{"id":1270,"date":"2015-12-07T09:25:32","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T14:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rhucs.com\/rc\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2025-04-26T18:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:07:46","slug":"how-to-build-a-coon-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rhucs.com\/rc\/how-to-build-a-coon-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Coon Trap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rhucs.com\/rc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/raccoons-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-167\" src=\"http:\/\/rhucs.com\/rc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/raccoons-1.jpg\" alt=\"How to Build a Coon Trap\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>We noticed that some of our readers were looking for information on how to build a coon trap. Our message here is, do not waste your time and money. The right long-term answer is to install a one-way trap door over the entrance to the den in your home or building so they can get out but not back in. Do this before they have babies and do a lot of damage to your home. Once they are out of your attic, replace the one-way trap door with heavy-gauge wire mesh. They can never get back in again. Cover all other areas that could be potential entrances with heavy-gauge wire mesh.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Build a Coon Trap &#8211; Buy One<\/h2>\n<p>If you must trap the raccoons for some reason, the easiest approach is to buy one on one of the online websites such as Kijji\u00a0 or Amazon. You can get great deals and when you are finished, you can resell it and get your money back as long as the trap is still in good condition.<\/p>\n<p>Trapping raccoons does work for the current residents, although some of them are pretty smart and will avoid going into the trap as much as possible. The real problem is that the den that now exists inside your attic is like an advertising beacon for other raccoons in the area. Even if you repair the entrance, other raccoons can smell a vacant den and will come visiting.<\/p>\n<p>If you do trap the raccoons successfully, repair the entrance and any damage inside your attic. Be careful and take the proper precautions to protect your health. We have other topics on this site that discuss this issue. Cover the entrance and any other potential entrance with heavy gauge wire mesh to prevent raccoons or any other rodent from entering your attic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We noticed that some of our readers were looking for information on how to build a coon trap. Our message here is, do not waste your time and money. 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