Trapping raccoons basically requires you to have
traps that are very effective; these traps are
usually constructed in different sizes but they
are generally divided into three; those that
hold the raccoon by foot, those that hold by
body and the most lethal ones that are intended
to kill the raccoon. All these traps are made
from different equipment and you can get them
from the stores but there are other traps that
can be made at home.
Homemade traps
The homemade traps require simple equipment; if
for instance you intend to trap the baby
raccoons, you will need hand gloves and a
bucket. You can easily get hold of these
equipments from the comfort of the home. If the
raccoons are adults, then you will be required
to be innovative in order to come up with
something effective. You can therefore use hard
board to form a cage like structure. You will
place the cages at the entry points but you have
to ensure that the door to the cage is large
enough to let them in but small enough to
prevent them from getting out once they are
trapped. You can also mesh wire to come up with
the cage trap; mesh trap is more effective than
the board because you can easily check if it has
actually trapped the raccoon. You have to also
locate these traps at small openings and other
entry points. The advantage of the using the
homemade equipment is that they are very cheap
and you are always assured that they are not
lethal.
Other traps
The other traps are usually sold in the stores.
They are usually constructed differently and
most of them are quite pricey.
Long spring trap
The string traps is a foot trap and it will trap
the raccoon’s paws, it is one of the effective
traps sold and the best part is that they cannot
be easily spotted by the raccoons especially if
they are used as an outdoor trap. You can place
it near the shade and it will definitely catch
that stubborn raccoon.
Guarded traps
They are also meant to capture that foot of the
raccoon and they equally effective. They can be
placed in trenches and they easily trap the
raccoons. When using this trap, you have to
careful because they are very difficult to
notice especially if they are in the grass.
Cage traps
It is not very easy to use the cage traps
because they are very large and the raccoons can
easily spot them therefore chances of avoiding
them is very high. If you want them to be
effective, you have to put them at the entry
points where they cannot be easily spotted by
the raccoons.
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