THE NEIGHBORHOOD – Have you ever tried to get rid of a raccoon? It’s no easy task, let me tell you.
Several years ago, we had some raccoons decide to set up shop in our chimney. We’d hear them squealing and scratching around in there nearly 24 hours a day. It was almost as though the raccoon parents assigned some of their kids to be on constant “chaos duty” while the others looked for food or slept.
I love animals and had no interest in displacing a family, but ultimately decided it was necessary after several weeks of poor sleep due to the racket. The good news is that I was very careful and no raccoons were harmed in the eviction process.
How did I do it? With a proprietary system that leveraged bait, party favors, classical music, two-way mirrors, walkie-talkies and roller skates. Took me four days to complete the task.
Unfortunately, the man in this video didn’t consult me before he tried to get rid of the raccoons in his backyard treehouse. I could’ve given him all kinds of tips. Instead, things went from bad to worse.
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Yikes. I have so many questions. But more than that, I’ve got empathy. I know that raccoons are tenacious. And I know that they can drive a man to do crazy things.
Miraculously, these folks seemed to keep their sense of humor about the whole thing. Not many of us would likely be smiling if we had firefighters in our backyard battling a blaze that we’d created.
Curse those raccoons. Curse them.
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