keith_h 420 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 There is only one way to handle tree rats but unfortunately it isn't allowed at the Fort. We use to have to keep our water containers in the car or bear box when we would camp at Lassen NP or else the tree rats would nibble holes in them to use as a drinking fountain. Our old house in Colorado was about a 1/4 mile from some people who kept peacocks and they are some of the noisiest animals I've ever heard. Even as far away as we were they were loud enough to be annoying sitting on the patio. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 Growing up, my grandparents had neighbors with peacocks. Beautiful birds, but come sunrise...good grief those things are loud. Forget a rooster to wake you up, just get a peacock! I've only seen one gator at Disney; it was out in the lake, about 500 yards from the dock. I know they are in the canals, but I'm not brace enough to go back there with a flashlight at night to look for them. I agree with the deer being bold, especially on the bike path to the lodge. One trip, we stopped our bikes to allow them to pass...and they just turned and walked towards us. We slowly weaved around them and kept going, but now we try not to stop for them, but rather slow down and move pass past them. We used to stay in the 100 loop a lot, and that's where I'd see the most wildlife. Not sure why. Our sites were always by the canal, so maybe that played apart. It was, while sitting outside one night in 113, that 2 small raccoons crawled down the tree that I was sitting next to..maybe 5 feet from me. Even though I grew up with raccoons in our yard, I'm embarrassed to admit that, until that point, is never stopped to realize that raccoons climb trees ☺️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 10 hours ago, Cortezcapt (Derek) said: The squirrels also steal bananas (probably any food you might have around) right out of your bag sitting on your RV steps. I'm not sure about the peacocks at the Fort but we used or still might have some at the flea market here, they were pretty but would chase you down and we're very aggressive. There's a neighborhood out on longboat key that started with 2 in the 50s and in 2016 had 50+ out wild and breeding. They started to trap them a few years ago and try to relocate them because they were becoming such a nuisance. Because idiot guests feed the squirrels, they are terrible. They steal your food, chew on your propane lines, hide stuff under your trailer and bark at you for sitting near their "stuff". djsamuel 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 15 minutes ago, mouseketab.....Carol said: Because idiot guests feed the squirrels, they are terrible. They steal your food, chew on your propane lines, hide stuff under your trailer and bark at you for sitting near their "stuff". They'll chew your propane line?! I did not know that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, twiceblessed....nacole said: They'll chew your propane line?! I did not know that. They sure will happened to us at the fort came back and the whole area smelled like propane. I went to alert the campers next to us they had a leak and then realized it was ours leaking. They chewed a large hole through the propane line that went to the refrigerator underneath the camper. They also chewed a hole through our stroller to get to a cookie, my daughter had left I it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, LONE-STAR said: They sure will happened to us at the fort came back and the whole area smelled like propane. I went to alert the campers next to us they had a leak and then realized it was ours leaking. They chewed a large hole through the propane line that went to the refrigerator underneath the camper. They also chewed a hole through our stroller to get to a cookie, my daughter had left I it. Wow. The cookie I get...but the propane line....wow. Now I'm anxious about that ☹️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 Tree rats will also get up into the engine compartment and chew on the wiring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 18 minutes ago, twiceblessed....nacole said: Wow. The cookie I get...but the propane line....wow. Now I'm anxious about that ☹️ Rubber flex hose must taste sweet. It was a pain because we couldn't use our fridge on the drive back home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 6 minutes ago, keith_h said: Tree rats will also get up into the engine compartment and chew on the wiring. I saw a cat crawling into my truck engine through the fender well about 2 weeks ago I was glad I saw him so I could chase him out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 Tree rats chewed thru a propane hose to my daughters Big Easy on her deck up in MN. Some of the independent hardware stores up there sell a long spring that you twist onto the hoses to protect them. And at the Fort they are a pain because people feed them and the get bolder each generation Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, Travisma said: Tree rats chewed thru a propane hose to my daughters Big Easy on her deck up in MN. Some of the independent hardware stores up there sell a long spring that you twist onto the hoses to protect them. And at the Fort they are a pain because people feed them and the get bolder each generation We have fed them but never on purpose it's normally my daughter leaves a plate of food out and when she comes back to eat it the squirrels have gotten it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, LONE-STAR said: Rubber flex hose must taste sweet. It was a pain because we couldn't use our fridge on the drive back home. Some hoses, wire insulation and plastics are made with soy by products so they attract the rodents... djsamuel 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Grumpy and Grandma said: Some hoses, wire insulation and plastics are made with soy by products so they attract the rodents... Well that's not smart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 18 minutes ago, LONE-STAR said: Well that's not smart. Agreed. 