I love raccoons. They’re adorable, intelligent creatures and a great part of our local ecosystem. The problem is that they like to get into my bird feeders and eat all the seed before the birds can get any. Luckily, there are several ways to keep those pesky raccoons away from your feeders!
Mix 1/3 cup of vinegar with 1 gallon of water in a bucket and use it to mop the floor or deck.
If you’re tired of raccoons getting into your bird feeders, try this: Mix 1/3 cup of vinegar with 1 gallon of water in a bucket and use it to mop the floor or deck. You can also use a spray bottle to clean the floor or deck. If you don’t have a mop, use a rag instead—or if you don’t have either of those things handy, just use a broom!
Sprinkle cayenne pepper around the area you want raccoons to avoid.
Cayenne pepper is a natural repellent, and it’s not harmful to humans or animals. It won’t harm birds, other wildlife or plants. You can use cayenne pepper in an area you want raccoons to avoid. To do this:
- Sprinkle some dry cayenne pepper around the area you don’t want raccoons hanging out in or around your garden or bird feeder(s). The essential oils in cayenne peppers work as a natural repellent for these pests and will keep them from coming back again!
Spread coffee grounds around your garden or bird feeder to repel raccoons.
Coffee grounds not only smell bad to raccoons, but they’re also a natural fertilizer and insect repellent. Coffee grounds can be used as a mulch around your garden or bird feeders, or sprinkled along the ground in spots where you often see raccoons.
There are several ways to keep raccoons away from your bird feeders
- Use vinegar.
- Use cayenne pepper (or chili powder).
- Use coffee grounds, which can be combined with the vinegar or used on their own (see below).
- Or mothballs, which are often combined with vinegar or coffee grounds (see below).
- The combination of all three is also effective for keeping raccoons away from your bird feeder and other food sources like garbage cans, compost piles and pet food bowls
Conclusion
You can use a combination of these methods to keep raccoons away from your bird feeders. You should also make sure that there are no other food sources available for them in the area, such as trash cans or dog food bowls.
