Raccoon Update #2 April 3, 2009
Posted by shwaldman in Uncategorized.Tags: DTW, homeowner expenses, raccoon, wildlife removal
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We have added a FOURTH raccoon to our gallery. Overnight, in the midst of a spring thunderstorm, another raccoon ventured into the live trap. B & B will be picking him or her up this morning.
I did inquire as to where these little guys are being taken. It turns out they are taken to a large farm/industrial area away from people and homes. For us, that means a 45-60 minute hall close to the Metro Detriot airport.
We will be leaving the traps up another day to see if any others show up. I am hoping not because at $69 a piece, this is starting to get expensive. But I would rather pay now than have to pay to repair damage to our new deck, our house or worse yet, having to remove them from somewhere in the attic.
Raccoon Update April 2, 2009
Posted by shwaldman in Family, Society.Tags: damage, raccoon, traps, wildlife removal
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The other day I mentioned that we have raccoons. Well, as of today, three raccoons are being removed from the premise.
We heard them over the weekend – not sure if they were on the deck or on the roof. On Monday night, I got the chance to see them – though in the dark I couldn’t get much in the way of pictures or video. I called couple of removal services on Tuesday morning. And on Wednesday morning, B & B Wildlife Removal Service laid down four (4) large traps. They appeared untouched when I got home from work on Wednesday and I checked them again before bed… but when I got up in the morning, there were three closed doors and three decent sized raccoons in their traps. B & B will come this morning to take them away and release them in an undisclosed location.
We decided to leave a few traps down for a couple of days in case they had friends. I only saw three on Monday night, so hopefully this will be the end of them for a while.
Raccoons In…, No, On the House! April 1, 2009
Posted by shwaldman in Family.Tags: dogs, raccoon, removal, traps, wildlife
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I am all for preserving the wildlife and believe we have invaded into the lives of the animals who lived here long before us. But there does come a point at which you have to protect your family… in this case, I think our animals are most at risk.
On Sunday early morning, Kim and I heard sounds outside – on the roof or even in the attic above our room. On Monday night, I heard some animals making noise out on the lower deck. I flipped on the lights and found one, two, three raccoons out there. It looked like two males fighting over the love of a female. After I turned on the light, one male left into the woods. The other seemed to stick around to tell the girl his intentions before left. Finally, with the light still on, the smallest of them got down and headed into the woods.
I called the Wildlife Removal service in the morning and they came out the following morning (today). They said there was no sign of entry into the house… yet. They laid down 4 large live traps and I am to call each morning to give them a status. The hardest part will be to keep the doggies away. They were very interested in the traps. Needless to say, they will be on leash for the rest of the week.
