tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4123722777631623160..comments2024-03-18T21:16:14.441-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Squirrels and Racoons and Groundhogs, Oh My!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5730229176597190462010-04-29T09:26:51.082-04:002010-04-29T09:26:51.082-04:00Great topic! Those attic squirrels can be bad. Whe...Great topic! Those attic squirrels can be bad. Where I live now (near the 'downtown' of a small town north of Boston), we have squirrels, but we also have four cats that go out during the day, and I think they keep the critters away from the tulips. At least so far! They also do a good job of keeping the vole population down, and usually the birds manage to escape, so we're all happy. <br /><br />And also happy to have NO woodchucks. What a scourge. When I was farming in a previous life, the heartbreak on market morning was huge when those perfect heads of lettuce had been razored down during the night. The heads I was going to cut and sell for a lot of money.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52392276807030255012010-04-29T06:18:11.219-04:002010-04-29T06:18:11.219-04:00I'd like to see a vole, though. It reminds me ...I'd like to see a vole, though. It reminds me of mysteries... WHy is that?<br /><br />OH,I just burst out laughing. Isn't the name of a character in Witness for the Prosecution: Leonard Vole?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15534260775219385602010-04-28T18:23:32.806-04:002010-04-28T18:23:32.806-04:00Oh ladies, I haven't been here in a few weeks ...Oh ladies, I haven't been here in a few weeks and your conversations always have me in stitches.<br /><br />Here in Florida there are armadillos, stray cats and racoons in the backyard, not to mention the turtles that come out of the canal to dig holes for their eggs. <br /><br />My partner is a pantheist and won't let me hurt anything but I go nuts because we spend all day Sundays planting all these marvelous things to eat; spinach, collards, kale, onions, peppers, tomatos and now all these sweet animals are having a field day.<br /><br />I've been told moth balls will do the trick (until the first rain that is!)Sallybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909664471267312249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31915465324937987652010-04-28T16:37:42.035-04:002010-04-28T16:37:42.035-04:00Oh, Shela, I hope not! Brenda... which Island? We...Oh, Shela, I hope not! Brenda... which Island? We love Peaks.<br /><br />Becky - we had a rabies epidemic here that decimated our raccoon population... but they're comin' back<br /><br />CT - Mayo on bread...Ha ha!! I wonder if it works w/squirrels.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14705778495346570942010-04-28T15:36:42.936-04:002010-04-28T15:36:42.936-04:00Squirrels in the attic? Now I'm worried. I do ...Squirrels in the attic? Now I'm worried. I do hear strange noises sometimes... and we do have lots of squirrels (headless tulips too).Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67759127068076389262010-04-28T13:11:29.443-04:002010-04-28T13:11:29.443-04:00Living in CT, we have squirrels, raccoons, deer, f...Living in CT, we have squirrels, raccoons, deer, fox, and coyotes to contend with. But my favourite was the skunk who must have followed my Golden in through the doggie door and decided to take up residence in the drawer of my stove. <br /><br />In case you ever need the info, I left a trail of mayonnaise smeared bread from the oven to an open door. Three hours later, the bread was licked clean and the skunk was gone. And thankfully without spraying anything. They also, apparently, like Twinkies and egg salad if you have either of those handy. LOLcttigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707845229199038938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8290481048518799962010-04-28T12:39:28.253-04:002010-04-28T12:39:28.253-04:00The squirrels I don't mind, but don't get ...The squirrels I don't mind, but don't get my sister started on them--we had to warn her about the squirrel scene in Johnny Depp's Charlie & the Chocolate Factory!<br /><br />For me, it's the raccoons. They haven't been bad lately (knock on wood), but I've lived in two houses where they came in through the cat door, opened cupboards, made a mess, and stared at me like..."WHAT??!" when I dared stamp a foot & yell at them to get out. The day I came home & found a house guest going outside with a bag of stale bread to feed them, well...it wasn't pretty.Becky Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08406002037226319543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-92147432269081854422010-04-28T10:56:44.948-04:002010-04-28T10:56:44.948-04:00When we lived on an island in Casco Bay (Maine) th...When we lived on an island in Casco Bay (Maine) there were no squirrels. They couldn't swim that far and didn't figure out how to stow away on the ferry. Bliss!<br /><br />We moved to the mainland a couple of years ago and now have a yard full of squirrels so athletic they could qualify for the Olympic gymnastic team. Their primary work out involves climbing the poles from which we hang our bird feeders. And like yours, Hallie, they snack on the tulip blooms in the spring (and dig up and chew on newly-planted bulbs in the fall.)<br /><br />Those of you who have 'em in the attic have my sympathy.<br /><br />Brenda B.Brenda Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161539130987122737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20541060256907420162010-04-28T10:30:21.089-04:002010-04-28T10:30:21.089-04:00Terry, isn't a garden the best thing? But what...Terry, isn't a garden the best thing? But what a change in climate from Florida to Colorado!<br /><br />Ro, I love the picture of you with the slingshot:). The critters would be gone before I even got the thing stretched out and aimed!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70158542265634306602010-04-28T09:36:15.177-04:002010-04-28T09:36:15.177-04:00We just moved to the Colorado mountains. We've...We just moved to the Colorado mountains. We've always had squirrels (I think they're also required to be part of any college campus) where we lived in Florida, but here, they're black and BIG.<br /><br />Our little plot of land is all hills (and still frozen) but hubster has already started garden plans with an upside down tomato growing thingie, and yesterday he added potting soil and tomato plants to our 'vital necessities' purchases.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.com