by
Stepy —
August 3, 2020
- Healthy Living is a life style. It is about the food you eat, the hair and skin care you use and last but not least the natural solutions you use to clean and take care of your home and garden.
- If you have kids and pets this is one more reason why you should opt for healthy options and avoid commercial pest control products.Make your own repellents and control what goes in your home and garden.This is key to healthy living.
- With this in mind we the best repellent recipes to get rid of raccoons.
- Raccoons come alone or as a group and they are not “garden friendly”.
- They can cause damage, ruin plants and leave a real mess behind them.
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- Raccoons have been known to carry rabies and may attack when threatened, but the Humane Society of the United States reminds us not to panic when seeing a raccoon during the day: “It isn’t uncommon for a healthy raccoon to be active in the daytime, but it’s highly unusual for a raccoon to be aggressive toward a person. A female may boldly defend her young, arching her back and growling or giving a loud “whoof,” and perhaps lunging at a person she deems threatening. Only very rarely will a raccoon chase after someone seen as threatening.”
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- However, since they do cause damage and will even rummage through trash (they are scavengers), it is best to keep them away from your property.
- We have natural repellents and tips for you that won’t harm raccoons, but will deer them right away!
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- Raccoons hate cayenne pepper and habanero chilies.
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- Cayenne pepper and habanero repellent:
- Boil one cup of cayenne pepper and 5 chopped habanero chilies with water in a pot
- Let it cool
- Transfer it into a spray bottle
- Squirt the solution where you suspect raccoon activity
- Reapply every 3 to 5 days
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- Apple cider vinegar repellent:
- Place a rag in a bowl with apple cider vinegar
- Let the rag get soaked overnight
- Place the dish where raccoons are a problem
- TIPS: Keep your garbage cans as clean as possible, clean them with equal parts of warm water and white distilled vinegar. The smell will deter raccoons and disinfect the cans at the same time.
- Remove debris and keep your garden clean.
