we've been having raccoon problems. big problems, like the coons using the pool and hot tub for their own private poopoo parties. it's friggin disgusting. how many times can i super-chlorinate the pool. i don't want to catch some kind of raccoon poo disease. we tried to deter them from going near the pool by putting up the baby gate. that didn't work... they just slip underneath it. so we've had to resort to trapping them. well, after catching our cat twice, we finally got ONE. i was really happy that the trap worked and that the raccoon will be relocated to a less suburban area (well, that's what the pest guy said). anyway, i'm feeling kinda guilty cause when i went to take the picture of the raccoon i could see he was pretty freaked out. i just hope he likes his new home and i hope his family joins him too!
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Excellent point. My wife wants a pool... we already have coons trying to get into the garbage cans, so we bungee them shut, which frustrates them immensely. They roll the cans all over the back yard, trying to get into them.
If we put in a pool, we will have pooh issues, judging from your experience. You are quite kind to bother to trap them. I will need to think about coon-proofing the pool, if and when we put one in.
well you probably won't have a problem with your pool if your neighbors are normal people and don't encourage the raccoon community. our neighbors feed them and love having them around. "aren't they cute climbin' in them trees."
ah, NO!
Relocation to a less suburban area doesn't seem like an appropriate punishment for repeated pool pooping. Did you consider a shotgun? Not for the neighbors...
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