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Hi I'm Jim Harmon with California Pest Management here in sunny Southern California. We are
going to talk a little bit today about how to keep those pesky raccoons out of your trash.
The first thing you obviously don't want to leave your trash can out without a top on
it. This is inviting. Why are they looking? Because they are looking for food because
they are basically a little bit on the lazy side and we have set a smorgasbord out with
our trash so you definitely don't want to have a trash can without a lid on it. Put
a top on it that seals tightly and you're doing pretty good. Now this is plastic and
they can still chew through this. The good metal cans and you have a metal top, here
is a little trick, put a bit of a very small hose all the way around the inside lip and
that gives it a nice tight seal. Now if you have got a real obnoxious raccoon a bungie
chord helps too. Place this on each side, wrap it around and there is good luck getting
that off. Those are your main things. Now the other option you have is to get your trash
cans up a little bit off. Now raccoons still will jump up but you want to make it a little
more difficult for them. The harder you make it for them the more work they have to get
to get to their food and the less likely you will have them doing it. I'm Jim Harmon with
California Pest Management and hopefully that will keep them out of your trash cans. Thank
you.