Something wicked this way comes....Gotcha' on camera!

[gryeyes]

After you capture it, make a little coon-skin rug out of its pelt.

Regarding carabiners, I use the screw type closures, not just the snap ones. Hopefully those little hands can't rotate the screw better than I can.

 

[trailgurl]

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lol

seriously, i'd say racoons

 

[The Sheriff]

Lots of activity last night.

Raccoon makes his entrance and is briefly intrigued by the cat food in the trap:

Decides to go for the chicken food instead:

Hubby is awake and hears the noise. He stands watching the coon from the window:

Knocks the container over.

Then he begins working with his paws to unscrew the lid. He gets it off in less than 30 seconds:

Hubby opens the garage door and ends the feast! To comply with truth in posting laws, the pants were photoshopped onto hubby! You're welcome.

The whole thing was over in three minutes! But 3 hours later we almost trapped the feral cat that has been bothering the chickens. Maybe tonight!

 

[Longview]

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Now that was funny! Try marshmallows for the coon. He loves 'em, cats don't. If you want to also catch the cat, try making the cat food readily available right in front of the chicken feed, then when he understands what he's getting move it into the trap.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

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I am sure your DH is happy with the pants too

What a stinker - the coon, not your DH.


Yep, I have heard marshmallows work great - but maybe some chicken food would work.

 

[HenPecked_bychildren]

We used to have racoons get into our cat food that was store in the bottom of a grill(doors) and with a screw on lid. We saw them do it. Makes me worried about my levered door handles, if my door is unlocked they could walk right into my house.

 

[woodmort]

And some people think their coops are secure with a simple hook and eye latch--coons are clever with their paws.

 

[Tala]

since the coon is obviously used to coming by for a snack, take the feed jars inside, so he won't have any options except for what is in the trap.
I'd still go with the cat food, since it's smelly tempting. You might put a small dab of it outside away from the trap, so he can "try" it out, the he will really want to get into the trap for "seconds"

 

[cabincrazyone]

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Right! A raccoon can open a hook latch as quickly as a human. I'm putting a hasp and staple, and a padlock on coop doors.

 

[silkiechicken]

You need to put a lock on things if you don't want coons to open them. Coons can do anything a young child can do, including opening round door knobs and simple latches.

Put a few jumbo marsh mellows in that trap, coons LOVE sugar and you won't catch a cat. As a tip, 95% of trapping is trap placement. You might even get the bugger without bait if you placed that trap across the front of the bins, as mr coon may just walk right in to get to where he wants to go. Most traps are best set along edges, corners, and paths. Of course, this assumes you have a coon who is not trap savy. One trap and release, or observation of a trapped buddy can make them near impossible to trap.