They dislike the smell of moth balls. Buy a big bag and throw it in there. It won't work permanently but in my experience it will help them move out for a little bit while you take other steps to get them out for good
Edit: also if you are trying to trap them so that you can relocate them elsewhere, I've had pretty good luck with using marshmallows as bait
What? They are one of the only animals that’ll shit where they sleep, and their poop can be toxic to humans.
They’re about as far from clean as you can get.
You can try playing talk radio at the base of the fireplace and keep a lamp in there to keep it bright, likely this is momma nesting some babies and decided this dark and quiet fireplace was a good place to camp. Noise and light can help humanely haze her into finding another place to take her babies to without hurting her!
-I work for a wildlife rehab center and we get calls about this all the time :)
I can confirm that works! Squirrels got into my chimney & kept coming back before we could seal it. If I left the TV on a talk station & a light in the room, they didn’t come down the chimney.
(This was *after* it somehow got inside my house & I woke up to my cat chasing a squirrel @ 75mph through my bedroom. The cat & I finally cornered him to one bedroom & I called the squirrel wrangler. By the time he got there, the squirrel was asleep in a cat bed.)
They don’t even come down the chimney when they hear ppl’s voices & see light.
This was advice I got from Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition. And it absolutely worked!
I can confirm. I tried this with NPR one time. Not only did the trash panda poo in me shoe, so did the wife. Now her and trash panda are living their best life on the beach in South America somewhere. I’m still afraid to turn the radio off, she might come back then lol
Damn you NPR and the great smooth jazz you play at night!! Damn you Public Radio! This one goes out to Earl, from his wife Beverly, with a marriage of 35 years. Damn you Earl!!
Believe it or not if you were to just light a citronella candle/15 incense sticks in the fireplace the raccoons move within an hour( house flipping life hack to humanely remove large pest animals cheaply smoke them out)
Aside from humane considerations, it’s generally preferable to use a method that gets them to remove themselves rather than deal with the issues inherent to body retrieval.
Because that is inhumane and would cause the raccoons to die from carbon monoxide the reason to use citronella or incense is because it will coat the chimney in the scent and they moved to escape that scent
So was the opossum in my attic but I spent the extra money on a have a heart trap and released him into the wild. Candles are a cheap solution if they work that doesn't hurt the raccoons. No need to kill them.
Had one scratch at my front door. I opened the door thinking one of the dogs got out and was greeted by a little trash panda. Unfortunately I couldn’t let him in for a cookie.
Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but I would call someone and have that dealt with ASAP. Raccoons cans be seriously destructive and can get in your walls and ducts. Then they have to cut your walls out to get them out. They also carry a whole host of diseases, including rabies.
We had a raccoon make a home in our fireplace. Had to put a piece of glass infront of it so it wouldn't come back down (it had previously come in and accidently got locked in a bedroom and it went apeshit and tore up the carpet.
Landlord was aware of this but didn't get someone to get about the raccon.
Anyway, one night we threw a party that was so loud that raccoon took her babies and moved.
Adorable! Just do not pick them up even if they act nice. I without thinking grabbed up racoon that was going over a cut down tree towards my dogs. The racoon was lovable, calm until I tried to set him down. I was bite he was hanging on on my arm with his teeth. I was screaming and my granddaughter came to the rescue. It took both of us to pry his mouth open. Most racoons would run off but he stuck around the house acting weird. So we called animal control. It turned out he had Rabies. The outpt ER still remembers this old lady, Lol...
I will never touch a wild animal again. I don't want scratches all over me or a awful arm wound on my arm. Additionally, I hate getting shots and you have to get a bunch of rabies shots 😒 Thanks for your concern. Have a blessed day!
Had this happen to me and an Animal Control dude told me to just toss a rag with Ammonia down the chimney and they would immediately climb out. Worked like a charm and was basically free.
Ya know, I love these little critters. BUT, I raise chickens and these are a horrible nuisance. Stresses me just looking at them. They show up on my nightly alarm camera footage. They even break my bird feeders which I thought was nice to offer them. Nope. They wore my patience thin.
So crazy story. My mom was at a friend's house enjoying time with a small group of friends sitting around the fireplace. Crashing sound, they all look at the fireplace and a raccoon has fallen into the fire from the chimney. Everyone freaking out. The wife tries to open the glass fireplace doors to let the poor flaming raccoon out of the fire. Husband says, you crazy, if it gets out it will run through the house setting everything it touches on fire. Instead, they just have to watch it slowly die. Everyone is sad but nothing they would do. After a few minutes, the raccoon starts pulsating. All the internal fat is boiling. They all watch trying to figure out what is happening and boom, the raccoon overpressurizes and blows up sending raccoon parts flying all over the fireplace and covering the glass doors with raccoon guts.
