Eggs taken whole, no broken shell, no guts. What could it be?

[cupman]

We had a few days a week ago or so where the weather was 75-85 degrees. Usually someone will gather eggs but for whatever reason none of us got them 3 or 4 days during the hot streak. I finally gathered eggs and I got around 15. I started to worry that maybe they had sat outside too long.. seeing as the temperatures were so warm. Well I left my eggs in a bucket on my back porch and forgot about them. The next day every single egg was gone. There were no broken shells, no egg guts, no tracks, nothing. I have ruled snakes out. In our area snakes are just so tiny and scarce that they could never carry an egg away.

The only critters I have around that I would suspect could do this are possums, skunks, coyotes and raccoons. Anyone able to tell what type of creature can take that many eggs without breaking any?

 

[zazouse]

do you have a dog? some of my dogs will take the eggs i give them and hide them for later when they are not hungry.
Was the bucket turned over?

 

[cupman]

The bucket was not turned over and I no longer have a dog. The neighbors have a dog but it's penned up all the time. I am nearly certain a dog is not the culprit.

 

[PeepsAreForMe]

Maybe someone stole them.

 

[zazouse]

The bucket was not turned over and I no longer have a dog. The neighbors have a dog but it's penned up all the time. I am nearly certain a dog is not the culprit.

was the bucket big, like if something gets all them eggs common sence tells me the buck should have been disturbed unless the critter was big enough to just stick it's head in and get an egg without touching it 15 times. so it is a big critter or someone took them.
The plot thickens LOL

 

[roadrunner0]

We had a Dalmatian who loved eggs and would swipe them from the basket when you weren't looking.. What got her caught was the dog slobber smell she left behind.. That dog could get 3 eggs in he mouth without breaking them.. My vote would be someone had a hand in the bucket if you can't find evidence to the contrary..

 

[Debbi]

Do you have squirrels???? And yes, squirrels do steal eggs!

 

[theoldchick]

You might have a two-legged snake sneaking about......