Raccoons, how do I get rid of 'em?

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FondOfFronds Oceanside, CA(Zone 10b) Aug 15, 2008

If you know anything about how to keep Raccoons from entering my yard, I'd love to hear from it...
I have a thread going on in the tropical plant forum...

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/888792/

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Aug 15, 2008

There's a big long thread about raccoons in here somewhere...

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Aug 15, 2008

Or at least I thought there was! I just looked though and couldn't find it, so maybe I was thinking of the groundhog thread instead. Wouldn't surprise me if there were some raccoon tips in there too though.

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FondOfFronds Oceanside, CA(Zone 10b) Aug 15, 2008

I'd like to hear first hand if anyone has tried the predator scent thing to keep them from coming in.
I might try rags w/ ammonia, I read they are clean and won't foul their nests so they won't go near anything that smells like urine. I just hope the smell of ammonia around the waterfall won't be TOO bad.

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LindaTX8 NE Medina Co., TX(Zone 8a) Aug 22, 2008

I haven't heard of anything like that that would actually keep them out of a yard. You'd have to have your whole place smell really horrible to do any good at all. And who'd want that, even if it did work! I'm afraid a guard dog or relocation is your main options. They're too intelligent to be fooled by dog hair. They just laugh at cats. Chasing them out with a broom doesn't keep them out for long...believe me, I've tried. DH suggested using a cattle prod...well, I'm not sure about that.

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Xeramtheum Summerville, SC(Zone 8a) Aug 29, 2008

If you're rich, I've heard the motion activated sprinklers work ..

http://www.critterridders.com/scarecrow.htm

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