Hey, Trese--

How about, "I donate cat and dog food to an animal shelter from time to time."
Well, it's kinda true, right?

Dave



--- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, "dawnstuff1998" <DawnStuff@...> wrote:
>
> Thank you Edmund for the tip!  Also, thanks to Kelly for suggesting Fred Meyer
and everyone else for your input.  We do shop at both stores.  I think part of
the problem is I've been buying smaller 15-20 pound bags and the smaller the bag
the more it costs.  With my luck, I'd be lugging out a 50# bag and would run
into one of my neighbors who would want to know what I was doing with the dog
food.  My knee jerk reaction would be to lie of course and either say I'm
donating it to a shelter or something.  I was buying some dog food at the main
store I frequent for cat food until the manager said, "Oh, when did you get a
dog?  I thought you only had a cat."  So, no more shopping for dog food there.
>
> ~T
>
> --- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, Edmund F Leavitt <ed.leavitt@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Trese,
> >
> Are you a Costco member?   The reason I ask is that I have been buying 50
pound bags of "Atta-Boy" kibble.  That brand is Costco's least expensive dog
food.   Our Sheltie eats mostly people food plus a little Beneful brand
overweight-dog version kibble, so the Atta-Boy is strictly for the yard
critters.   Costco has a long & well deserved reputation of not buying junk so
while Atta Boy will not rival Purina and similar "gold standard" dog foods, it
won't be substandard.  Costco researches their product line with a great deal of
diligence.
> >
> > ****************************************************************
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>

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Thank you Edmund for the tip!  Also, thanks to Kelly for suggesting Fred Meyer
and everyone else for your input.  We do shop at both stores.  I think part of
the problem is I've been buying smaller 15-20 pound bags and the smaller the bag
the more it costs.  With my luck, I'd be lugging out a 50# bag and would run
into one of my neighbors who would want to know what I was doing with the dog
food.  My knee jerk reaction would be to lie of course and either say I'm
donating it to a shelter or something.  I was buying some dog food at the main
store I frequent for cat food until the manager said, "Oh, when did you get a
dog?  I thought you only had a cat."  So, no more shopping for dog food there.

~T

--- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, Edmund F Leavitt <ed.leavitt@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Trese,
>
Are you a Costco member?   The reason I ask is that I have been buying 50 pound
bags of "Atta-Boy" kibble.  That brand is Costco's least expensive dog food.  
Our Sheltie eats mostly people food plus a little Beneful brand overweight-dog
version kibble, so the Atta-Boy is strictly for the yard critters.   Costco has
a long & well deserved reputation of not buying junk so while Atta Boy will not
rival Purina and similar "gold standard" dog foods, it won't be substandard. 
Costco researches their product line with a great deal of diligence.
>
> ****************************************************************
> Edmund Leavitt

Hi Dave.

I just laugh every time I read about your "infrared raccoon alarm."  I've not
had shaking of the door, but they do scratch and on occasion I've heard a thump
like they're throwing themselves at the door.

~T



--- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, "Dave" <wa8uit@...> wrote:
>
> Yes, feeding is expensive, but I figure that I'm keeping the cost down by not
putting out food for everyone in the woods to gobble, but rather coming to the
door when alerted by my infrared raccoon alarm. That way I get to see them and
make sure they all get some grub.
>
> I know the coonies have a large vocal range, but I've not seen any crying to
be fed here. They do shake the door, though, if I'm not responding fast enough
for them.
>
> Dave
>
> --- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, "dawnstuff1998" <DawnStuff@> wrote:
> >
> > 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?
> >
>

Hi Alandra.

