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/05/20/the-nightly-visitor/#comment-327 martymankins Tue, 27 May 2008 18:28:07 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=28#comment-327 <b>tori</b> - No problem on the comment. Hoping they don't have to shoot the raccoon and that he goes off and finds another place to get his food from. Pretty wild that he comes out in the day. Ours waits till night time (he came last night, but I wasn't watching for him this time) tori - No problem on the comment. Hoping they don’t have to shoot the raccoon and that he goes off and finds another place to get his food from. Pretty wild that he comes out in the day. Ours waits till night time (he came last night, but I wasn’t watching for him this time)

]]> By: radioactive tori http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/05/20/the-nightly-visitor/#comment-326 radioactive tori Tue, 27 May 2008 18:09:29 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=28#comment-326 Our forest people (I think rangers are their official title?) told us that if we call them about the raccoon, they will come and shoot it. I remember last year that there was a rumor that a child saw the police shoot a raccoon. I guess it was true. For now I am just hoping our raccoon will go away on its own, or someone else will call. It does scare me though because it doesn't seem to be afraid of us. I don't want them to shoot it at all, but if they are going to, I don't want it to be me that made the decision. But, if it continues coming close to our house, and continues to show no fear or run away when the kids are around, I guess it being shot is better than one of the kids being bitten. But I am nonviolence by nature, and it makes my heart hurt to think of it being shot! I'm sure our raccoon is well fed behind our house. The kids drop all kinds of food, and every time we have anyone over tons of food is dropped out there as well. Maybe if we are more careful for a while it will get discouraged and try a different house. (sorry for such a long rambly first comment!) Our forest people (I think rangers are their official title?) told us that if we call them about the raccoon, they will come and shoot it. I remember last year that there was a rumor that a child saw the police shoot a raccoon. I guess it was true. For now I am just hoping our raccoon will go away on its own, or someone else will call. It does scare me though because it doesn’t seem to be afraid of us. I don’t want them to shoot it at all, but if they are going to, I don’t want it to be me that made the decision. But, if it continues coming close to our house, and continues to show no fear or run away when the kids are around, I guess it being shot is better than one of the kids being bitten. But I am nonviolence by nature, and it makes my heart hurt to think of it being shot!

I’m sure our raccoon is well fed behind our house. The kids drop all kinds of food, and every time we have anyone over tons of food is dropped out there as well. Maybe if we are more careful for a while it will get discouraged and try a different house.

(sorry for such a long rambly first comment!)

]]> By: martymankins http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/05/20/the-nightly-visitor/#comment-314 martymankins Fri, 23 May 2008 21:03:02 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=28#comment-314 <b>kevin</b> - Cruel options by organizations that are supposed to protect animals against cruelty seems odd. <b>kyra</b> - 23 chickens? sounds like have a valid need to keep anything wild away from the coop. Do you get foxes, too? kevin - Cruel options by organizations that are supposed to protect animals against cruelty seems odd.

kyra - 23 chickens? sounds like have a valid need to keep anything wild away from the coop. Do you get foxes, too?

]]> By: Kyra http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/05/20/the-nightly-visitor/#comment-313 Kyra Fri, 23 May 2008 19:51:18 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=28#comment-313 The raccoons are evil and mean here. Killed 23 chickens before Mr. Savy confronted him with a dull samurai sword (I wish I were joking.) The raccoons are evil and mean here. Killed 23 chickens before Mr. Savy confronted him with a dull samurai sword (I wish I were joking.)

]]> By: Kevin Spencer http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/05/20/the-nightly-visitor/#comment-312 Kevin Spencer Fri, 23 May 2008 19:40:09 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=28#comment-312 Those were the options given to you by the Humane Society? Not exactly the options that would immediately spring to mind if we're thinking about being humane. Those were the options given to you by the Humane Society? Not exactly the options that would immediately spring to mind if we’re thinking about being humane.

]]> By: martymankins http://www.banalleakage.com/2008/05/20/the-nightly-visitor/#comment-310 martymankins Thu, 22 May 2008 17:34:06 +0000 http://www.banalleakage.com/?p=28#comment-310 <b>delmer</b> - now I need to find a way to unmask the cat food bandit delmer - now I need to find a way to unmask the cat food bandit

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