Things You'll Need
- Lockable cat door
- Floodlight
- Ammonia
- Rag
- Radio
- Raccoon repellent
Instructions
Install a lockable cat door. Lock the door at night when raccoons are the most active (see Reference 3).
Hide or relocate pet food that will attract raccoons (see Reference 2).
Install a bright light or a light triggered by motion sensors above the pet door (see Reference 3).
Place an ammonia-soaked rag inside the pet door at night (see Reference 2).
Place a radio near the cat door entrance. Tune it to a talk radio station to give the appearance that humans are present (see Reference 2).
Place commercially available raccoon repellent granules near the entrance to the cat door (see Reference 3).