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SweetSarijane -> Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 6:33:46 PM)

Help!!! I've got 3 baby raccoons in the motor compartment of my van. How do I get them out and keep them out? Anybody dealt with this before? Any ideas barring making shredded raccoon bits?



JerseyKrissi72 -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 6:38:13 PM)

never heard of them doing that- All I can assume is that they are trying to find somewhere warm..I wish I had the answer for you but I don't..good luck.



SweetSarijane -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 6:39:43 PM)

Thanks <grin>. Hopefully someone has dealt with this before. I can't be the only one who's had this happen.



beargonewild -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 7:33:13 PM)

Only thing I can think of is to call a wildlife group in your area, Sari. They'd be better equipped to extracting your new guests and return them to the wild.



SweetSarijane -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 7:37:43 PM)

If I can't get them out any other way then I will do that. I just want them out safely so I can start it. I will need to take it to the shop again soon. All the ums and half the adults on my street came down to see them lol. I also have little raccoon footprints all over my windshield.



beargonewild -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 7:46:42 PM)

ROFLMAO 

just adopt them and call them Grover, Sneaky and Darrell!!!!



SweetSarijane -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 7:59:19 PM)

<laughing> They are cute, but nooo....don't need pets...need a coon free van.



JerseyKrissi72 -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 8:00:14 PM)

my friend called me tonite and told me that she found a kitten that was soo small she had to go to PETSMART  and buy milk and a bottle to feed her...She said the staff was very kind to her and helped explain how to care for the kitten..



SweetSarijane -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 8:03:34 PM)

That reminds me.....we also have 3 kittens under 6 weeks old under the shed in the back yard. Have seen them come out and play with mama cat in the back yard.



JerseyKrissi72 -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 8:04:19 PM)

awwww....kittens are sooo adorable but so much work lol...my Rusty is between 2-4 years old and he's fiesty enough...he runs around the apartment eating moths[8|]



SweetSarijane -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 8:08:15 PM)

That they are....too damn adorable.

Had a dog years ago that was one of the best mousers I've ever seen....doberman/collie/greyhound mix and very pretty. Just thought I'd throw that out there since the chasing moths made me remember her.



CrimsonMoan -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 8:13:17 PM)

well if you don;t want to wait on animal control i would try coaxing them out with food and into a pet carrier.



BOUNTYHUNTER -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 8:20:05 PM)

I have never had coons in my truck but have had them in my Attic,THEY are brave as we have 18 hounds trained to catch themmm..TRY a small loop on a soft road,around their cute necks and poof the problem is solved..Take them down the road and momma will find themmm



KMsAngel -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 8:37:36 PM)

we once had a racoon for foster care. fell down a chimney and wildlife services let me dad keep him til he grew up. sucker didn't want to be toilet trained. but he loved dog kibble. could always try luring them out with that??



BOUNTYHUNTER -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 8:43:39 PM)

I finally had to set a humane trap and catch the whole family,I took then down the road and turned then loose in my neighbors corn field..They are bad to raid my trash cans when I set them out the night before,solved this problem a hound pup running loose....



slaverosebeauty -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 10:15:37 PM)

contact LMsdevotedone on the other side.. she will know what to do. She is my resident animal person; she runs a recognized rehab for animals, and recently released a few racoons back into the wild. She knows ALL about racoons. She can tell ya what to do and how to do it. Tell her slaverosebeauty sent you. She is a great friend; she will tell ya exactly what to do.



DeviantlyD -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/25/2007 10:15:43 PM)

I found the following on a web site:

quote:

In many states, because the raccoon is a rabies vector, it's often illegal to relocate them.


The same site said that many of the racoon deterrents sold commercially do not work. They stated your best bet is to get professionals.

The Audubon Society of Portland has some good advice. One being, not to feed them.

http://www.audubonportland.org/livingwithwildlife/brochures/raccoons/document_view

Good luck! :)



SweetSarijane -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/27/2007 10:40:12 AM)

Well, here's an update. Two of the baby coons are gone as of the other night, but one seems determined to live under the hood of my van. Have talked to the wildlife places local to me as well as Animal Control and noone wants to come get it. Each keeps passing the buck to the other and I am very frustrated. *sigh* One of the wildlife places I called, the guy I talked to told me to just start my van and drive away and if the baby coon got killed, oh well, one less to worry about! sheesh!



CrimsonMoan -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/27/2007 11:41:32 AM)

dude thats just wrong



onegoodgirl -> RE: Raccoons setting up housekeeping....... (6/27/2007 11:49:55 AM)

Wow, that's no fun :)        Personally, I'd be very tempted to open up the hood and hose the crap out of the engine compartment. I agree that luring it out with food may not be the best long term solution.

Good luck with that,



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