Suburban Critter Alert

[Eric Phillips]

Just a reminder to all you suburban turtle keepers...trash pandas love the suburbs and they will wreak havoc upon your turtle property. Please take all necessary precautions to keep your turtles/torts safe

I live in a suburban village and this year alone I live trapped 4 raccoons and 5 possums...

 

[Maro2Bear]

Good trappin*. Hey, what size HavaAHeart are you using?

 

[Len B]

Here is a predator that most people don't think about being a danger to young turtles. This is a Bull Frog that has spent the summer in my pond. There are other frogs that are big enough to eat baby turtles also. Possums don't bother just about anything. I leave food out nightly for the 2 that visit my yard. As for raccoons when I trap them (most times) I give them 22 reasons they shouldn't be in the area.

 

[Yvonne G]

Here is a predator that most people don't think about being a danger to young turtles.View attachment 279402 This is a Bull Frog that has spent the summer in my pond. There are other frogs that are big enough to eat baby turtles also. Possums don't bother just about anything. I leave food out nightly for the 2 that visit my yard. As for raccoons when I trap them (most times) I give them 22 reasons they shouldn't be in the area.

I agree about the opossum. My problem with them is they poop in the turtle water. Opossum poop is disease ridden.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

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Just a reminder to all you suburban turtle keepers...trash pandas love the suburbs and they will wreak havoc upon your turtle property. Please take all necessary precautions to keep your turtles/torts safe

I live in a suburban village and this year alone I live trapped 4 raccoons and 5 possums...

Raccoons cause damage to houses too.
About $6,000 in damage to my previous houses roof.
They had taken up residence in my attic.
I had to replace drywall and all of the insulation.
Then the vent area was closed up because that's how they got it.
A few days later they were back. They had peeled shingles off of the roof and pulled up a section of very thick plywood.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Raccoons cause damage to houses too.
About $6,000 in damage to my previous houses roof.
They had taken up residence in my attic.
I had to replace drywall and all of the insulation.
Then the vent area was closed up because that's how they got it.
A few days later they were back. They had peeled shingles off of the roof and pulled up a section of very thick plywood.

Those neighborhood kids!

 

[Blackdog1714]

Luckily my dogs patrol nightly for raccoons and keep them out. I also keep my garbage cans on the outside of my fence to make for an easier dinner spot. Stopping them is almost impossible you have to make your yard a tough target so they look for easier. Now squirrels they must all die! They have shredded a dormer and it’s molding this year!

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Luckily my dogs patrol nightly for raccoons and keep them out. I also keep my garbage cans on the outside of my fence to make for an easier dinner spot. Stopping them is almost impossible you have to make your yard a tough target so they look for easier. Now squirrels they must all die! They have shredded a dormer and it’s molding this year!

Stopping them in the suburbs consists of trapping and killing.
Not a great or nice thing for an "animal lover".
Out in the country. Killing all of them would probably not be possible.

 

[Eric Phillips]

Good trappin*. Hey, what size HavaAHeart are you using?

This is a large trap...

 

[Blackdog1714]

In VA moving a trapped raccoon is illegal. When trapped as nuisance animals they must be euthanized.

 

[JLMDVM]

We have fox and coyotes, and a host of raptors as well as those other critters. I’m not very far from the suburbs. I’m not sure I would ever be comfortable with a total outdoor existence for my guys when they are adults. Of course I have plenty of time to ponder as I am still anxiously awaiting my babies. Actually getting nervous about caring for them! But I’m sure I can do it....I’ve done cats, dogs, horses, guinea pigs............still nervous. By reading posts here, I think I will be far more ready than I could have been otherwise.

 

[Toddrickfl1]

I had a turtle disappear out of my pond a little over a month ago and I suspect it was a raccoon that took him.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

I had a turtle disappear out of my pond a little over a month ago and I suspect it was a raccoon that took him.

About a year ago as I was riding home from work, I saw a very large eagle type bird fly overhead carrying a very large turtle.
It SEEMED impossibly large for even such a large bird.