Garden Maintenance : How to Repel Raccoons
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- Опубликовано: 13 дек 2008
- To repel raccoons, avoid interaction with them, as they are very social creatures who will learn to come back for food, never leave out pet food in the yard and even sprinkle hot spices around the yard to discourage them from exploring. Repel raccoons in a humane way with advice from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.
Expert: Yolanda Vanveen
Contact: www.vanveenbulbs.com
Bio: Yolanda Vanveen is sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Wash.
Filmmaker: Daron Stetner 
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It is another vital information regarding garden maintenance. Repelling raccoons are one of the most irritating problems being encountered in gardening. Glad to learn these tips!
After you put the cayenne pepper around the plant, you still have to water it, which will cause the pepper to seep into the soil around the plant. Are there any harmful effects to the plant from the spice you're using?
ok, I have bird feeders but I've also noticed squirrels, now raccoons at night and one bunny. I figured out how to keep squirrels out of the feeder by dumping cayenne pepper in it, now to get rid of the raccoons because they look for the food on the ground the the birds drop the food; so the cayenne pepper is going on the ground, and I'm going to sprinkle some on my fence. But I don't mind the bunny though. Will the pepper hurt the bunny? I don't want to hurt the bunny
Right - just go to 2:45 & skip the "don't feed the animals bit...." (Hint, no one looking to get rid of raccoons is dumb enough to feed them, lol!)
As far as pepper - I've used a 3-prong approach that seems to work. I spray the trees and bushes where they like to come into my yard with pepper spray, then scatter pepper pellets, finally, I spread coyote urine pellets. Seems OK, but must be repeated quite often.
If you're lucky enough to see them, when they turn to look at you (and they always do) you can spray just over their heads with a defense-type, long reaching pepper gel. Sabre makes a good one - be sure to get gel (the spray has too much blow-back) and get the large canister with at least a 15 foot range.
I swear they communicate with each other because I was harassed by the larger more aggressive raccoons in the our neighborhood most nights while walking - they would stand me off and not let me pass in alleys here in Boulder where we are quite overrun. (I find several each year with distemper so they're not a healthy population - they can also carry rabies - and roundworms live in their scat which is deadly to pets and humans - I definately want to keep them out of my yard and off my tables.) Strobe lights, waving my arms, stomping, yelling... Nothing worked.
I was finally pissed-off enough that I took my pepper gel out of my holster and sprayed one just over his head. Wow, did he run!
So that was a year ago and now they start to hold their ground (or come aggressively toward me) like always, but only until we're about 30 feet apart, when they suddenly scurry away. I honestly think they all know what I did once, lol! It's so weird. Or maybe it's my new-found 'don't f- with me attitude' lol!
I've sprayed attacking dogs the same way with immediate results. (The people in Boulder think their dogs need their "freedom", ha!) No need to ever aim for the face, animals are so sensitive they just need to catch a whiff of it and they're off.
In fact I might try sitting out a few nights waiting for them to come into my yard (where they poo and eat my tomatoes - one bite out of each, geesch!). Then I'll spray with the Sabre pepper gel. One spray might keep them all out of my yard the rest of the summer. Who knows?
guilty as charged *raises her hand* :P
She finally gets to the point at 2:35
Won't the pepper leach into the soil? I would that would have an acidifying effect on the bedding soil. Possibly to detriment.
thanks for all you shared.
Our raccoon loves to dig in our compost. We will be putting down some curry. Thanks!
Cayenne pepper works the best!!! Repels sniffers, crawlers and even Pigeons!
I like how firm she is
Hi thanks for posting. But how do I keep them from climbing onto my grape arbor and eating my grapes??
exactly!
Turn your grape arbor into a pepper arbor, apparently.
why are you guys so mean? If you thought the video was too long, don't watch it.
Racoon roundworms can be very dangerous if kids play and ingest dirt where the eggs are left on the ground from raccoons, also your pets can get sick...
Racoons lay eggs?
What if I have a swimming pool??
Glad I grew so many Carolina Reapers last year now.
just saw a black raccoon tonight scary. This is a good video.
i have a marsh that ive been trying to make and have and the darn raccons are destroying it ive tryied chicken wire but to no avail i hope that cayanne peper in the water works
Get some beavers! We have some surplus ones and a dam!
Thank You SO MUCH !! I grow 3 different kinds of hot peppers in my garden (the only area the where the bandits don't go), and I never thought about using these as a repellent , but I've already had success, placing ground peppers at the entrance to my pond and sidewalk. My Nest camera shows them walking up, and immediately turning their heads and running off after sniffing the edge of the walkway! Gotta grow more of these peppers! Maybe juice them and make a spray !!
