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Our Furry Thief

July 1, 2012 by OneMommy

It seems we have a thief among us.

One of the cute and furry variety.

The other night the cat didn’t come home when we called her, so we left the garage door cracked a bit so she could get in, and then we went to bed.

In the morning we found the brand new bag of cat food  ripped open and cat food everywhere.

 

Yes, Ricky the Raccoon found himself dinner at La Garage.

 

The ripped up bag of cat food was put in a plastic container with a snap on lid, several rocks were piled on top, and I even stuck a bucket on top for good measure.

The next day?That’s when my husband decided to borrow a trap and catch the little moocher.

An hour after the trap was set up we went out to check it before bed.

 

raccoon trouble
That is one cute little thief!

My husband loaded the cage up in the back of the pick up and drove Ricky to a new home.

We never dreamt we’d wake to yet another stripped-tale thief.catching raccoons

We caught one more the next night.  I’m thinking Ricky’s whole family knew about the great dining here!

Needless to say the kids have enjoyed checking out our little visitors.   They have been pretty cute, but I also know they could pose a danger to our kitty…

 

Have you had any experiences with furry thieves?

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Comments

  1. Cindy says

    July 2, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    We haven’t had any problems but last year we had a family of raccoons living in our next door neighbor’s yard. Keep in mind we live in the middle of a subdivision. I went out to water the garden one morning and three babies meandered through our yard over the fence and into another neighbor’s yard. The only problem the neighbors had with them was the poop on their deck…yuck!

    Interestingly enough the same neighbor had a family of groundhogs living in their backyard the year before:-) I don’t know why they seem to get the fun wildlife while all we seem to get are moles! The groundhogs weren’t really a problem at all. They just lived under the shed. It always surprises me that animals adapt so well to suburban life!

    • OneMommy says

      July 3, 2012 at 3:25 pm

      Love it! They must just have the “perfect” yard for all those critters!
      Our cat is trying to keep the moles and other little critters at bay… She’s become quite the little hunter!

  2. Mary says

    July 2, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    As a child, yes, there were raccoons that would hang around to get our outdoor cats’ food. They were a danger, as you mention, and killed my most beloved cat. So I’m glad that you were proactive about relocating these guys, and now that you know, I imagine you won’t leave cat food outside since even the precautions you tried were not enough.

    • OneMommy says

      July 3, 2012 at 3:28 pm

      Oh, I am so sorry to hear about your cat!
      That would kill my daughter if that happened, so we will be finding another way to store the food before tonight!

  3. Jen says

    July 2, 2012 at 7:17 pm

    Our culprit was a skunk! lol We were lucky to not get sprayed.

    Jen
    Creative and Curious Kids!

    • OneMommy says

      July 3, 2012 at 3:29 pm

      Oh! I keep waiting for one of our pets to get sprayed!

  4. Ginny Marie says

    July 3, 2012 at 7:16 am

    Those thieves do look rather cute! We have a skunk that comes to eat grubs in our backyard. I’d rather run into a raccoon!

    • OneMommy says

      July 3, 2012 at 3:40 pm

      Yeah, I will take a raccoon, or 2 or 3 over a skunk any day! 🙂

  5. Ella, Baby Strollers says

    July 3, 2012 at 11:12 am

    Aww how cute (although annoying I’m sure!) I’m from the UK so we don’t have Racoons here but we do have foxes and they sometimes steal the rubbish, but then so many people feed them these days that they don’t have to anymore, at least not in the towns anyway!

  6. Deb says

    July 3, 2012 at 12:59 pm

    Haha….every time we try to catch our local furry thief, he’s somehow able to open the trap door and escape! Maybe someday we’ll catch him = )

    • OneMommy says

      July 3, 2012 at 3:47 pm

      Oh, an escape artist as well as a thief!

      • Deb says

        July 3, 2012 at 4:41 pm

        Isn’t that why God made them with masks on their faces ; )

  7. Donna says

    July 9, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    We’ve had stray dogs and cats wander in and help themselves to the dog food, but no raccoons, thank heavens.

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