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LOLOL!!!   Did anyone else read Andrew's post with an Indian accent in your head? 

 

~Kell  

 

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From: Andrew Eckman <andrew618@gmail.com>
To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 6:27:42 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [raccoonwatchers] contrarian view

 

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On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Edmund F Leavitt <ed.leavitt@juno. com> wrote:

 

Grrr. Yahoo is doing it again.

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Subject: [raccoonwatchers] contrarian view

I take the opposite approach. When the clerks ask if the (huge bag of)
dog food is part of my purchase I correct them loudly. "That's raccoon
food."

You meet lots of folks who feed critters. The rest don't matter.

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?

Excuse to give those who see you buying food for coonies: "I'm involved
in a wildlife group and we're assisting in the managing and
sustainability of some of our natural wildlife species."

At which point the listener may say..."Cool! What species?"

My answer: "Any species in danger of losing their natural habitats."

That usually suffices any curiosity and people typically don't want to
get into a lengthy conversation. For the few people that want to know
more beyond the generic blanket answer, they're usually animal lovers
themselves and show more tolerance.

:)


~Kell




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From: Kelly Stroud <kellskritters@yahoo.com>

Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:27:29 -0800 (PST)

To: <raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com>

Subject: Re: Fw: [raccoonwatchers] contrarian view

 

LOLOL!!!   Did anyone else read Andrew's post with an Indian accent in your head? 

 

~Kell  

 

See my raccoon videos!

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From: Andrew Eckman <andrew618@gmail.com>
To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 6:27:42 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: [raccoonwatchers] contrarian view

 

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1. reboot

2. reboot

3. reload Windows

4. reboot

5. reload all your app

6. reboot

7. sacrifice two chickens and a goat

8. reboot, reload Windows, reload apps, reboot

9. call Tech Support at 1-900-WINDOWS ($29.95 per minute, including several days hold time)

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 6:07 PM, Edmund F Leavitt <ed.leavitt@juno. com> wrote:

 

Grrr. Yahoo is doing it again.

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Subject: [raccoonwatchers] contrarian view

I take the opposite approach. When the clerks ask if the (huge bag of)
dog food is part of my purchase I correct them loudly. "That's raccoon
food."

You meet lots of folks who feed critters. The rest don't matter.

************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* *******
Edmund Leavitt Ph: 253 582-5034
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Lakewood, WA USNG: 10TET36292223

?

Excuse to give those who see you buying food for coonies: "I'm involved
in a wildlife group and we're assisting in the managing and
sustainability of some of our natural wildlife species."

At which point the listener may say..."Cool! What species?"

My answer: "Any species in danger of losing their natural habitats."

That usually suffices any curiosity and people typically don't want to
get into a lengthy conversation. For the few people that want to know
more beyond the generic blanket answer, they're usually animal lovers
themselves and show more tolerance.

:)


~Kell




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Thank you for the warning!

   As you all probably know, I had started handfeeding this bunch coming up to my
porch and was a little concerned because they seemed to be snapping at the food
in my hands. I was going to back off the handfeeding, but I still sat on the
porch and the kits would still come up and reach for peanuts. I am glad to
report that after a couple months of having them reach up for the food and also
having them get used to my hand giving them the peanuts, the girls have calmed
down considerably and no longer snap for food. They very trustingly reach out
their paws and gently take the peanuts from my hands, BUT.....after reading
Kelly's warning here, I think I will continue to allow them to reach up for
anything they want, but just not let my hands come close to anything but their
little velvety paws. I had no idea raccoons could get this hormonal and I will
be doubly careful in the next couple of month when I feed them.

My guys have another way of letting me know they're here. I leave a little cat
food in the bowl outside with the cat water dish (a large glass dish) and when
the raccoons show up, they start playing in the water and thumping the dish
around. Now I think they're doing that just to let me know they want something
to eat.

   I wish I could get a few more raccoons at my place. I know there's several
families out there, but no one except my original mother and her two kits have
been showing up for months. Occasionally, a large male wanders in, but not on a
regular basis.

