Invaded yet again.

@TheHorse (238284)
Walnut Creek, California
December 20, 2020 1:45pm CST
I let Kitty in at about 2 AM last night. I noticed that there was food in her (outside) bowl, so she must have caught a mouse or two. We woke up at about 9 AM, and I went outside to check her food and water. The food was gone and the water was dirty. Dirty water means the raccoons invaded us again last night. They have done so several times since I last wrote about them. They wash their hands after invading. The other night, there were five juvenile raccoons at my door. One tried to walk right past my foot and enter my apartment. I did not let him. How did natural selection allow such a bold species to survive? Raccoons seen virtually fearless. Do you have critters where you live that are incredibly "bold"?
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51811)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Dec 20
They're adhering to covid rules: wearing masks and washing their hands,
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Fleur
@Fleura (34954)
• United Kingdom
20 Dec 20
Sounds like they're not keeping their distance though!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 20
That's actually an excellent point! Do raccoons, and not kitties, rule the word?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 20
I reckon they're smarter than your average rodent.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Dec 20
Those raccoons seem to like cat food. None here that I know of.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 20
You don't have raccoons in your neck of the woods?
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Dec 20
@TheHorse Used to before all the new homes were built. I am sure other neighbors down the road do.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 20
@CarolDM I hope its the people who live in McMansions! Buwaahaahaahaa!
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
20 Dec 20
No critters like that here - all we have is the neighbours' cats. I've never seen a raccoon.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 20
They are cocky little blighters.
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Fleur
@Fleura (34954)
• United Kingdom
20 Dec 20
They are clever creatures, aren't they?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 20
Raccoons have my respect, even if I want to tease them
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
20 Dec 20
Do you live near the forest where animals can easily visit you?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Dec 20
We are pretty close to the base of Mt. Diablo.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 20
@thelme55 It really is. But right where I live there are lots of strip malls and such like.
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Thelma
@thelme55 (79311)
• Germany
21 Dec 20
@TheHorse I see. That must be a nice landscape there where you are.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
20 Dec 20
All of our critters are wild and do not try to enter the house.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 20
@LindaOHio I bet they would. I had wood rats in my ceiling when I lived in Orinda. It was a pain in the neck. the landlord wouldn't do anything about it.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 20
Here in California, wood rats, possums, mice, and other critters think they're welcome in our homes.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
21 Dec 20
@TheHorse Not good. If raccoons get into your attic they will tear it up.
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (40215)
• United States
21 Dec 20
Yeah, we have a possum who hangs out, around our house.
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (40215)
• United States
21 Dec 20
@TheHorse So true.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 20
Poor 'possums. They're so dang ugly. That is a part if their defense against predators.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117211)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Dec 20
Now that is bold. Most species are rightfully terrified of humans. Ya gotta feel sorry for wild life though, so much of their habitat has been obliterated.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117211)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Dec 20
I know this might sound unfair but you're already in their world, all that wild habitat that once was where your home is @TheHorse That's why I don't do more than I have to on this half acre. I don't always like what Mother Nature gives me but at least I haven't used any herbicides or pesticides to kill anything.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 20
It really has been. I try to be respectful when I venture into "their" world.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Dec 20
@rebelann Yeppers, I don't do any of that stuff either
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502251)
• Italy
21 Dec 20
They are well educated animals, they wash their hands... particularly important right now.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502251)
• Italy
22 Dec 20
@TheHorse My husband wonders if we can get contaminated by cats... I will NOT stop cuddling and petting my two lovely kitties.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 20
Maybe they were on my computer, Googling corona-virus while I slept.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135643)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Dec 20
They are not that brave here. But I make it hard for them to get free food too.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135643)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Dec 20
@TheHorse Just bring the bowl in and put it up. But she will win anyways
The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 20
I might start feeling kitty inside at night. But that would be just another step toward her ultimate goal of world domination (over my world).
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rakski
@rakski (156300)
• Philippines
21 Dec 20
I have not encountered such yet. What a bold move for them
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rakski
@rakski (156300)
• Philippines
21 Dec 20
@TheHorse oh wow. they get just food?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Dec 20
@rakski Yes, they're always on the lookout for free food.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Dec 20
I've been on camp outs here where they invaded out campsites as well.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (97957)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
23 Dec 20
Yes I have several outside cats visiting me then a squirrel that wants bread every day and finally at night comes a possum and if I have leftovers he is very happy
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Dec 20
I say make 'em all happy. But my Kitty comes first.
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DianneN
@DianneN (254949)
• United States
23 Dec 20
Most of our bold critters are hibernating now. Raccoons are still adorable even though they are huge pests.
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
21 Dec 20
@TheHorse The raccoons are real pests. Can something be done about them? Sophie lives inside and she chases bugs and flies that come on our porch and inside our home.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238284)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Dec 20
Kittyy has been chasing imaginary flies and other invisible critters lately I'm worried about her.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
22 Dec 20
@TheHorse Maybe she is very tired from chasing the real ones so she invents invisible ones. I really do see the real ones and if Sophie does too then she goes after them.
Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
23 Dec 20
We have lots of critters.