Raccoon Update XI - All Are Welcome In The Critter Cafe

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Angela Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13131 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31	Message 1163380 - Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 4:41:51 UTC Ulibelle - Latte is such a cutie! Carlos - If you feed them, they will come. ID: 1163380 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29942 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1163384 - Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 4:45:55 UTC - in response to Message 1163380. Ulibelle - Latte is such a cutie! Carlos - If you feed them, they will come. You have said that before. But all I seem to get are possum. ID: 1163384 ·

Angela Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13131 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31	Message 1163385 - Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 4:46:53 UTC Well, did you feed the raccoon you saw? If so, he or she will return. ID: 1163385 ·

Carlos Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 29942 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157	Message 1163391 - Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 5:11:50 UTC - in response to Message 1163385. Well, did you feed the raccoon you saw? If so, he or she will return. Sorry, it was pretty flat. ID: 1163391 ·

Angela Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13131 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31	Message 1163393 - Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 5:14:08 UTC Oh. RIP, little mystery raccoon. ID: 1163393 ·

Uli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1	Message 1163397 - Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 5:52:39 UTC - in response to Message 1163380. Ulibelle - Latte is such a cutie! Thanks Ang. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt ID: 1163397 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 1163409 - Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 8:01:43 UTC Uli Any Corgi in Latte's make up? It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 1163409 ·

Uli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1	Message 1163504 - Posted: 18 Oct 2011, 20:44:00 UTC - in response to Message 1163409. No idea John His Grandmother Trinidad was a Collie Terrier mix. The Collie part was prevalent in two of his siblings. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt ID: 1163504 ·

John Clark Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0	Message 1163634 - Posted: 19 Oct 2011, 7:53:29 UTC Last modified: 19 Oct 2011, 7:53:46 UTC I ask because Corgi ears stand up like Latte's. We had a Welsh corgi-collie cross (black and white) which we lost a good many years ago now. Jemma was 17 so she had a good innings. It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues ID: 1163634 ·

Es99 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 23 Aug 05 Posts: 10874 Credit: 350,402 RAC: 0	Message 1163708 - Posted: 19 Oct 2011, 15:53:46 UTC Our entire apartment was invaded by the overpowering smell of skunk last night. One had been investigating the dumpster out the back when it got startled. It must have been right under the window because the place stank for hours. :( I blamed the boyfriend at first before I realised that even he couldn't produce a smell so persistent and overpowering. Reality Internet Personality ID: 1163708 ·

soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0	Message 1163743 - Posted: 19 Oct 2011, 18:49:22 UTC the skunk smell is very unique and overpowering.. If they spray it can linger quite a while.. If they move in to your foundation.. a VERY long while. Janice ID: 1163743 ·

zoom3+1=4 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65824 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49	Message 1163759 - Posted: 19 Oct 2011, 19:45:27 UTC - in response to Message 1163743. the skunk smell is very unique and overpowering.. If they spray it can linger quite a while.. If they move in to your foundation.. a VERY long while. My Brother and I could smell that from almost a block away, I'd asked what that smell was and He said skunk, He'd lived a few Years in Goose Creek SC and I gather there are a few there. And yeah It's not a smell one would like. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's ID: 1163759 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1163769 - Posted: 19 Oct 2011, 21:33:09 UTC - in response to Message 1163743. the skunk smell is very unique and overpowering.. If they spray it can linger quite a while.. If they move in to your foundation.. a VERY long while. And if one becomes flattened you can smell it for miles. BOINC WIKI ID: 1163769 ·

Blurf Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 Sep 06 Posts: 8962 Credit: 12,678,685 RAC: 0	Message 1163772 - Posted: 19 Oct 2011, 22:00:29 UTC We have a skunk and a groundhog hanging around as pals in our neighborhood. They've sprayed my little one, Abby, as well as one of the dogs at the back yard neighbor and my right-side neighbors dog too. Animal Control said it's been a really bad year for them... ID: 1163772 ·

soft^spirit Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 6497 Credit: 34,134,168 RAC: 0	Message 1163778 - Posted: 19 Oct 2011, 22:13:53 UTC skunk 101 They are related to cats, and will often play and share with them. They are not related to dogs, and will quickly defend themselves via Stinko They are subject to Rabbies like most small animals. If you see a skunk coming towards you purposefully... RUN!! They do not hurry much. They can get away from predators easily enough. Some people have de-stinked them and kept them as pets. They are fairly intelligent. They love snails, and will clear them from a garden in short order. They are also fond of eggs, and apparently cat food. And if they have babies under your house move out until they can be moved out. Okay.. that is my extensive(?) experience with them. If you want a professional analysis.. go get one :D Janice ID: 1163778 ·

KWSN THE Holy Hand Grenade! Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 20 Dec 05 Posts: 3187 Credit: 57,163,290 RAC: 0	Message 1163922 - Posted: 20 Oct 2011, 15:06:10 UTC Umm, this could also go in the "Beet's Caption Contest" thread... White-Crowned Sparrow AHM 4-1-10 5 by THE Holy Hand Grenade!, on Flickr . Hello, from Albany, CA!... ID: 1163922 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51469 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 1163923 - Posted: 20 Oct 2011, 15:08:18 UTC - in response to Message 1163778. skunk 101 They are related to cats, and will often play and share with them. They are not related to dogs, and will quickly defend themselves via Stinko They are subject to Rabbies like most small animals. If you see a skunk coming towards you purposefully... RUN!! They do not hurry much. They can get away from predators easily enough. Some people have de-stinked them and kept them as pets. They are fairly intelligent. They love snails, and will clear them from a garden in short order. They are also fond of eggs, and apparently cat food. And if they have babies under your house move out until they can be moved out. Okay.. that is my extensive(?) experience with them. If you want a professional analysis.. go get one :D Uh oh.... Would not be a pretty thing if there were reports of a Skunk/Raccoon cat food war. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster ID: 1163923 ·

celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0	Message 1164087 - Posted: 21 Oct 2011, 1:42:39 UTC - in response to Message 1163923. Up here in the boreal forest, the smell of Skunk permeates everywhere. For country people the smell is part and parcel of the deep woods experience. It should also be noted that regardless of genetics, and animal relationships, bears and skunks do have a similar smell. ID: 1164087 ·

Uli Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1	Message 1164090 - Posted: 21 Oct 2011, 1:51:25 UTC Celt It is nice to see you posting again. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt ID: 1164090 ·

Angela Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 Oct 07 Posts: 13131 Credit: 39,854,104 RAC: 31	Message 1164133 - Posted: 21 Oct 2011, 5:53:57 UTC - in response to Message 1163923. Uh oh.... Would not be a pretty thing if there were reports of a Skunk/Raccoon cat food war. Skunks and raccoons eat cat food side by side quite peacefully in my backyard with great regularity. My skunks enjoy cat food, but they seem to prefer seeds and grapes. ID: 1164133 ·

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