"escapee" wrote in message
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On Sat, 07 Aug 2004 18:25:00 -0500, Katra
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Berry seeds? Probably racoon.

K.

Yes, this seems to be the consensus, along with the possibility of possum.
I
think the size of the turds is more from a larger animal, but either is
okay. I
wonder how they can get in here. I have everything pretty well blocked
off. Do
these animals make any type of sounds?

Both can climb over just about everything. Raccoons when they're
squabbling make quite a racket, sort of a mammalian version of grackles with
brawling cats thrown in........ Possums might hiss when cornered.
Both will like just about everything you plant, for yourself and for
them.

I am going to be converting quite a bit of the back garden into vegetable
garden
for the spring. I'm wondering now if I should plant some food these
animals
like and fence in the garden where I will be eating from. I'm a
vegetarian and
I no longer trust the vegetables I buy at the grocery store. We do have a
Farmer's Market here in Round Rock, but I keep forgetting about it. I
wish they
would bring a Whole Foods up here.

Thanks, everyone. I'll stay up one night and see what comes of it.

Victoria