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-   -   Rackoons! (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/rackoons-587389/)

shoequeen Jan 27th 2009 2:28 am
Rackoons!
 
Are they common over there? A friend of mine had a funny experience with one, when it jumped over a table and pinched her sandwich, just as she was taking a bite out of it! :eek:

dbd33 Jan 27th 2009 2:29 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by shoequeen (Post 7217615)
Are they common over there? A friend of mine had a funny experience with one, when it jumped over a table and pinched her sandwich, just as she was taking a bite out of it! :eek:
Yes they are. Shooting them is the only practical way to deal with them.

shoequeen Jan 27th 2009 2:29 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 7217616)
Yes they are. Shooting them is the only practical way to deal with them.
Ha ha ha - oh dear!

FlirtyKnickers Jan 27th 2009 2:30 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by shoequeen (Post 7217615)
Are they common over there? A friend of mine had a funny experience with one, when it jumped over a table and pinched her sandwich, just as she was taking a bite out of it! :eek:
I saw one once at the Toronto Zoo taking food from the bins....that was the only time:o

Really cute tho';)

dbd33 Jan 27th 2009 2:31 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by shoequeen (Post 7217618)
Ha ha ha - oh dear!
Really. Beating them to death individually is messy and time consuming. Antifreeze doesn't kill them. Poisons knock off local dogs and cats without harming the raccoons.

shoequeen Jan 27th 2009 2:31 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by FlirtyKnickers (Post 7217621)
I saw one once at the Toronto Zoo taking food from the bins....that was the only time:o

Really cute tho';)
Where do they live? Up a tree, in the attic?

shoequeen Jan 27th 2009 2:31 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 7217627)
Really. Beating them to death individually is messy and time consuming. Antifreeze doesn't kill them. Poisons knock off local dogs and cats without harming the raccoons.
sorry about my misspelling of raccoon!

FlirtyKnickers Jan 27th 2009 2:35 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by shoequeen (Post 7217629)
Where do they live? Up a tree, in the attic?
Most of the time they live in corn fields, though your attic might interest them if it has bugs in it:rofl:

shoequeen Jan 27th 2009 2:39 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by FlirtyKnickers (Post 7217641)
Most of the time they live in corn fields, though your attic might interest them if it has bugs in it:rofl:
She was telling me porkies then .... she said they all lived in lofts and can grow to the size of a large dog! Had me quite scared!

FlirtyKnickers Jan 27th 2009 2:43 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by shoequeen (Post 7217654)
She was telling me porkies then .... she said they all lived in lofts and can grow to the size of a large dog! Had me quite scared!
Not the one i saw:eek:....it was about the size of a cat:o Maybe if your living out in the sticks it would be different:unsure:

Does your friend live in Canada?

dbd33 Jan 27th 2009 2:43 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by shoequeen (Post 7217629)
Where do they live? Up a tree, in the attic?
Both. Removing them from the attic is difficult and dangerous.

shoequeen Jan 27th 2009 2:44 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by FlirtyKnickers (Post 7217669)
Not the one i saw:eek:....it was about the size of a cat:o Maybe if your living out in the sticks it would be different:unsure:

Does your friend live in Canada?
Yes - in Hamilton!!! I think she exaggerates somewhat though [bears in her back garden etc]!

Gremmie Jan 27th 2009 2:45 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by shoequeen (Post 7217654)
She was telling me porkies then .... she said they all lived in lofts and can grow to the size of a large dog! Had me quite scared!
They grow to that size yes,,as to where they live it deppends whether they are city raccoons or country raccoons:eek: The city ones are not as tasty as the country ones,these have more of a "Wild" taste and are great off the BBQ in summer:thumbup: but dont confuse them with a skunk:ohmy:

shoequeen Jan 27th 2009 2:45 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 7217672)
Both. Removing them from the attic is difficult and dangerous.
Well, as long as they pay their rent on time .....!

dbd33 Jan 27th 2009 2:46 am
Re: Rackoons!
 
Originally Posted by FlirtyKnickers (Post 7217669)
Not the one i saw:eek:....it was about the size of a cat:o Maybe if your living out in the sticks it would be different:unsure:

Does your friend live in Canada?
In Toronto they grow to the size of small, but real, dogs. 40lbs maybe, not like chows or shitzus but smaller than Great Danes.


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