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Gary's Fluffer
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About 5-6 weeks ago I heard an animal of some sort (sounded a lot like a raccoon) in between the first and second floor of our townhouse. The next night, I saw a raccoon on the roof, which confirmed my suspicions. I contacted the landlord immediately (we rent through a real estate company), and they said they would have someone come out. It took about 2 weeks for them to have someone come out to give a quote. Well the real estate agency didn't like his quote, so they said they would have someone else come out. It's been 3 weeks and no one else has come. The raccoon now has babies, so that will be an extra issue. It makes it pretty hard to sleep when you have a 30lb raccoon running around all night with babies calling for her. Today, I get a phone call from my wife while I'm at the grocery store, and she said that a raccoon has scratched a hole in the ceiling and urinated through it. I get home, and that's what has happened. This has now turned into a public health issue and I'm done playing with the real estate agency. Just my rant for the day.
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Freak of Nature
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Get after it yourself. I know the company may technically be responsible but get some traps.
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Would the health department put some extra pressure on the manager of the property?
I also suppose you could pay for the services of an animal control company and submit an invoice for reimbursement. You might or might not get the reimbursement, though.
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Booner
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I'd go pay the real estate folks a visit.
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Gary's Fluffer
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Get after it yourself. I know the company may technically be responsible but get some traps. A trap won't solve anything at this point. I don't think I would have a problem catching momma, but she will eat a hole in the house to get back to her babies. If she can't get back to them, I then have dead raccoons in the ceiling. The worst part is, they're in between the first and the second floor, with no way to access them.
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Boy, raccoons can make a mess of things. We do work for a Large recycling/trash company who pretty well gave up on trying to control the raccoons, they have a whole second floor of the building that they don't use. The coons rule it.
The fool tells me his reasons; the wise man persuades me with my own.
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I'd go pay the real estate folks a visit. Monday morning when they open I would be making them regret their own existence until it is fixed.
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I'd go pay the real estate folks a visit. Monday morning when they open I would be making them regret their own existence until it is fixed. X2
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Gary's Fluffer
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Landlord called and said they would have someone out first thing this week. I think she's starting to understand I'm not happy.
Last edited by SouthBamaSlayer; 05/12/18 04:34 PM.
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Pumpkin - The Thermal Expert
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What exactly do you slay?
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Boy, raccoons can make a mess of things. We do work for a Large recycling/trash company who pretty well gave up on trying to control the raccoons, they have a whole second floor of the building that they don't use. The coons rule it. That's terrifying. Reminds me of Parks and Rec.
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A townhouse? I think I found your problem.
Out here, we take of coons our own way.
This story helps me understand why you're a snowflake.
Last edited by Out back; 05/12/18 04:49 PM.
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Coons? When racoons try to get on our back porch, Momma just chase 'em off with a broom.
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Gary's Fluffer
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Forgot to add, they're getting in through a hole in the neighbor's house.
I would trap them no problem, but that's going to result in dead raccoon babies in my ceiling.
Didn't even know I was on Outback's snowflake list. Well, guess I better go get in my safe space.
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Boy, raccoons can make a mess of things. We do work for a Large recycling/trash company who pretty well gave up on trying to control the raccoons, they have a whole second floor of the building that they don't use. The coons rule it. I'd love to have a problem like that at work . Hey Boss - I'll stay late and shoot coons every night until they're all gone - time and half - plus $20 per dead coon . 22lr subsonic ammo flashlight - or PCP pellet gun . Or 2 dozen coon cuff traps
Play some Skynyrd man !
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Sounds like you need some Shake-Away product. Shake-Away Yote urineMomma will not like the predator scent and will hopefully relocate the babies as well?
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Sounds like a good time to call ole Turtle Man yeeeaehhhhhhaaa
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Freak of Nature
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I wouldn’t let them wait until first thing this week. That is a get your ass here right now issue. It is a health issue now and you need to tell them your lease requires them to fix any issues immediately. I wouldn’t have paid rent until it was fixed. No way I would have waited as long as you.
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I saw the thread title and I thought I was going to see a picture of yourself drinking a margarita at sunset at the beach...  Damn son... This is some serious chit.
Last edited by Irishguy; 05/12/18 05:51 PM.
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Booner
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Good luck. It is next to impossible to evict a family of democrats.
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