We have a 2-story home in Texas. Started noticing noises last spring in the attic. Some of the noises moved to above the first floor ceiling/below 2nd floor floor which is the location where I believe the raccoon had babies.
Now (September ... 6 monoths later) we still hear noises at that location and every night lots of noise in the attic.
We have tried banging pots and pans, leaving light on in attic, radio on in attic, putting dog blankets in the attic for predator smell. No luck yet.
I did notice several possible points of entry into the attic space, but I'm not going to close them up until I get rid of these raccoons (otherwise I think I will have dead or desparate raccoons trapped in my attic). I am pretty sure they can't get in/out every night without going thru the attic.
Live traps haven't worked. Once the bait was removed, the trap appeared sprung, but nothing inside. I think his buddies helped him escape. Since then, they haven't gone back in the live trap.
I want to ratchet up my attack to make sure we get rid of them this fall.
I just ordered an ultrasonic device which I will put in the attic. Relatively cheap under $50
http://www.havahart.com/store/sister-products/for-the-home/M792
I guess I will order some of the Rid-A-Critter and Coyote Urine type products and spread them around the attic. Those are relatively low$ items.
From reading around the internet, I am given to believe the likelihood of evicting well-established comfortable raccoons with above techniques is relatively low.
The sites that sell the strobes say the strobe will handle this situation. I think I would need 3 133K candlepower strobes to cover my attic at a cost of $400 - $700 (depending on where they are purchased).
Here are two such sites:
http://www.rodentstrobe.com/
http://www.evictorproducts.com/
If it'll work, it'll be worth the money. I am curious if anyone has tried these products and how they worked.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Now (September ... 6 monoths later) we still hear noises at that location and every night lots of noise in the attic.
We have tried banging pots and pans, leaving light on in attic, radio on in attic, putting dog blankets in the attic for predator smell. No luck yet.
I did notice several possible points of entry into the attic space, but I'm not going to close them up until I get rid of these raccoons (otherwise I think I will have dead or desparate raccoons trapped in my attic). I am pretty sure they can't get in/out every night without going thru the attic.
Live traps haven't worked. Once the bait was removed, the trap appeared sprung, but nothing inside. I think his buddies helped him escape. Since then, they haven't gone back in the live trap.
I want to ratchet up my attack to make sure we get rid of them this fall.
I just ordered an ultrasonic device which I will put in the attic. Relatively cheap under $50
http://www.havahart.com/store/sister-products/for-the-home/M792
I guess I will order some of the Rid-A-Critter and Coyote Urine type products and spread them around the attic. Those are relatively low$ items.
From reading around the internet, I am given to believe the likelihood of evicting well-established comfortable raccoons with above techniques is relatively low.
The sites that sell the strobes say the strobe will handle this situation. I think I would need 3 133K candlepower strobes to cover my attic at a cost of $400 - $700 (depending on where they are purchased).
Here are two such sites:
http://www.rodentstrobe.com/
http://www.evictorproducts.com/
If it'll work, it'll be worth the money. I am curious if anyone has tried these products and how they worked.
Any other suggestions?
Thanks in advance