The garage has the window open all year round so the wild animals have a place to go. We keep a heatlamp on all winter and beds for their comfort. Somebody has lived under the front and back porches since 1976 and no one ever tries to enter the house or attic. Really hope they don’t get ill. Vet bills would be staggering.
You’re as big a sucker as we are. We keep a heat lamp under the deck for a couple of feral cats who live with us.
At one time, we fed 32 raccoons every evening. Got cheap cat food from Sams Club. They never bothered anything else around. We worried about them getting into our pool, but they never did. And what a show they put on. I could even go out to the back deck and feed them “animal cookies” dipped in milk. Their fur was beautiful! The rest of the neighborhood greatly appreciated our efforts. We moved and I worried about our coons. Last year we had two screech owls living in the upper park of our arbor. They were entertainment also. Even bought an outdoor heater to run during the coldest time in December. The other day I saw what I thought was a “white skinny snake” poking out of the owl house we built...but it turned out to be a possum and it was his tail that kept hanging out of the door! It’s funny and educational to see all the wildlife come by. Our friends say we have a bed and breakfast for all the animals. LOL.