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We have a raccoon who visits nightly. And while he’s a cute, pudgy old fellow… he’s extremely destructive when it comes to our birds feeders. Every morning we wake up to one or two on the ground, often in pieces. A month ago I started taking them down at dusk and putting them in the garage overnight. When I went to bed early last week and forgot? The husband got lazy and left them on the kitchen porch.
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Not a good idea.
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Not at all good.
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River's world..... 
Maybe he and the squirrel have formed an Alliance of Destruction with you as their main target… Hmmm, maybe Dudley should be let out, after all. 😉
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That raccoon is twice Dudley’s size. Maybe thrice….
😳
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Squirrels, raccoons, woodchuck baby, turkeys – do you guys have anything left for the birds?
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Don’t forget the skunks…. and the occasional opossum.
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I didn’t mean to overlook anyone.
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We have several grey squirrels that steal from our bird feeders. We have given up putting peanuts out, because they vandalise everything in pursuit of them.
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I wouldn’t mind if the raccoon would just eat and leave, but he knocks the feeders down, breaks them and sometimes carries them off.
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Maybe that means Mr Raccoon needs his own special A La River feeder, one he can reach.
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Mr. Raccoon would polish off his feeder and still attack all the others.
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Not a raccoon fan. They’re never as cute in person as they are in pics. And that waddle. It’s just creepy.
But I learned something new. I didn’t know raccoons like bird seed.
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They’ll eat seed, but what they really love is the suet and peanut nuggets. We’ve even had them drain the hummingbird nectar.
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I was so fond of raccoons as a kid, I used to long for one as a pet. Probably a really good thing that never happened.
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When my husband was a kid he found an abandoned baby and raised it as a pet. His mother used to take it grocery shopping with her…. it rode in the cart like a baby.
❣️🦝❣️
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It’s a shame that they are SO darn cute. But yes, they don’t give two poops about leaving a mess for you. 🙂
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They’re adorable… if there’s nothing breakable in reach.
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Mmmmm—a troublemaking squirrel, a bird feeder destroying racoon and a cat who wants to run away—maybe you should rethink how you treat creatures!!!
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It’s not possible to treat them any better!
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He’s adorable and an a-hole all at the same time. Sorry, feeling a bit aggressive today. Mona
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Maybe just a little. Dudley, not you…
😈
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They also stink. Especially when they take up residence in your parents’ attic. 🤮
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Thankfully we’ve never had one move in.
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Squirrel season is Sept. Not sure about Racoon….I’ll send the 8 g’sons over….
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No hunting allowed! I only make an exception for one always pregnant red squirrel.
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They are raising holy hell around my place. They gotta go. I can’t afford to keep fixing everything those furry tail wreckers wreck.
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I guess we’re lucky all ours destroy is bird feeders.
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That you know of. Just wait….
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