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Sommer Gardens / Thursday, March 17, 2011 / Categories: Ramblings, Creatures

How to deal with a home invader...

It's easy, just catch them with a trap and transport them away to a new location!

unwantedvisitor.jpgRecently I started noticing my cat's food was disappearing at an astonishing rate.  My cat is not a big eater so I knew something strange was going on.  Perhaps the half eaten dog biscuit I found in the kitchen sink should have been a tip-off as to who was to blame.

I borrowed a small animal trap from a friend and set it up in my kitchen before going to bed.   A few hours later I awoke to a ruckus as this rather jumbo sized raccoon was trying to find a way to escape from his new home.  Later that morning I drove him a few miles away from my house and released him.  I reset the trap again for night two and low and behold, his mate ended up in the trap as well!  It has now been over a week since I captured these two and so far no other creatures have ventured into the trap.
   
I live in our old family home that was built in the 20's, and it happens to be in a somewhat state of disrepair.  Unfortunately it is really not a challenge for a creature to find a way to infiltrate my living space.

Now I need to move the trap out to my brug growing area where a family of armadillos is reeking havoc.
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