Need advice, I've got a fricken raccoon under my jacuzzi

[General of Darkness]

Damn dogs going CRAZY around the jacuzzi which is an above ground one but I build my deck above it and around it. Finally I go there tonight, and it's a bitch to get to the doors because of the low bushes etc, stick my flash light in there and staring back at me is a damn raccoon and I took off back inside the house because those bastards can be mean. It's got a way out now and I opened up the side gate so it can leave on it's own.

I'll check in the morning, but if it's still there what the fuck do I do?

[vacuum]

Maybe get one of those personal jogging alarms which are super loud and high pitched, and burn their ears till they run away.

[General of Darkness]

Maybe get one of those personal jogging alarms which are super loud and high pitched, and burn their ears till they run away.

Well I called the local humane society and they're going to call me back, but damn I don't want .gov fucking with me.

[Sandblaster]

Oh, come on, poke it with a stick. Ah, maybe a long stick. Or just open the door and kick the wall on the other side.

[Mouse]

Let it out, then lock it out. Find whatever open space it came in through and block it off. You can get coyote piss powder at certain hardware stores and sprinkle that around also, but it might make your dogs go bonks. I had a whole family of the fuckers living under my house in LA. I opened it up until they left and then locked them out, sprinkled the piss and they never bothered me again.

[midnight rambler]

Send in Enzo, let him have some fun. Enzo's cousin Molly could kill a 'coon in 60-90 seconds (of course Molly was all mouth).

[Cebu_4_2]

Some coons carry rabies, even babies. My kid was bit by one and first thing I did was bleed it out. Kind of like wringing water from a wash cloth. The hospitals had no clue and the vaccine or whatever was very painful and had a bunch of side effects so I figured I did a good enough job and let it go. No problems.

No I wont get the dad of the year award... just sayin.

[osoab]

Trap it with some cat food then eat it.

[Cebu_4_2]

Trap it with some cat food

How the fuck does this work? Sticky glue in the food? I don't get it.

[willie pete]

get a trap cage, bait it and trap it

[Cebu_4_2]

get a trap cage, bait it and trap it

And when you move it it will take and destroy any carpet, rags etc and also shit in there and stink so bad you will thing you infiltrated the zionists. These things suck man. They are also living things so I go with caution. I don't want to kill them but it is easier.

[osoab]

Thick gloves cebu, thick gloves.

[Cebu_4_2]

Thick gloves cebu, thick gloves.

I took one of these things away in a trap. it took out the carpet in my trunk and everything within. This was a 5 minute drive to let it free somewhere else. Took much more effort to fix the mess later.

[Libertytree]

First and foremost, DO NOT corner it, if it feels trapped and you are in the way it will attack you, up one side and down the other. It's probably displaced from the fires there and is scared.

Hopefully it will be gone by the time you get up. If not, I'll write up how I got rid of one that found it's way in my house.

[osoab]

I took one of these things away in a trap. it took out the carpet in my trunk and everything within. This was a 5 minute drive to let it free somewhere else. Took much more effort to fix the mess later.

So now you have learned to put a heavy nonscratchable object under the trap. :D

[General of Darkness]

I left my side gate open and the dogs aren't going crazy so I think the little bugger left.

[Libertytree]

You should be thankful that it wasn't a skunk and you didn't get your ass sprayed.

[gunDriller]

save the skin

compost the guts

wild animals are usually motivated by food - as long as there's no possible threats.

maybe some raw meat in one of those traps that lets you release the animal out in some national park/ wood type place.

[midnight rambler]

Send in Enzo, let him have some fun. Enzo's cousin Molly could kill a 'coon in 60-90 seconds (of course Molly was all mouth).

You *could* have let Enzo take out the 'coon, however 10 minutes or so of your dogs harassing the 'coon up close would have certainly motivated that 'coon to find a quieter place to hang out if allowed to make an unmolested escape (which is apparently what he did). No critter is going to want to hang out where it's getting harassed, given the choice it will always move on to somewhere much more peaceful.

[joboo]

Buy a trap, trap it, release it, then secure re entry....that or trap them shoot them in the head with subsonic 22 ammo....or chase it out, and fix the entry......or puss out and call someone to do it all for you.

Hard one to figure out for sure....

[JohnQPublic]

You could do what the Boston PD do when they have a target trapped by a fiberglass vessel...

[Ponce]

Racoon that comes into my inner fence = racoon that my dog will eat......... what I have are frogs in my jacuzzy, last time that I took a look they waved at me while drinking a rum and Coke.

V

[Serpo]

While in NZ in the extreme wilds we have to contend with possums.....every night there are so many of them(thanks Australia).
Deer everywhere and they where roaring recently, pigs.
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During the day it is the marauding WEKAS.....these birds are like a marine on steroids,capable of amazing feats and scared of nothing.They are everywhere living in the scrub.

