Comments on: Leaking Dumpster http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/22/leaking-dumpster/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Wed, 17 Sep 2014 04:55:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: SAACJack http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/22/leaking-dumpster/#comment-14438 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:49:03 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-14438 LOL! I love cats…and dogs too, but we are talking about cats!

]]> By: CSD Snowflake http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/22/leaking-dumpster/#comment-14432 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:48:28 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-14432 And given that raccoon rabies is ubiquitous in the Southeast, it’s pretty darn silly to be feeding raccoons too. I used to know a raccoon feeder whose deck abutted wild space in Candler Park and I advised him to get pre-exposure rabies vaccination since it was just a matter of time before he got a raccoon bite…..

]]> By: Mr. FixIt http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/22/leaking-dumpster/#comment-14431 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:44:38 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-14431 Cat chasing rats? I used to have two cats and I woke up one night to find a rat in the house and the cats sitting on the couch looking at me like, “Are you going to take care of that?” I think that the rats had paid the cats off.

Also, loved that post about a rat chasing a cockroach.. oh… I mean palmetto bug. Gotta love the South!

My kids used to have roaches as pets after as the result of a particularly “interesting” preschool unit. Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches. I highly recommend them. They are about 4″ long as adults, move very slowly, carry no diseases and make an interesting hissing sound when you pick them up. They have a very interesting social structure and actually “talk” to each other. They are often seen in crypt scenes in B movies.

They love dog food and the occasional piece of cantaloupe as a treat.

I’ll never forget seeing my 4 y.o. daughter talking to on of the roaches (named “Mrs. Hissie) and tucking it into the little bed in her doll house. It was so touching. :-)

We’ve also had pet rats … can’t recommend those though – they are a smelly mess – only second to guinea pigs.

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/22/leaking-dumpster/#comment-14427 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:15:20 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-14427 Agree. Since that’s my most frequently used bus terminal, I have viewed/smelled it many times. Luckily, so far, I have not seen any rats there, but if I did, I would not be surprised. I have noticed a lack of city cats, such beautiful and useful creatures, in all of Decatur. I recommend a cat for any rodent problems, it will take care of the matter lickety-split, and will still purr and provide good company when you need it for your own comforts of home and hearth.

]]> By: Dedogur http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/07/22/leaking-dumpster/#comment-14421 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:06:34 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-14421 I’ve always liked this dumpster and the spicy blue cheese sauerkraut durian fruit smells that it produces. It would be a shame to see it go.

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