Re: Any tips for raccoon babies extraction....
[Re: MChewk]
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05/22/17 06:58 AM
05/22/17 06:58 AM
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If they are big enough to move around you may be able to just use a small cafe trap with bail tat the entrance. Have had to do this for skunks when momma gets hit by car
Also with snake catching pole. Reach pole and arm in and grasp away Not easy but you can tell when you have closed on to one
Dig dig dig may be your only good option making the opening large enough to get your head in to see and arm in to operate the snake grabbers
Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!!
If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
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Re: Any tips for raccoon babies extraction....
[Re: MChewk]
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05/22/17 07:49 AM
05/22/17 07:49 AM
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Just means we are thinking the same way
Every day is a gift from GOD, don't waste it!!
If they have plenty of food, give them something interesting to smell
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Re: Any tips for raccoon babies extraction....
[Re: MChewk]
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05/22/17 12:19 PM
05/22/17 12:19 PM
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So while I don't use glue boards for snakes if you have any of the cahaba snake boards or a similar high take brand, mounted on the end of a painters pole or extendable net pole.
We used this method for a chimney extraction of a litter of 5 all in the 5lb range weight wise. Basically gorilla taped the back of the glue board onto the pole, (don't spare the tape!) and put it down there and the first couple Actually jumped at the board in a defensive action and stuck their paws to it, the next guys we had to slap lightly with it but worked like a champ!
Had all 5 in a porta kennel after a quick veggie oil separation.
They lose a few guard hairs but better than starving to death. I keep a supply of glue boards on hand just for dead animal retrieval that is beyond snake tongs or other graspers. Just have to be very careful you don't stick yourself to deck boards, etc...
The case with the litter we had the homeowner live trapped and relocated the female not realizing it had young in his chimney... the interior wasn't accessible enough to grab them So the boards were a life saver.
Just a thought...
(I should add I do not like glue boards for any other purpose and lately many folks in my area are finding lots of them with things they weren't supposed to catch in them including many that are state or federally protected... for this rescue purpose though and dead animal or bird removal they are top notch!)
Last edited by HD_Wildlife; 05/22/17 12:21 PM.
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Re: Any tips for raccoon babies extraction....
[Re: MChewk]
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05/22/17 02:06 PM
05/22/17 02:06 PM
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I like eviction paste on very young coon.Mostly because there is very little labor involved. If that doesn't work, a week or ten days is a huge time frame in most young animals lives, growth spurts are amazing . The baby's will be trailing behind mom in no time. When they leave for the evening you can do the exclusion. Or if they are active you can one way door as part of your exclusion. No exclusion ???? then the job isn't finished. Just a few thoughts. OOOOps did not read the no female part. Game callers / food and scared hungry babys go together nicely.
Last edited by bob pake; 05/22/17 02:14 PM. Reason: mistake
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Re: Any tips for raccoon babies extraction....
[Re: MChewk]
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05/24/17 05:39 PM
05/24/17 05:39 PM
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MChewk, I have used 3/32” snare cable, frayed at the end, to retrieve both dead and live critters from confined spaces. Fray the end of the cable about 1”, insert cable into confined area, twist cable between your fingers; frayed end of cable will tangle in animal’s fur, pull animal from confined area. Use caution- some animals may be a little p----d off when they come out! I learned this trick from my father in the 1940’s. He used barbed wire to recover raccoons and skunks that he had shot under deserted homes, outbuildings, and culverts. Barbed wire will still work too.
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