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Some wild animals here are a little too among us. A family of (adorable) raccoons tore a hole in our roof and are living in our garage. Weāre working on getting the hole patched, but does anyone happen to know a good way to drive the little bandits out? So far Iāve considered spraying ammonia, which they supposedly hate, and playing crashing noises from YouTube videos that are supposed to scare them out, but Iām worried they may just tear another hole and move back in, especially with the weather getting colder. I donāt want to hurt them in any way. We already had to cut open a wall back in the summer to rescue one of their babies that got trapped down there and I donāt want it happening again next year.
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We have a family (A family of raccoons, btw, in case this gets viewed out of context.) that comes around here. I tell them firmly to get lost, and no of course that doesnāt work at first. Theyāre very bold, and mostly fearless. But when I donāt back down and instead start walking towards them brandishing a stick, they get the idea.
Also important, if like me, you leave out stuff like food for the stray cats, to take it in at night. The stray cats know they can come up and ask for it and Iāll bring it out for them while Iām on the porch, but when I go back inside, the food does too. And the raccoons now know that thereās nothing up here for them.
They are so cute though, I feel like such a monster chasing them away. But I know that if I donāt, they become little monsters.
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