4 hours ago, keith_h said: Tree rats will also get up into the engine compartment and chew on the wiring. That sounds familiar....actually, now I'm remembering some sort of rat proof tape. May have seen it, at an RV show. I imagine that if that works, that it might work for squirrels as well..?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 31 minutes ago, twiceblessed....nacole said: Agreed. That sounds familiar....actually, now I'm remembering some sort of rat proof tape. May have seen it, at an RV show. I imagine that if that works, that it might work for squirrels as well..?? Tree Rat = Squirrel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 49 minutes ago, twiceblessed....nacole said: Agreed. That sounds familiar....actually, now I'm remembering some sort of rat proof tape. May have seen it, at an RV show. I imagine that if that works, that it might work for squirrels as well..?? If you have appliances in your slides and it would work for squirrels that would be worth buying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 11 minutes ago, mouseketab.....Carol said: Tree Rat = Squirrel Right...what I meant was, the tape I'm thinking of was specifically designed for mice/rats (I don't think it had a picture of a squirrel), but maybes that product could work as a deterrent for squirrels as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, LONE-STAR said: If you have appliances in your slides and it would work for squirrels that would be worth buying. I need to search it out... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 25 minutes ago, twiceblessed....nacole said: I need to search it out... Post your results Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 11 hours ago, LONE-STAR said: Post your results It was something like this.... https://www.amazon.com/Honda-4019-2317-Rodent-Tape/dp/B00AJTG3N0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514899298&sr=8-1&keywords=honda+rodent+tape Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mmfancipher 31 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 My son and I saw 3 or 4 armadillos along the sidewalk between Meadows and Pioneer Hall around 6:00 PM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 Best place to spot wildlife at the Fort in November was our site! We were in 335 and it backs up to a bushy area with a small bit of canal behind, and is also fairly close to the big canal and back path to the Settlement. We regularly had armadillos, turkeys, deer, raccoons, squirrels, rabbits, hawks and even eagles flying overhead. We had a small freezer outside the camper and one morning there were raccoon prints all over it. Thankfully they didn't get into anything, since we were already aware of the obnoxious squirrels and left nothing around, but the night after Halloween we came around our loop in the cart and spotted a couple on the back of our neighbors golf cart. Apparently someone left candy out as there were wrappers everywhere. The armadillos made a racket at night - you'd have sworn they were 6 feet tall from the noise. They spooked my brother and his wife their first night in the tent. The hawks must have had a nest nearby as we saw and/or heard them every day. One day a couple of deer popped out of the brush and our dog Lyn, who was in the pen at the back of the site, just about lost her mind. We didn't see them again at our site for a few days, but saw them all over the Fort most days, especially in the evenings. One night we went over to the cabin pool fairly late, and when we jumped back on the golf cart and turned the lights on, there were 3 standing about 10-15 feet away. Then there was the day Bz had a staring contest with a group of turkeys - the turkeys won. LOL There's an eagle's nest in a tree over by the lake, and we saw them overhead a few times too. It was a wild time! Wade 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ftwildernessguy 778 Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 18 hours ago, BradyBzLyn...Mo said: We had a small freezer outside the camper and one morning there were raccoon prints all over it. That would be Larry and Lester, my trained raccoons. They raid freezers and ice machines for me to keep my ice supply full for Kungaloosh. BradyBzLyn...Mo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 1 hour ago, ftwildernessguy said: That would be Larry and Lester, my trained raccoons. They raid freezers and ice machines for me to keep my ice supply full for Kungaloosh. You named one of your raccoons Larry?? I guess it would make sense that he's obsessed with freezers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted January 3, 2018 Report Share Posted January 3, 2018 3 hours ago, ftwildernessguy said: That would be Larry and Lester, my trained raccoons. They raid freezers and ice machines for me to keep my ice supply full for Kungaloosh. Luckily they didn't find my supply of starlight mints. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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