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Post by swamp on Jun 20, 2013 11:25:17 GMT -5
The past 2 nights we have had a nighttime visitor. A raccoon as trying to get in our garbage cans, which are on the deck. DH heard it and chased him away. Picture DH in his underwear running on a deck after a raccoon in his underwear hissing like a cat and waiving his arms.
So then we put heavy stuff on top of the can lids.
The raccoon keeps coming back and knocking the stuff off.
Other than putting the garbage in the garage, which is a long walk, or shooting the raccoon, which I don't really want to do, any suggestions for getting him to go away?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jun 20, 2013 11:26:46 GMT -5
which I don't really want to do, any suggestions for getting him to go away?
Have your DH chase him around naked? It might die of shock/laughter.
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Post by gs11rmb on Jun 20, 2013 11:32:01 GMT -5
I don't usually point out grammar because it is both mean and I make mistakes as well. I just thought your post was funny because I didn't get a lot of sleep last night and read it as the following:
"Picture DH in his underwear running on a deck after"
"a raccoon in his underwear hissing like a cat and waiving his arms."
In my sleep deprived state I thought I was reading about a strange cartoon!
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Post by Bob Ross on Jun 20, 2013 11:35:04 GMT -5
Dog poo in a flaming paper bag?
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Post by swamp on Jun 20, 2013 11:35:39 GMT -5
I don't usually point out grammar because it is both mean and I make mistakes as well. I just thought your post was funny because I didn't get a lot of sleep last night and read it as the following: "Picture DH in his underwear running on a deck after" "a raccoon in his underwear hissing like a cat and waiving his arms." In my sleep deprived state I thought I was reading about a strange cartoon! I'm sleep deprived because of the fucking raccoon!!!
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 20, 2013 11:36:43 GMT -5
Set up a movie projector and show the movie Ishtar. That movie sucks so bad, even the raccoon will run away.
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Post by milee on Jun 20, 2013 11:42:26 GMT -5
You probably can't get the raccoon to go away, but you can get raccoon proof garbage cans. We have raccoons around here and have to use the cans with the lids that snap on tight.
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 20, 2013 11:47:45 GMT -5
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 20, 2013 11:51:34 GMT -5
But look how cute they are.
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Post by steph08 on Jun 20, 2013 12:16:56 GMT -5
My vote would be to shoot it, but I am heartless like that. And I live in the boonies. This is the way things are. (I won't tell you how many little woodland creatures I have had to dispose of in the past two weeks because of my damn dogs). Get a humane trap and trap it and give it to animal control to do with as they please? You could trap it and drive far away and drop it off, but there is the possibility that it could make its way back to your house.
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Post by Bob Ross on Jun 20, 2013 12:25:48 GMT -5
Or better yet, just hire me to sit on your deck and drink brewskis and pee on the raccoon if it shows up. I charge $50 an hour. You provide the beer.
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Post by Abby Normal on Jun 20, 2013 12:26:59 GMT -5
You can get a live trap for it. A motion activated sprinkler would probably work too.
We had a raccoon living under our deck for a while. Only reason we knew he was there was because the dog would stand on the deck- dead still. We hosed down the deck with water, which scared him off. He was a really big guy. I'm glad our dog didn't catch it.
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Post by Bob Ross on Jun 20, 2013 12:27:15 GMT -5
Also, that thing looks awesome for trick or treaters on Halloween.
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Post by swamp on Jun 20, 2013 12:50:12 GMT -5
My vote would be to shoot it, but I am heartless like that. And I live in the boonies. This is the way things are. (I won't tell you how many little woodland creatures I have had to dispose of in the past two weeks because of my damn dogs). Get a humane trap and trap it and give it to animal control to do with as they please? You could trap it and drive far away and drop it off, but there is the possibility that it could make its way back to your house. LOL, if I called animal control over a raccoon and asked them to relocate it, they would laugh at me. I also live out in the boonies. You have to take care of your own critter problems.
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Post by swamp on Jun 20, 2013 12:51:13 GMT -5
You probably can't get the raccoon to go away, but you can get raccoon proof garbage cans. We have raccoons around here and have to use the cans with the lids that snap on tight. I have one of the "raccoon proof" cans. They can still get it. I have little claw marks on the handles!!!!
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 20, 2013 12:52:12 GMT -5
You can hire those guys who trap raccoons. I think there was a reality show about them.
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Post by swamp on Jun 20, 2013 12:57:47 GMT -5
You can hire those guys who trap raccoons. I think there was a reality show about them. My uncle does it. He drowns them after he traps them.