It's usually only one kit who does all the crying.  I've heard whimpering when
Growley Mama has gone after another raccoon who has invaded "her" territory.  I
think it's the other raccoon, but it could be one of her kits, I'm not sure. 
It's completely different from the crying they do at the door.  This sounds like
a very loud cooing type sound?  I can't even describe it, but it's very loud. 
It actually sounds louder from upstairs then it does when I'm 25 feet from the
back door.  They carry on until I go to the door, and then one or two of the
kits stand up with their arms outstretched, like they're saying, "Romeo, oh
Romeo why hast thee foresaken me?"  Okay, so I'm not up on my Shakespeare, but
you get the message.  LOL.  I really want to wean this group off from coming
here.  Growley Mama is so aggressive towards all the other raccoons who come
around and every time there is a fight in the yard it's her.  I know she's doing
this because she wants to ensure her babies get all the food available, survival
of the fittest and everything, but the fighting and crying at the door draws
attention to our yard.  If we weren't living so close to other people I wouldn't
care at all.  I am feeding them in another area of the yard which is a little
more secluded from being seen, so I'm trying to keep them from coming to the
back door.  But, I think they have become dependent on getting food here and
when they don't get fed they just hang around for hours.  I miss Mamasita!

~T



--- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, "Alandra" <alandra32@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, no, haven't figured it out, the cost to feed them, but it's quite
expensive, especially lately now that the price of all the kibble has gone up
considerably, to say nothing of the extra treats ours get, plus the eggs, altho
they seem to have gone off those somewhat.
>
> Think I prefer to be like an ostrich and not know the exact price.  DH hasn't
mentioned anything about it, - he likes them, so that's good.
>
> Your Growley mama has some good tricks up her sleeve,  sending the babies to
the door first, LOL.  I've never heard them cry for food like you describe.  But
I have heard the babies cry or whimper in fear if the adults fight.   Is that
the same sound you describe when the babies come to the door??
> chat later, Alandra
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: dawnstuff1998
>   To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 12:55 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?
>

----- Original Message -----

From: Kelly Stroud

To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 1:41 AM

Subject: Re: [raccoonwatchers] Cha-ching

 

Alandra, do you have a Mejer's, or a Safeway?  I think I've seen AttaBoy dog food there...or maybe it was Albertson's...??   Not sure.

I think Mejers (or however it's spelled) is another version of the Fred Meyers stores.  They also sell Kroger brand items - maybe you have a Krogers?  A Safeway equivalent is Vons and Albertson's was bought out by the people at..... darn, forgot who it was.
 

 

~Kell  

 

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From: Alandra <alandra32@telus.net>
To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, November 14, 2009 10:08:31 PM
Subject: Re: [raccoonwatchers] Cha-ching

 

Hi Ed, we went to Costco this afternoon, and they didn't have AttaBoy dog kibble there.  Am sure I've seen it there in the past.

 

All the higher priced kibble dog foods of Costco's were $27.98 and 28.99 a medium sized sack.  One was their Kirkland brand, which we used to buy for our dogs at one time, - it's the cheaper of the two. 

 

I forget what the other name was, but it didn't agree with our Labs, but they were fine on the Kirkland lamb and rice one.  Was thinking today that I might put Lucy back on it when she's finished what we recently bought for her. 

 

 For ages we were buying special food from the vets --  "Mobility Support"  for Maggie and Lucy (yellow labs)  but that was over $100 for a large sack, so now that Maggie's gone, decided to switch Lucy to something less costly, altho there's a bit of Mobility Support left, which is being mixed with the new food til its finished.

 

Costco had large sacks of Pedigree dog kibble there too, I didn't make note of the price, but expensive.  I've never used Pedigree for our dogs.

 

Next time we visit a petfood store, will see if they have Attaboy kibble, have seen it someplace am sure, so will get back to you on it, and I'll make note of the weight of the sack and price if we do find it.

Alandra

----- Original Message -----

From: Edmund F Leavitt

To: raccoonwatchers@ yahoogroups. com

Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:39 PM

Subject: Re: [raccoonwatchers] Cha-ching

 

Let's try that again:


I'll be curious to see what your Costco charges. In a purely US
comparison, the Costco stores (there are two) in Anchorage charge exactly
the same as here in the lower forty-eight states for everything except
for produce & dairy products. That was a huge relief when we were
moving to AK where cost of living is still substantially more everywhere
outside the chain big-box stores.

