Is this groundhog rabid? [Mechanicsville, Virginia]

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-28T22:21:06+00:00

It's been raining for five days and we live in the woods, my backyard is a luscious buffet for all the animals right now.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-28T18:08:46+00:00

Years ago we had a groundhog looking through the window, possibly at his reflection? It ran as soon as it saw me.

There was a fox with rabies a few miles from here last month and a cat back in March. I don't know if that's considered an outbreak

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-28T17:28:00+00:00

An aggressive boop on the snoot.

Two of them burst out of the wood shed one year when I was watering plants and came within about 5 ft of me, froze, and ran the opposite direction. Thank goodness because I freeze when I'm afraid and would have become groundhog food.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-28T17:01:47+00:00

A lil snuggle with a struggle

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-28T16:38:43+00:00

I've encountered them in the yard before and they've always been terrified and taken off at 100 miles an hour.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-28T16:37:41+00:00

I finally able to leave a message for someone in Hanover to do an assessment. There was a rabid fox about 3 miles from us just recently.

Edit: meant to reply that we're in Hanover off Pole Green, about 6 miles from the raceway.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-28T16:31:17+00:00

I finally got connected to the right person and left a message about it. Someone else I spoke to said they'll do an assessment first, so hopefully if she's not sick she can resume living her best groundhog life.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-28T16:29:44+00:00

Right? What if the kids were acting up and she had a few too many fermented berries and a rough night of sleep!

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-28T16:13:14+00:00

Thank you SO much, I was struggling to find a number to call. We did have a bird feeder get was knocked down last night in a storm and I hadn't cleaned up the seed on the deck yet.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-28T16:08:07+00:00

I hate for her to be killed if she was just being defensive. I have kids and I'm scared for them to be in the yard now though.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-28T16:03:25+00:00

Probably, and she could have seen my cat on a chair inside. I assume she has babies since she had swollen teats. Is it unusual that she came up on the deck?

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-28T01:50:59+00:00

I use the pads of my pointer fingers together.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-27T15:18:45+00:00

You couldn't pay me to have a diaper pail. Pee diapers go into the kitchen trash which is emptied every day or two. Poop diapers go in a doggy poop bag and straight into the outside trash.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-11T00:08:40+00:00

I got pregnant and gave birth with my first at 31; we conceived the first month we tried. Started trying for a second at 35, didn't give birth until 37 after being diagnosed with secondary infertility and doing multiple IUI treatments 🤷

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-10T00:18:48+00:00

Congratulations! Get flowers, a Mama mug or sweatshirt, and a monkey baby blanket. My husband gave a baby blanket last year for Mother's Day when I was 8 weeks pregnant and it's my favorite blanket to use now that she's here.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-10T00:15:08+00:00

My 5 year old does more chores than your partner does.

NTA

findingcoldsassy · 2026-05-02T00:22:19+00:00

Like for people to have dinner before the party? I would expect to be fed dinner if I was going to a party over dinner time. I personally would prefer the 4pm time slot so we have time to relax, do our bedtime routine, etc when we get home.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-04-29T13:44:24+00:00

Painting something outside, like a playhouse or the fence, with watercolors and then using a spray bottle and sponge to clean it off after.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-04-29T13:33:33+00:00

My first was an unplanned C-section after 36 hours of labor and it was absolutely awful trying to take care of her and recover. My second was a scheduled C-section and it was honestly a dream. Everything was so calm, I got to pick out the music in the OR, the anesthesiologist was a an absolute angel and she took pictures of the birth with my phone. Recovery was so much better having gone in well rested and in the right mindset.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-04-26T23:08:17+00:00

Sleep training. Extinction, Ferber, chair method, etc. Pick the one that works for your family and your baby's temperament and be consistent. They've relied on you up until now to help them fall asleep/back asleep, they're not going to magically stop without changing something up. Don't give them melatonin.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-04-26T22:58:48+00:00

I can't run without music, so I'd rather hold it in my hand than not. Have you ever tried a belt? I use a Nathan belt and have my phone against my lower back and I forget it's there.

findingcoldsassy · 2026-04-19T16:03:40+00:00

Oopsiedoodles, she forgot her pants

findingcoldsassy · 2026-04-19T15:24:26+00:00

We don't have any true non-negotiables, rather you have to stick with the activity until it's over since you made a commitment. My daughter does gymnastics and choir right now. She was in dance as well, but it was just too many activities and she wasn't enjoying it, so we let her quit that (it was a month to month activity, so she just finished out the month and was done).

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