Raccoons, though cute, tend to get vicious and mean as they age. They also are a major carrier of rabies. Keep them out of your lawn and garden area. They can cause damage to pets, plants, property, as well as being a health hazard.
Animals become pests when they cause damage, are a danger, or are unwanted. All living things require the basics of water, food, and shelter to survive. By keeping your lawn and garden area free of these basics, you will discourage raccoons from becoming a permanent part of your landscape. If you have outdoor pets, such as cats, becareful that the recoons are not feasting on the cat food or pet water, you get the idea.
A physical barrier, such as wire fencing may keep them away, but this can be expensive. Putting a ring of agricultural lime around your garden not only "sweeten" your soil. Racoons do not like to walk through it and will stay away once they get lime on their paws. Similarly, they do not like the smell of mothballs and will stay away.
I used mothballs to drive a raccoon that was hiding in a crawlspace out(better than smoke that did not work). Raccoons get along with cats but dogs also tend to challenge them and they will be discouraged to stay.
2 comments:
Do these tactics work for squrriels, and stray cats too?
Thank you.
Do these tactics work for squrriels, and stray cats too?
Thank you.
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