SailingMystic said:emysemys said:Hi Diane:
That might work just the opposite of what you want, that is...bringing them into the house by starting out at the end point.
So far it has worked And I use feeding blocks as well- they are huge and take a while to break down (not cheap either)...and they are far away. So far, so good Feeding blocks come in all types of flavors...and my neighbor pitched in for the good food- so the distraction for them to relocate to another huge tree has helped us out a lot. We didn't want to hurt them....
I feel really bad about this poor little turtle - so sad to come out and find it in that condition....
SailingMystic,
I'm glad that the feed worked for you, but I really think you're asking for a huge issue in the long-term here. You're introducing easy meals for raccoons...sure you may have 1-2 now, but keeping food out in the woods is likely going to attract more raccoons, coyotes, skunks, etc to your region. These are all potential predators to your tortoises. I would highly recommend discontinuing this project, you're giving them a reason to hang around. The moment you take that food away, there's a good chance they'll be wandering through your yard looking for more. The longer you leave it there, the more animals you're going to be pulling into that region.
My advice, take it or leave it.