   I was so touched the other night. Mine had bee showing up between 4 and 6 pm
now (tonight they were here at 3:45!). I was late home one night last week when
it was pouring rain and I didn't expect to see them until later because of the
rain. Imagine my surprise when I got home and three soaking wet raccoons came
down from the tree to greet me.

   I'm surprised they don't mind the rain that much - I guess their coats just
keep them pretty dry, although when they get really wet, I've discovered that
half a raccoon is just hair anyway. My yard is at the bottom of a slope, which
means that when it rains and you dig a hole in my yard, water will bubble out of
the hole and across the ground. I was so careful when it started raining the
first time to avoid the water when I threw the food out, and then the first
thing the little furbutts did was wade into the water that was already there and
then dig to create more of it. *rolls eyes*

   I was going to say, I don't feed mine all they can eat either. Number one, I'm
on unemployment and really can't afford to do that and two, I'm only renting and
I may have to move some day. I'd like mine to be as self sufficient as possible
too because of this. Still, I know mine are getting spoiled. After eating, if it
isn't raining, they crawl up in the tree and sleep for a while. Shy likes to get
herself on the roof of my trailer - the other night, Sissy and Mama were out in
the yard and I threw them each a peanut and then looked up to see Shy's little
face peering at me from the roof of the trailer. I was on my porch, so the top
wasn't very too high up and I couldn't resist. I held her peanut up to her and
she reached her little paw down and took it from me. Now that's spoiled!





--- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, Kelly Stroud <kellskritters@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Trese!
>
> If you have a Fred Meyer...check them out!  I get a 50 lb. bag of the Fred
Meyer brand dog kibble (MVP brand...it's a red and yellow bag) for $12.... well,
I think it's $11.99.  Right now, I'm going through a bag a week and at one point
last night there were 15 fuzz butts in the yard at once.  Sooooo.... I guess I'm
spending about $50 per month on their food.
>
> It's getting harder to stretch the food out right now tho.... especially with
the Mom +6 Kits that are now showing up twice a day.  The kits are so small (as
they should be) I feel like I can't say no to them!  LOL!  (yep... I'm a sucker
for a cute little fuzzy face!)
>
> The coonies here DO try to entice me into giving them all the food they want. 
But I don't want to be their only food source...so I work hard at limiting my
buffet offerings as much as I can and try to give each family no more than 2
helpings as I do still want them to be as self-sufficient as possible.
>
> I know exactly what you mean by the "send someone to the door" manuver!!  I
get that just about nightly...but no crying.  One face will be near crawling up
the door/window so I'll go out and suddenly there's little bandits coming out
from under the steps, under the decks, behind trees and out from under bushes!! 
Before I know it I've got 6 to 15 raccoons gathering around!!  It's quite the
effective Sneak Attack they've got going!!  :)
>
>
> ~Kell
>
> See my raccoon videos!
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: dawnstuff1998 <DawnStuff@...>
> To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 12:55:47 AM
> Subject: [raccoonwatchers] Food For Raccoons
>
>
> So, I've been wondering, what does everyone else feed their raccoons?  My
husband has commented about how much money we're spending on food for just the
few we get.  Does anyone want to admit how much they spend monthly?  I think I'm
probably not spending near as much as anyone else, since I try to limit feeding
just the momma & 3 kits, but occasionally I will put something out for the
occasional roving raccoon or two.  Now that her kits are as big as her, they
want a lot more food.
>
> I'm completely sure the 4 coming here are not Mamasita and her kits.  I've
named this momma, Growley.  She always growls at me if I get to close to her. 
She doesn't care how close I get to her babies though.  She and Mamasita have
gone at it at least once and she's gone after another raccoon or two who was
here when she and her crew showed up.  Growley is a very aggressive momma and I
think she's run Mamasita out of the neighborhood.  The other night I knew for
sure it wasn't Mama and her babies because after they would eat, they just about
always all go to this one area of the yard and nape for a couple of hours.  Two
of them like to snuggle into a tree stump.  Growley is also sneaky.  For the
longest time I couldn't figure out what was going on because I kept thinking it
was Mamasita and two of her babies coming to the door, while a third one hid up
in the landscaping.  It was such odd behavior and it didn't make sense.  I
finally figured it out.
>  Growley sends her kits to the door to scratch and cry (how sad is that
listening to them cry?) and act all pathetic and hungry while she hides behind a
tree or bush.  As soon as I go outside to take food, she comes out of hiding and
joins them.  Has anyone ever seen anything like this before?
>