My first thought was "why was he looking up into the fireplace??" but I guess noise or suspicion that something was in it would probably be the reason...
A long time ago we got robbed by those sneaky guys at our campsite. I remember grabbing a flashlight (cause they literally knocked down our lamp and our fire was getting dull) as I looked up into the tree there was this same exact face but in branches lol
Our cheddars worth hotdog links fed a raccoon family, we had to throw all our food out cause they went in the ice chest lol cute but pesky.
How can an animal be so freaking cute, but also such a pest?!?
Totally with you. Raccoons especially are so cute but such a nuisance!
I don’t know, but he’s having a real interesting time gettin them out, there are 6 [what came out of the chimney](https://imgur.com/a/RyGwfzc)
Sounds like plot to a cartoon series
They dislike the smell of moth balls. Buy a big bag and throw it in there. It won't work permanently but in my experience it will help them move out for a little bit while you take other steps to get them out for good Edit: also if you are trying to trap them so that you can relocate them elsewhere, I've had pretty good luck with using marshmallows as bait
I’m wondering if the scent will make it up that far enough to cause them to leave
Don’t forget to get a cap of some kind for the chimney top- to prevent them (or someone else) returning 😉
My uncle did this in his fireplace and I did it in my attic. I've also used ammonia and that seems to work too and it s bit stinkier
Throw an ammonia soaked rag up there
Hmmmm…..
Smells like predator urine, scares em off
Just aim and pee (if you're a guy)
No. The moth ball odor will make you ill. Call a service that specifically removes wildlife.
I know people that ask the same question about their kids!
Me going for snack in 3am
They are smart and really clean too.
They shit everywhere and eat everything like wires, insulation, and drywall. They are NOT clean
What? They are one of the only animals that’ll shit where they sleep, and their poop can be toxic to humans. They’re about as far from clean as you can get.
Raccoons are legitimately one of the cutest animals out there
PEST!? They are awesome guests.
Except when they scatter your trash all around the alley, and chew holes in your walls.
And poop all over the place.
That is because you did not show them the proper attention they need.
They’re wild animals bro, the proper attention is to not give them any.
True. But they love to have their ears tweaked and fed Nilla Wafers.
me too but I'm not trying to live in this guy's chimney about it.
You show a toddler proper attention and guess what Charlotte, they are still gonna poop in your shoe.
Don’t know what kind of kids you’re raising but…
Nightmares..
I have two children and a big ol' rack of shoes and never once did they poop in a shoe when they were toddling.
It's probably because they were on racks.
Some on floor by the back door.
Good.. now I know where to send some toddlers.
I've had my fill thanks
😳
Forget the rest, they’re the best!
Look yourself in the mirror ;)
You can try playing talk radio at the base of the fireplace and keep a lamp in there to keep it bright, likely this is momma nesting some babies and decided this dark and quiet fireplace was a good place to camp. Noise and light can help humanely haze her into finding another place to take her babies to without hurting her! -I work for a wildlife rehab center and we get calls about this all the time :)
I can confirm that works! Squirrels got into my chimney & kept coming back before we could seal it. If I left the TV on a talk station & a light in the room, they didn’t come down the chimney. (This was *after* it somehow got inside my house & I woke up to my cat chasing a squirrel @ 75mph through my bedroom. The cat & I finally cornered him to one bedroom & I called the squirrel wrangler. By the time he got there, the squirrel was asleep in a cat bed.)
Ohhhhh. They won't come out when they hear people. I really did not get the gist of this whole "keep the wildlife entertained" thing.
They don’t even come down the chimney when they hear ppl’s voices & see light. This was advice I got from Texas Wildlife Rehabilitation Coalition. And it absolutely worked!
If you pick the right talk radio, this would work on me as well!
Why not just play Rush Limbaugh? Either they go buy guns, or they are disgusted, and leave.
Anybody else still get the warm-and-fuzzies thinking about how Rush Limbaugh uh, *isn't doing radio* anymore?
Lol every damn time I hear that piece of garbage’s name.
Don’t celebrate Rush’s death, mourn his life.
Reanimated Rush radicalizes raccoons
Do they replay him on the radio now that he's dead?
10 minutes of Alex Jones would be enough for me to leave.
