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Arg! some racoon ??'s
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After setting out the hav-a-hart trap for many, many, many nights and continuing to catch possum after possum, I finally got "the" racoon who's been ransacking my pond, released in many miles from here in the forest preserve, and went to bed a few nights w/o hooking up the scarecrow and setting the trap. Lo and behold, this morning I have rocks moved, lily buds nibbled and plants shredded. This is a mild one, but I know it gets worse (lily pots upturned, etc.). Arg! So a few ?'s from those with experience: 1) Possums don't do this, do they? I keep releasing them, thinking them harmless. In the past I've seen snails shells outside the pond, too, but could possums ALSO be doing the trashing? 2) I my backyard is enclosed with a 6' fence, so the coons can't see the pond, but they can hear the dribble of the waterfall. Would it do any good to move the hose each night so it doesn't make a dribbling sound, or will these varmints smell the pond or something? I need to trap this new one, I know, but I'd like to dissuade future bandits from even climbing over. |
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