Tonight Dumbcat showed up the same time the rugrats did. Dumbcat stood right
at the edge of the porch, so when Sissy came up, she just reached out and
grabbed Dumbcat around a paw. Dumbcat hissed and batted with his other paw and I
got a good laugh for the night. Dumbcat's name is really Shadow but I'm thinking
I should change it - I mean, how many times do you have to step on a cat before
he finally gets out from under your feet? It wouldn't be that bad except he
screams like a girl and I always jump straight up and cling to the ceiling.
grumble, grumble

    I do adore the little kids though. Tonight Mama was up in the tree and after
I'd given the kids a peanut, I walked over to the tree to offered one to Mama.
My little kids finished their peanut and walked over to meet me on my way back
to the porch - they've never done that before. I don't usually encourage them to
approach me when they're on the ground.

   I suppose by next spring I could have 3 mama raccoons with their babies, so I
should be careful what I wish for.



--- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, Kelly Stroud <kellskritters@...> wrote:
>
> I had to smile at your cat dish story!  I have a small water bucket on our
upper deck for Vinnie the yard cat.  The bucket is one of those that you get at
the grocery store with ice cream in it.  (no, I didn't share the ice cream! ) 
This past Spring, the raccoon kits would play in the water, stand in the bucket
(how they got all 4 legs in there I'll never know!!), and soon decided it was
fun to tip it over, spilling the water, and batting the bucket around on the
deck.  So... I found a big ol' rock to put in the bottom of the bucket to weigh
it down a bit.  That seemed to work for a while....until one of the bigger
coonies decided he didn't like the rock in the bucket and would try to pull the
rock out of the bucket!  We'd be watching TV or a movie (over the internet) and
we'd hear  * thud *      ** Thud **      ***  THUD  ***  coming from the deck as
"Mr. Anti-Rock" would lift the rock a bit and drop it back in the bucket.  Over
and over and over.
>  So... I took the rock out which resulted in even the smaller kits trying to
play with the rock and we'd hear the thuds in addition to the rock rolling
sounds!  LOL!!   Persistant critters!!  :)
>
> As far as getting more raccoons...... just wait!  Word WILL spread in the
coonie world and you'll end up with more and more visitors!  Especially in the
fall/early winter when they're trying to bulk up.  I'm running "Backyard Traffic
Control" most nights now... trying to shuffle one coonie family to one spot of
the yard, another family to another spot, the males off to the sides.... all in
my little attempt to get everyone out there to get along and not fuss TOO much
amongst themselves.  One family (Little Momma & kits) now know the drill and
they'll stay in "their spot" and wait while I make the rounds and get everyone
situated and fed.  Then I can go to their spot and feed them.  It's pretty
comical and I have to laugh at their expressions while they wait for me some
nights.  :)
>
> Coonies love water.  Especially the younger ones!  I still have the "pools"
out in the yard and there are 2 kits that won't eat the kibble off the ground. 
They have to have it in the water or else they'll pick up pieces and put it in
the water, then eat it.  I've found rocks in the water that they've obviously
put in there to play with...along with snail/slug remains and once, a
decapitated bird.  (ewww)  They won't be very happy when we start getting the
freezing temperatures and I pack up their "pools" until Spring!  If I knew the
pools wouldn't crack from the water freezing, I'd leave the pools out there so
they could play with the ice... but, until the coonies start bringing in some
cash to replace the pools, that's just the way it is.
>
> Yep.... there's nothing more satisfying than knowing a wild critter trusts
you!  Even if they just come out of the trees to greet me for the sole purpose
of kibble, I still feel somewhat honored by their trust and company!
>
> It's not everyone that can step outside and say "Where's my babies?" and have
little fuzzy faces come bounding out of their hiding spots as if to answer "Here
we are!!"   :)
>
>
> No wonder we spoil them!
>
>
> ~Kell
>
> See my raccoon videos!

