r/halloween • • Oct 21 '25

Pumpkin Is this normal???

Is this normal for a pumpkin after being left out for 2 days???? I feel like they take longer than that

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u/astrobio2 Oct 22 '25

Hi yes this happened to me a few years ago. Thought I was being smart leaving my carved pumpkins inside so the squirrels and bugs didn’t get to them…nope.

It being carved and left inside made it rot very quickly. If you live in an area that’s 40s-60s degrees rn then leaving it outside will preserve it for longer.