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On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:47:54 -0800 Edmund F Leavitt <ed.leavitt@JUNO. COM>
writes:



Hi again Ed, have just found a receipt from Save On Foods, and the 16 kg
sack/35 lbs of their No Name kibble costs $15.99 CDN. When we first
started buying it for the coonies, it was about $11.
It sometimes goes on sale, (altho not as often as it used to), and if we
are lucky enough to catch a sale, we buy 2 sacks of it at the sale price.

Superstore's no name brand is about $18 someodd for the same size sack.
Alandra

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Costco's  "Kirkland Signature" house branded products are always a good
buy, and I trust Costco to uphold high standards.    My raccoons however
seem totally satisfied on the Atta Boy, perhaps only as a force of habit.
  I used to try to add what I hoped would be a treat, like a few left over
meat balls from our dinner.  The raccoons shoved them out of the way to
get to the kibble.  Or more recently I scrambled some eggs for them.  The
last raccoons to show up were stuck eating those eggs.  Don't ask me why,
but they treat dry kibble as if it were ambrosia. The only other things
they seem to like are unsalted peanuts and grapes.

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On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 22:08:31 -0800 "Alandra" <alandra32@...>
writes:



Hi Ed, we went to Costco this afternoon, and they didn't have AttaBoy dog
kibble there.  Am sure I've seen it there in the past.

All the higher priced kibble dog foods of Costco's were $27.98 and 28.99
a medium sized sack.  One was their Kirkland brand, which we used to buy
for our dogs at one time, - it's the cheaper of the two.

I forget what the other name was, but it didn't agree with our Labs, but
they were fine on the Kirkland lamb and rice one.  Was thinking today
that I might put Lucy back on it when she's finished what we recently
bought for her.

For ages we were buying special food from the vets --  "Mobility Support"
  for Maggie and Lucy (yellow labs)  but that was over $100 for a large
sack, so now that Maggie's gone, decided to switch Lucy to something less
costly, altho there's a bit of Mobility Support left, which is being
mixed with the new food til its finished.

Costco had large sacks of Pedigree dog kibble there too, I didn't make
note of the price, but expensive.  I've never used Pedigree for our dogs.

Next time we visit a petfood store, will see if they have Attaboy kibble,
have seen it someplace am sure, so will get back to you on it, and I'll
make note of the weight of the sack and price if we do find it.
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----- Original Message -----

From: Edmund F Leavitt

To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 1:39 PM

Subject: Re: [raccoonwatchers] Cha-ching

 

Let's try that again:


I'll be curious to see what your Costco charges. In a purely US
comparison, the Costco stores (there are two) in Anchorage charge exactly
the same as here in the lower forty-eight states for everything except
for produce & dairy products. That was a huge relief when we were
moving to AK where cost of living is still substantially more everywhere
outside the chain big-box stores.

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Lakewood, WA USNG: 10TET36292223
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On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:47:54 -0800 Edmund F Leavitt <ed.leavitt@JUNO.COM>
writes:



Hi again Ed, have just found a receipt from Save On Foods, and the 16 kg
sack/35 lbs of their No Name kibble costs $15.99 CDN. When we first
started buying it for the coonies, it was about $11.
It sometimes goes on sale, (altho not as often as it used to), and if we
are lucky enough to catch a sale, we buy 2 sacks of it at the sale price.

Superstore's no name brand is about $18 someodd for the same size sack.
Alandra

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glass looking for food.  Within about two years I was putting out 160
pounds of cracked corn in a week.  e live between two large lakes.  Twice
a day the sky darkened as they flew around in a giant oval pattern
gathering their buddies.  That got old and we gradually weened them off
of handouts.

But we've been feeding raccoons for about a dozen years now and still
find them a pleasure.

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On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:19:29 +0000 jleunes@... writes:


Fascinating story!
We spend about $60 a month in summer. At that time we usually have about
25 babies and their moms. Most have 4 or more babies. We put food (purina
cat food and a mid grade dog food-all dry) in 12 bowls in summer and only
fill 5 now.
We feed feral (spayed/neutered) cats, possums, and raccoons all together
nightly. All eating side by side.
In Texas,
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----- Original Message -----

From: Kelly Stroud

To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 10:01 AM

Subject: Re: [raccoonwatchers] Food For Raccoons

 

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 offerin gs 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  

 

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From: dawnstuff1998 <DawnStuff@aol.com>
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?

