While you may love animals and even have some on your property, you probably don't want raccoons to become permanent guests. Take a look at several ways to keep them out in the wild:
1. Check your home for holes
Raccoons like to rip open a hole that already exists in your roof or basement, rather than starting one. Make sure your home is secure, then check back every few weeks.
2. Look for warning signs
Scratch marks on your property, raccoon tracks and a messy garden are all sure signs that raccoons are casing your home.
3. Block their entrances
Fences won't do much good because raccoons are strong climbers and diggers. Adding a screen to your windows and trimming the trees around your home should be enough. Make sure there's a 5-foot gap between the branches and the house.
4. Don't try and wrangle a raccoon yourself
Along with a nasty cut or bite, there are so many ways to hurt yourself while chasing a raccoon through the smallest parts of your house. Call an expert if one of these animals gets inside your home. A pest control expert can trap them and relocate them permanently.
5. Don't leave out any food
If they can't dig up worms or roots they'll eat fruit (even crabapples), fish from your backyard pond, or your compost heap.
6. Lock your trash can up
Keep your trash cans inside the garage as long as possible, then hook the lid on with a bungee cord.
7. Don't bother with repellents
You can try Raccoon Eviction Spray, which is made from male raccoon urine, but calling a trapper is your best bet.
What are your tips for keeping raccoons off of your property?
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You can get rid of these pesky critters using these 3 tips:
1.) Get A Dog
2.) Get A Gun
3.) Get Cooking Supplies
You beat me to it LOL
Jeremy Crandall
Get a dog.
I was just going to say “Does one of those ways include a gun and a tanning kit”.
Laura Martinez
Rob Becker
Leave the coons alone.
I’ve had coons here for 20 years and they are my friends.
I have them every night
Grow a forest. You’ll be lucky to ever see a$#%&!@*
Morons
Start a racoon hat business
Josh Sawyer
Set a live trap and bait with cat food.
Randy Rhea
Do you own ducks or chickens?
Nope. Just giant Malamutes. And lots of wildlife…
12gage long barrel with 000 steel buck, full choke and sight laser.
Why keep them away, just eat them! Love me some$#%&!@*and taters.
I tell em git! Git!
Or just a 12ga.
i$#%&!@*like a raccoon quite often
The added precision allows me to shoot Varmints off my coops at 100ft without breaking any windows while half-asleep..)