Bella Vista
Raccoons
Raccoons are cute and quite intelligent little rascals that like to get into the house by pushing screen doors open or breaking through them - HIDE foods from view and keep glass doors closed !!!!
Indeed, this is not a joke; and this is not
confined to "Casa Pacis" and "Bella Vista." We have been
told that the occurrence of raccoons making their way into the
house is prevalent all over Sea Ranch and beyond, up and down
the coast. We became believers when it recently happened
to us. We had left our bedroom sliding glass door about a
foot open. Some crackling sounds woke us up, and we just
saw the tail of a raccoon disappearing over the railing of the
deck. The screen door was about 6" opened. We had
definitely left it closed -- but not locked -- when we went to
sleep. We found everything in good order, except that a
plastic bag with vitamin C tablets was torn up and emptied --
the poor creature probably got quite a stomach ache from eating
the contents ...
Raccoons are notoriously clean and clever, and they are harmless. Our locksmith/screen maker confirmed that locking the screen door will not prevent a visit by raccoons -- they will then tear up the screen, rather than politely slide it open ...