shoequeen

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!

dbd33

Yes they are. Shooting them is the only practical way to deal with them.

shoequeen

Ha ha ha - oh dear!

FlirtyKnickers

I saw one once at the Toronto Zoo taking food from the bins....that was the only time

Really cute tho'

dbd33

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

Where do they live? Up a tree, in the attic?

shoequeen

sorry about my misspelling of raccoon!

FlirtyKnickers

Most of the time they live in corn fields, though your attic might interest them if it has bugs in it

shoequeen

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

Not the one i saw....it was about the size of a cat Maybe if your living out in the sticks it would be different

Does your friend live in Canada?

dbd33

Both. Removing them from the attic is difficult and dangerous.

shoequeen

Yes - in Hamilton!!! I think she exaggerates somewhat though [bears in her back garden etc]!

Gremmie

They grow to that size yes,,as to where they live it deppends whether they are city raccoons or country raccoons 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 but dont confuse them with a skunk

shoequeen

Well, as long as they pay their rent on time .....!

dbd33

In Toronto they grow to the size of small, but real, dogs. 40lbs maybe, not like chows or shitzus but smaller than Great Danes.