On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:15:08 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

:"Dan_Musicant" wrote in message
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: On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:48:46 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
: wrote:
:
: :"Dan_Musicant" wrote in message
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: : On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:17:59 -0500, Norminn
: : wrote:
: :
: : :Get a humane trap from animal control. Decide what to do with the
: : :animal after it is in the trap. My mom used to relocate possum and
: : :racoons. You can do it )
: :
: : OK, I may go this route. Again, I'd have to do it until at least a day
: : passes with no footprints. I've never relocated a varmint before, but I
: : figure I can locate a free trap here in Berkeley, where we celebrate
: the
: : human conscience... sometimes to a fault.
: :
: : Dan
: :
: :
: :
: :Of course, you could just ID the footprint. Maybe it's nothing to be
: :concerned about.
: :
: :http://cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_circulars/circ561.html
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: Out of all those, I'd have to say Racoon. However, they didn't show
: housecat or possum, both of which seem possible hearabouts. It's hard to
: tell from what I'm seeing. I did see several racoons in the neighborhood
: a couple of months ago early one morning before sunrise. And, of course,
: there's loads of cats, including ferral cats around here. I've also seen
: possums, including one in my kitchen some years ago. I stared it down
: and subsequently eliminated his/her points of entry.
:
: Dan
:
:
:When you called your animal control department today, what did you find out
:about removing the animal?

I did not call them. I figure there's not much point, but I may. Anyway,
I have a plan that (if executed properly) should solve the problem -- a
portal that allows egress but no ingress.

Dan