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[actionjbone]

Last night around midnight, Deuce was REALLY excited about something outside the bathroom window, so I looked out

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[castortroysd]

Aren't raccoons supposed to be violent?

[cheetahmaster]

Oh, dear.

Not entirely surprising, given the other fauna locally, but def. a reason to keep an eye on the trash.

[actionjbone]

Yeah. I'd noticed that occasionally our recycle bins appeared picked-through, so I suspected a raccoon or a neighborhood cat was going through it at night.

This particular raccoon seemed well-mannered enough, though, and I've never seen things knocked over; as long as we don't see any damage, it's probably not a big deal.

[dannywilson]

Raccoons have been known to kill cats, so be careful! An airsoft gun is a big dissuader to raiding your cans or messing with your cats.

[actionjbone]

You're forgetting that the cat was inside.

[dannywilson]

Ahh, raccoons have been known to get into houses/apartments through the eaves and then tear through the sheetrock to get to food. Crafty little guys also have opposable thumbs, and can get into anything.

[actionjbone]

They don't have opposable thumbs.

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