I feed the birds, so I also feed raccoons since they clean up what the birds don't get or drop. I also get possums coming for the seed. They both come to the feeders especially during a dry spell because I also put out water for the birds. They come all during the day, especially the young ones who have just been weaned. When they find an easy source of food, they will keep coming back. Maybe try moving the food to a different location, confuse them? Coons are smart, scheming little kids. I had one that sekt stealing the bait out of a trap, so I watched all night and caught her. She entered the trap, sucked in her stomachso she would not trip the door and reached across the trip plate, took the food and backed out. Next night, I wired the bait to the floor of the trap and in the struggle to get it, she sprung the trap. Big Momma, another (35lbs) kept getting in my seed can. She would open it and let the babies in to eat. Tried using straps from pick up. She chewed thru them. Brought it inside and she tried to turn the door handle so she could get in to it. Maybe you cold make a ramp - no, coons would jucst use it too. I will ask Perk (an old timer round here who used to hunt them) maybe he can come up with something. Have you thought of bringing the dry food in at night and once the cats got used to the feeding schedule, they would not come for food at night. ---- Natalie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes, raccoons are mostly nocturnal, but when they have young ones, they can > also be seen during the day, looking for more food. This makes many people > call ACOs when they see raccoons during the day, wrongly assuming that > there's something wrong with them, like rabies, distemper. > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MaiMaiPG > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 10:17 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION > > > > They are and they are a royal pain. > > On May 29, 2012, at 8:55 AM, Beth wrote: > > > > I have the same problem with opossums. I have started feeding the ferals in > a different place & putting dry food out for the Opossums. Also I feed the > ferals during the day & the Opossums eat at night. I'm not sure if raccoons > are nocturnal like opossums > > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! www.Furkids.org <http://www.furkids.org/> > > > > > > _____ > > From: dot winkler <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] RACCOON GETTING INTO CAT STATION > > > > Hi there - anyone out there - does anyone know how to construct or how to > keep raccoon out of an outdoor cat colony dry feeder? I am feeding 7 > outdoor cats and now there is a raccoon in the area eating all the dry food > every night in the dry food feeding station. I feed the cats by day some > meat and throw away the plates when done. But the dry food is a staple food > for them which they need to supplement the one feeding I give. Also, in > case I can't get there to feed them. Any suggestions? I have seen some > constructions on line but the cats have to jump up to get into them and > there is one older cat I don't think he can jump up into anything! Please > let me know. I know this has nothing to do with leukemia, but it does have > to do with helping cats. Dotty - Freehold, NJ > > > > > > >
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