Hmmm I'd be afraid of holing both the raccoon and the TR6 with a pistol at
short range. There are some quite effective ultrasonic plug in modules that
you can buy for less than $25 They will usually keep away rodents and I
believe raccoons.
We have lots of those guys around the house. It's not a good idea to try and
trap them yourself as they will scratch if cornered too closely and as Hugh
said they are sometimes carrying nasty bugs.
Usually they avoid areas of high traffic and as soon as you start moving
around the garage for more than a day or so your scent is too fresh for them
to stick around. The best thing is to make sure that there is nothing about
that they can eat. If you have been keeping your garbage in the garage then
that's what's attracting them. Keep your garbage in an outside container. A
small Rubbermaid 2'x4' storage unit for 2 garbage cans has worked out well
for me. It got a few gnaw marks until they realised that it was futile. You
will need to lock down the top, since they are quite clever about lifting
lids etc. Often they can get into places that they cannot escape from. Then
you get a nasty surprise when they leap out as you open the door.
Mark Hooper
-----Original Message-----
From: Hugh Barber [mailto:tr6nut@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: April 13, 2003 8:29 PM
To: David Templeton; triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Raccoons, I have raccoons! Little LBC content.
Raccoons are mean animals. One of them can take out a dog with no problems.
They also carry rabies. My usual method for dealing with items as large as
raccoons and possum involves a pistol, but I don't know where you live or
what your proficiency with a sidearm is so I'm not going to recommend that
you follow my lead. Why don't you call your county/city animal control and
see if they have a pest program. They can come out to your property, trap
the animal(s), and take them away. After that, its up to you to figure out
how they got in, and fix it so they cannot come back.
Hugh Barber
Hollister, CA
'73 TR6
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of David Templeton
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 3:37 PM
To: 'triumphs@autox.team.net'
Subject: Raccoons, I have raccoons! Little LBC content.
Hi all,
I went out to the garage this morning and sitting on top the cupboards was a
raccoon! I like wildlife so long as they stay away from my cars and
workarea. So, does anyone have ideas to keep these rascals out? I want to
protect the lbc's that are there as well, besides the cars were there first
:-)
Thanks
David Templeton
'59 TR3a
'74 Spitfire
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