coons not cats

[Deviant]

what do raccoons like and cats don't like to eat? I am trying to catch some coons that are trying to kill my other chickens. I have set a few traps and all I keep getting in the traps are

cats. What can I put in the traps that the cats don't like?

 

[War Chicken]

Marshmallows. I've heard that Pepsi works too. They have a real sweet tooth. Much more than any cat. There are also raccoon-specific traps that won't catch dogs or cats.

 

[Deviant]

Marshmallows? ummm I will try them tonight

 

[Mattemma]

I have gotten coons with canteloupe,apples,carrots,and plain old nothing in the trap! Lucky to have a high traffic area for my trap.

 

[mi chicken]

peanutbutter and corn work great.

 

[Ted n Ms]

I catch mine with corn. Ear corn, shelled corn, or cracked corn. It will cathem and cats won't bother it.

 

[CherryChick]

I've tried Marshmallows before and they wouldn't touch it. Used some table scraps and caught him.

 

[Rowsdower]

I spent the afternoon stapling ugly hardware cloth to my beautiful new coop to discourage a raccoon ( I assume) who has been chewing large chunks out of my coop at the vent holes. I can only imagine how terrified my poor chickens are as this miserable creature is gnawing its way in only a short distance from their roost. These things are no longer the stuff of cartoons and coloring books for me. I HATE THEM.

Live trap is set with marshmallows coated in strawberry preserves (Dad said pineapple sundae topping but I figured it's all the same), wish me luck! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you as well. Anyone know of the legalities of shooting these guys in a trap? I am in Ohio. All that I can find online is that they should be "humanely euthanized". To me that means I can shoot them, anyone know for sure? Also, the legalities of painting him pink and releasing him as a warning to his friends?


Edited to apologize for hijacking your thread.

 

[sourland]

Marshmallows and maple syrup!

 

[Greyfox Farm]

If you're in an area where you can shoot, there is nothing better than a Duke dogproof trap. They're about $12.00 online, and if you bait them with marshmallows they're deadly on coon. Once you catch the coon in the trap simply shoot it in the head with a .22 and you're done. Think you don't want to kill a coon? Feel sorry for the poor animal? Tomorrow morning when you go out to the coop take a look at your favorite hen; the one who follows you around, the one who hops up on your arm, and think which life you want to save, hers or the raccoon. POP... bye bye raccoon.