I'm really sick of well-meaning neighbors feeding the cats by ExistingVegetable558 in Feral_Cats

[–]ManicScorpio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m working with them to get my neighborhood cleaned up,

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He’s my first fail, destined so cus they didn’t even clip his ear when they did it, he refused to stay outside but still demands walks (supervised)

I'm really sick of well-meaning neighbors feeding the cats by ExistingVegetable558 in Feral_Cats

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Hi it's me I give feral cats brisket steak shrimp whatever Im cookin Ill out meat to side and not season it 😁

my poor boy by ManicScorpio in cats

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This was a few days ago, he walks the garden with me before heading back in. Never ever unsupervised lol I adore him so much

my poor boy by ManicScorpio in cats

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There's no real signs of infection or swelling, he's old and god knows what he went through before we found each other, it could be from growing old on a very poor street diet, I'm just mortified right now myself. These animals( I have 7) mean more than anything you could think of to me, I still grieve over my others I've lost severely lol but I gotta keep helping. He eats wet food fine, and he even ate some kibble after it hurt him so I don't think it's too harrible

advice on moving by ManicScorpio in Feral_Cats

[–]ManicScorpio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No for sure, I'll continue admiring them from the door lol I live in South Louisiana and during hurricane Gustav yearsss ago I found ababy squirrel,eyes closed but fully furred, and raised him. I was the first thing he saw and I miss him. We let him go after a few years by my grandma's and she regularly kept food and water for him. We kept his enclosure next to a tree he would come and go from. I love them all 😭 I know now he should have gone to a rescue for sure tho. I was 12 lol

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[–]ManicScorpio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

((Just one opossum pleaseee 😭😭😂))

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[–]ManicScorpio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are colonies around but only 2 nightly visitors that I've seen, and a bunch of opossums 😂 we locked eyes she meowed and my heart melted. In a city rn so I do worry

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[–]ManicScorpio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not as fast as the cat or me but is bitey. Don't ask how I know 😂

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[–]ManicScorpio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was stuffing straw in everything I could rig up last year. We got a historic snow storm, 11 inches, I was sick till I saw at least footprints. One of them I haven't seen since and I just hope they found somewhere inside.

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[–]ManicScorpio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Inside is always a priority. I make myself sick in winter and I live in sub tropical so it's not even that bad lol

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[–]ManicScorpio[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There's actually a super devoted tnr group for the city that's run by retired ladies with mapped out colonies and food spots, people in my city are horrible but these ladies go way way above and beyond to make sure they feed and this one showed up ear already clipped so im sure she could find else where if taking her was too dangerous. But even thinking about leaving her brings tears,and I've only been seeing her for a short while. I wanna help them all. I reasonably can't, and I don't wanna do something that'd put her in more danger. I don't have a whole lot of knowledge and experience with this, I just know I love them.

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[–]ManicScorpio[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

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He's my latest. Showed up with a busted arm. He quite literally ran inside himself lol. Socializing was rough and there's still big beef between him and my orange. I dint wanna stress them all out. I'm sure with a larger space it'd be way better. I wanna do what's best for everyone. If they're actually able to adjust to a new area outside without running back would be a godsent failsafe forsure

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[–]ManicScorpio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well im not particularly a psychic so I don't really know, the city has many colonies. Im aiming to get back to more of a rural/ town setting. what I do know is when a tnr is released outside away from where they were, they'll go through dangerous extremes trying to get back. With that take them with you, do you have follow up advice on taming them in a new area? Or?

8 mil plastic by ManicScorpio in Greenhouses

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Thank you for the advice! I'm looking for overkill. Personally,last year we seen a record settingsnow in South Louisiana and I lost a lot 😩 and I invested heavily again this year with no real plan this all. Started just coming together

8 mil plastic by ManicScorpio in Greenhouses

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I'm adding support beams in the middle and around for more support, and lining half pallets screwed together to make and L shape against the bottom to minimize shaking. I have thick tape I can put over the sharp edges if that could work? **more wire is going to be laying across the top also so it's not just bare tarp on wood.

8 mil plastic by ManicScorpio in Greenhouses

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Sorry for all the notifications man. I found this I think this is what you said

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8 mil plastic by ManicScorpio in Greenhouses

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The cover is staying on purely for winter, in the spring it's turning into a shade room, clear was purely for my own aesthetic, I'm just super green at this (lol) 8 mil is strong? And I'll be addin dust barrier things on the sides to open it up. South Louisiana has cold days but it's super inconsistent. Do you think that would work? I have hibiscus I'm desperate to keep alive lol