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I have a family of raccoons living underneath my bathtub
Posted on 8/17/16 at 7:38 am
Posted on 8/17/16 at 7:38 am
We have a built-in whirlpool bath in our master bath and there is empty space around the tub where the box is built and for some reason there is about an 8" gap around the drainage pipe going down and now a family of raccoons as decided to make this their home.
I can seal up the gap with some plywood or scrap lumber, but I know they are in there during the day and come out at night (they keep eating my cat food). So is there something that I can throw up in there during the day that will be sure to scare them out and then I can seal it up?
I do not want to seal it up while they are in there for obvious reasons.
I tried trapping and they tore the trap up somehow. Guess I could buy another one and try again but I still need to seal that gap up so this doesn't happen again.
I can seal up the gap with some plywood or scrap lumber, but I know they are in there during the day and come out at night (they keep eating my cat food). So is there something that I can throw up in there during the day that will be sure to scare them out and then I can seal it up?
I do not want to seal it up while they are in there for obvious reasons.
I tried trapping and they tore the trap up somehow. Guess I could buy another one and try again but I still need to seal that gap up so this doesn't happen again.
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Posted on 8/17/16 at 7:40 am to Salmon
"Momma just shoe em off with a broom"
"Not raccoons you idiot, ____"
-Forrest Gump
"Not raccoons you idiot, ____"
-Forrest Gump
Posted on 8/17/16 at 7:42 am to KingRanch
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:02 am to Salmon
Dat CENLA life, yo.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:04 am to upgrayedd
helpful as always guys 
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:06 am to Salmon
What kind of trap? Post up on porch. Consume adult beverages. Wait. Pew pew?
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:08 am to tigersownall
it looked like the others helped the one in the trap escape because they ripped the fricking piece that connects the door to the pan completely off
smart little frickers
quote:
Post up on porch. Consume adult beverages. Wait. Pew pew?
thought about this as well, but I don't have a high powered pellet gun
I live in the city
This post was edited on 8/17/16 at 8:10 am
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:11 am to Salmon
why do they always get stuck in weird stuff?
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:16 am to Salmon
Fly poison + coke = answer. Just wait til u can smell'em n dig'em out
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:17 am to sonoma8
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Just wait til u can smell'em n dig'em out
yeah that ain't happening
I would have to cut a hole in the floor to get them out
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:18 am to Salmon
or you could get a dog like this to lure them out.
This post was edited on 8/17/16 at 8:21 am
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:19 am to 4mileduckman
Its not but I heard it works really good
but I heard it works really goodPosted on 8/17/16 at 8:19 am to Salmon
Make a cone out of wire mesh with a smaller hole to exit. Seal off the hole with mesh with the only exit as the narrow cone.
Hopefully they can't get back in. At least I've used that for squirrels
Hopefully they can't get back in. At least I've used that for squirrels
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:20 am to Salmon
just get em when they are on having fun biking
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:21 am to eng08
quote:
Make a cone out of wire mesh with a smaller hole to exit. Seal off the hole with mesh with the only exit as the narrow cone.
I like this...but explain this to me again like I'm 5
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:27 am to Salmon
I have a soft spot for racoons. Whenever I need to catch and kill one in a livetrap I make sure to kill quickly. Spend too much time watching it and I end up taking it somewhere and releasing it.
They can be some incredibly destructive pests though.
This post didn't help you at all with your problem and for that I'm not really sorry.
They can be some incredibly destructive pests though.
This post didn't help you at all with your problem and for that I'm not really sorry.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:29 am to Salmon
I had a huge raccoon living in my attic for a week. They keep coming back because its a nice quiet place for them to sleep during the day time. I made it very inhospitable for that POS. I was blaring music and kept the lights on in my attic. I was also shooting a pellet gun at him every chance I got. Finally one day he decided this guy is nuts and never came back. I quickly boarded up his access point and my problem was solved.
I've also heard moth balls work.
I've also heard moth balls work.
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:29 am to Chuker
I've trapped and released 3 raccoons from my house in the 5 years I have lived here.
Never had to deal with a family though. There is at least 4 of them.
Never had to deal with a family though. There is at least 4 of them.
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