Critters in the trash can

[samari46]

Sitting here the other night and heard thumping under the car port. Turns out an old possum climbed into the trash can (big ones for the lift type garbage trucks) but couldn't get out. Next morning still there. It's looking at me and I'm looking at it. Wife checked later and it was gone. First old possum I've seen in a long time. Frank

[skeettx]

Did you broil him or bake him?
With Yams?
Mike

[ryanmattes]

We've got a real problem. There usd to be a stable that backed up to the property, they leased the back pasture to graze horses. They shut down, moved everything away, but left the barn cats. We like the barn cats because they keep the rodents away, so we started feeding them. That's not the problem, this is.


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[abunaitoo]

We have two legged critters here.
Not even close to being as cute as those.

[Winger Ed.]

Opossums ain't much to look at, but if you have them around- you probably won't have very many ticks or snakes in the yard.

They are a vacuum cleaner for ticks, and immune to pit viper venom.
They eat them both.

There's no shortage of them here, and in 5 years, we haven't seen a single tick on any of the dogs.

[monadnock#5]

There used to be a man not far up the road who fed feral cats. Lots of 'em. Then there was a rabies outbreak. The state sent pro exterminators to eradicate the population. I don't know what they threatened the old man with, but his critter feeding days were over. He died a couple years later.

Possums are infrequent visitors. Some years I see them around, and some I don't. Aparently it's been a few years, as the area is lousy with ticks. Been thinking about a small flock of Guinea Hens.

[bluebird66]

I have a lot of possum's here on the farm. If I see a raccoon it's dead, they love to eat my chickens.

[farmerjim]

The possums started eating my satsuma oranges this year. Only two of them died. I expect many more will before next year.

[jim147]

Have a mixed hound here. She plays with possums but if she sees a raccoon it is dead in seconds. I've seen her 20 foot up in a leaning tree trying to get one.

[William Yanda]

Have a mixed hound here. She plays with possums but if she sees a raccoon it is dead in seconds. I've seen her 20 foot up in a leaning tree trying to get one.

Good dog!

[10-x]

Have a couple neighbors cats and one maybe half feral one I feed. Problem the half feral one is pregnant, she will come up to me an let me pet her. Once she has her “ litter” may take her to animal control and get her fixed and ear clipped.There are several opossums that eat just about every night and have seen 2 coons , nice to see critters in town. The Verizon phone store has 17 feral cats that a couple feed every night, just about all have been fixed.

[dale2242]

I just bought one of those live traps .
I have borrowed one from a friend for years.
Any varmint caught in it does no get relocated.
With the exception of pets of course.

[bedbugbilly]

Back in Michigan when we were on the farm, it was a constant battle against possums, 'coons and woodchucks - all capable of doing a lot of damage but even so, I kind of enjoyed seeing them. I spent a lot of time live-trapping and transporting into a "witness relocation program" -- to places with lots of woods but not near houses, etc.

Here in southern AZ - you never know what critters will show up. We are across from a desert area and often see coyotes, bobcats and such. Several weeks ago . . we woke up to find a heavy terra cotta to that had been sitting on the wall of the front patio near the end of the driveway - dirt spread out - luckily the pot didn't break but the flowers were gone. It wasn't hard to find the culprit as he was laying down across the road in the desert - a longhorn bull! One of the blessings of the "open range" laws of AZ.

Last week, we had gone to bed early and were just going to sleep when my wife heard a loud noise out front of the house. We got up, went out to the breakfast nook and opened the shades which overlooks our small front patio. We were greeted by the sight of 8 Javelenas - it looked like a small "stockyard". The largest one had knocked another heavy clay pot off the fence - tipped over the bird bath and it was munching on the flowers that once occupied the pot. Interesting to watch the pecking order of the herd of Javelenas - the largest one obviously rules the roost and isn't afraid to go after the smaller ones so it can can enjoy the "spoils" before the rest and they get pretty aggressive.

