Racoon stealth

[rodheadlee]

So this racoon made off with a 5 gallon bucket half full of cat food. It has a screw top lid too. I'm going to search the property tomorrow,  it's raining today. Has anybody else had a similar experience?

 

[Tacenda]

That's what happens when you're on land rodheadlee. 🤭

Hope it's as cute as this one! Oh, and yes my son had this happen, not the whole bucket though!

 

Edited October 1, 2023 by Tacenda

[rodheadlee]

😄

[JustAnAustralian]

Maybe it'll return with all of its friends. Be careful you don't end up making it a nightly thing like this guy https://www.youtube.com/@JamesBlackwoodRaccoonWhisperer

[Calm]

16 hours ago, JustAnAustralian said:

Maybe it'll return with all of its friends. Be careful you don't end up making it a nightly thing like this guy https://www.youtube.com/@JamesBlackwoodRaccoonWhisperer

I can see a problem when he gets too old to do this, if not now.  Got to wonder if this is a local population explosion that started after he started supplementing their usual food supply.  I wonder if his neighbours hate him because raccoons are running amuck in their yards, getting in their trash cans, eating up their gardens, attacking their pets, etc.  This looks sweet, but how are they going to survive without him?  Plus raccoons and rabies.

(Can you tell I was scared to death as a teen by a raccoon peeking in a camping trailer window while I was asleep…thought it was a pervert to begin with.  My dad had to construct a shed to keep them out of the garbage.)

Edited October 1, 2023 by Calm

[The Nehor]

I remember the scout camp out where a raccoon stole my breakfast when I walked away for a second. It wasn’t all bad. I found my plate later and it looked like he even washed it.

Plus they are cute. In several languages the word for raccoon mean “washing bears” or “little washing bears”. See if you can get one to do your laundry.

[Calm]

Very cute, lol

[rpn]

My dh says put a bright light near the cat food?  (His experience is that they can get at least half of the screw off lid off.)  BTW, if you relocate them, but don't take them more than 10 miles away, they will return.  I guess it is easy to see how people got to wearing coonskin caps.)

Edited October 1, 2023 by rpn

[MustardSeed]

We call them trash pandas

[rodheadlee]

Patty found the Lost bucket. The raccoon had stuffed it under one of the trailers here trying to get the lid off. Now we store the cat food in an outdoor closet. He or she must have been pretty strong or had help.

[Calm]

20 minutes ago, rodheadlee said:

He or she must have been pretty strong or had help.

A inside cat, perhaps?

(Been watching a couple of spy shows the last week.)

Edited October 1, 2023 by Calm

[Pyreaux]

[rodheadlee]

Now we are feeding possums, raccoons, skunks and more kittens. Older cats drop kittens off and show them the food bowls.

 

[Calm]

12 hours ago, rodheadlee said:

Now we are feeding possums, raccoons, skunks and more kittens. Older cats drop kittens off and show them the food bowls.

 

A zoo!

[Tacenda]

12 hours ago, rodheadlee said:

Now we are feeding possums, raccoons, skunks and more kittens. Older cats drop kittens off and show them the food bowls.

 

Raccoons and animals are big on youtube, maybe film some, lol!

[rodheadlee]

3 hours ago, Tacenda said:

Raccoons and animals are big on youtube, maybe film some, lol!

We need one of those wildlife cameras that work on motion 

[rodheadlee]

There are three raccoons on the back porch tonight for Thanksgiving. I wish I could get a good picture.