Hey, everybody. I've been feeding feral cat (a neutered male) regularly for the past month and am looking for some advice on keep raccoons away from his food. The kitty in question, Frank, only comes around at dusk and in the early morning. So, I've been putting his dry food out about an hour before dark, pulling it when I go to bed, then putting it out again for a couple of hours early in the morning. I had been leaving it out all night, but the raccoons starting coming around, so gave that up. Now, I've got one coming around before dark and he's eaten all of Frank's food a couple of nights this week. I've tried leaving the food out during the day, but it goes untouched. I've also tried putting the food up on a table. Frank gets it, but so does the raccoon.
Guess I need to come up with some kind of feeding station that's raccoon proof. Is there such a thing? I'm pretty limited what I do because I live in a two-family apartment and my downstairs neighbor only agreed to me putting out food for Frank if it's right outside my front door. I don't really have a porch, just a few steps and a small stoop. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Guess I need to come up with some kind of feeding station that's raccoon proof. Is there such a thing? I'm pretty limited what I do because I live in a two-family apartment and my downstairs neighbor only agreed to me putting out food for Frank if it's right outside my front door. I don't really have a porch, just a few steps and a small stoop. Any ideas would be appreciated.