How to get rid of raccoons without killing them or even hurting them? I have six of them adult to teens.?

Answer 1

Cage traps are the answer. You put food in them, and then you catch them. That's what our landscaper neighbor man did to catch our GIANT racoon that was always in our attic. The cages don't hurt, and it's pretty much all you can do. Personally, I'd take a phone book, and right around pets, there's a section for pests. Trust me, caging animals is kind of stressful and it's way worth the money. Ask them to handle it in a humane way.

Answer 2

"Coons" are relatively easy to catch in live traps, but it takes a sturdy trap to hold one. Traps should be at least 10 x 12 x 32 inches and constructed of a heavy-gauge wire. Some hardware stores or trapping supply dealers may have suitable commercial models available. For single-door traps, the back should be placed against a wall, rock, or other solid object. It is important to ensure that the back portion of the trap be tightly screened with small (0.5 in.) mesh screening to prevent the animals from reaching through the sides to pull out the bait. Sometimes it helps to partially cover the trap with brush. Staking down the trap will help prevent raccoons from rolling the trap over.

Barrel traps can be economically constructed by placing an open-topped 45-gallon barrel next to a fencepost. Drill a few holes around the bottom and bait it with canned pet food, sardines, or other smelly foods. Any raccoons entering through the top should be unable to jump or climb out. Check the barrel every morning to prevent unnecessary suffering.

Raccoons caught by live trapping should be disposed of according to the directions of Natural Resources staff. Those being released should be relocated at least 10 miles from their capture site, in a remote wooded location.

Good Luck

Answer 3

a cage trap sounds like your best bet. do you have a place to dump them after you trap them? you're gonna want to take them further away than a block or so. hell, i'd think 5 miles ought to be far enough to keep them from coming back.

the first ones are going to be the easiest to trap. the smarter ones will see what happens when they go in the trap and you may never entice them into it. then i guess it would be time for a little 'coon hunting'.

seriously---when i was a hillbilly kid me and my dad used to go coon hunting. shine a spotlight on them while they're in a tree and then shoot them in the head. they come tumbling out of the tree and cha-ching! another $45 in my pocket for the fur! woohoo!

i don't know what coon hides are going for now---that's a pretty cyclical business. best of luck!

Answer 4

Make your property uninviting to them. Pick up any trash, build a fence, get rid of any yard debris or anything for them to nest in.

If that fails, throw a bunch of trash in the neighbor's yard to lure them over there.

Answer 5

Here's the advice my friend got when one broke into her attic to have babies:

Play a radio in the attic - they don't like noise
Place carpet tacks on the fences - they'll step on it once and won't walk on the fences any more.

You could also call someone to trap them for you.

Answer 6

Contact 'animal control' or 'wildlife and fisheries'. That's part of what your tax dollars pays them to do! They will bring 'live trap cages' and will relocate them to a safe environment.

Answer 7

Give them to me, I want one as a pet. A friend of mine had one when he was younger and said that it was a great pet, of course they raised it from the time it was a baby so it was obviously not mean or rabid.

Answer 8

call national wildlife or animal control. someone will come out and move them. they do tend to carry rabies. were some in our sons back yard. they had somebody come out to get them and were told they did have rabies. so be careful. m

Answer 9

If they are coming to eat put out some lemon rinds. It upsets their stomachs and they will not return for food again.

Answer 10

call animal control. Don't handle them. Them damn things are mean and could have rabies.