I think this was started before, but I couldn't find the original thread.

   Anyway, mine like peanuts and cat food, raw eggs, French toast sticks (don't
ask!), pumpkin pie crusts with whipped cream, canned cat food and sometimes
bread, dog food and apples. They don't like canned tuna, sourdough bread,
strawberries, watermelon or French fries.

   I haven't tried grapes yet.

#1 Don't stand within 10 ft of a raccoon that is shaking themselves dry,
especially if said raccoon has been out in the pouring rain for hours and hours.

      Those coats are like sheep's wool- they must collect a couple gallons of
water in them before they shake!

I can tell you what Ohio raccoons WON'T eat: rye bread, in any of it's various
forms, dark, soft, etc. I could never figure this out, but it seems universal.
They do love grapes. When I toss them, they bounce and roll and it's fun to
watch the fuzzies chase after them and pounce on them.

Dave

--- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, CAROLYNE RISK <carolynerisk@...> wrote:
>
> hi guys,
> just a quick word-my babies LOVED grapes-and fruit loops!
>
> --- On Mon, 11/23/09, littlefeetbighearts <littlefeetbighearts@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: littlefeetbighearts <littlefeetbighearts@...>
> Subject: [raccoonwatchers] What do your fuzzybutts like to eat?
> To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 10:57 PM
>
>
>  
>
>
>
> I think this was started before, but I couldn't find the original thread.
>
> Anyway, mine like peanuts and cat food, raw eggs, French toast sticks (don't
ask!), pumpkin pie crusts with whipped cream, canned cat food and sometimes
bread, dog food and apples. They don't like canned tuna, sourdough bread,
strawberries, watermelon or French fries.
>
> I haven't tried grapes yet.
>

We have a rather large grape vine that holds up the back of our house.
We check our 'coon's feet regularly for purple stains that would suggest
they are making wine.

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Ham / MARS / Federal       K7EFL / AFA0AH / KPS654
Lakewood, WA                   USNG: 10TET36292223
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On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:41:11 -0800 (PST) Kelly Stroud
<kellskritters@...> writes:



The raccoons here in Western Washington (or at least in my vacinity)
won't eat a lot of the "typical" things either.  They'll eat bread...but
not happily.   They won't touch any kind of veggie - guess they get
enough of that from the woods.

What they love here includes grapes, animal cookies (low-fat organic if
you please), peanut butter puppy treats (homemade), fruit loops, frosted
mini wheats, and the dog and/or cat kibble.


~Kell

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No, Andrew, no deli fare. However, like Kelly, I have made them small peanut
butter sandwiches on occasion. It's a love/hate affair. They love the PB but
hate that it sticks to the roof of their mouths and gets on their hands. Much
licking and cleaning takes place.

By the way, I hate it when the phone rings while I am making their sandwiches
and a friend asks, "So, what are you doing?"

Dave

--- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Eckman <andrew618@...> wrote:
>
> Well, jeez, Dave, what do you expect if you neglect to put the pastrami
> in?!?
>
> Corned beef will do in a pinch.
>
> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 4:54 AM, Dave <wa8uit@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I can tell you what Ohio raccoons WON'T eat: rye bread, in any of it's
> > various forms, dark, soft, etc. I could never figure this out, but it seems
> > universal. They do love grapes. When I toss them, they bounce and roll and
> > it's fun to watch the fuzzies chase after them and pounce on them.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > --- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com <raccoonwatchers%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > CAROLYNE RISK <carolynerisk@> wrote:
> > >
> > > hi guys,
> > > just a quick word-my babies LOVED grapes-and fruit loops!
> > >
> > > --- On Mon, 11/23/09, littlefeetbighearts <littlefeetbighearts@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > From: littlefeetbighearts <littlefeetbighearts@>
> >
> > > Subject: [raccoonwatchers] What do your fuzzybutts like to eat?
> > > To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com <raccoonwatchers%40yahoogroups.com>
> > > Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 10:57 PM
> > >
> > >
> > > Â
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I think this was started before, but I couldn't find the original thread.
> > >
> > > Anyway, mine like peanuts and cat food, raw eggs, French toast sticks
> > (don't ask!), pumpkin pie crusts with whipped cream, canned cat food and
> > sometimes bread, dog food and apples. They don't like canned tuna, sourdough
> > bread, strawberries, watermelon or French fries.
> > >
> > > I haven't tried grapes yet.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Proud member of the "Reality-based Community"
>

