I am having problems with raccoons entering my house thru the pet door to eat my cat's food. As raccoons are nocturnal, I would like to fashion some sort or timer lock that could be added to the pet door (or in addition to it) that would cause the pet door to be unlocked only during the day, say 6 am - 9pm. I have considered the collar emitter type - but on at least 2 occasions the cat was sitting on the inside of the door while the raccoon was on the outside of the door. A proximity door would have let the raccoon enter with the cat be so close. Exterminating the raccoon is not really a solution, as I am sure another would pop up eventually. And I would prefer that the cat has access to the house (garage actually). Does anyone have any simple solutions or useful suggestions? Thanks, Mauki

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