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| Rocky Raccoon going for a car ride |
Dayna and I were walking down our street and watched the raccoon climb into the attic. We think raccoons are cute, but don’t want to share a house with them!
Our attic is vented by small oval holes in the eaves, and these are covered by plastic vents. These vents are easily pulled down by the raccoons and they like the attics to stay out of the rain. My next house project is installing some metal screwed in vents.
After our exterminator lent us two animal cages, and I baited them with marshmallows. We proceeded to catch not only the raccoon, but also two possums! This weekend I disposed of a little mouse that was living on our back porch.
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| Possum Number 1 |
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| Possum Number 2 |
Macy joined me as we drove 10 miles away to release these animals to a new life, away from our house! I think I was as nervous trying to let these guys out of the cage as they were being in the cage! Raccoons are not as fearful as possums!
Being gone for 2 months this summer may have something to do with these creatures, but we hope we can have sole occupancy for a while!
So good to get rid of these pests. I guess you guys don't have the same animal movement restrictions as we do in Ohio. We had a skunk take up residency in our front yard. I asked about relocating him to some area not to far away and I was told about a $10,000 fine if caught.
ReplyDeleteSo, what did you do? Did you have to kill it?
DeleteSo good to get rid of these pests. I guess you guys don't have the same animal movement restrictions as we do in Ohio. We had a skunk take up residency in our front yard. I asked about relocating him to some area not to far away and I was told about a $10,000 fine if caught.
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