[NatureNS] Deterring a Family of Digging Raccoons

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From: Bev Wigney <bkwigney@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 18:08:55 -0300
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My brother who used to live in Toronto, also had raccoon problems.  The raccoons would stand atop the fence around his small downtown  garden and would growl at his kids.  Someone told him to put ground hot pepper on surfaces where the raccoons were clambering around.  That seemed to deter them.  Maybe it could be similarly used to keep them out of potted plants.

Bev Wigney
Rpund Hill, NS

On 2012-05-30, at 5:43 PM, "John Kearney" <john.kearney@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> I cover the area where the raccoons are digging with the stems of wild roses. That has worked for me.
> 
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> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of duartess@ns.sympatico.ca
> Sent: May 30, 2012 14:06
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> Subject: [NatureNS] Deterring a Family of Digging Raccoons
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> All,
> 
> Does anyone out there have a suggestion about how to deter a mother racoon & her 5 babies from digging up flower beds and potted plants in a city yard? My friend thinks they are after grubs or ants. Is this a possibility? She wants nothing toxic or anything that would harm them, just make the area less palatable. She had heard soap flakes might work. 
> Any ideas welcome. She is in the 'Cabbagetown' area of Toronto.
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Gayle MacLean
> Dartmouth
> 
> 

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