Be very careful about letting your dog tackle the raccoons- They are well
known to be rabies carriers, if not rabid themselves. Granted, not every
raccoon is rabid, but it only takes one to do in your dog- either
immediately, or by infection. Oh, and you can get it too!
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jeff.A.Williamson@jci.com>
To: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: Raccoons, I have raccoons! Little LBC content.
> I had a severe racoon problem 2 years ago. I was alerted to the problem
at
> 3am one morning when 3 of them starting fighting under the house and ended
> up taking their brawl into the front yard! It sounded worse than a cat
> fight and dog fight combined! I ended up trapping and carrying off 6 of
> them that had taken residence under my house and in the ceiling. They had
> entered the crawlspace by tearing apart a metal vent cover and entered the
> ceiling by clawing through the eaves of the roof. I also had a
professional
> come out and remove a female and 3 babies from inside my walls, and there
> were 2 more that couldn't be reached. Over a year's period of time, they
> had clawed through the ceiling in 2 places, chewed up enough wires under
> the house that I lost 2 phones, the securty system, and the theromostat.
> Imagine my surprise when I came home one night in the middle of winter and
> my AC was running! They had pulled down most all the insulation under the
> house, causing my pipes to freeze in the winter, and had chewed up the
> flexible ductwork. One raccoon actually got into the house by entering
> through the ductwork and knocking the vent out of the wall. The final
tally
> by the insurance adjuster was just over $7,000 in damages! Since then, I
> haven't had anymore get under, over, or into the house, but I got a dog
> shortly after and he's killed 3 more in the backyard!
>
> So beware. Those critters can be nasty!
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