Let's try that again:


I'll be curious to see what your Costco charges.  In a purely US
comparison, the Costco stores (there are two) in Anchorage charge exactly
the same as here in the lower forty-eight states for everything except
for produce & dairy products.    That was a huge relief when we were
moving to AK where cost of living is still substantially more everywhere
outside the chain big-box stores.

****************************************************************
Edmund Leavitt                   Ph:    253 582-5034
Ham / MARS / Federal       K7EFL / AFA0AH / KPS654
Lakewood, WA                   USNG: 10TET36292223
****************************************************************


On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:47:54 -0800 Edmund F Leavitt <ed.leavitt@...>
writes:



Hi again Ed, have just found a receipt from Save On Foods, and the 16 kg
sack/35 lbs of their No Name kibble  costs $15.99 CDN.   When we first
started buying it for the coonies, it was about $11.
It sometimes goes on sale, (altho not as often as it used to), and if we
are lucky enough to catch a sale, we buy 2 sacks of it at the sale price.

Superstore's no name brand is about $18 someodd for the same size sack.
Alandra







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Nope.   Not ours.    More often the kits are either playing in the
coon-lagoon or playing up on the second floor landing that runs across
the back of the main part of the house.  The adults line up and peer
through the glass door onto the patio.

It drives our dog crazy.

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On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:55:47 -0000 "dawnstuff1998" <DawnStuff@...>
writes:

<snip>

   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?
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----- Original Message -----

From: Edmund F Leavitt

To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 8:36 AM

Subject: Re: [raccoonwatchers] Food For Raccoons

 

Hi Trese,

Are you a Costco member? The reason I ask is that I have been buying 50
pound bags of "Atta-Boy" kibble. That brand is Costco's least expensive
dog food. Our Sheltie eats mostly people food plus a little Beneful
brand overweight-dog version kibble, so the Atta-Boy is strictly for the
yard critters. Costco has a long & well deserved reputation of not
buying junk so while Atta Boy will not rival Purina and similar "gold
standard" dog foods, it won't be substandard. Costco researches their
product line with a great deal of diligence.

Around June/July we introduce puppy chow for the nursing mothers who need
more calories, and of course for the new kits when they show up. I
think that comes in around 30 pound bags. We went through three bags
this summer if I recall. But aside from that we feed the Atta Boy year
round.

Roughly half of the Atta Boy goes to our crow flock and the other half to
the 'coons. I had roughly 12 crows festooning a leafless tree when I
got up this AM. As soon as the food went out that number jumped to about
30. They were especially needy today because we had temperatures around
26° F overnight.

I really don't keep track, but I'd say a bag lasts three weeks on
average. I just checked the last store receipt and 50# of Atta Boy was
$16.79 (plus of course the 9.3% sales tax our state imposes as part of
their war on prosperity.)

****************************************************************
Edmund Leavitt Ph: 253 582-5034
Ham / MARS / Federal K7EFL / AFA0AH / KPS654
Lakewood, WA USNG: 10TET36292223
****************************************************************

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:55:47 -0000 "dawnstuff1998" <DawnStuff@aol.com>
writes:
> 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?

<snip>
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From: Edmund F Leavitt

To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 8:36 AM

Subject: Re: [raccoonwatchers] Food For Raccoons

 

Hi Trese,

Are you a Costco member? The reason I ask is that I have been buying 50
pound bags of "Atta-Boy" kibble. That brand is Costco's least expensive
dog food. Our Sheltie eats mostly people food plus a little Beneful
brand overweight-dog version kibble, so the Atta-Boy is strictly for the
yard critters. Costco has a long & well deserved reputation of not
buying junk so while Atta Boy will not rival Purina and similar "gold
standard" dog foods, it won't be substandard. Costco researches their
product line with a great deal of diligence.

