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Why do you feed wildlife? (Original Post)
In_The_Wind
Oct 2013
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Honestly, I started feeding the squirrels so they would come around and entertain my indoor kitties.
Arugula Latte
Oct 2013
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mnhtnbb
(31,405 posts)1. My dog would be through the window after that squirrel!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)3. My lab barks her head off but she needs something to do besides sleep.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)2. Watching that rodent feed is driving that cat crazy!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)4. Miss Frodo gets a little nervous watching squirrels.
Bunnies also worry her. [img][/img] Silly parrot!
pipi_k
(21,020 posts)5. One reason...
Mr Pipi walking out to refill the deer feeder. Ordinarily I would not be OK with deer who let a human get that close to them, except that whenever I went out, they did run away. So they trust him, but nobody else.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)6. Honestly, I started feeding the squirrels so they would come around and entertain my indoor kitties.
It has worked.
Sometimes the birds get the food, but I have to admit I don't like them as much. I'm such a mammalist...Give me something fuzzy.