Well the drop bears kill thousands every year but it's quick, it's not like rabies.
Animals in my house!
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This is so exciting!!
You MUST install a camera..
You MUST install a camera..
They never wash their dishes either.
We can rule that out. Rodents don't scratch on doors. They are very stealthy and quiet animals.Or a large rodent.
that sounds more likely. Both would also play around with an old cat collar if they found one.
A window, not properly closed. Or it sneaked in through the door behind your back.
You say it keeps scratching at the door. Did it leave scratch marks? Could you please take a photo of them (preferably with a ruler or a coin so that we get an idea of the size)?
This might give us a clue as to what species it is.
The poor thing will be terribly thirsty by now and obviousely can't get out (if it could it'd already have done so). Please, do leave it a bowl of water. Even wild animals can survive only 3-4 days without water and you surely don't want a dead animal in your basement.
Some cat food would be nice but isn't as urgent as the water.
The worst part is that they never invite you to join them!
I once had a mystery creature in my house and set up a live trap baited with some of the dog food. Turned out it was a woodchuck. To this day I have no idea how it got in my house.
young animals are often more curious than is good for them. Quite like teenagers. They never listen to their parents but go out and conquer the world 
Had a number of bats over the years, a rabbit, several hedgehogs and a tawny owl.
Had a number of bats over the years, a rabbit, several hedgehogs and a tawny owl.
But they will chew through them.
Been staying at my sister house while she on vacation, just in the last week my cat has killed three big mice. For reasons I don't understand he feels the need to leave them on the kitchen counter where I'll find them in the morning.
If you don't want poison or traps in the house have you considered borrowing someones dog? Terriers are great for cleaning out a house and will (usually) stay away from cats.
Bull Terriers will kill up through their own weight (about 35 kilos).
What are you talking about?We can rule that out. Rodents don't scratch on doors. They are very stealthy and quiet animals.Or a large rodent.
Mice might be stealthy and quiet. But squirrels aren't
Tho yes, I'd suspect a possum or raccoon.
Rodents gnaw which sounds like scratching.
I left some food and water out for it this evening. I haven't heard it in a while, but I don't want it to starve to death in my basement if it truly is trapped down there. I'm getting a live trap tomorrow so hopefully I'll be able to catch it and find out what it is!
I feel like it isn't a rat. We've had the occasional mouse wander through the house, but I don't know of anybody that's had rat problems around here. The raccoons and possums in my neighborhood are all over the place, though.
Would I be able to hear it making noises? My cat gets trapped behind a door, and she meows. Do raccoons and possums make any kind of noticeable sounds?
I feel like it isn't a rat. We've had the occasional mouse wander through the house, but I don't know of anybody that's had rat problems around here. The raccoons and possums in my neighborhood are all over the place, though.
Would I be able to hear it making noises? My cat gets trapped behind a door, and she meows. Do raccoons and possums make any kind of noticeable sounds?
My local animal control was extremely lazy when we had a cat in our attic. I eventually convinced them to let us use their cage traps so we could catch it ourselves and let it outside.
SASQUATCH!!!
So...it was a raccoon. A fucking giant raccoon.
Handsome fellow! Have you figured out how he got in?
I wonder what he would've bought.
