Re: releasing the animal that you might catch. Please release it at night in some woods away from developement where it will be safe. Since they are nocturnal, they might be a bit confused if you release it in a strange place during the day.
Some states don't allow relocation of rabies vectors (such as raccoons). Here in Virginia, you can't relocate in another county. And if it is a raccoon, consider that an adult may be leaving babies around nearby who may not be ready to be on their own. Don't know when raccoons breed down there.
I don't know how big your yard is but...rags soaked in ammonia or moth-balls wrapped in thin cloth or netting distributed around the fence line (probably hung from the top of the fence where the beags can't get them) are effective at keeping mammals away. Wild mammals have very sensitive sense of smell and those smells are strong.
Just throwing these ideas out there...the wildlife rehabber in me doesn't want to see anybody hurt.
Now the idea of the neighbors cat...in the trap...on the porch is funny. Are these the same neighbors that you are worried about waking up? /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/lol2.gif
~Denise
Some states don't allow relocation of rabies vectors (such as raccoons). Here in Virginia, you can't relocate in another county. And if it is a raccoon, consider that an adult may be leaving babies around nearby who may not be ready to be on their own. Don't know when raccoons breed down there.
I don't know how big your yard is but...rags soaked in ammonia or moth-balls wrapped in thin cloth or netting distributed around the fence line (probably hung from the top of the fence where the beags can't get them) are effective at keeping mammals away. Wild mammals have very sensitive sense of smell and those smells are strong.
Just throwing these ideas out there...the wildlife rehabber in me doesn't want to see anybody hurt.
Now the idea of the neighbors cat...in the trap...on the porch is funny. Are these the same neighbors that you are worried about waking up? /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/lol2.gif
~Denise