Awwww...how sweet. Was it your four-year-old? That's the way to raise
'em...raccoon lover from Day One.

Dave

--- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Eckman <andrew618@...> wrote:
>
> They also enjoy it when a four-year-old puts out an entire flat of
> strawberries (destined for shortcake) and hollers, "Ra-tooooooooons...
> suuuuuupper..."
>
> His grandmother was seriously considering homicide.
>
> On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Dave <wa8uit@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > No, Andrew, no deli fare. However, like Kelly, I have made them small
> > peanut butter sandwiches on occasion. It's a love/hate affair. They love the
> > PB but hate that it sticks to the roof of their mouths and gets on their
> > hands. Much licking and cleaning takes place.
> >
> > By the way, I hate it when the phone rings while I am making their
> > sandwiches and a friend asks, "So, what are you doing?"
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > --- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com <raccoonwatchers%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > Andrew Eckman <andrew618@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Well, jeez, Dave, what do you expect if you neglect to put the pastrami
> > > in?!?
> > >
> > > Corned beef will do in a pinch.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 4:54 AM, Dave <wa8uit@> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I can tell you what Ohio raccoons WON'T eat: rye bread, in any of it's
> > > > various forms, dark, soft, etc. I could never figure this out, but it
> > seems
> > > > universal. They do love grapes. When I toss them, they bounce and roll
> > and
> > > > it's fun to watch the fuzzies chase after them and pounce on them.
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In
raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com<raccoonwatchers%40yahoogroups.com><raccoonwatche\
rs%
> > 40yahoogroups.com>,
> >
> > > > CAROLYNE RISK <carolynerisk@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > hi guys,
> > > > > just a quick word-my babies LOVED grapes-and fruit loops!
> > > > >
> > > > > --- On Mon, 11/23/09, littlefeetbighearts <littlefeetbighearts@>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > From: littlefeetbighearts <littlefeetbighearts@>
> > > >
> > > > > Subject: [raccoonwatchers] What do your fuzzybutts like to eat?
> > > > > To:
raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com<raccoonwatchers%40yahoogroups.com><raccoonwatche\
rs%
> > 40yahoogroups.com>
> >
> > > > > Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 10:57 PM
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Â
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I think this was started before, but I couldn't find the original
> > thread.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyway, mine like peanuts and cat food, raw eggs, French toast sticks
> > > > (don't ask!), pumpkin pie crusts with whipped cream, canned cat food
> > and
> > > > sometimes bread, dog food and apples. They don't like canned tuna,
> > sourdough
> > > > bread, strawberries, watermelon or French fries.
> > > > >
> > > > > I haven't tried grapes yet.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Proud member of the "Reality-based Community"
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Proud member of the "Reality-based Community"
>

Little boys have been fascinated by firefighting since the profession began,
including me. (The closest I got was producing a seminar on arson investigation
last summer. We had 60 investigators from all over Northern Ohio.) You and his
dad are doing well to support his passion. In time, he will make his own career
choice.

I think we are getting off topic--sorry folks.

