i have a racoon family living in my studio attic. will this work to chase them out? also do you plug it or is it battery powered. thanks
1950062
Tried it both ways with squirrels . Did not work. Even tried it outdoors. No luck. Mothballs worked better.
1950063
It plugged in. And no, it did not work for me to scare away the raccoons that were getting into my pond.
1950064
My guess is that it will, the problem is that the sound might chase your family out too. If your attic has a fair sound isolation, this may be a solution. If an electric outlet is available, it is way better to plug it in.
1950065
The unit is battery powered so there is no need to plug it in. I have used this unit to keep various nocturnal animals out of my garden and koi pond. It seems to work since I have not had problems since purchase.
358197
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.
1359830
Yes, This is the ONLY product that will drive rodents out of my attic in winter. We had rats and squirrels for years and nothing would get rid of them and I spent hundreds of dollars on 'professionals'. Nothing worked until I saw my sister using them around the feed bins at her horse barn and tried them. It has to be replaced every six months, but that is still a LOT less expensive than the 'professionals' and this actually worked. It may take a week for the rodents to get exposed to this ultrasonic device, but after a few unpleasant experiences, they leave.
17495
Don't know about raccoons, but we bought it so birds wouldn't fly over our pool and drop "presents" in it...will let you know in the spring if it works...great conversation piece regardless! We based our purchase on someone else's review for the same purpose, and they had success! It IS noisy, so that fact might deter raccoons.
1144041
This unit isn't battery powered. Don't know why they don't show the cord in the picture. You need to plug it in to a wall socket. :-)
2000199
I might be being played however, I do not, and could, have trouble with raccoons. I do use the product shown on the left of the screen. Sweeney's Mole and Gopher tool. It works for me. I have sent it to friends in other states and it works for them.
1510016
The electrical cord has a wire coil spring shield surrounding it. I have had no animals bother it yet, and I have the cat, 3 dogs & 11 chickens that are exposed to this cord daily. I ave protected her house with a cardboard box big enough that I could slide her house in sideways that way and the entrance would be shielded, but she could still get out of the hole we left on the side of the box, as well to protect the wind that might blow around on the porch, and we ran the wire out of the back of her house and then out of the corner of the box to plug it in to my outdoor socket. Hope that helps. Hope that helps answer your question as well as keep your pet warm! The electrical cord has a wire coil spring shield surrounding it. I have had no animals bother it yet, and I have the cat, 3 dogs & 11 chickens that are exposed to this cord daily. I ave protected her house with a cardboard box big enough that I could slide her house in sideways that way and the entrance would be shielded, but she could still get out of the hole we left on the side of the box, as well to protect the wind that might blow around on the porch, and we ran the wire out of the back of her house and then out of the corner of the box to plug it in to my outdoor socket. Hope that... » Read More The electrical cord has a wire coil spring shield surrounding it. I have had no animals bother it yet, and I have the cat, 3 dogs & 11 chickens that are exposed to this cord daily. I ave protected her house with a cardboard box big enough that I could slide her house in sideways that way and the entrance would be shielded, but she could still get out of the hole we left on the side of the box, as well to protect the wind that might blow around on the porch, and we ran the wire out of the back of her house and then out of the corner of the box to plug it in to my outdoor socket. Hope that helps. Hope that helps answer your question as well as keep your pet warm! « Show Less
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I don't think an battery powered unit will work effectively. Check with gass gator at 1-800-210-9949. Hope so for your sake. I have cleared lots of brush.
1050103
I bought it for the Deer,They don't seem to pay any mind no more.It works better if you plug into AC outlet.Eat batteries kind fast.
462497
It is pretty loud it will not wake up the neighbors but will scare the raccoons away if you are trying to injure the raccoon it wil not it isn't very powerful and I would recommend .25 g bbs
1476044
No batteries needed...plugs into the wall. They are great! If you have roaches or spiders you may see more of them to start due to being driven out of the walls. Rodents will be extremely active for a few nights then disappear. I started with 2...but gave 1 to a neighbor with squirrel problems so will be buying more.
1759368
I have mine on top of a freezer on a back porch and it appears to have gotten rid of the squirrels in the ceiling. I believe it would be powerful enough to do what you want. I don't have any wide-open areas such as an open attic, but I would think it would work as well as it has for me on my back porch. You may be to move it around to get to specific areas, but that's my assessment.
349785
I placed mine in a little box that looks like a bird house. I also pointed it at the drive and not across it. This keeps the false alarms down. It will pick up tree and flower movement. I also hooked it up to a door bell for a while but the eight second closure on the relay made it very annoying. We use it for people coming up our long drive so we know when someone comes. Don't bother calling Dakota, they won't help but they did replace the unit under warranty.
2197082
I still have not caught the skunks living under our shed with two traps sitting right at the hole. I've used chicken, other meats, marshmallows, and peanut butter for days. To my surprise I did catch a raccoon. I was able to set the trap to trigger easier by barely sliding the bottom "trigger" rod into the top receptacle that allows the door to shut, but it's a difficult trial and error process. If it's too sensitive, just bumping the cage will trigger it. If it's slid up too far, I've had all the bait in the back eaten and taken out without tripping the door. The safety latch to hold the door open isn't long enough to hold it open. When releasing the raccoon, I draped a tarp over the trap. I used two hands to open the door slowly and I had to use a long thin stick to keep the door open. I have to use two hands to open the door. I'm not sure if it's possible to open with one hand. It's not a comforting feeling to have your head, and both hands close to where an animal might be willing to spray, bite, or claw. Other traps have two doors and a very easy one handed system at the top so that you can open the doors while having a blanket or tarp draped over it, first. This was a complete waste of money for me. The 2 for 1 deal wasn't a good deal if the traps don't work. By the way, I had no idea a raccoon was in the area. I read up on how to release it after catching it. If you are purposely trying to catch a raccoon, you might do some research on a deadly parasite they carry before taking on that adventure.
178243
You can fine tune it to detect racoon size animals. It might work, as long the the spray is directed to the location where they are. On high, the jet is very powerful.
931549
I have no idea if it will work with raccoons. Moreover, I cannot say that it really works with mice or squirrels either.
195187
Hi Patsy, About 4years ago I had purchased one and it worked fine. Animals would squeal when they came within the sensor. I have just purchased 2 new ones and they do not work like the first one. The light comes on as you say, but the animals don't even notice. I recommend you return them. They don't work. I have tried having them closer together. I have monitored at night time when the racoons and skunks come. I don`t know what the problem is. I have tried varies things to see if it would make a difference, but no change. Send them back, the company should know that they do not work. There is no volume control to adjust the volume to see if that would make a difference. Mine are going back too. I am sorry if I misled you. I am disappointed with them. I hope you can find something that works. I`m trying to find something as well. Joan