They are eating my jalapenos right off the plant
Customers buying Evictor Strobe Lights to evict attic squirrels told us that Evictor Strobe Lights will also evict raccoons from attics. The mounting chain must be screwed to a rafter. Raccoons tend to relocate the Strobes.
Do I need to empty my bird baths ever night?
After I sprayed them with the hose they decided to come back periodically to destroy my garden. Raccoons truly are vengeful little trash panda bastards.
Moth balls also works to repel them
I tried hot pepper, regular medium ground pepper , coffee grind, sprayed animal BGon max, covered the surrounding of the plant with large rocks , cinnamon and i now am at my 5th attempt . Any other ideas ?
Garlic water. Blend garlic cloves I mix with gallon of water. Pour and leave bottle open. They hate the smell.
@@missjay2183 How many cloves?
@@watr77222 like 5 or 6 large
What about scattering moth balls? Do they dislike that smell?
Jetson Oscar no I just watched a RUclips where they were playing with the moth balls like toys. Apparently it doesn’t , try the pepper spray, deter with wire, block access from roofs by cutting tree limbs down, don’t feed them, don’t encourage them. Now if I could only get my wife to understand cuz she feeds anything that comes around
starts at 2:35
Have you heard Critter Pricker? Videos in YT.
i want the 3:45 of my life back, i learned more about her boring parties then actual repelling tips
No doubt!
first time ive seen or used a draggable subtitles
I have witnessed a raccoon unzip a softsided zippy cooler, remove a sandwich, THEN zip the cooler back up, before making of with the sandwich. I'm pretty sure that they can figure out a bungee.
I'll try that pepper trick. But, if I see one on my property, that thing will be humanely shot. It's here for my chickens, and I WILL protect my chickens.
They are cute and cuddly.
BUT THEY'RE WILD ANIMALS
They are NOT "cute and cuddly". They stink horribly and have claws like Edward Scissor hands and can fight a large dog and win.
Thanx for you thoughts, but why would you waste water by dumping it out of the kiddie pool every night? Why wouldn't you just cover it up? Much more environmentally friendly, don't you think? =)
My dog works great.
Peppermint Oil works
Answer at 2:38.
I hope you never let your kids get back in that same kiddie pool that the raccoon were having a pool party in 😮
Bleach works real well ...They get one whiff of that ,they are history!
+GAME OF DRONES AMMONIA AS WELL
Yes the ammonia worked well, they packed up and left real quick.
will t hurt my cats paws??? i guess right??
Raccoons are scavengers meant to find and eat creatures that have died that day which helps prevent harmful bacteria from spreading. It's sad that some people may not know or care and supply them with food eliminating their main purpose while creating more problems.
Go to 2:40 to skip over all of the personal stories and get to the meat of the video.
People who feed raccoons should be fined and I am being polite
Very polite
Thank you, i will do that, they almost attack me when i feeding them some foods. Now stop doing that
@Kyler Rodgers lol,
This says absolutely nothing. Don't pet the racoons? Duh!
Skip to 3:44 for the meat of the advice
I set up an electric fence around my chicken pen 7,000 volts will give them a hint,,,,,,if the go for the food,,,,,God help them,,,Thats wired with 240 AC current that will kill a human being
Hmmmm
I have raccoons in my attic now. I've lived in this house for 39 years, never a problem. I learned a lot from the professionals that are removing them from my property, and you never use a hose because , first of all, they can get very aggressive, especially when they're are annoyed, so never hose them, or toss things at them. It's an extremely expensive proposition to remove them, and yes, they are extremely intelligent animals, but also very dangerous, plus they carry roundworms and some can have rabies, so you want them out asap. They completely destroyed my flower beds and dug out a 5 ft planter full of trailing vincas. We had a 4 month drought here and that seems to contribute to this problem, apparently. They were hunting for grub worms .. I've never hosed, or annoyed them in any way, plus the fact that they're out at night, so even if you felt the need to hose them, you'd have to be outside all night long, and who's going to do that. I noticed as they were trapping them, they would emerge from my attic space between 7pm-8pm at night, so there was a pattern there. So far we've caged a 35 lb female, but there's still noise in the attic, and they usually trap at 72 hr intervals, and she may have been traveling with her ''juveniles" as they call them from an earlier litter that she had. They ripped into my roof air vent, through the metal, practically destroyed it to gain access to the attic. Yes, they're very cute and intelligent, but still wild animals, and you definitely do not want them inside your house because they can destroy your electric wires, your insulation, you air ducts, plus their waste has to be removed.
