Poltergeist?

Cat?

Dog?

You are a bad baseball player?

You need glasses?

;-)

I was thinking it must be a clever puppy. But i’m Comfortable with any of the above.

I was thinking it could be a mouse but how the heck is getting the eggshells out of the trash without opening the lid ?

also, it probably is a poltergeist!

Raccoons maybe?

Once we had a raccoon that had found a way in & out of the house. We didn't know what was going on until we found a paw print on a wall.

Do you have teenagers? Because mine almost make a game out of not quite getting things into the garbage can.

No teenagers, cats,dogs, weird roommates,etc..

ETA I live in a small apartment on a second floor. I highly doubt it’s a raccoon or squirre.

A friend lived in an apt where a raccoon climbed a 4 story fire escape to visit. Trying to be logical, other than you and the perhaps mouse is there another living being with you?

A mouse is most likely, though I wasn't aware they were attracted to eggs. A mouse can EASILY scoot under a trash can lid; after all, they don't close tightly like Tupperware -- the lid just sits on top. Anything a mouse can get his nasty little head through, the rest of his body will scoot through too.

Mice are NASTY. I'd put out some poison and see if he "takes the bait".

Yeah I figured mouse, but I’ve been home during the incidents so I’m shocked I didn’t here the crackling of an egg.

it broke the last shell into what looked like 100 pieces.

Isaac! You made me spit out my wine!

I had a mouse drag an entire taco shell off the stovetop in our last house. I never heard it! My son thought I was crazy when I said the shell had disappeared until we moved the stove and found the shell under it, along with telltale signs of a mouse invasion.

While I can’t quite visualize a second flour apartment mouse also living outside, please do not use poison to get rid of mice and rats. Once they get outside hawks, ravens and crows prey on small rodents - if poisoned the birds also die. Use spring loaded traps instead. It’s quick and effective.

Weathy is right - and on top of the impact to birds of prey, it’s also an awful way for the animal to die. Snap traps are far more humane.

And nothing beats peanut butter on a trap, they cannot resist it!