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Janiejoy Silver Lake, OH(Zone 5b) Jul 08, 2002

Something got into my house!

I was storing my birdseed just inside the door of our screen porch...

Came home from the store to find a hole in the screen at the bottom and that something had gotten in and snacked on some seeds on my coffee table out there! Dragged the seed bag around a bit but no other damage we could discern.

My question is, do you think it could be a squirrel? What other critter would slice open a screen?

Needless to say we are closing and locking the glass door to the porch from now on!
Wish I could have been a fly on the wall seeing the cats watch that foraging critter!!

--- Janie Joy

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eyesoftexas Toadsuck, TX(Zone 7a) Jul 08, 2002

Raccoons and skunks!

"eyes"

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motts1 south central, WI(Zone 5a) Jul 08, 2002

I had that wonderful experience with squirrels/chipmunks, of course I had left the window open and the bag with the peanuts on the shelf(the basement is half above ground)and the screen is fiber-not metal. I could also have left a neon welcome sign. lol. The cat found it intereting to watch.!!

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naturegal Wapakoneta, OH(Zone 5b) Jul 09, 2002

Since your "intruder" drug the seed bag around and it happened at night, I would guess a raccoon, seeing as how they are nocturnal

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Janiejoy Silver Lake, OH(Zone 5b) Jul 21, 2002

Would have had to have been a tiny baby coon, since the hole is just big enough to get both my hands through... but maybe it was a baby coon after all!

We've not had any more incidents and now that our new dog is sleeping out there at night (and sometimes so do I) I hope we won't have any more troubles!

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Jul 21, 2002

you would be surprised at how tiny a hole they can squeeze thru.

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annabelle15 Niles, MI(Zone 5a) Jul 22, 2002

Ok, now I know what is tearing up my plants and getting into just about everything on the deck,,,,,,,,,, HOW DO I GET RID OF THEM, out side of shooting them????

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MaryE Baker City, OR(Zone 5b) Aug 06, 2002

Get a live catch trap. You can carry them in the trap and relocate them to the woods away from houses. The humane society might help you and suggest what bait to use. I don't think they could resist peanut butter.

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