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Overview of Damage Prevention and Control Methods
Habitat Modification
- Remove obvious sources of food or shelter around the premises
- Close outbuilding and exterior laundry room doors.
Exclusion
- Usually the best method for coping with raccoon damage
Frightening
- Effective for a short time
Repellents
- Ro-PelĀ® is registered for use on surfaces
Toxicants
- None registered
Shooting
- .22-caliber
- Shotgun with No. 6 shot
Trapping
- No. 1 longspring
- No. 1.5 coilspring
- No. 160, 220 ConibearĀ®-style
- Species-specific traps
- 10- x 12- x 32-inch single-door cage or box traps
- 10- x 12- x 42-inch double-door cage or box traps