Our back yard is completely walled in and our stubby palm trees don't reach the top of the wall, so we were quite surprised one morning to wake up with a new creature running around the back patio. He was obviously panicked and trying to come into the house through the glass (thankfully we'd locked the doors!) but we couldn't figure out how in the world it got into the yard.
When the sun came up, he took refuge in the trees and we got a better look at the little civet cat. They are common here and are something like raccoons.
On the second day, he decided he liked the security of our couch. Such a cute little guy! But we were worried about him because he was so little and we knew he'd probably be missing his mom. He did enjoy the bananas we left out for him but when the guard next door offered to pick him up for us, we happily accepted. We released him in an empty yard close to ours where the mama civet had been spotted several times and thought that was the end of our civet adventure.
But....no. Two days later, he was back. Then another, then another! Turns out mama civet can come and go by climbing the wall but the juveniles can't. She was the one bringing them into the yard!
For several days, we had three living in the yard, eating our bananas and scaring me with their new and exciting sleeping spots. I have no clue how they managed to scale the door frame and sleep at the top, but it was popular. The two bigger ones spent the night here.
The little guy slept with his head hanging out like he was stuck!
So cute! But again, a little creepy when he suddenly lost his footing and fell while I was swimming. Thankfully, mama civet took them one by one overnight and has found a new home for her family. We enjoyed the visit but prefer our back yard a little quieter!
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