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Posted by rosebud on June 12, 2006, 5:40 am
Bert Byfield wrote:
>>> I have been battling raccoons who raid my cat and dog food in the
>>> middle of the night.
>>> One night I caught one trying to drag a big plastic bag of bagels
>>> through the cat door and chased him around the house with a broom.
>
>> There is your problem; get rid of the cat door
>
> Then how do the cats get in and out? No, the answer is to lock up the
> food, including garbage. No food, no rodents.

The cat will have to wait to be let out by it's owner.I believe raccoons
are able to open cabinet doors.

Bonnie

Real Goods Solar, Inc.
Posted by Bert Byfield on June 12, 2006, 10:34 am
>>> There is your problem; get rid of the cat door

>> Then how do the cats get in and out? No, the answer is to lock up
>> the food, including garbage. No food, no rodents.

> The cat will have to wait to be let out by it's owner.I believe
> raccoons are able to open cabinet doors. Bonnie

You are correct about the raccoons opening cabinet doors, but I have
mine wired shut at night. Raccoons can't use metal cutters. ;-)





Posted by Jim Elbrecht on June 12, 2006, 7:11 am

-snip-
>> There is your problem; get rid of the cat door
>
>Then how do the cats get in and out? No, the answer is to lock up the
>food, including garbage. No food, no rodents.

How about this $200 door that your pet carries the key to;
http://www.dogdoors.com/cgi/smart.cgi?command=listitems&type=group&group=electronic

Jim
[I've always wondered about pet doors and stray critters, but this is
actually the first time I've heard of anyone having trouble with one.]

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