Dont be fooled by its passive looks...hehe

Have a close look at this birds beady eyes........this flightless bird is no fool.They take no prisoners.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjdf3SwMNR0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjdf3SwMNR0



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[General of Darkness]

Since this thread is getting bumped even though it's been resolved I'll share something interesting during my conversation with the Pasadena Humane Society.

To make a long story short I could not legally kill the animal with a firearm even though they can carry rabies and are destructive vermin and could potentially harm my dogs that are probably worth maybe 10 - 20K.

At the end of the day my dogs are considered personal property, but animals with a label have a protection of law, Kinda screwed up if you ask me.

[Libertytree]

General, there's a reason to keep PVC pipe and rope around, if ya get my drift?

[Libertytree]

Racoon that comes into my inner fence = racoon that my dog will eat......... what I have are frogs in my jacuzzy, last time that I took a look they waved at me while drinking a rum and Coke.

V

Ponce, that's the funniest post you've ever written, I'm still LMFAO over it.

[Serpo]

Since this thread is getting bumped even though it's been resolved I'll share something interesting during my conversation with the Pasadena Humane Society.

To make a long story short I could not legally kill the animal with a firearm even though they can carry rabies and are destructive vermin and could potentially harm my dogs that are probably worth maybe 10 - 20K.

At the end of the day my dogs are considered personal property, but animals with a label have a protection of law, Kinda screwed up if you ask me.


While I was in NZ they told me everything is protected even the sand flies that bite you..................idiots

[Tumbleweed]

Awhile back my nephew went to gather the eggs and shut the chickens up for the night. When he walked in the chicken coup there were three coons in there after the chickens. He's got a little terrier dog that goes with him that weighs about ten pounds and he started in right away fightin coons. My nephew picked up a steel bar that was laying there and went to beating on coons. He killed two of them while the little dog was fighting the other one. When my nephew went for the third one he got the hell out of there.

One of my cousins used to have coon dogs he'd hunt with. When his dogs would get a coon cornered he'd run in and grab it by the scruff of the neck, throw it in a garbage can and slam the lid on.

[Glass]

While in NZ in the extreme wilds we have to contend with possums.....every night there are so many of them(thanks Australia).

Sure thing, you're welcome. I lived in a house with possums. Mating season was like listening to an out of control football match. Running two one end of the house and having a rumble, then backup the other end. And they piddle everywhere which smells worse than a feral/tom cat.

Eventually we had to fish them out. Had a broomstick with a big gaff hook on the end. They squeal like the bejeebus when you hook em. Had one get off the hook before we could get the cage lid down. Ran up the arm, over the head and down the back of my mate helping. Big claws on those buggers. He was wearing battle scars for a while. We dumped them in the bush. So youse guys can have as many as you want. Better them kiwi's than us I say.

[osoab]

Since this thread is getting bumped even though it's been resolved I'll share something interesting during my conversation with the Pasadena Humane Society.

To make a long story short I could not legally kill the animal with a firearm even though they can carry rabies and are destructive vermin and could potentially harm my dogs that are probably worth maybe 10 - 20K.

At the end of the day my dogs are considered personal property, but animals with a label have a protection of law, Kinda screwed up if you ask me.

That's why you trap it. :)

[Serpo]

Sure thing, you're welcome. I lived in a house with possums. Mating season was like listening to an out of control football match. Running two one end of the house and having a rumble, then backup the other end. And they piddle everywhere which smells worse than a feral/tom cat.

Eventually we had to fish them out. Had a broomstick with a big gaff hook on the end. They squeal like the bejeebus when you hook em. Had one get off the hook before we could get the cage lid down. Ran up the arm, over the head and down the back of my mate helping. Big claws on those buggers. He was wearing battle scars for a while. We dumped them in the bush. So youse guys can have as many as you want. Better them kiwi's than us I say.

Thanks a lot......make good dog food and I know someone living in remote area that every night he drives up the hill for a few kilometers and shoots 9 on average every night.He has a number of pig dogs to feed.

[joboo]

Driving a few over is also against the law....I see people do it all the the time. Hmm...

Interesting how they still sell the traps to the general public, and guns, and ammo...and the humane society shoots them anyways...1 + 1 = 2 sure enough..

Not the best time head shooting them though, but it's a fast death...aim for where the X crosses from the ears to the eyes on opposing sides, just a touch higher (1/4 inch) than that in my experience... do it around garbage day, or you're dumping bodies, or digging holes.....living in California....nosy neighbors....not getting screwed by the gov.... but by your neighbors...