Raccoon issue!

[llombardo]

A live trap and relocation should work fine. They might hiss while in there and when released they generally just run away pretty quick.

 

[aart]

A live trap and relocation should work fine. They might hiss while in there and when released they generally just run away pretty quick.

Relocation is NOT a good idea....and illegal in many places for good reason.

 

[southeast]

Thought we had one coon last summer...turns out there were 7. You must dispatch them or they just keep coming back...they won't stop.

 

[Nuffy]

I've been trying to decide what to do around the coop and a guy I know is getting rid of 50 pound concrete blocks that I want to put around the coop with chicken wire under that. I just have to figure out what to put in front of the door to the coop do I have access. Of course at night, they will all be locked inside the coop. It's still a worry and we have plenty of raccoons.

I use a 2 by 12 wedged against the human door they can climb up but can't open. The door is 2 inches thick, oak so they can't dig through or if they try I would know in the morning. So far no problem. I also sleep lightly.

 

[drumstick diva]

Could you get a motion detector with lights and alarm? I think the combination would send them running. Okay I'm a raccoon novice.