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Eugene,OR

That fruit was about the size of a softball. The teeth that were chewing on it were huge!

6/30/2025 9:38:11 PM

Auburn California

No tracks?

6/30/2025 9:59:11 PM

Centennial Colorado

I have had a raccoon and a skunk do something similar. That looks more like racoon. I used chicken wire, rebar, shade netting, and PVC pipe and made a mini hoop house over the pumpkin.

6/30/2025 10:10:40 PM

Grittyville, WA

Yeah looks like about the size of a raccoon bite. It probably lost interest after figuring out there was no carmel inside.

6/30/2025 10:29:20 PM

Eugene,OR

I have been seeing raccoon poop around the last few days.

[Last edit: 07/01/25 12:27:49 AM]

6/30/2025 11:13:20 PM

Richmond, BC, Canada

Good luck and fingers crossed for #1 !!

7/1/2025 12:30:12 AM

Sonoma County, CA

I've had luck getting raccoons and skunks with one of those haveaheart traps. I use bacon or tuna.

7/1/2025 1:04:29 AM

Nova Scotia

Yes radios, bread n' peanut butter for traps, anything fishy may catch neighbors cat. Generally coons always ate a whole right through after seeds, this looks like deer from what I have experienced here however yours are inside?

7/1/2025 6:11:04 AM

Nova Scotia

Not deer, now that I see small tiny claw marks so some sort of smaller critter.

7/1/2025 6:53:11 AM

Western PA

I can see rodent teeth. See how there are tiny pieces on the ground? That's something rabbit sized or smaller That's NOT a raccoon. I would guess, vole, mole, rat, rabbit or something else similar. raccoons do not have rodent teeth.

7/1/2025 7:05:53 AM

Bethlehem CT

Coons would definitely put some scrapes in it with there paws. I am thinking some sort of rodent too.

7/1/2025 7:26:57 AM

Putnam Ct.

Squirrel maybe? I remember Matt D having an issue with them .

7/1/2025 7:41:50 AM

Trumbull, CT 06611, USA

I have to put small clothes baskets around all my small pumpkins and every single secondary tip until deadheaded. I have a large fence around the whole patch and they still get in. The culprits are rabbits and chipmunks

7/1/2025 8:29:33 AM

Trumbull, CT 06611, USA

I buy the small clothes baskets at Dollar General in bulk lol

7/1/2025 8:30:13 AM

Nova Scotia

Yes laundry baskets work great as well early stages.

7/1/2025 9:04:29 AM

Brooktondale, New York

Bird...my first ever attempt was pecked by a bird and left those little chunks. Exactly like that. All the pieces where still there. If they were trying to eat it it would be gone. That is when I added a little guardian for each fruit. The creepiest big eyed thing I could find. Now I have an army. I like big teeth dinosaurs too. Anything that looks mean. I make sure they stay covered as well. I currently have smaller sections of cattle fence covered with weed fabric and an old shower curtain. For what it is worth it seems to keep the rain and extreme heat away from the fruit. Last year captain America fell head first into my fruit and dented it. He's now in jail, guarded by king Kong. He won't see the patch this year. No chance of poroll, not with an attack on our efforts like that. Sound like a kid? Yeah I don't want to grow up I am a Toy's R Us kid. Making the real memories with my eight year old daughter. That is the real prize winner in my book. I am glad it was a backup.

[Last edit: 07/01/25 9:29:08 AM]

7/1/2025 9:23:52 AM

Westmoreland, KS

I'm going with Nosy Neighbor. Time to get rid of a few!

7/1/2025 10:05:40 AM