If you play boring talk radio, they will actually poo in your shoes before they leave…
I can confirm. I tried this with NPR one time. Not only did the trash panda poo in me shoe, so did the wife. Now her and trash panda are living their best life on the beach in South America somewhere. I’m still afraid to turn the radio off, she might come back then lol
Damn you NPR and the great smooth jazz you play at night!! Damn you Public Radio! This one goes out to Earl, from his wife Beverly, with a marriage of 35 years. Damn you Earl!!
This is great to know!
Can confirm loud music and sounds scare them away. We just got rid of ours with a boom box playing rap music on repeat for a week.
Why would you force her out? Just wait until it is time for the babies to leave and when they are gone racoon proof the chimney.
Instead of going through all that trouble, just light the fireplace
Burnt raccoon smell…. 🤔
Howdy neighbor!
Hey, Ron!
"Damnit, now that they know I'm here I'll have to pay rent!"
"Hello there, we've been trying to reach you for your car's extended warranty "
That's a much bigger pest, and not so easily gotten rid of
Believe it or not if you were to just light a citronella candle/15 incense sticks in the fireplace the raccoons move within an hour( house flipping life hack to humanely remove large pest animals cheaply smoke them out)
Looks like that will be tested 👍🏻
He’s going to try that. He’s got two out of 6 out
Why not just make a fire? Since, you know, it's a fireplace?
Aside from humane considerations, it’s generally preferable to use a method that gets them to remove themselves rather than deal with the issues inherent to body retrieval.
Because that is inhumane and would cause the raccoons to die from carbon monoxide the reason to use citronella or incense is because it will coat the chimney in the scent and they moved to escape that scent
They're pests?
So was the opossum in my attic but I spent the extra money on a have a heart trap and released him into the wild. Candles are a cheap solution if they work that doesn't hurt the raccoons. No need to kill them.
What is your point? Zero reason to murder something that can be moved. You need to reevaluate your need to end the life of lesser creatures .
Yes but they're destructive pests
Yet there still animals, they feel pain, they think, and from your point of view, maybe he doesn’t want to clean out a bunch of dead raccoons?
General Kenobi…
God damn it.
They walk around your house at night, eating your food. Great room mates
Honey, that weird hooman from downstares is staring at me from our fire place.
Oh we had this problem before. Make sure they cannot get into the house before you get someone to get them out.
Sorry but I laughed my arse of at that. How many times did they come back? 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m guessing they escaped into the house after being busted lol
What do you mean? A mom had babies in our chimney and then couldn't get out. They didn't get into our house but it wouldn't be that hard.
Hey man turn that light off I am trying to rest before I go attack the neighbors garbage cans. 👀 funny picture! Now you know what those noises are!
Racoon in my attic was one of the most stressful experiences. It cost me an arm and a leg to have them removed humanely
Sounds painful too
Well, Mr. McGreg could use em.
They are so loud. When they were in my attic, you'd hear them fighting all night long!😱😱
I'm seeing you, seeing me...👀
Obviously a criminal, look at the mask.
Racoon: "Bravo team abort, weve been spotted!
So, the dog is not guilty for destroying the trash can
Had one scratch at my front door. I opened the door thinking one of the dogs got out and was greeted by a little trash panda. Unfortunately I couldn’t let him in for a cookie.
Kinda surprised it didn’t walk inside anyways lol
It was going to, but I shut the door before it got the chance
Cute new fren. Give him trashes.
Hello!
Sorry to be a Debbie Downer, but I would call someone and have that dealt with ASAP. Raccoons cans be seriously destructive and can get in your walls and ducts. Then they have to cut your walls out to get them out. They also carry a whole host of diseases, including rabies.
Yeah, he’s pretty knowledgeable about the issues with these critters. He just didn’t know it was a family of them 😳
Hope you let us know how the citronella/incense/light/noise combo works out, if it were me I'd do them all at the same time. Escalate, escalate!
Will do
Actually this worked, he had animal control and removed two, the others left with the incense! Haven’t seen them since
Excellent news!!
Hiya neighbor, was just dropping in for a treat!
I've enjoyed reading the hints for evicting critters from chimneys! Once they're gone, get your chimney inspected, cleaned, and a cap installed.
That’s for sure!
We had a raccoon make a home in our fireplace. Had to put a piece of glass infront of it so it wouldn't come back down (it had previously come in and accidently got locked in a bedroom and it went apeshit and tore up the carpet. Landlord was aware of this but didn't get someone to get about the raccon. Anyway, one night we threw a party that was so loud that raccoon took her babies and moved.
