Is it raccoon proof now? or at least there is some kind lock you can use to enforce it?
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I didn't have any problems with raccoons so far; I think the coop is very secure. I lock my chicken in at night and close the attached run in addition. I do remove left over food from the run and also the water bowl. I do not want to attract mice or rats and this seems to do the trick. In addition I clean the roost and coop every 3-4 days so no parasites can dwell there; the chickens are checked regularly for mites, so far I have no investation. Good luck with the coop and the hilarious chicken.
358198
They sent me an insert that allows a padlock. It arrived quickly and it works.
358199
I live in an area with plenty of racoons and asked for the attachment for the back even before I got chickens. It's easy to add, just two metal bracket things, one on the coop, one on the door so you can lock the back of the coop using an actual padlock. Even a racoon can't figure those out.
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It seems to be raccoon proof so far. Though we weight the run down with paver stones and have the back side (the door to the coop) pushed up against our yard barn so that the raccoons cannot open the handle. We have seen muddy raccoon prints on the side of the coop, so we know they are trying to get in. We like the coop, but you will have to take extra steps to keep raccoons out if you have them around.
1889158
I had trouble with raccoons doing that. I ended up duct taping the feeding bowl to the container at the bottom. I haven't had problems since.
623588
I think it will keep raccoons out, providing that they don't "learn" how to work the mechanisms. It has a two part opening sequence, a little complicated for raccoons.
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99.99999999% in my opinion. The raccoon cannot open the door themselves. Because the door only opens when your pet with the fob on their collar has to be within 2-6 feet of the door for it to open and the door stays open less than 10 seconds, it would have to be a pretty brazen and smart raccoon to follow you pet in.
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Since we don't currently have raccoons here, I don't know if it would deter them.
285769
I feel it is very sturdy and animal proof for dogs or racoons if the lid is closed properly. A bear, maybe not! HAHA Good quality item.
901663
You can take it apart. We live near woods and have raccoons in the area and have not had a problem
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Joel, We had two chickens in our Eglu Go. I would not put in more. Raccoons figured out how to open the big door. Omlet now offers a new lock so if you have raccoons buy the lock. Ann
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I have had excellent results. It's more like hardware cloth than chicken wire (which is a good thing!) and is stapled very securely. If a raccoon is going to get into this, it's going to be from underneath. The coop end is heavy and pretty secure, but the fenced in area in the right of the pic can be lifted easily. I put cinder blocks all the way around it and have had no problems. I would buy this coop again. I hope this helps.
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I bought it because of raccoons but the motion sensor can not detect raccoon (two small for motion sensor) and it is useless in this regard.I have several clip of my surveillance camera that support
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We were trapping Ferral Cats with a smaller trap and then we had Raccoons. I caught a BIG Raccoon and it tore it's way out of the smaller trap! I have caught 9 Raccoons in this trap and not one has escaped. The trip wire is on the outside of the cage and they can not damage it! I do not have the dimensions handy but the listing on Amazon has the dimensions. It is big enough they have to go a long way in so the tail does not get caught in the door.
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It does lock, but with enough force my cats can push it open anyways. We use it for the garage door since we keep their boxes there. So not really a problem for us. But i do not recommend it for exterior. If a cat can push it open, i bet a raccoon would find it elementary.
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Yes. We have had ours for 4 years and no raccoon break-ins. The pins lock up through the center of the door, so it cannot be opened from either side without the key tags.
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It works great on squirrels. It should work for raccoons. I tested it by touching it and received a surprisingly strong jolt. Because the shock is intermittent, it doesn't harm birds or small animals. In fact, I used it to keep birds from building a nest on an antenna. One shock and they flew away, never to return. The unit is water resistant, but I did put a plastic bag over it just to be safe. You will need some bare aluminum wire, insulated stand-offs, wooden posts, and a means of grounding a unit. I clamped the ground to a convenient cold water pipe. If no grounding is available, you will have to drive a copper post into the ground.4 D cell batteries lasted all summer. It works great on squirrels. It should work for raccoons. I tested it by touching it and received a surprisingly strong jolt. Because the shock is intermittent, it doesn't harm birds or small animals. In fact, I used it to keep birds from building a nest on an antenna. One shock and they flew away, never to return. The unit is water resistant, but I did put a plastic bag over it just to be safe. You will need some bare aluminum wire, insulated stand-offs, wooden posts, and a means of grounding a unit. I clamped the ground to a convenient cold water pipe. If no grounding is... » Read More It works great on squirrels. It should work for raccoons. I tested it by touching it and received a surprisingly strong jolt. Because the shock is intermittent, it doesn't harm birds or small animals. In fact, I used it to keep birds from building a nest on an antenna. One shock and they flew away, never to return. The unit is water resistant, but I did put a plastic bag over it just to be safe. You will need some bare aluminum wire, insulated stand-offs, wooden posts, and a means of grounding a unit. I clamped the ground to a convenient cold water pipe. If no grounding is available, you will have to drive a copper post into the ground.4 D cell batteries lasted all summer. « Show Less
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Make sure that the lock is set properly. When the trap is set and the doors are open, the little lock lever must point towards the carrying handle they will slide down into the hook of each door and lock them so that none will escape. If the are wrong, the doors will go up and the critter escapes. No adjustments are needed. I caught 13 ground squirrels with both doors open and none got away. Lube the rods to get a hair trigger. Now I am getting rid of my Raccoons I am on #4 !I tied a raw peanut to the trigger with a wire tie and you can use it over and over.
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Yes, this item is squirrel-proof. I have two of them in my yard filled with black oil sunflower seeds and the squirrels leave them alone. The birds cling to the sides of the balls and feast and some seeds do fall onto the ground, so perhaps that is why the squirrels do not have the need to attack the ball, they can eat the seeds on the ground. Also, the ball is not too large, so for most squirrels, they'd have a hard time grabbing it. The raccoons are another matter. If a raccoon discovered the balls, they would likely run off with it as they do when they find one of our suet feeders. I have to now tie them to a branch to prevent theft. Yes, this item is squirrel-proof. I have two of them in my yard filled with black oil sunflower seeds and the squirrels leave them alone. The birds cling to the sides of the balls and feast and some seeds do fall onto the ground, so perhaps that is why the squirrels do not have the need to attack the ball, they can eat the seeds on the ground. Also, the ball is not too large, so for most squirrels, they'd have a hard time grabbing it. The raccoons are another matter. If a raccoon discovered the balls, they would likely run off with it as they do when they find one of our suet feeders. I... » Read More Yes, this item is squirrel-proof. I have two of them in my yard filled with black oil sunflower seeds and the squirrels leave them alone. The birds cling to the sides of the balls and feast and some seeds do fall onto the ground, so perhaps that is why the squirrels do not have the need to attack the ball, they can eat the seeds on the ground. Also, the ball is not too large, so for most squirrels, they'd have a hard time grabbing it. The raccoons are another matter. If a raccoon discovered the balls, they would likely run off with it as they do when they find one of our suet feeders. I have to now tie them to a branch to prevent theft. « Show Less
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Hello, I have not used it for that purpose but it doesn't have a lock or snap feature and it does open up very easily so I am sure that raccoons will surely be able to get in!