tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.comments2011-02-04T19:07:06.548-08:00Nature <br>Read in Tooth and ClawUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.post-63869247405409521462011-02-04T19:07:06.548-08:002011-02-04T19:07:06.548-08:00Yogi looks fantastic! I can't believe he's...Yogi looks fantastic! I can't believe he's rolling in a field of fox tails. Thanks for taking such great care of him.Mary Cumminshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646451750521528095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.post-8371657724560255282009-06-25T11:39:20.978-07:002009-06-25T11:39:20.978-07:00Good suggestion, Phyl! I wasn't clear about th...Good suggestion, Phyl! I wasn't clear about the wire mesh thing - it should be a tube-shaped thing, perpendicular to the ground, and partially buried - basically, when you dig the hole for the planting, line the edges of the hole with the wire mesh, and leave it sticking up some at the top to prevent climb-overs. The animals are being attracted to the disturbed soil, so if you can surround MaryEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773548532841445693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.post-62270131786943154452009-06-25T06:05:10.257-07:002009-06-25T06:05:10.257-07:00If it's possibly squirrels (as I've experi...If it's possibly squirrels (as I've experienced with big potted plants on balconies and patios), you can also sprinkle blood meal lightly on the soil around the plant. The main problem is that it soaks into the soil after a soaking, and the squirrels come back, and you shouldn't keep slathering the blood meal on.<br /><br />So I think MaryEllen's suggestion about the mesh is best.Phylhttp://www.shinyideas.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.post-46885632824959969952009-06-05T12:27:47.920-07:002009-06-05T12:27:47.920-07:00Skunks and raccoons both are very easily habituate...Skunks and raccoons both are very easily habituated to humans - they live very comfortably in suburban and urban areas and easily get used to scents, sounds, and visuals of human habitation. There are several things you can try - when you plant something new, put a tube of fine mesh or chicken wire around the edges of the hole, so the animals can't get to the roots. also, I have found that MaryEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773548532841445693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.post-59367867006163186652009-06-05T05:23:02.666-07:002009-06-05T05:23:02.666-07:00Question, though it may not be quite in you purvie...Question, though it may not be quite in you purview. Most every time I plant something- flowering plant, shrub and most recently lilacs- something comes along and digs. I'm not sure what, most likely a raccoon but possibly a skunk or possibly a raccoon. How come human scent doesn't put the digger off?Charles Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490491302535327807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.post-86879536461255058292009-06-04T20:58:01.317-07:002009-06-04T20:58:01.317-07:00Grubs (larvae) have more nutrition than adult inse...Grubs (larvae) have more nutrition than adult insects (an insects' exoskeleton is made of chitin, which humans can't digest), but humans have to eat *a lot* of grubs to get any real value. People who have nothing else to eat, eat grubs, and people who want to impress/shock/gross out other people eat them.MaryEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773548532841445693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.post-35445458522194855922009-06-04T20:50:44.260-07:002009-06-04T20:50:44.260-07:00I didn't know that humans couldn't extract...I didn't know that humans couldn't extract much value from insects! So people who eat grubs are doing it for . . . taste, rather than nutrition? Or what?Katy Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.post-35177079569246252482009-05-23T16:48:49.964-07:002009-05-23T16:48:49.964-07:00Note the case of Mary Stark. The famed tiger tamer...Note the case of Mary Stark. The famed tiger tamer was mauled during a Barnum and Bailey, Ringling Brothers show back in 1928. It happened at the Bangor State Fair.<br />Charlie FrancisCharles Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490491302535327807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.post-14313885616991729682009-05-22T22:51:26.518-07:002009-05-22T22:51:26.518-07:00Hi,
We have just added your latest post "Exotic C...Hi,<br /><br />We have just added your latest post "Exotic Cats as Pets - Bad Idea" to our <A HREF="http://www.petgarden.info" REL="nofollow"> Directory of Pets </A> . You can check the inclusion of the post <A HREF="http://www.petgarden.info/story.php?title=exotic-cats-as-pets---bad-idea" REL="nofollow"> here </A> . We are delighted to invite you to submit all your future posts to the <A HREF=Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.post-38073502085933860692009-05-22T15:39:33.466-07:002009-05-22T15:39:33.466-07:00oh, thank you! I appreciate the feedback. I hope y...oh, thank you! I appreciate the feedback. I hope you will visit again - I put up new articles every Thursday.MaryEllenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773548532841445693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.post-77791020249868992182009-05-22T15:28:46.741-07:002009-05-22T15:28:46.741-07:00Wonderful! The sensitivity and insight of E. O. Wi...Wonderful! The sensitivity and insight of E. O. Wilson. The next time I walk the Nova Scotia shore of Bay of Fundy hoping for the least possible glimpse of a whale I will think of this.<br />Charlie FrancisCharles Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490491302535327807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439930899364687309.post-84813955497175166802009-05-15T07:21:00.000-07:002009-05-15T07:21:00.000-07:00: ( *sigh* ~cw: ( *sigh* ~cwCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194125919431656427noreply@blogger.com