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Comment by ryantgtg

7 days ago

I did this last year and checked on it after the first day to find a drowned baby opossum.

Must have been a rough morning, sorry.

Not the first one this happened to. Article offers a suggestion:

> If you want to keep squirrels, chipmunks, and other small critters from getting trapped in the bucket, you also could put a piece of hardware cloth or chicken wire over the top of the bucket. To keep it in place, you can use zip ties.