Find Bait Traps
If you have a raccoon that is frequenting your garbage, you need to look into getting raccoon traps to relocate the pest far away from your home. There are a few different no-kill raccoon traps that are great for catching raccoons safely.
The best way to avoid trouble with raccoons is to be sure that your house, garbage cans, and other parts of the property are raccoon-proof. You can also use various repellents, as well, to keep them away. However, you may already have a problem and need to take care of it.
As most people live somewhat close to their neighbor's, it is best to use a live trap. This way, if you were to catch your neighbor's beloved cat instead, you could simply release it and try again the next day. More than likely, explaining to your neighbor how their cat died will not be good for your neighborly relationship. Live traps can be bought at nearly every hardware or gardening store.
Before you set the trap to catch the raccoon, test it out to be sure it is working properly, and that you know how to set it so that it securely latches closed when the raccoon triggers the closing mechanism. Raccoons are extremely smart and crafty, and will quickly escape if they are not properly enclosed within the trap.
Find a good place to put your trap. It is best if it is somewhere that you know the raccoon to frequent. For example, if the raccoon has been in your outside dog's food every night, put the trap near the dog's food bowl and use dog food as bait. It is important that the raccoon not see the trap as a threat, or else he will not go inside.
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