What kind of animal is this?
ffb613
9 years ago
We often have opossums and raccoons in our backyard, but what is this? We live in CT.
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Comments (15)processed soybean meal have the oil from it solvent extracted... does that mean the oil is not good or its just by product after taking the valuable oil? Not exactly sure. but I can think of 2 things off hand. Extracting the oil would make grinding the soybeans easier(no clumping/caking) and it could be stored longer. I don't foresee any negative effects on the lawn/soil. I have ground cracked corn straight from the feed store several times with no problems. I picked up a bag of soy flour from the health food section of the grocery store. I'm assuming it's just a finer grind of meal. If any one know's of any problems with this please let me know. No Problems what so ever its just much finer ground. The only problem most people have with "flours" is that it's impossible to use a spreader, you have to spread it by hand. lucygreenthumb- have you considered using Used Coffee Grounds on your lawn? You can pick them up for free at any Starbucks....See MoreAnimal burrow in yard--what to do?
Comments (6)You know what works for me and don't think I'm crazy but we also have loads of critters in our backyard and most I don't mind but we have a skunk living under the shed of my next door neighbour which is right next to my property line. So I pile dog poop around the perimeter of my property. It's in the woods so piles of dog poop aren't unsightly and they will dissolve into the ground with time but the dog poop seems to tell the critters that the dog lives here and you best not try to claim the dog's territory. We no longer have bunnies, coons or skunks (so far, knock on wood) and the only critters that still come are the squirrels but they are up in the trees so they are unconcerned by the poop. But maybe putting another animal's poop at the entrance of the hole might tell the animal not to use that exit any more and then you can close it off after a while. I also used this technique for mice that were living under my shed. The mice left but moles moved in instead and aren't bothered by the poop (go figure) lol! But the moles are cool...they eat grubs, slugs and other nasty ground dwelling bugs that most gardeners don't want around anyway and they aren't vegetation eaters, so double plus for me. Anyway, just a thought if you wanna take a "natural approach" to closing off your critter hole. Oh btw... we had groundhogs too (the babies were darling!) but we didn't want their burrow on our property and the dog poo worked there as well. You will know a groundhog hole as it has a musky odor and gnats will gravitate to the musk and fly around the hole at dawn and dusk. Let us know how it all turns out. Barb southern Ontario, CANADA...See MoreWhat kind of animal scat is this?
Comments (2)Hard to know. It doesn't look like what my cats produce, but they eat cat food. It could be fox or coyote. Where do you live? Is there enough wild area around to support wildlife such as fox, etc? Martha...See MoreWhat kind of animals eat calamondins?
Comments (9)Coastal areas have wharf rats (roof rats, plague rats) which apparently love fruit, unlike Norway rats are climbers. They will even come out in the daylight to sit in bearing fruit trees. We don't have year-round, in-ground citrus as a regular feature in this area so I don't know if those are on the menu but I have seen these animals in apple and fig trees. If you are well inland wharf rats are unlikely....See Moreffb613
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