I had a rule. If their coat was shiny, I assumed they were just egg thieves, so those were relocated. The raggedy ones met their demise.

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How did you come up with that rule? And how did you “demise” them?

I trapped one that was cute, shiny and not hissing. It was just scared. I fed it marshmallows before I relocated it. That one made the rule. Eggs = keratin😅 I noticed afterwards that the mean ones also looked shaggy and unhealthy. I'd rather not discuss the rest.

That’s funny. So from the look of this one, what do you say? Egg thief or chicken killer?

I am an egg thief but I am not sure if my coat is shiny.

That one looks wet. It's hard to tell.

If it's hissing, though... chicken killer.

😄 yeah, I noticed this one was way more aggressive than the first one. It was reaching all over trying to unlatch the cage.

Maybe someone tried to spray it down to give it a shower 😳

Well, if you decide to relocate, keep in mind that they have a strong sense of home. They need to be moved very far away or they'll be back.

I was wondering about that. I drove them 14 miles out. I wanted to “tag” it so I’d know, but didn’t know how.

Damn I may not have driven far enough. 🫤 Did your egg thief return?

It did. That's how I know 🤣 I drove it about 7 miles, then 30.

Holy shit. How did you know it was the same raccoon? What was the terrain it had to travel to go the 7 miles?

It looked the same & it wasn't scared the second time it was trapped. Hilly plains, so it probably wasn't tough to figure out.

Who’s scared of being fed marshmallows?