Comments on: Paul’s Super Ultimate Raccoon-Proofing Guide

By: David Brunning

David Brunning — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:07:10 +0000

I have a product that is now available called Oscarnet. Give it a try, it is getting great reviews.

David

By: David Keldsen

David Keldsen — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:45:27 +0000

Here’s a free (for now) design, using fewer parts, than the hard to get (Home Hardware only) variant that uses Fastex [tm] buckles.

http://dakworks.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/my-anti-raccoon-gift-to-toronto/

Best,
David Keldsen

By: Paul Gorbould

Paul Gorbould — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 05:38:21 +0000

That could work, Gary. Here’s one website that suggests a boiled pepper/water mix, sprayed as you suggest:

http://www.urbanwildliferescue.org/humane/raccoons.htm

But I must say I’ve had little success with the cayenne route – it seems to lose effectiveness very quickly.

What do the raccoons do at your pond?

By: gary hoover

gary hoover — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:30:20 +0000

How effective would mixing cayenne pepper with water be and then spraying the perimeter around my yard to keep racoons away from my fish pond? I would like to spray around the pond itself, but I have small children who like to play around it. What do you think? Thanks in advance.

Gary Hoover

By: Rhona

Rhona — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:56:50 +0000

I am looking for tips on how to keep the raccoons off my roof. I have a deck in the back and they climb up the fence on either side, which is attached to the house. So it’s just a one foot stretch up to the roof of the first floor. They’ve pulled up a couple of shingles, sleep on the skylight, etc. It has been suggested that I get the tack edging that is used when laying carpets, and put 2-foot pieces along the top of the fence near the house. They step on it and decide not to go further. Any thoughts?

PS saw the picture of the green bin strap — I think it was put on the wrong way. I thought the strap was supposed to be attached to the top of the lid and brought down to the front of the bin and secured. (?)

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:24:08 +0000

I successfully, wrapped a wire hanger around the handle of the green bin and around a post in the fence so the raccoons cannot move the bin, and then place a bungee cord (not over the top of the bin (handle to handle) rather) tied it from the underside of the bin and latched it onto the handle. It’s pretty hard for them I would imagine to pull it upwards to release it.

So far I’ve been successful with the raccoons. However the garbage men throw the bin after they emptied it and it’s cracked in the bottom, now I get hundreds of these white little worms/insects and an aweful smell. Any tips from anyone on this problem?

By: outdoor storage shed

outdoor storage shed — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 00:10:30 +0000

outdoor storage shed

Hi. Thanks for the good read.

By: Ann Leslie

Ann Leslie — Sun, 06 May 2007 12:30:36 +0000

I have experienced all the problems discussed here regarding the green bin and racoons. I live in a great downtown neighboorhood with small alleys between homes. I recently saw a rat in my backyard! I called a pest control company and they explained that the rat population is growing because the racoons are porviding take-out meals for the rats by tipping over the bins. I’m getting that strap from Home Hardware today.

I confided my rat sighting to a friend who lives 10 minutes away from me – she has rats too! We have both lived in our homes for over 10 years and this is the first time we have seen rats. Racoons are irritating but rats are pushing me over the edge.

Thanks for the tips!

By: Paul Gorbould

Paul Gorbould — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:32:38 +0000

Good question. I did a web search, and found no U.S. dealers. The Home Hardware catalog (Canadian) has it listed on page 85

http://www.homehardware.ca/en/catalogues/

STRAP, GARB SECURTY
Model: HH RCCN CHECK
HH Item Number: 4438-059
See Dealer For Price

But the ad for it says “exclusive to Home Hardware” so it may not be available elsewhere. I didn’t check to see if they’d ship to the U.S. – they might.

I actually had a problem with my Raccoon Check a few weeks ago. The pail fell over on an extremely cold day, and cracked one of the buckles. It doesn’t close properly now, which may or may not be a problem.

The buckles look like generic plastic web belt buckles, so you can probably get a replacement at any outfitter, camping or surplus store – not sure how hard it will be to fix. In fact, you could probably make your own out of a $2 web belt and some screws……. I’d recommend that approach, actually.

By: Jenn Holtz

Jenn Holtz — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:40:07 +0000

Can I get Raccoon Check in the US?