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Post by NancysSummerSip on Jun 20, 2013 12:58:27 GMT -5
You must be sleep deprived. The way that reads, it sounds like the raccoon is wearing the boxers (or briefs) as well as your DH, which made me wonder if they were a matched set. When I was a kid living in the boonies, we used to shoot them or trap them. The trapped ones were relocated. The county's Animal Care and Control would do it.
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Post by Tiny on Jun 20, 2013 13:02:52 GMT -5
You probably can't get the raccoon to go away, but you can get raccoon proof garbage cans. We have raccoons around here and have to use the cans with the lids that snap on tight. I have one of the "raccoon proof" cans. They can still get it. I have little claw marks on the handles!!!! What about searching for better 'critter proof' cans? I would imagine there are some sort of heavy weight 'toter' style with wheels where you can apply and actual lock to keep the lid closed. I think I heard that one of my coworkers - who lives in Bumblef#$k has garbage cans you can lock they have a latch that you can put hang a lock from - he uses a heavy duty carabiner (instead of a lock) to thwart the critters... Even if such cans were pricey - they are theoretically something you use 'everyday' and they'd avoid a mess thus saving you time and energy and they should last a life time - so they'd be a one time purchase.
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Jun 20, 2013 13:03:33 GMT -5
I vote to kill the damn things. They are such a bother around here and can really cause a lot of $$ damage. Not to mention all the nasty germs they carry.
Moving the trash cans for now would be the best, even if it's inconvenient. They will eventually go away if they can't get food.
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Post by Tiny on Jun 20, 2013 13:07:03 GMT -5
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Post by swamp on Jun 20, 2013 13:08:18 GMT -5
$155 for a garbage can. Wow. But I guess it would be worth it..........
Thanks.
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Post by whoami on Jun 20, 2013 13:08:54 GMT -5
We used to bungee the trash cans closed. Spray around the cans with cayenne pepper. They hate it. Trapping wasnt really and option as there were so many. Once they couldnt get into the trash, their visits tapered off a lot.
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Post by vonna on Jun 20, 2013 13:12:49 GMT -5
I am surprised we don't have a raccoon problem. My DH leaves food for all the wild critters -- we have the fattest squirrels, bunnies and skunks you've ever seen. And I'm surprised the birds around here can still fly.
He's lucky I love him so much . . .
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Post by Bob Ross on Jun 20, 2013 13:37:48 GMT -5
I am surprised we don't have a raccoon problem. My DH leaves food for all the wild critters -- we have the fattest squirrels, bunnies and skunks you've ever seen. And I'm surprised the birds around here can still fly. He's lucky I love him so much . . . Maybe he's trying to kill them via obesity?
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Post by mtman on Jun 20, 2013 14:12:04 GMT -5
Antifreeze
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Post by thyme4change on Jun 20, 2013 14:50:23 GMT -5
Maybe it will bring you a gift
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2013 15:03:13 GMT -5
Another vote for the bungee cords. Depending on the can we may use two. We have racoons in both the SF Bay Area and here at the cabin. Also make sure you're not leaving anything like pet water dishes out. We were doing that here at the cabin and have a nightly visitor. We think the Ueber Siamese and the racoon may have mixed it up. Fortunately Ueber Siamese seems to have only got a couple of scratches and lost a little fur. Both cats are now sticking much closer to the house.
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Post by alabamagal on Jun 20, 2013 15:11:16 GMT -5
I live near the boonies (close enought to have critter problems). We have a wooded area behind our house, and I have seen a racoon on our carport when we left the dog food on the carport (and blamed the kids for leaving the lid off).
Our trash cans are provided by the city and they must be racoon proof because we don't have issues with racoons in the trash cans. The trash cans sit in our alley right next to the woods.
They are similar to the ones in the pic, but they don't have a latch. They are bigger at the top than the bottom and heavy enough so they can't be knocked over. It's great because you don't have to rely on a human to remember to relatch it (which wouldn't get done at my house).
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Post by Tiny on Jun 20, 2013 17:01:19 GMT -5
$155 for a garbage can. Wow. But I guess it would be worth it.......... Thanks. Ok, so they are pricey.... It's probably alot cheaper to modify a plastic trash bin with an already attached lid -- I dont' see why you can't improvise a locking system by drilling a couple of holes, looping some wire (or deconstructed old timey wire coat hanger or maybe some old time window chains or something... and now I'm gonna channel some Misandry -- I'm sure some guy in your life would LOVE to pull out the power tools AND 'defeat or outsmart the enemy' by figuring out some 'locking system for the bin all the while grunting and being all manly - and who will then sit down afterwards with a cold brew and gloat about their superiority while surveying their 'handiwork'.. it's a win win for everyone except the raccoons... OK, that misandry part is how this would go down in my family.... and when that didn't work it would start to resemble scenes from Caddyshack
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