Had raccoons in my attic, once. They sound like elephants running around up there.
I have a big vegetable garden and the raccoons never come close to it, I give them dog food and all kinds of goodies outside the fence , but a couple manage to come to my land and eat some of the sunflower seeds from the squirrels food that I leave on the ground under the brids feeders. Do not bother will all these tricks that do not work, simply leave them some food especially dog food they love to crunch it and would leave you alone.
I like your approach David. The best deterrent is providing a better option for them. The only problem is that the constant supply of food might encourage more to hang out around the property. I agree with the video that we should never react with them.. so never let them see the food is coming from you.
Wait...you went to a party??
took way too much time to give basic advice
This has been the most wholesome content I’ve seen in 2022.
Run at them while holding a wooden log
im thinking poisoning with anti-freeze
and DUMBER Animals like cats and dogs (and groundhogs and your nephew Jimmie) will all die !
Metcraft Don't be so cruel. They are annoying but to poison them is rather sick.
OMG is there a message?
Ramon Heard Jr Seriously… stop talking and get to the point!
I was wondering myself. I thought this was a video about getting rid of Raccoons, well the last 30 seconds is.
DO NOT USE CAYAN PEPPER! There was a case where a homeowner in Ottawa Canada used cayan pepper to get rid of squirrels from eating tulip bulbs and when the pepper ended up in the squirrel's eyes, the squirrels actually clawed at their eyes so much that they became blind.
and that means ,,,,,What
Just do cinnamon powder
Squirrels clawing out their own eyes would be a good thing in my book!
Dont come into my yard then
@@jadsadd28that was a funny but true comment.
What you gotta' do is raise your arms in a threatening manner and yell, "Scat! Scat! hxh, chxh~!!"
at 3:00 in the morning?
Make me a nice raccoon hat.
you ruined the pool party.
To gabby
Wait no food or water outside? Not even for birds in this hot scorching summer? That's not a good advice.. How about something more practical?
Play Justin Bieber
I want to repel the raccoons but keep the opossums
Hi Karen, How do I keep you away?
Hmm I guess I have a different way of looking at things. I actually provide clean water for them every day and in large enough containers so that they can get in and enjoy water the way they like it. It's a joy to see the little babies when they come around, though mom is very careful with them and keeps them hidden away for the most part. If you could have seen the four babies up in the tree playing, or laying on top of their mom with their little faces pressed against their mother's face. Just precious. Or watch how careful she is with them. She'll spend a good part of the next year teaching them all they need to know to survive in this world. It brings me joy to watch them and goodness knows we've all taken away so much of their habitat. Granted it's not always convenient as they can get into mischief, but still the joy of just watching them far outweighs any inconvenience. Like currently one has started climbing up to my balcony deck and has taken a liking to the sugar water in my hummingbird feeders. So I'm trying to figure out a way to discourage them from climbing up there without harming them in any way. I had a friend throw pepper up my nose once in high school. LOL she wasn't the nicest friend I ever had. Anywho I know how awful that experience was for me, so it's not likely I'll ever do that intentionally to one of God's creatures.
One of the things she will teach them is how to tear apart your roof and build a nest for the next litter.
@@gimpygardner3377 LOL you may be right.
Blood meal is a much better option and it will fertilize your plants.
A .22WMR does a great job of repelling them.
You are one MEAN SOB, aren't you? .
Did your momma hate you too ?
(The L is for libtard :-))
Hate much?
Don't use something that can burn or irritate their paws! They rub their faces and eyes with those paws! Also, I think these things can harm birds as well. Birds might eat this stuff.
Peppers don't harm birds. Chickens eat them.
just get to the point PLEASE!!
'DO NOT USE CAYAN PEPPER! There was a case where a homeowner in Ottawa Canada used cayan pepper to get rid of squirrels from eating tulip bulbs and when the pepper ended up in the squirrel's eyes, the squirrels actually clawed at their eyes so much that they became blind.'
I'm quite certain as to the reason he left you.
Typical woman, blah, blah, blah. She took nearly 4 minutes to say what could be said in 30 seconds. Skip to 2:35 and shutdown at 3:05 to get the information needed.
Stop talking and get to the point! wanna tell stories write a book damn!!
Thanks for the Advice, maybe don't tell the story's we just need to know what makes the repel.... I don't think anyone wants to hear the story's… just saying
Every one is a racoon expert now. But no one can get rid of them. So much "science- like" talking and talking" Nothing new. Raccoons are much more clever then you guys