Dave



--- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, Andrew Eckman <andrew618@...> wrote:
>
> No, he was my landlady's grandson, for whom I sat on a regular basis.
>
> She let him watch Backdraft when he was four; he turned into the world's
> youngest, most enthusiastic firefighter (which is a damn sight better than
> becoming an arsonist...).  Wouldn't go anywhere without his gear (a set of
> turnouts I got him for Halloween).  We were in Wally World one day -- with
> him in full bunker gear -- when some nice old lady (60's or 70's) said "Look
> at the cute fireman."  Cameron pointed at me and replied, "Look at dat,
> dat's my brudder, goddammit."  I tried to explain that Kurt Russell REALLY
> said "goshdarnit" and it was just the Chicago accent.  Now that Cameron is
> back with his father, he's been driving Dad nuts with fire drills, escape
> plans, testing smoke detectors and all that good firefighting stuff.
>
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 9:22 AM, Dave <wa8uit@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Awwww...how sweet. Was it your four-year-old? That's the way to raise
> > 'em...raccoon lover from Day One.
> >
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > --- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com <raccoonwatchers%40yahoogroups.com>,
> > Andrew Eckman <andrew618@> wrote:
> > >
> > > They also enjoy it when a four-year-old puts out an entire flat of
> > > strawberries (destined for shortcake) and hollers, "Ra-tooooooooons...
> > > suuuuuupper..."
> > >
> > > His grandmother was seriously considering homicide.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 9:18 PM, Dave <wa8uit@> wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > No, Andrew, no deli fare. However, like Kelly, I have made them small
> > > > peanut butter sandwiches on occasion. It's a love/hate affair. They
> > love the
> > > > PB but hate that it sticks to the roof of their mouths and gets on
> > their
> > > > hands. Much licking and cleaning takes place.
> > > >
> > > > By the way, I hate it when the phone rings while I am making their
> > > > sandwiches and a friend asks, "So, what are you doing?"
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > > --- In
raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com<raccoonwatchers%40yahoogroups.com><raccoonwatche\
rs%
> > 40yahoogroups.com>,
> >
> > > > Andrew Eckman <andrew618@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, jeez, Dave, what do you expect if you neglect to put the
> > pastrami
> > > > > in?!?
> > > > >
> > > > > Corned beef will do in a pinch.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 4:54 AM, Dave <wa8uit@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I can tell you what Ohio raccoons WON'T eat: rye bread, in any of
> > it's
> > > > > > various forms, dark, soft, etc. I could never figure this out, but
> > it
> > > > seems
> > > > > > universal. They do love grapes. When I toss them, they bounce and
> > roll
> > > > and
> > > > > > it's fun to watch the fuzzies chase after them and pounce on them.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Dave
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In
raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com<raccoonwatchers%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <raccoonwatchers%40yahoogroups.com><raccoonwatchers%
> >
> > > > 40yahoogroups.com>,
> > > >
> > > > > > CAROLYNE RISK <carolynerisk@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > hi guys,
> > > > > > > just a quick word-my babies LOVED grapes-and fruit loops!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- On Mon, 11/23/09, littlefeetbighearts <littlefeetbighearts@>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > From: littlefeetbighearts <littlefeetbighearts@>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Subject: [raccoonwatchers] What do your fuzzybutts like to eat?
> > > > > > > To:
raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com<raccoonwatchers%40yahoogroups.com>
> > <raccoonwatchers%40yahoogroups.com><raccoonwatchers%
> >
> > > > 40yahoogroups.com>
> > > >
> > > > > > > Date: Monday, November 23, 2009, 10:57 PM
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Â
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I think this was started before, but I couldn't find the original
> > > > thread.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Anyway, mine like peanuts and cat food, raw eggs, French toast
> > sticks
> > > > > > (don't ask!), pumpkin pie crusts with whipped cream, canned cat
> > food
> > > > and
> > > > > > sometimes bread, dog food and apples. They don't like canned tuna,
> > > > sourdough
> > > > > > bread, strawberries, watermelon or French fries.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I haven't tried grapes yet.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Proud member of the "Reality-based Community"
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Proud member of the "Reality-based Community"
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Proud member of the "Reality-based Community"
>

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--- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, "alandra32@..." <alandra32@...> wrote:
>
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----- Original Message -----

From: Dave

To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2009 3:08 AM

Subject: [raccoonwatchers] Re: A card from Alandra Palisser

 

Thank you, Alandra! Very cute. I hope your table looks just like that.

Dave

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