Something small stealing tomatoes without tripping the game cam

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I have a https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HMN7H04/ . Nice cam, works well generally. Got it on April 26, 2016 and have changed the batteries once.

Something was stealing my wife's tomatoes so I move it to that area, but whatever is taking them isn't tripping the camera. Plenty of shots of everything else that moves in that area, day and night. But in one shot the tomatoes are there, and then in the next shot a day later they're gone.

Would squirrels be too small to trip the cam? Is there a more sensitive cam out there that would be triggered by small critters?
 
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Squirrels. Watched one run off with one of mine that was half his body weight. He'd take about 8 hops, then have to put down the 'mater and rest for a few before continuing. I gave up on the tomatoes and just ate the squirrels instead.
 
We gave up on maters for exactly that reason. I set up a camera pointed out the bedroom window and we were able to see those little brown culprits. Tried a spray bottle with vinegar and cayenne pepper but that seemed to enjoy that "salad dressing".
 
Flying squirrels are so small and fast, they won't trip a camera either. I had a problem with one of my hanging bird feeders getting raided at night. I put a camera up on a tripod and aimed it at the feeder. Never got any footage or pics. But one night I was standing outside and saw one fly down and land on the tree where the bird feeder was hanging. Then I noticed two more of the little flying rats running around on the feeder. I don't know where they put all of that seed. It would be empty the next morning.
 
One was hanging on a bush in my garden the other day munching away at some pink flowers my wife loves. I happened to be carrying at home that day. Opened the door and yelled, "You wanna get shot?"

He seemed to get the message.
 
I could write a long, sad, and probably amusing story on my critter issues at the place in W. Jefferson. I was up there with a baited trap and my trusty CZ 512 with Leupold scope. Had planned on offing the furry interlopers. I have prety much narrowed it down to 3 entry locations all of which I can't get a trap close to. So I trapped and shot zero freaking critters. Pissed me off. My best guess is they are flying squirrels based on nocturnal activity and scat. Next step is paying way too much money to have them trapped and the house sealed up better. I would much rather assassinate the little scum, but they are tough. It is like Caddyshack when I am there. And the critters are winning. :mad:
 
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A squirrel took one of ours off the vine, ravaged it like a savage beast and carried what remained to the highway and left it for road kill. True story. I thought "he's mocking us, this is a personal attack" as my wife and I casually laughed at the gutted tomato that lay lifeless at the end of our driveway begging for justice. Soon I shall outline his roadkilled carcus with chalk.
 
Dang squrrels will wait exactly one day before you pick your watermelon to chew a hole square in it and ruin it.
 
Old video. Someone should make a new one..

 
I suppose I could set up my carbide cannon, bait some to enter the barrel, then fire them across a field.

They'll have a little less fur on them after that. Pretty much guarantee they'll not return, too.
 
I had a coworker complain about squirrels getting into his bird feeder. I suggested borrowing one of our 480v / 120v 50va transformers and wiring it backwards on some mesh wrapped around the feeder pole, that way when they climb up it, kapow. Well he did that but just used 120vac and put an incandescent Christmas tree light in the circuit. Squirrel climbed the pole, got zapped and fell to the ground unconscious. Got up a few minutes later and staggered off. Wonder if it got the message.
 
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