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(Message started by: Sean_C on Aug 9^th, 2005, 9:54pm)

Title: These are my friends
Post by Sean_C on Aug 9^th, 2005, 9:54pm

I've taken care of these guys for the last 10 years. There's about ten in the group, and they come every night and put a show on for us.

Just thought I'd share.

Night guys ;;D

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b30fcce345b0&sid=8Abs2jdw2cNXuA

Title: Re: These are my friends
Post by sassy_lady on Aug 9^th, 2005, 10:30pm

cool, they can be some thing else, they are known to be very mean over there food, will kill a dog really quick!!,
but very cool pics.
Thanks !! ::) ::)

Title: Re: These are my friends
Post by Sean_C on Aug 9^th, 2005, 10:37pm

Ive seen'em pissed, they have an alpha male that won't let the others eat until he's finished. Every once in a blue moon one of the other males try's to take over and he straightens him right out ;;D I call that one jonny ;;D

Title: Re: These are my friends
Post by Tim_Z on Aug 9^th, 2005, 10:41pm

Masked bandits, cool sean. I have known a couple of different people who had them as pets. Great pics, thanks for sharing.

Tim

Title: Re: These are my friends
Post by broomhilda on Aug 9^th, 2005, 10:44pm

Ahhh they are so cute! ;;D We have a family in our nextdoor neighbours backyard, the little ones got out during the day the other week, should have seen the mom running to get them!

Thanks for the pics! :D

Title: Re: These are my friends
Post by cootie on Aug 9^th, 2005, 10:49pm

We've been over run by them out here in places......the can be quite destructive noisey and messy. At a campgrounds nearby they have a problem......with several campers and tents around at a few campouts they will get on tables and steal anything that is not put away and go thru boxes and pans. I seen one tryin to get the door open on a freinds camper by tryin to pry it open from the bottom. (there two little kids were sleeping inside) We seen a bag of buns run up a light pole with a racoon attatched at the others went up after it and fought up high. Woke up with one chewing on a tin can rite by my head when we had the tent. They'll get IN a tent if they can and I would NOT want to wake up and scare a big male or female with babies. Once they find food they will be back every nite.......we had several comeing over every nite finishing off cat food and my porch was gross. They used the water dish to wash the food and made a mess......all my planters and stuff had dirty grime on them cuz they FEEL UP everything. And the front porch deck was filthy from there dirty bodies and feet and STUNK like a wet dog. They'll get in your house if they can. They carry fleas and distemper.....not to mention rabies. I know there cute to watch but when you hear something tryin to rip a hole in your screen or pry a door open you will want to shoot to scare. (I'd say kill but there mite be racoon lovers on here).....What cha gonna do when they come for you Pam :P

They are cute tho........there just a nausance around here big time and makeing pets sick. And 'alot' of them are sick and ratty looking............

Title: Re: These are my friends
Post by broomhilda on Aug 9^th, 2005, 10:55pm

No one is safe when they invade...

http://www.yourpetpics.com/images/raccoon.jpg

edit to add sorry Pam that they are such a nuisance where you are :-/

Title: Re: These are my friends
Post by sassy_lady on Aug 9^th, 2005, 11:15pm

on 08/09/05 at 22:55:46, broomhilda wrote:

No one is safe when they invade...

http://www.yourpetpics.com/images/raccoon.jpg

edit to add sorry Pam that they are such a nuisance where you are :-/

omfg lol [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: These are my friends
Post by Racer1_NC on Aug 9^th, 2005, 11:48pm

Quote:

will kill a dog really quick!!

Not around here they won't...... ;;D

Bill

Title: Re: These are my friends
Post by Bethany1 on Aug 10^th, 2005, 7:02am

Hope they don't have rabies.. [smiley=huh.gif] But they are cute.

Title: Re: These are my friends
Post by Frank_W on Aug 10^th, 2005, 7:11am

Cute!! :)

Title: Re: These are my friends
Post by burnt-toast on Aug 10^th, 2005, 7:43am

We live on the outskirts of civilization and they visit our mulberry tree all summer.

They have plenty of natural food here so they don't bother anything and have no interest in our garbage cans. You never see them in daylight.

It's comical to watch them work out on the thin branches were the best fruit grows. They look like clumsy little trapeeze artists but they rarely fall. When they do they really just bounce, get their wind back and climb back up.

Tom

Title: Re: These are my friends
Post by marlinsfan on Aug 10^th, 2005, 7:46am

If you had a pool in your yard, they would use it as their toilet.

I moved into a house last year, and every night 2 coons would come in and poop in my pool. >:( It was driving me nuts. Animal control told me that they had rabies, that it was illegal for me to trap them, and that they had a tendency to come to my yard to drink out of my pool, and yes, they liked to poop in water.

So I installed a motion sensor light. For about 2 months, they would come in every night, and the light would scare them away. They now drink & poop in my neighbor's pool! I've heard him complain and I gave him some tips, but I have not seen the light come in on my yard anymore. [smiley=sayyes.gif]

I ended up draining my pool, and having it acid-washed for a few hundred $$.

Nasty critters.

You'll get no positive sentiment from me.....