moms racoons

[perry 82]

got a call last friday evening to go and help my mom get this bottle off a coons head . that was interesting. my 15yrold nephew grabbed ahold of the bottle and actually had the coon lifted 3ft in the air . that bottle was stuck and not coming off. he would get skiddish and take off. few min later would come back, he kept coming back up to my nephew for help, no one elles. so i finally assited him in getting it in a crate. then my mom took it to the 24hr vet care place on the corner .

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,599]

Now that something you won't see everyday. So how long did you realize that your mom wasn't kidding when she told you on the phone - "there's a raccoon with it's head stuck in a bottle!!!"? B)

[nylyon-(Admin) 7,880]

Did the Vet get the bottle off? Is the Raccoon back to doing raccoon stuff?

[CasualObserver 3,411]

a BFH will solve that problem every time. There's plenty of raccoons if you swing too hard. What's she doing, feeding them? Of course... I may be a little biased.... I had one do $2000 damage to the car last year. Stupid things.

[linen beige 15]

Now Jason, Hitting the bottle is never the answer. However, if it is a glass jar, placing it in a vice and squeezing just enough to crack the glass would probably free the racoon without hurting him. But plan ahead. When the glass breaks you have a wild critter in your hands. A 50 lb. dog can tear up a 200 lb. man. Anyone who has hunted racoons can tell you that a 15 lb racoon can handily whip a 50 lb. dog. So, what can a 15 lb. racoon do to a man? Inflict pain!

These things may be cute and fun to watch at first, but stop feeding them and their wild, destructive nature comes to light REAL fast. And they carry fleas, ticks, and God knows what else with them.

[pond195520032003 27]

yes they can and will tear up things! but we had ones around our house for 15 years and when they get used to you and trust you enough they will come right up and eat out of your hand and not bite you also the mothers will bring the young around as they know you wont hurt them :banana: we used to let a couple in the house, and yes they will turn the water faucet on(wont turn it back off though . you can teach them and they play like cats will and will chase you or vise versa! do not let them around expensive equipment unless you want it torn apart anyway if i had a couple baby racoons now i would raise them :banghead:

[kpinnc 14,576]

I say if it happens in the future, use a pellet gun.

Won't kill the raccoon, and gives the shooter some "stand off" capability. It the raccoon gets ticked, you've got a head start back into the house!

Kevin

[perry 82]

it was a plastic bottle. just kept getting more crunched as we tryed taking it off.

the vet got it off and sent him back home. no charge.

i told her to stop feeding them but she wont. because if she stops ill have to dispose of about 13 coons, otherwise they will destroy everything untill they get thier food. it all started about 10 yrs ago feeding them.

i have shot plenty of coons and wish sometimes i could make these one's disapear . these guys are defintly tame when we are around. but you never know. the kids have them all named and watch them threw the sliding door window at moms.

when we lived on the farm and i was about 5yrs old we raised 2 baby racoons.

that was cool , but i do remember them sharp little claws.

[kpinnc 14,576]

it was a plastic bottle.

Oh, OK. Use buckshot.

Good luck with those Perry. I'm lucky that we haven't seen anything like that here, as my wife is a critter NUT. Thank God the skunks actually STINK...

Kevin

[Kelly 1,033]

Coons I can deal with it's the woodchucks that dig under everything they can, sorry but I shoot every last one I can.

[jerrell 1]

B) this is funny, but in all seriousiness, i fed a lot of neighborhood cats and had to pursuade them to go home with the help of a 30-30, now the coons started eating the cat food when i was feeding the cats, so out came the 30-30, i got to feeling real bad about shooting at them and sometimes hitting them, so i went to the live trap so i wouldn't have to shoot them,,,guess what got into the trap,,,,,,a skunk, now how do you get a skunk out of a trap without getting skunked..... i had to shoot the skunk and let it set a day then i could stand to dispose of it... now guess what i have bothering me coyotes, how do i deal with these, they have killed 40 of my chickens..... as you can tell i live in the country and love it but sometimes you have to do things you don't want to.....those blasted things only come around at nite and i don't have a trap big enought for them , the county man told me to shoot them,,,,,now i'm afraid of what is going to come after the coyotes, bear, big cat????????????????????????there are some around......oh well, i just wish my horses had real hoofs

[linen beige 15]

A few years ago we had groundhogs chewing the wiring harnesses off brand new cruisers while they were awaiting equipment installation. The Humane Society set a live trap and caught a sknunk. The animal control guy just walked up to it with a blanket and wrapped the trap before carrying it off. He said they will not spray inside an enclosed area. He ended up catching three or four skunks before he got all the groundhogs and none of them sprayed.

I got to thinking about the plastic bottle. If this happens again, try smearing a little peanut butter around the inside of the rim. The other coons will probably chew ol' Rocky to freedom.

[sorekiwi 761]

I've got 3 racoons that come into my laundry room (through the cat door) to get to the cat food. Not a problem when I'm home, as I remove the cat food at night, but I travel quite a bit, and I'm sure all the catfood I leave out is eaten on the first night. The cats are really hungry when I come home a week later! And they (the coons) really trash the place.

I cornered one with a broom the other night. I should've wacked him, but he was just a baby and I couldnt do it

I've just set a live trap. I have a former boss that really should have a few more racoons running around his place! B)

[sorekiwi 761]

Just checked my trap - I caught one of my cats last night! Never knew he liked peanut butter.

Maybe I'll drop him off at my former boss's place too B)

[jerrell 1]

B) Jim i thought about putting a cover over the live trap BUT, how do you get the skunk out, you have to take that cover to open that door , it's spring loaded and a little difficult to pull up, and i can tell yoou that skunk is not going to have a good attitude for being covered up and josseled around, unless there is a way of attaching a quick release and the releaseee has a good pair of running shoes, you are still going to get sprayed...i think...

[Teddy da Bear 11]

So, what can a 15 lb. racoon do to a man? Inflict pain

Please...no more coon stories until I am healed.....

My skin is still on fire and I wonder if infection has set into my toe-bone.

Time for the Doc to look at it.

[linen beige 15]

Jim i thought about putting a cover over the live trap BUT, how do you get the skunk out, you have to take that cover to open that door , it's spring loaded and a little difficult to pull up, and i can tell yoou that skunk is not going to have a good attitude for being covered up and josseled around, unless there is a way of attaching a quick release and the releaseee has a good pair of running shoes, you are still going to get sprayed...i think...

I'm not sure how the door worked on our animal control guys trap, but I recall him saying that he just took the trap out into the countryside, placed it a few yards from his truck, opened the door, went back to his truck, and waited a few minutes. He said the skunks would wander out of the trap, sniff the air, and scurry off into the sunset.

Mike, Get that toe looked at man! Good luck and Godspeed on recovery.

And it could have been worse. You could have been tripped by a skunk! Now THAT would really,....uh,..... STINK!

[mcwh1950 2]

Please...no more coon stories until I am healed.....

My skin is still on fire and I wonder if infection has set into my toe-bone.

Time for the Doc to look at it.

:horseplay: :horseplay: it's about time for you to trust someone who think that than know know more than you dew ...... good luck on the doc. ...... hope you little piggy didn't go to the market by it south........... let as all know how it go

[Teddy da Bear 11]

You could have been tripped by a skunk! Now THAT would really,....uh,..... STINK

Nice thought......that is going to give me nightmares!!!! B)