Around June/July we introduce puppy chow for the nursing mothers who need
more calories, and of course for the new kits when they show up. I
think that comes in around 30 pound bags. We went through three bags
this summer if I recall. But aside from that we feed the Atta Boy year
round.

Roughly half of the Atta Boy goes to our crow flock and the other half to
the 'coons. I had roughly 12 crows festooning a leafless tree when I
got up this AM. As soon as the food went out that number jumped to about
30. They were especially needy today because we had temperatures around
26° F overnight.

I really don't keep track, but I'd say a bag lasts three weeks on
average. I just checked the last store receipt and 50# of Atta Boy was
$16.79 (plus of course the 9.3% sales tax our state imposes as part of
their war on prosperity.)

****************************************************************
Edmund Leavitt Ph: 253 582-5034
Ham / MARS / Federal K7EFL / AFA0AH / KPS654
Lakewood, WA USNG: 10TET36292223
****************************************************************

On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:55:47 -0000 "dawnstuff1998" <DawnStuff@aol.com>
writes:
> 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?

<snip>
__________________________________________________________
"Shoot" into a New Career
Film Degrees, in front & behind the camera at New York Film Academy
http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=BUJflXXcH1hDoNFY6-tpQgAAJ1DnjT3S0t7rJyA_9fD6pE-xAAQAAAAFAAAAANNNYj4AAAMlAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABSFZgAAAAA=

Hi Trese,

Are you a Costco member?   The reason I ask is that I have been buying 50
pound bags of "Atta-Boy" kibble.  That brand is Costco's least expensive
dog food.   Our Sheltie eats mostly people food plus a little Beneful
brand overweight-dog version kibble, so the Atta-Boy is strictly for the
yard critters.   Costco has a long & well deserved reputation of not
buying junk so while Atta Boy will not rival Purina and similar "gold
standard" dog foods, it won't be substandard.  Costco researches their
product line with a great deal of diligence.

Around June/July we introduce puppy chow for the nursing mothers who need
more calories,  and of course for the new kits when they show up.  I
think that comes in around 30 pound bags.  We went through three bags
this summer if I recall.  But aside from that we feed the Atta Boy year
round.

Roughly half of the Atta Boy goes to our crow flock and the other half to
the 'coons.   I had roughly 12 crows festooning a leafless tree when I
got up this AM.  As soon as the food went out that number jumped to about
30.  They were especially needy today because we had temperatures around
26° F overnight.

I really don't keep track, but I'd say a bag lasts three weeks on
average.  I just checked the last store receipt and 50# of Atta Boy was
$16.79 (plus of course the 9.3% sales tax our state imposes as part of
their war on prosperity.)

****************************************************************
Edmund Leavitt                   Ph:    253 582-5034
Ham / MARS / Federal       K7EFL / AFA0AH / KPS654
Lakewood, WA                   USNG: 10TET36292223
****************************************************************



On Sat, 14 Nov 2009 08:55:47 -0000 "dawnstuff1998" <DawnStuff@...>
writes:
> 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?

<snip>
____________________________________________________________
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Film Degrees, in front & behind the camera at New York Film Academy
http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=BUJflXXcH1hDoNFY6-tpQgAAJ1DnjT3S0t\
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Yes, feeding is expensive, but I figure that I'm keeping the cost down by not
putting out food for everyone in the woods to gobble, but rather coming to the
door when alerted by my infrared raccoon alarm. That way I get to see them and
make sure they all get some grub.

I know the coonies have a large vocal range, but I've not seen any crying to be
fed here. They do shake the door, though, if I'm not responding fast enough for
them.

Dave

--- In raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com, "dawnstuff1998" <DawnStuff@...> wrote:
>
> 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?
>

----- Original Message -----

From: dawnstuff1998

To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 12:55 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?

----- Original Message -----

From: dawnstuff1998

To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2009 12:55 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?

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?

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From: Jande89139@...

To: raccoonwatchers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:26 PM

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