On 7/7/2007 1:37 PM, JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Carol Gravelle" wrote in message
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Hi,

Any suggestions how we can keep a motther raccoon and her three babies out
of our yards and garbage containers?

Thanks.


Out of your garbage: Use bungee cords over the lids to the handles.

Out of your yard: There's this newfangled invention called a fence. Not
perfected quiet yet, but you might be able to find someone in your area who
will install one, on an experimental basis. Raccoons are great climbers,
though.



My yard is completely fenced and walled. Raccoons still steal my entire
grape crop (two vines).

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at http://www.rossde.com/garden/