23-06-2003, 09:56 AM
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this rascal ruined my garden!
writes:
BTW I
wouldn't set a trap today, there is a major rabies epidemic among
raccoons, you don't want to go anywhere near them.
Well, it's impossible for them to bite while in the cage. If one
does attack, I suppose I'll be looking forward to the series
of rabies injections.
It might be a good idea to check with a good medical facility about the
rabies issue and how it is spread if it doesn't require a direct bite. As
I remember, they don't have to bite you directly if you have an open cut
or scratch and some of the saliva gets on it. Just for that reason,
please be certain to wear long, heavy sleeves and leather gloves to ensure
that nothing comes in contact with your skin.
Just one of those times when an extra precaution can go a long way.
Congrats on relocation. That looks like a good area to turn them loose;
they certainly have options as to where to go. The squirrels I have been
relocating go to a park on the lake; no homes nearby but still "people
food" in the garbage cans and lots of nut trees, etc., with fresh water.
I'm not so kind with the possums and turn them loose away from the park,
but near a lot of brush so they at least have a chance with the hawks and
eagles. Tonight, I caught a mouse in the smaller trap so I guess he/she
goes for a ride tomorrow if he/she doesn't manage to squeeze out before
morning. There's one more young possum out there somewhere and I'm hoping
it wanders in soon so it can join its siblings and mother. The young ones
were terribly bold, not old enough to be afraid and were coming right up
on my covered patio (and enclosed) and going to the cat's dish with the
cat right there in its bed asleep! The first one we caught was sitting on
the lawn furniture cushions looking in my kitchen window! They are only
about half grown, and I feel badly taking them away from their "home"
(wherever it is when they're not in my yard), it's not their fault they
were born there . . . but it sure isn't mine either! I don't feel badly
enough to let them have the run of the yard and reproduce more of the
vicious things in our neighborhood! This last one was curled up asleep in
the corner when I went out to take it elsewhere. Darn it all, anyway,
they should have been born elsewhere, all the pests we must deal with
should have been born elsewhere.
Glenna
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