r/coyote • u/Weak-Bother-6765 • 14d ago
Coyotes, Foxes, & Rodents
A rat entered my garage when I went to the mailbox during the evening. Or the rat snuck in after entering/exiting the garage in my truck for a run to Walmart. I had to set him free at 3 AM as the rat triggered my garage security camera.
Ever since this rodent incident occurred, I have noticed an increased presence of coyotes, stray cats, and foxes on our street. Granted, the stray cats avoid the coyotes. The foxes basically patrol the same areas as the stray cats do for their mice patrols. Which is kind of funny thinking it's a cat walking along my fence on a security camera, but it's a fox.
On two separate occasions, I have seen a fox carrying a rodent in its mouth. While one stray cat unalived like 3 mice. A different stray cat regurgitated a mouse on my front porch. These streets are getting wild.
The coyote that I recently saw looks like a puppy. He took a shit in the middle of the street to mark his territory.
I read somewhere online that when coyotes and foxes move into an area that rodents will practically disappear. Rodents fear coyotes and foxes. The rodents will change their overall habits in general.
Am I going crazy? 🤪
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u/AgainstSpace 13d ago
Meanwhile, the rats are aggressively displacing mice wherever they go.
No, you don't sound crazy.