Raccoon problem question

yotehunter57

yotehunter57

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I have an elderly cousin who has coons tearing boards off her house to get in the attic. The boards have been replaced, but the coons are trying to get back in,
Is there anything I could spray on the boards to repel the coons and stop them from chewing or clawing at the boards?
Please, don't say shoot the coons, because they are her "pets" and she feeds them on her carport. I know her feeding of the coons are why they are thick and trying to get in the house. There is a hollow oak about 15 feet from the house where the coons stay.
Monday evening at sundown she had 12 coons on the carport eating. She has had as many as 24 at one time on her carport.
I have some fox urine I'm thinking of spraying on the boards to see if that helps. Wish I had some coyote urine to try.
If anybody has any ideas, other than "shooting them", I would appreciate the help.
Thanks in advance.

Shayne
 
The only thing I can think of is to put some metal flashing on the vertical surfaces so they can't get a climbing purchase...
 
Originally Posted By: Tim NeitzkeHard to fix a problem when she is causing it.

Yeah, 24 coons coming around my home would cause my trigger finger to go into some sort of seizure fit. She'll figure it out one day after they've eaten, broken, or screwed something valuable enough and then she'll quit feeding them. Until them she is her own worst enemy in this problem.
 
While she may think it's all cool, it's not!! Those coons are wild animals and as such they can be very dangerous. It only takes one of them waking up with a bad attitude to earn her a trip to the hospital for a series of rabies shots, and animal control eliminating the entire bunch of them.

And, although she may be willing to assume that risk on her own part, she's teaching them to NOT fear humans, and it might not be her that they attack, it might be the neighbor's small child, it might be one of her elderly friends.

And, while a coon attacking an adult might not be construed as life threatening, the panic associated with being attacked might be life threatening, especially if it caused someone to fall down the stairs, or caused a heart attack.

She has created a problem, not pets.

Live trap them, haul them off to someplace quiet and thump them in the head!!
 
I know she shouldn't feed them, buuut, she's close to 80 and is hard headed about this.
The hollow tree by her house has 10-20 in it at any time. It's a wonder disease hasn't got in them being that thick. It seems like every litter just stays there for the easy meals.
I've told her coons can be dangerous and watch them carefully.
She would let me shoot one of her sons before she'd let me kill a single coon.
I found some spray repelant at Lowes yesterday and tried that. She's on the phone with my wife now saying they liked it. and had a party up there last night.
Thanks guys, the hot wire may the only solution.

Shayne
 
Try -

Blair's Sudden Death Sauce...

Dave's Gourmet Insanity Sauce...


They won't bite into either but once!

Tell her you're gonna shoot the son, then the coons! Explain to her that she is creating a problem, and that the coons could attack others. I know she isn't going to listen, but tell her repeatedly until one of them eats someone up, then say, "See... I told you so!"
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I know they don't like ammonia. A neighbor had them get in his fireplace. A bowl of ammonia in the pit brought them right out. Not sure about putting ammonia on boards or how long it would stay once applied. Feeding Racoons is a bad deal. Not just for her but her neighbors too.
 
The electric fence idea is a good one. In fact that is how my father-in-law keeps raccoons out of his swimming pool.
 
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