Raccoons
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accuratehorn
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I have one that comes and eats the cat food at night. Then the dog wants out at 3:30 in the morning, and barks loudly running around the back yard, which has to be because the raccoon is hiding somewhere. Then the neighbors wake up, and I may end up with more black eyes than the raccoon.
So how do you get rid of them?
So how do you get rid of them?
AustinTejasFan
1,000+ Posts
Go to the Austin Humane Society and adopt 2 or 3 of the meanest ******* old tom cats you can find. They'll fight off the 'coons every night. We used to have as many as 6-8 raccoons on our patio every night, but now we've got 7 cats and they stay away.
Or, you could just take away what they're looking for; food and water. Remove any pet food and/or water supply and they won't waste their time coming to your back yard. You may also want to figure out whether you have a natural attraction for them, like fruit trees, water pond, etc.
Or, you could just take away what they're looking for; food and water. Remove any pet food and/or water supply and they won't waste their time coming to your back yard. You may also want to figure out whether you have a natural attraction for them, like fruit trees, water pond, etc.
NickDanger
2,500+ Posts
A country coon isn't going to take any **** from a lousy cat. An acquaintance of mine has his 120 pound lab killed by a coon. Drowned it in the bay. Coons are pretty impressive in the fighting category.
I trapped 6 or 7 in my yard about a year ago. They kept on getting into the garbage and spreading it all over creation. We really didn't have any options on where to keep the **** other than in the driveway. So, they coons fell into the NDCRP.
I trapped 6 or 7 in my yard about a year ago. They kept on getting into the garbage and spreading it all over creation. We really didn't have any options on where to keep the **** other than in the driveway. So, they coons fell into the NDCRP.
NickDanger
2,500+ Posts
Fire, but I don't recommend it.
Actually, I had a family living in an old chimney for a wood burning stove. I set a fire and they came jumping out into a garbage can in my bedrooom where the old vent pipe was covered with a metal plate. It was pretty wild.
Actually, I had a family living in an old chimney for a wood burning stove. I set a fire and they came jumping out into a garbage can in my bedrooom where the old vent pipe was covered with a metal plate. It was pretty wild.
Bill Brasky
25+ Posts
let me spend the night in your backyard, the problem will be solved one way or another
accuratehorn
10,000+ Posts
Then won't there have to be the thread, "How do I get rid of Bill Brasky from my backyard?"
Trap and relocate or "go subsonic" on them.
I remember trapping a big old coon at my place in Travis heights a few years back. He was the second one and was a BIG boy. As soon as I reached to pickup the trap that sucker flipped over on his back and took a swipe at my leg.
I agree that a raccon of any size will tear the living **** out of any cat. Though cat piss may be some sort of repellant for raccons as well as most mammals.
You might try calling wildlife animal rescue and see what they suggest?
I remember trapping a big old coon at my place in Travis heights a few years back. He was the second one and was a BIG boy. As soon as I reached to pickup the trap that sucker flipped over on his back and took a swipe at my leg.
I agree that a raccon of any size will tear the living **** out of any cat. Though cat piss may be some sort of repellant for raccons as well as most mammals.
You might try calling wildlife animal rescue and see what they suggest?
Horny Ringman
250+ Posts
We had 2 pet coons in college. We found them under a "John Boat" right alongside a big rattler. We had found a dead momma coon about 50 yards away. They were small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and still had there eyes shut. We made an executive decision to kill the snake and bring the coons home assuming that the dead coon was the mom and they would die if we didn't try to save them.
We fed them baby formula from a serenge, then a bottle, then by hand. It was awesome! They stayed inside they house some, but mostly would just sleep on our front porch or up in a tree in the front yard. They never wandered too far off. It is amazing the instinct those little ******* had even though we raised them.
I used to kill coons all the time. I couldn't ever shoot another one.
We fed them baby formula from a serenge, then a bottle, then by hand. It was awesome! They stayed inside they house some, but mostly would just sleep on our front porch or up in a tree in the front yard. They never wandered too far off. It is amazing the instinct those little ******* had even though we raised them.
I used to kill coons all the time. I couldn't ever shoot another one.
HenryGandorf
250+ Posts
This is a funny thread.
Once in college, my girlfriend and I were coming back to my duplex in Hyde Park, and looking down on us from a tree while we unlocked the front door was the biggest ******* racoon I had ever seen. Probably only 6 feet away and above us. She flipped out and I totally choked and dropped the keys. We both backed off and waited a couple seconds. My roommate hearing the commotion opened the door and we streaked in and left the keys out front.
I think I saw a possum, armadillo and racoon within about a two week period. I don't know what was up over there. Haven't seen one since. Dirty ********.
Once in college, my girlfriend and I were coming back to my duplex in Hyde Park, and looking down on us from a tree while we unlocked the front door was the biggest ******* racoon I had ever seen. Probably only 6 feet away and above us. She flipped out and I totally choked and dropped the keys. We both backed off and waited a couple seconds. My roommate hearing the commotion opened the door and we streaked in and left the keys out front.
I think I saw a possum, armadillo and racoon within about a two week period. I don't know what was up over there. Haven't seen one since. Dirty ********.
Horny Ringman
250+ Posts
I remember taking them to the vet. He's the one that told us what to feed them and how to keep them alive when they were so small. I'd assume they got shots. It's been over 10 years, I'm really not 100% sure.
hullabelew
1,000+ Posts
We raised a litter of 5 when I was in jr. high. I can't remember how we found them but the mom was dead. Once we weened them, we gave them away. Most died within a year but one lived for about 3 years which is old for a wild one. Extremely rare for one in captivity. The last time I saw him, he weighed over 30 pounds which is HUGE for a raccoon. He was about the size of a blue heeler...very thick. He loved to wrestle with any and everything. He ALWAYS won.
The coolest thing was giving them Hershey's kisses. They would wash the kiss, then notice the chocolate melting and think it was dirty, so they would rewash it. They would keep doing this until the kiss had completely disappeared. Then they would lick their front paws of all of the melted stuff. Very entertaining.
The coolest thing was giving them Hershey's kisses. They would wash the kiss, then notice the chocolate melting and think it was dirty, so they would rewash it. They would keep doing this until the kiss had completely disappeared. Then they would lick their front paws of all of the melted stuff. Very entertaining.
Horny Ringman
250+ Posts
Yeah, ours hated to be dirty too. One of the funniest things I remember was the time we came home and noticed that one of them was on top of our 55 gallon fish tank with his paws stuck down through the holes in the back of the light hood trying to get to the fish. The other one was standing in the front with his two front feet up on the glass just watching. It was almost like he was trying to direct the one on the top on how to get the fish.
We immediately went out and bought about 10 "feeder" goldfish and put them in their water bowl. That was hours of entertainment sitting on the porch drinking Natural Light!
We immediately went out and bought about 10 "feeder" goldfish and put them in their water bowl. That was hours of entertainment sitting on the porch drinking Natural Light!
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