OT: Raccoons In The Attic!

[Digital Jams]

smack the bish with a shovel up long' side the head...done deal

Better make that first swing count....................

 

[headlessdeadguy]

Have you actually witnessed the raccoons presence ?
Could be rats chewing on stuff. That would explain why the trap is not working.

Oh yeah, I seen the bastids! I actually have some pictures I took of them...'they weren't the slightest bit camera shy either. I also shined a flashlight on a male and female going at it in a crawl space in the attic last year. They both turned and looked at me like..."please, what the hell are you look'n at."

 

[amiller]

Better make that first swing count....................

No shit...!!!

 

[D-Rock]

When I saw that pics were attached to this thread, I knew one of them was going to be of a gun.

 

[vultures]

When I saw that pics were attached to this thread, I knew one of them was going to be of a gun.

obligatory post

 

[JTyson]

When I saw that pics were attached to this thread, I knew one of them was going to be of a gun.

Its a nice one too, doncha think??

 

[D-Rock]

When I saw that pics were attached to this thread, I knew one of them was going to be of a gun.

Its a nice one too, doncha think??

Yes, they both are actually. Vultures, very nice picture. The red stock on the wood floor looks cool.

 

[amiller]

Second night of trapping the vermin:

Well, I taped some cardboard around the end of the traps where the bait goes so that the raccoons couldn't reach in between the bars and snatch it. I just checked the traps again. One trap sprung...no raccoon and no bait left. The second trap was not sprung...no raccoon and no bait left. The cardboard is still intact around the bait end. I could see one of em peeking at me from around from behind the trap...I guess he was wondering when I was going to feed him again.

Damn, these critters are clever...'don't know how they're doing it. I may have to get serious if this keeps up...if ya know what I mean.

 

[duodecim]

Title sounded like a Disney movie.

Luckily it wasn't.

Can't you scare them away with noise? Put a few full stacks up there and scare the stripes out of 'em...

 

[amiller]

Title sounded like a Disney movie.

Luckily it wasn't.

Can't you scare them away with noise? Put a few full stacks up there and scare the stripes out of 'em...

My home recording studio, complete with drum room, is right up on the second floor. On the other side of the wall is the attic where they are. I record up there all the time...playing guitars and pounding on the drums. These shits care less.

 

[JTyson]

Second night of trapping the vermin:

Well, I taped some cardboard around the end of the traps where the bait goes so that the raccoons couldn't reach in between the bars and snatch it. I just checked the traps again. One trap sprung...no raccoon and no bait left. The second trap was not sprung...no raccoon and no bait left. The cardboard is still intact around the bait end. I could see one of em peeking at me from around from behind the trap...I guess he was wondering when I was going to feed him again.

Damn, these critters are clever...'don't know how they're doing it. I may have to get serious if this keeps up...if ya know what I mean.

Just think what they are all saying about you behind your back

 

[Digital Jams]

PEANUT BUTTER NOOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




I told my wife about this, she thought I was nuts for laughing about your problem

 

[VoodooChild24]

PEANUT BUTTER NOOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




I told my wife about this, she thought I was nuts for laughing about your problem

Peanut butter in bread with Drano. Problem solved.

 

[amiller]

Dang! Still no trapped raccoons yet. How in the hell are these bastids stealing the bait and getting away. With all of the bait they've eaten, pretty soon they're going to be too fat to get in to the traps.

 

[vultures]

Here's some stuff I've found that might help

The sound of a human voice is known to drive away raccoons. Place a radio, set to a talk radio station, in the vicinity of their nest. It doesn't have to be loud, start with a low volume level. If it doesn't get results, try increasing the volume. Leave the radio on day and night.

Raccoons prefer dark places for their nests. If you can light up your attic or crawlspace, this will disturb the raccoons, possibly enough to make them move out.

Raccoons are clean animals, in fact they often wash their food before eating. Because of this habit of cleanliness, they do not foul their nests. Ammonia, a chemical found in urine, is an offensive odor for raccoons. Soak rags in ammonia and place them as near to their nest as safely possible. You may also want to place soaked rags near all possible entrances. If you have difficulty reaching the nest, you might be able to apply ammonia in the vicinity with a squirt bottle. Periodically retreat the area with ammonia.

http://www.acmehowto.com/howto/pest/raccoons.php


At the point you're at, I'd try anything.. and everything at the same time

 

[The Traveller]

Dang! Still no trapped raccoons yet. How in the hell are these bastids stealing the bait and getting away. With all of the bait they've eaten, pretty soon they're going to be too fat to get in to the traps.

Maybe you could set the traps again and stick a video camera up there and see how they are taking the bait. Just an idea

 

[MARK1970]

Do not corner them, all I have to say about this.

Yeah, I know. I saw a TV program about raccoon removal. One of the raccoons was chasing the removal guy all around the lawn. The damn thing was making all kinds of growling, snarling hissing noises. It sounded like a Tasmanian Devil on roids. The poor removal guy was scared as hell.

Thanks for the warning.

I would have love to have seen that.

 

[JTyson]

I HAVE seen that A buddy of mine was toasted, and decided to mess with one he had chased up into a tree. He broke his arm trying to beat it off, while running flat out across the yard. We nicknamed him coon after that

 

[MARK1970]

Too bad you did not kill one before Thanksgiving. I have a fellow co-worker who was dying to get a coon for Thanksgiving dinner. No shit, He would have paid some good coin. He was salivating when explaning exactly how he would prepare it and cook it.

 

[JTyson]

Too bad you did not kill one before Thanksgiving. I have a fellow co-worker who was dying to get a coon for Thanksgiving dinner. No shit, He would have paid some good coin. He was salivating when explaning exactly how he would prepare it and cook it.

YIKES!!! What if the thing had rabies?