Re: Pictures: our racoon hacking our birdfeeder, today...

Straydog <asd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


Yeah, I should have said "lubricant" rather than "grease". There must
be something that is environmentally harmless and harmless to the
critter. Wax might be the best--just old-fashioned Johnson's paste
wax. Maybe graphite? Or vegetable oil or Pam? If those don't foil him,
a dry lubricant like TopCote from Bostik might do the trick:
http://www.bostik-us.com/products/index.asp?fa=categories&divisionId=6&categoryId=27
Don't know the ecological footprint of any of these, though, nor the
safety for the R.

I may end up just making the "cylinder" larger in diameter.

Might do the trick. I think I'd still spend a couple of bucks trying
paste wax before dropping more bucks on flashing. But keep us posted
on what you find that works. I remember having to cap my chimney with
wire twice, when the first time I underestimated the enemy and did not
secure it well enough.

After
all, the bugger hasn't gotten up the tree yet (about 15' diameter
covered with flashing)
Hopefully that is 15" in diameter. If not, what kind of tree is it?

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