Re: Don't know whether to laugh or cry
- From: "jmcquown" <j_mcquown@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:36:22 -0400
CatNipped <CatNipped@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"jmcquown" <j_mcquown@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in messageCoincidentally, I just saw a Wildlife Control truck leaving the island. Three guesses what they were called for and the first two don't count! There are signs posted saying, "Do Not Feed the Alligators". Twenty-some years ago when people started building here they thought it was quaint (or something) there were alligators around... until small pets started going missing.
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> CatNipped <CatNipped@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Jill, if there is an outside faucet handy, take an old hose, cap
> > or pinch closed the end, and punch holes in it every few inches -
> > then wrap it around the base of the tree and turn the water on to
> > medium when the cats are out and about (or are they *always*
> > out?). The resultant water spray around the base of the tree
> > should discourage the cats.
> > Chin Skritches,
> >
> > CatNipped
>
> There's a faucet right by the tree so this might work! (would wreak
> havoc on the water bill, though). She brings the cats in when it
> gets dark but during the day they are free to wander in and out as
> they please. I don't want to start up the indoor/outdoor cat
> debate but there are *alligators* on this island!
>
> Jill
Really? I watch "Miami Animal Police" all the time and hear about
'gators getting pet dogs and cats. I'd be really hesitant about
letting an animal roam wherever they're spotted.
The only other wildlife on the island that might be a problem are coral snakes but they are rare. Oh, and red tailed hawks. One landed not six feet from the back window a couple of weeks ago. It was full grown and could easily have carried off a small cat. I suppose if the raccoons got rabies they might pose a problem.
Re the water bill - yeah, there is that! ;> Maybe, as Granby
suggested, just a good soaking with a "Super Soaker" would train them
not to come over after a while.
I'll just turn the hose on :) Problem is I can't sit and watch out the kitchen window all day!
Jill
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