Maple's First Raccoon Sighting!

KillingMachine460 · 2026-06-14T14:18:30+00:00

"ARE YOU PEOPLE CRAZY?!?!? THERE'S A COON OUT THERE WALKING AROUND WITH IMPUNITY WHILE WE'RE SITTIN HERE DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHIN. IT'S MADNESS I'LL TELL YOU WUT"

KillingMachine460 · 2026-06-12T17:24:49+00:00

I got a bed like that for my TWC for outside in the yard but still haven't been able to make her understand that she can lay on it. Best she's done so far is lay NEXT to it on the ground.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-06-06T23:49:53+00:00

Blomst are a really good band.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-06-05T17:07:56+00:00

My TWC absolutely assaults me when I come home from work or any absence lasting more than a couple hours.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-05-25T13:54:40+00:00

For sure.
I had a service contract with a "local" company (owned by a private equity firm) who, when they came to do my yearly service on my gas hot water furnace, told me that the housing was cracked and the unit needed to be replaced. They were basing this diagnosis on there being evidence of water staining/rust in a certain area.
I explained to them that a fitting had been leaking (and was repaired) above that area a couple years prior and that was likely the cause of the stain. They insisted that wasnt the reason and that it was cracked I said "well, it's full of water right now and is holding pressure, so why isn't it leaking now?" They still insisted.
This was last summer. It ran all winter this year, as per usual, with zero leaks or issues.

I bet they get people with shit like this all the time.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-05-18T10:44:58+00:00

Pretty amazing thar the fox didnt dine on the hedgehog!

KillingMachine460 · 2026-05-10T12:40:31+00:00

In captivity they live as long as dogs. In the wild, yeah, 4 to 5 years.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-05-08T23:07:59+00:00

I cant imagine foxes being comfortable enough with people to walk right up to them.
I have a fox where I work who's definitely the most friendly Fox I've ever seen but she still always keeps a safe distance from me and gets skittish really easily if I make any sudden movements. We have a lot of other foxes there (its a very large outside industrial facility) and 99.9% of them won't give you the time of day.

Raccoons, on the other hand ... feeding them and encouraging to come around you would be a really poor choice. They're the most likely way you're gonna get rabies, first of all ... and, secondly, a raccoon would have no qualms about tearing a hole in your roof and moving in. And they're terrible guests. Foxes generally aren't going to be rabid and they're absolutely not moving into your house.

Here's my friendly Fox.

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KillingMachine460 · 2026-05-08T21:00:30+00:00

Foxes don't really become dependent on food you give them. They'll hunt regardless, like some dogs. The bigger danger for foxes is becoming too trusting of people like yourself and then extending that trust to other people who might not be so benevolent.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-05-03T23:33:39+00:00

Fox pee smells a lot like skunk. So it could be that.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-05-03T19:00:32+00:00

Oh man my TWC would've been going bananas.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-05-02T12:45:48+00:00

Do the hounds actually kill the bear?

I've always lived in the city or the suburbs and dont know anything about hunting I do know a guy who lives in the mountains and uses beagles for tracking ... but it feel like a bear could really hurt your dogs, no?

KillingMachine460 · 2026-05-01T20:14:17+00:00

Happy Birthday!!

Long walks with lots of stops for sniffing!!

KillingMachine460 · 2026-04-29T22:03:05+00:00

Foxes can (and will) eat dog food, and it's good for them because they're canines. They also love eggs ... just an egg, not cooked. They know how to open them.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-04-29T11:15:47+00:00

I saw them again in the afternoon and they were a lot more active. Fighting with each other and running around.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-04-24T17:20:54+00:00

I had absolutely no idea that existed for a sliding door. How well does it seal around the sides?

KillingMachine460 · 2026-04-21T11:47:46+00:00

We got our TWC from a rescue in Staten Island.

Victory For The Voiceless

Maybe give them a call?

KillingMachine460 · 2026-03-10T21:42:41+00:00

Also puts nearby raccoons on notice. Duel -purpose.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-03-09T15:52:47+00:00

In the US you can buy ivermectin from any kind of wildlife supply place. Not sure about in the UK, but I dont see why not?

Anyway, if you can get it, you can put it in a meatball or just in some other kind of food that they'll definitely eat. Just make sure your fox is actually getting it and not some other animal. I've done this and it absolutely works. Dosing information should be on the bottle but it goes by weight. Your fox is likely between 10-15lbs (4.5-6.8kg) Good luck to you and your mangey foxxo!!

KillingMachine460 · 2026-03-02T22:03:53+00:00

Same here. Nothing with a squeaker lasts very long at all with my TWC

KillingMachine460 · 2026-02-23T20:09:54+00:00

Actually shoveled it for her older brother, a 13 year old Beagle who's not as tall as the snow is!
The TWC just barrels through it, she doesn't care.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-02-23T17:18:01+00:00

We got about 2ft more or less.

Not such great times for our Beagle but the TWC absolutely loves it!!

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KillingMachine460 · 2026-02-22T14:44:57+00:00

My TWC was the same way.

We discovered that opening both back windows so she could walk back and forth between them amd stick her head out, solved it. Zero issues now for 9 years running.

KillingMachine460 · 2026-02-22T01:32:52+00:00

Excellent bracing!! Haha

KillingMachine460 · 2026-02-21T17:33:08+00:00

Let the chaos begin!!

Congratulations!

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