The marshmellows worked! The raccoons ate them and left my cat food alone! I have at least 3 cats come to the buffet - but all of them kept their back to the camera so I don't know who they are. I might need to move the camera to a different angle.
I have also been feeding them long enough that I will need to contact a feral group to see how to wean them off the food. At least the weather is getting warmer so they should be able to go back to hunting well.
Tuesday, March 18
Monday, March 17
March 17 2008
Today was the first day that my buffet had no raccoons! The marshmellows didn't seem to be touched either but I am not complaining.
I have a few cats come visiting but the plate got moved so I only got a good look at one of them - not Roy. I will have to move the plate to get better pictures.
I have a few cats come visiting but the plate got moved so I only got a good look at one of them - not Roy. I will have to move the plate to get better pictures.
Sunday, March 16
March 16, 2008
There is a new cat at my home buffet! So maybe it is possible for Roy to be lured home this way. I do have a possum coming here so I need to find a way to discourage it without chasing away the cats. If Roy came and didn't find food would he come back later or would he not bother?
I put out jack mackeral at the other sites so hopefully I will get some more cats there. I did put out lots of marshmellows so the raccoons will go for them instead of my cat food.
I put out jack mackeral at the other sites so hopefully I will get some more cats there. I did put out lots of marshmellows so the raccoons will go for them instead of my cat food.
Saturday, March 15
March 15, 2008
Today I went to a birthday party and didn't get home until now. I felt it was a bit late to be running around in other people's yards and decided that one day shouldn't hurt. I hope.
I did buy some marshmellows - I was told they work better then apples. They were on sale so I got 6 bags worth.
I did buy some marshmellows - I was told they work better then apples. They were on sale so I got 6 bags worth.
Friday, March 14
March 14, 2008
The camera at aloha picked up a new cat - a calico. So at least more cats are getting the idea that food is there.
The camera at the latest sighting got a black cat who kept all the important body parts from the camera, and the batteries died so I don't know any more about her.
Raccoons ate the food at the other station - the apples were gone too! I am going to need a better way to keep them from the cat food.
I didn't notice there was an error when trying to post this last night.
The camera at the latest sighting got a black cat who kept all the important body parts from the camera, and the batteries died so I don't know any more about her.
Raccoons ate the food at the other station - the apples were gone too! I am going to need a better way to keep them from the cat food.
I didn't notice there was an error when trying to post this last night.
Thursday, March 13
March 13, 2008
I haven't been keeping up with the blog because I don't really have anything to report. Racoons have been eating my food so tonight I put out apples. hopefully that will help.
Tuesday, March 11
March 11, 2008
I did my usual rounds today. I got a new cat at one of my cameras - a simese. I also got permission to put a camera in the woods where he was last seen. I now need to make the tough decision on which camera to move. A friend sent me one that I have at my house now so I can see what is eating my food now that Leo has moved away.
