mouse guard folded in half

[wouldliketobee]

Went out to remove mouse guards today and apparently a raccoon or possum folded one of them in half, the mouse guards are thin metal angle but not that easy to fold, has anyone else had this happen in non-bear country. The hives had some sugar on the bottom board and on the ground where I cleaned out the bottom of the hives last week , I was short on time so I left sugar there on the ground next year I will definitely clean the area before I leave. I will put the trail camera on my hives tomorrow.

[G3farms]

I vote for skunk.

waiting for trail cam pics  :pop:

[rwlaw]

Probably a skunk, go and get some carpet tack strip and screw it to the outer edge of the bottom boards to get them out of the habit of messing with the hives.

[tefer2]

Another thought is to fold up some chicken wire.
You have to make a box about 3 inches high and a foot long.
Then place on ground in front of entrance.
Makes their footing unsure and they hate to step into the holes.