God's creatures . . . you gotta love 'em even though they can be "petty" at times.

[contender1]

Ok, possums,, they are actually good AROUND homes in many ways.
Coons,, not so much. Rabies, destruction etc. Feces dangers.

I'm a State certified Animal Damage Control Agent. It's my job, daily, to deal with problem animals.
The picture above,, with the coon & cat,, and the plate of food,, BAD IDEA! The open window,, is just as bad as a pet door.
Feed the cat,, and remove the food. Food left unattended will attract the wildlife,, as shown. All kinds of problems there.

My advice to anybody & everybody,, OBEY ALL STATE LAWS when dealing with wildlife. Even critters invading homes, or causing damages to homes, pets, livestock etc,, have to be dealt with legally. Trapping & relocation,, often illegal. Removal by killing,, may require a permit if not a hunting or trapping season. (Here in NC,, permit's are FREE,, get one & follow it's guidelines.)

I could spend the next few days, typing all kinds of stories on such critters & their issues INSIDE homes.

[namsag]

My dogs kill possums all the time. I wish they wouldn't. I would love for them to eat up all the ticks. I would like to have some guineas for tick eating machines but the dogs would kill those too.

For the possums in your pet food, a .38 Special paraffin and primer round will light them up and is a lot of fun without really hurting the possum. (Or so I've heard).

[ryanmattes]

Oh, yeah, we get coyotes and bobcats too. But not in the house. The front pasture is full of rabbits, and the predators are there to eat.

We've been here for about 9 years, and the possums were only ever occasional visitors. The raccoons are fairly recent, the last year or so.

But they're putting a road right through the house at some point, so rather than try to fix the wildlife problem, we've been looking for a new place


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[poppy42]

Ok, possums,, they are actually good AROUND homes in many ways.
Coons,, not so much. Rabies, destruction etc. Feces dangers.

I'm a State certified Animal Damage Control Agent. It's my job, daily, to deal with problem animals.
The picture above,, with the coon & cat,, and the plate of food,, BAD IDEA! The open window,, is just as bad as a pet door.
Feed the cat,, and remove the food. Food left unattended will attract the wildlife,, as shown. All kinds of problems there.

My advice to anybody & everybody,, OBEY ALL STATE LAWS when dealing with wildlife. Even critters invading homes, or causing damages to homes, pets, livestock etc,, have to be dealt with legally. Trapping & relocation,, often illegal. Removal by killing,, may require a permit if not a hunting or trapping season. (Here in NC,, permit's are FREE,, get one & follow it's guidelines.)

I could spend the next few days, typing all kinds of stories on such critters & their issues INSIDE homes.

I too what is a nuisance control agent (that’s what they were called in the state I resided at a time). We could probably spend weeks exchanging stories! Like the time a raccoon managed to pull the head off a woman’s $3000 parrot threw a hole in the wall that the raccoon made. Most people have no idea the type of disease possums and raccoons can carry! Especially when they’re located in urban aura suburban environments!

[daengmei]

I've had a racoon get into the attic and it caused quite a bit of damage. It pulled the ceiling apart just above a cabinet the wife keeps food seasonings in and then pulled the cabinet loose from the corner. I had to build a shelf close enough to the hole for a trap and got him. Big and fat he returned to the woods with a little relocation.

I was warned by someone that my live was in danger and should move immediately.

[gwpercle]

When it comes to pesky critters the Good Cajun has two options .
Feed them or eat them .
Have recipes ... will send ... wire Gary , Louisiana

My wife has a third option ... Have-A-Heart live trap and relocation to another part of the Parish !
Gary

[gbrown]

When it comes to pesky critters the Good Cajun has two options .
Feed them or eat them .
Have recipes ... will send ... wire Gary , Louisiana

My wife has a third option ... Have-A-Heart live trap and relocation to another part of the Parish !
Gary

I have one option, the trash can. Garbage trucks come on Wednesday.