Does this deter raccoons? Thanks for any help.
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I don't know. I bought it for Herons. I don't know if racoons are afraid of water.
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I can not speak about how well it works with raccoons. After all they like water. But it scares deer away. The trick is to set the time the sprinklers is on for a second or two so it startles them. If it stays on longer then animals treat is just like another sprinkler. Also if possible set the sensor so that it is does not trigger the sprinkler until the animal is at a point they will get directly blasted with the spray. Then they get a double whammy of a startling sound and getting hit with a blast of water. You might first just take a hose and blast your raccoons with that. If it scares them buy this unit. If they just start washing then forget it. I can not speak about how well it works with raccoons. After all they like water. But it scares deer away. The trick is to set the time the sprinklers is on for a second or two so it startles them. If it stays on longer then animals treat is just like another sprinkler. Also if possible set the sensor so that it is does not trigger the sprinkler until the animal is at a point they will get directly blasted with the spray. Then they get a double whammy of a startling sound and getting hit with a blast of water. You might first just take a hose and blast your raccoons with that. If it scares... » Read More I can not speak about how well it works with raccoons. After all they like water. But it scares deer away. The trick is to set the time the sprinklers is on for a second or two so it startles them. If it stays on longer then animals treat is just like another sprinkler. Also if possible set the sensor so that it is does not trigger the sprinkler until the animal is at a point they will get directly blasted with the spray. Then they get a double whammy of a startling sound and getting hit with a blast of water. You might first just take a hose and blast your raccoons with that. If it scares them buy this unit. If they just start washing then forget it. « Show Less
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So far so good. We use for raccoons and cranes. Cats too - protecting fish in a pond! Good Luck.
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You can fine tune it to detect racoon size animals. It might work, as long the the spray is directed to the location where they are. On high, the jet is very powerful.
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Good morning, I believe it will repel racoons, the reason I say this I have a Boykin Spaniel and he will activate the sensor. But he has to be fairly close to the sensor 15ft. My issue is deer.
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Sorry, but I am not sure. I am dealing with deer and so far they have not eaten my flowers. You will probably have to go through the reviews, as I thought a few of them had talked about racoons, but I could not remember their responses. Sorry.
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I bought it because of raccoons but the motion sensor can not detect raccoon (two small for motion sensor) and it is useless in this regard.I have several clip of my surveillance camera that support
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The product works well for rabbits. While I do not know for certain, my guess is that it would also work for raccoons. The scent of a predator likely would repel these critters as well.
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Hello, I have not used it for that purpose but it doesn't have a lock or snap feature and it does open up very easily so I am sure that raccoons will surely be able to get in!
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Probably not. I got it to try and keep skunks raccoons, possums, and cats away, they are still coming around. Wish I could find something to keep them away
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I don't know if it is designed to deter larger animals. The only animals we have had trouble with is mice, for which this device is excellent.
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I didn't have any problems with raccoons so far; I think the coop is very secure. I lock my chicken in at night and close the attached run in addition. I do remove left over food from the run and also the water bowl. I do not want to attract mice or rats and this seems to do the trick. In addition I clean the roost and coop every 3-4 days so no parasites can dwell there; the chickens are checked regularly for mites, so far I have no investation. Good luck with the coop and the hilarious chicken.
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Pole diameter is approx 2", baffle is 4.5" at bottom & 8" at top seam. We don't have a problem with raccoon's in are area, but I think it could deter them. Good luck!
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We have two in the woods in North Carolina. The only solution(after talking to Wild Birds Unlimited) in our area is to bring the feeders in at dark. The keeps the raccoons away. Everyone around here does it this way. I leave the hooks out. Ours locks pretty well. You could slip a strip of wood in the hole where the hook enters the bracket to get it some extra friction. Hope this helps.
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Hi Fade! Well, I too have a problem with skunks, raccoons, and squirrels, and using this product seems to deter them so I keep using it even though I would prefer that they not visit at all. I use it where I might have just planted bulbs since they seem to enjoy them as much as I do and around flowers that I like and so do they like coreopsis and lupine. So I guess the answer is that it works but you would need to reapply from time to time. John
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The door will not keep out raccoons. The single latch on the inside middle of the flap is the only thing preventing the door from opening, and it is not enough to keep the door closed from a determined raccoon. The raccoon keeps pushing on the corners and working with the door until it pops open. I have video of this happening.
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If your feeding birds with it, then I'm sure raccoons will try to get it. I have them here in the Pacific Northwest, and they DON"T get into them.....Just keep it up high and mount it on a side of a building. Something slick on the sides. THEY ARE A GREAT DEAL FOR THE MONEY,BOUGHT 4 OF THEM....
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Yes it really does....we live in a heavily wooded area and were bothered by raccoons...they will clean out a large bird feeder overnight!!! So I put a woodlink torpedo on all 3 of our bird feeder poles....no more raccoons...it is amazing.....
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I can tell you one thing, I had this set to repel bugs but there were spider webs on it 4 weeks into me plugging it up. If it couldn't scare away the spiders, I doubt a raccoon will be deterred.
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My duplex neighbor and I have 3 of these units to ward off raccoons. Neither of us can hear any sound from them. Your unit may be defective. I remain very pleased with the product. Good luck.
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Good question! I wondered the same thing. I have stray cats in my area, but I've never trapped one. Only raccoons.
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Marjorie: So far no raccoons. I have bird feeder haning from this rod and so far no criters have goten to the feeder.
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Haven't used this box for that....but I definitely wouldn't. Raccoons are actually quite smart about getting things opened and getting into things you don't want them to. You need something with a lock on it, for outside !