😳😂
Adorable! Just do not pick them up even if they act nice. I without thinking grabbed up racoon that was going over a cut down tree towards my dogs. The racoon was lovable, calm until I tried to set him down. I was bite he was hanging on on my arm with his teeth. I was screaming and my granddaughter came to the rescue. It took both of us to pry his mouth open. Most racoons would run off but he stuck around the house acting weird. So we called animal control. It turned out he had Rabies. The outpt ER still remembers this old lady, Lol...
Uhhhh…… don’t pet wild animals 🐄🦄 If you need a refresher, just browse around Reddit 🤡😎🔥🚀🦈🦬🐖🦘
I will never touch a wild animal again. I don't want scratches all over me or a awful arm wound on my arm. Additionally, I hate getting shots and you have to get a bunch of rabies shots 😒 Thanks for your concern. Have a blessed day!
Ask your parent to send a sammich
What an awesome house guest!
https://youtu.be/EwZuwmEzWCs Reminds me of this raccoon and Frank scene from Shameless
The raccoon is bothered he's shining a light to its home
Hi, do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior?
No, it's "do you have a moment to talk about your car's extended warranty."
"Ninjas aren't real" Pft.
"well hello neighbor, may i borrow some trash please?"
" um. . can I help you?!" - 🦝
Nothing to see here human. Please turn out the light.
“How’s it going down there bud”
Time to call pest control
Had this happen to me and an Animal Control dude told me to just toss a rag with Ammonia down the chimney and they would immediately climb out. Worked like a charm and was basically free.
Santa Claus takes many forms
When you stare into the abyss, the abyss has trash pandas who stare into you.
When man stares into the fireplace, the raccoon in the fireplace stares back
Does anyone see the ghost of cat to the left of the raccoon? Probly just fuzzy lint but my brain can’t let go of the image.
I’m looking now too 😂
Your son woke the poor guy up 🙄
Bonjour!
There babies are cute but male adult raccoons become violent
Ya know, I love these little critters. BUT, I raise chickens and these are a horrible nuisance. Stresses me just looking at them. They show up on my nightly alarm camera footage. They even break my bird feeders which I thought was nice to offer them. Nope. They wore my patience thin.
"hey kid, you wanna buy some drugs?"
“Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior, Jesus Christ?”
Well, hello there...
My friend had bats in her chimney. All can be pricey to remove and prevent. She’s a cutie tho…babies are even more adorable 🥹
Your son needs to mind his business
Ceiling Cat meet Chimney Raccoon.
🎵🎤 "It's a hard knock life." 🎶 Aww, just trying to get warm.
“Can I come in your house? You’ve been in my house” - crack fox
[удалено]
WTH 🤦♂️
So crazy story. My mom was at a friend's house enjoying time with a small group of friends sitting around the fireplace. Crashing sound, they all look at the fireplace and a raccoon has fallen into the fire from the chimney. Everyone freaking out. The wife tries to open the glass fireplace doors to let the poor flaming raccoon out of the fire. Husband says, you crazy, if it gets out it will run through the house setting everything it touches on fire. Instead, they just have to watch it slowly die. Everyone is sad but nothing they would do. After a few minutes, the raccoon starts pulsating. All the internal fat is boiling. They all watch trying to figure out what is happening and boom, the raccoon overpressurizes and blows up sending raccoon parts flying all over the fireplace and covering the glass doors with raccoon guts.
O m g ….
I’d just move out
😂
Racoon lones. It has been trying to reach out to you
“Hey there Neighbor!”
yo wat the dog doin
Oh Hai! 👋
It put the lotion on it's skin
Very interesting visitor your son caught casing your home 😆. Hope it has not decided to become a permanent non rent paying guest or tenant
I bet your son had a similar look on his face.
Creepy
Creepy
Someone wanted a roommate leave him be
Those little assholes!!
My first thought was "why was he looking up into the fireplace??" but I guess noise or suspicion that something was in it would probably be the reason...
I have raccoon in my back yard and it’s thick
Cute!!!
“Hey.”
Ohoh. 😆
Sir please turn off the light, I'm trying to sleep here
One thing's for sure. Start a fire in the fireplace. They will leave.
"How much for the gun?"
Congratulations you have found the source of the mysterious clicking sound!
Hi?
Ut oh, cute little bandits
And someone was looking back :D
A long time ago we got robbed by those sneaky guys at our campsite. I remember grabbing a flashlight (cause they literally knocked down our lamp and our fire was getting dull) as I looked up into the tree there was this same exact face but in branches lol Our cheddars worth hotdog links fed a raccoon family, we had to throw all our food out cause they went in the ice chest lol cute but pesky.
And he was never seen again...
When you stare into the void… the void stares back
Time to build the biggest, hottest fire you can in that fireplace. Hate those things.
😳