Raccoon Issues?
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You don't want to use poison, lest you kill your pets.
What about calling an animal control company?
Personally, I would shoot the SOB with a .22 subsonic, nice and quiet. If the bugger is coming in your house you need to sort him out---'coons can carry lots of diseases and you don't want any of them.
As far as relocating them, farmers hate 'coons more than anything. They are very problematic for farmers.
What about calling an animal control company?
Personally, I would shoot the SOB with a .22 subsonic, nice and quiet. If the bugger is coming in your house you need to sort him out---'coons can carry lots of diseases and you don't want any of them.
As far as relocating them, farmers hate 'coons more than anything. They are very problematic for farmers.
gdurham said:
That's not saying much....
Farmers hate all animals. If it's not one thing, it's another.
They (farmers) have practically wiped out wolves. And people seem to feel the need to run around blasting bears. It's crazy.
If farmers had their way, the only animals on this planet would be livestock.
I like the raccoons that live in our bush, we feed them and in return they provide entertainment with their antics. They are amazingly clever critters.
My defence is a good Offence well my dog.
He's killed I don't know how many. I don't leave him outside with the intention of him killing raccoons but the nights when he is outside in his doghouse he gets at least 1 every 3 weeks. Im just scared my dog will get attacked by more than one or get rabies.
He's killed I don't know how many. I don't leave him outside with the intention of him killing raccoons but the nights when he is outside in his doghouse he gets at least 1 every 3 weeks. Im just scared my dog will get attacked by more than one or get rabies.
several points:
1) some have a related problem - repeated piles of raccoon feces left every night - sometimes several piles of the stuff. Aside from the aesthetic of having to clean it up, there is a serious health issue - the deadly disease commonly called raccoon roundworm - its a child killer.
2) in the particular problem in question, I'd say the cat's life is at serious risk. Raccoons like cats - to eat.
3) Most of the various solutions don't work. Critter ridder, bleach, moth balls, etc. all might work for a few days, but eventually the animals become immune to the smell or the smell wears off. (In my case, the raccoons began using the critter ridder pellets like it was cat litter.
4)Large quantities of hot sauce totally blocking off the area can work - but it also blocks your cat.
5) Chicken wire on the ground - to impede how they walk - seems only marginally successful.
6) Removing (by trapping) the animals and keeping them within the same ravine system ensures they will eventually be back.
7) Removing them to another ravine system, passes the problem on to others.
8) Killing is illegal (for absolutely terrible reasons).
9) Most of the predators of raccoons have been killed off in urban areas - the raccoon populations have grown dramatically in recent years.
10) politicians have no motivation to act on the issue - even though raccoon damage totals millions of dollars a year (to roofs, doors, garages, etc. all over the city) and they pose several health threats.
11) It's not merely that you have to make them feel unwelcome. It's that you have to sustain this unwelcome feeling for months or even years. Raccoons are creatures of habit, coming back to the same spots again and again. Worse - they are big on family values - they go around in families, and as the families become extended, the extended families follow the same routes.
Now this is my conjecture: the population has grown very rapidly and the problems associated with raccoons are starting to get out of control. I believe the city (or province) should do a quick population study and then if it shows what I expect it to, a large number of raccoons should be trapped and killed.
12) My particular advice? Get rid of the trap door - keep your cat inside.
1) some have a related problem - repeated piles of raccoon feces left every night - sometimes several piles of the stuff. Aside from the aesthetic of having to clean it up, there is a serious health issue - the deadly disease commonly called raccoon roundworm - its a child killer.
2) in the particular problem in question, I'd say the cat's life is at serious risk. Raccoons like cats - to eat.
3) Most of the various solutions don't work. Critter ridder, bleach, moth balls, etc. all might work for a few days, but eventually the animals become immune to the smell or the smell wears off. (In my case, the raccoons began using the critter ridder pellets like it was cat litter.
4)Large quantities of hot sauce totally blocking off the area can work - but it also blocks your cat.
5) Chicken wire on the ground - to impede how they walk - seems only marginally successful.
6) Removing (by trapping) the animals and keeping them within the same ravine system ensures they will eventually be back.
7) Removing them to another ravine system, passes the problem on to others.
8) Killing is illegal (for absolutely terrible reasons).
9) Most of the predators of raccoons have been killed off in urban areas - the raccoon populations have grown dramatically in recent years.
10) politicians have no motivation to act on the issue - even though raccoon damage totals millions of dollars a year (to roofs, doors, garages, etc. all over the city) and they pose several health threats.
11) It's not merely that you have to make them feel unwelcome. It's that you have to sustain this unwelcome feeling for months or even years. Raccoons are creatures of habit, coming back to the same spots again and again. Worse - they are big on family values - they go around in families, and as the families become extended, the extended families follow the same routes.
Now this is my conjecture: the population has grown very rapidly and the problems associated with raccoons are starting to get out of control. I believe the city (or province) should do a quick population study and then if it shows what I expect it to, a large number of raccoons should be trapped and killed.
12) My particular advice? Get rid of the trap door - keep your cat inside.
james t kirk said:
Ya, farmers are a real problem. Its not as if they feed people or anything.
Your statement about farmers hating all animals is not true. Many farmers around the city are 'new' farmers and oppose hunting. The ones that kill animals target predators and animals that destroy thier crops.
Its about protecting thier livelihood. If you were dependant on livestock and crops to make a living I think you would see things a little different. Do you know how much damage a pack of coyotes or a bear can do?
gdurham said:
I am a farmer, although of the leisurely kind.
Coyotes are our friends, they live off rabbits and voles, which does tremendous damage, if you like me refuse to use poisons. Racoons are cute,
but they will (and have) literally rip a barn apart. You just cannot have racoons living in your barn.
james t kirk said:
There are so many things wrong with this I hardly know where to start. Do you even know what the estimated population of wolves is in this country?
Most farmers see their land as something to be taken care of and nurtured. Do they control predators? Yes, when required. Do they do things to promote wildlife and habitat conservation where possible? Absolutely. Most take the stewardship of their land very seriously. In my view, they are more "in tune with nature" than most of the population of one segment of society (at least those living below the 50th parallel) that has made that claim time and time again.
You can do what this guy did and try skunk soccer (or I guess in this Thread's case Coon soccer)....
Skunk looked like it was an extra from 28 Days Later:
http://www.livevideo.com/video/700915574668478E9213F61CA00E98BC/rabid-skunk-attacks.aspx
Skunk looked like it was an extra from 28 Days Later:
http://www.livevideo.com/video/700915574668478E9213F61CA00E98BC/rabid-skunk-attacks.aspx
Al Cohol said:
Open the door.
Skunks only spray as a last resort when they are cornered.
I was working on a job one time and there was a skunk trapped in a pitl. We called the humane society, they came and lasoed the skunk and the skunk actually fought the guy, but didn't spray.
