How do I get rid (humanely if poss.!) of a family of racoons living in my pool house?! Help!?
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I don't know where you live, but down here in "our neck of the woods" Animal Control WILL come get them. We've had them come out several times over the past few years to trap the little critters and relocate them. Those little guys are more than a nusance.....they can be dangerous. I can't believe your local authorities would expect YOU to trap and move them! Have you talked to Animal Control yourself, or is that info second-hand? I think I would make a "polite pest" of myself until they DO come out and do something.
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Call a local park ranger
Call a local park ranger
Call animal control or the forest management near you
i get them in my shed evry year and i use smoke bombs to get rid of them and it works every time
money $$
Hav-a-hart traps...use peanut butter as the bait.
You can either use a havaheart trap or call your local animal control office.The latter is most advisable though.
call a ranger~
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call the cops, they'll run!
Get a Havahart (brand) live trap. (Avail at Home Depot, many hardware stores) You can trap them (alive and unharmed), then just take them to a more appropriate spot (at least 5-10 miles away).
Call your local animal control/protection agency, they will refer/give you a number to call for a gov. agency that will remove wild life from your home humanly and relocate the family. Recocation is the main problem so they won't come back since they know where the cozzy spot is that has even a swimming hole.
if a humane solution cannot be accomplished, then a little of the old green antifreeze works wonders. (oh geeez, i'll get it from the peta people)
try contacting your local sportsmans club.the club i belong to has people who go set live traps to catch wild animals and then they release them away from where they were causing the problem.
Live traps bait with tuna after you caught them call your local animal control officer, he can set the traps for you so you are out no money just for the tuna.
Usually animal control will set live traps and remove them. If animal control has told you is not their job, then ask them who removes unwanted animals like raccoons, skunks, etc. There is an agency in every city - if you do not live in the city, contact the police agency responsible for your area and ask them who to call. Although very cute, raccoons are very mischievous and have been known to enter homes and help them selves to treats in the kitchens, including out of the frig.
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I am sorry to say this but i shoot them with my bb gun/airsoft gun
Fuking annoying creature they damage my tree house and tried to attack my dog
I would get traps then move them to a location out in the woods
throw some fire crackers in there to scare them or else there going to eat your cats. i just read in the news that there are crazy racoons in washington eating cats and small dogs and even attacking humans. If all else fails call a professional
keep a strobe light plugged in for a few days.. I just saw this on animal planet today. It said this will work for any creature that comes in your house.
*sigh*ok,i know you might get freaked by this idea but i do it this way:catch him(them)and put em in a box and let them go in the forest preserve where they can live there lovely fragile lives
Raccons are dangerous if they are provoked, or they perceive you as a threat. They also carry many diseases, including rabies. You need to call animal control, but surely have a shotgun on standby, just in case. If you don't have one, now would be a dandy time to pick one up. I was attacked by one as a kid, and it's not fun. Humane is not always best in some cases. Sniping a few raccons in your poolhouse is not going to endanger the species. If it does, just call me. We have enough in Georgia to share with the whole United States.
Give them ski lift tickets and tell them summer's over.
The best way to get rid of raccoons is to get rid of their point of entrance, if that's possible. I had them in my attic and I had to get rid of the tree, which ii believe they used for climbing up to the roof.