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| Raccoon and friend out for lunch |
I have this shack I have been renting out and found out today that the renter has been feeding a couple of 'Coons that have been hanging around.
He called today to let me know that the roof was leaking. I went over to have a look and in the living room he had a pail collecting the water. It did not smell like water to me so I too a closer sniff and it smelled like piss. He was beside me when I did this and I said something like I think it is piss, have you heard any noise or anything in the attic? He said he thought there was some raccoons up there because there was a hole in the overhang. I asked him how long did he think they had been up there and he said a couple of Years! He has lived there for 5 years.
I happen to know that Raccoons are not "clean" animals everyone thinks. When I was a teenager my Dad had a trap line, so I learned a bit about various critters. 'Coons are clean in the sense that they use the same area for a latrine, not just dumping all over the place, but they are not like cats, they do't bury their scat. And they have the runs (semi liquid shit) all the time.
I have not been in the attic and really don't plan on going up there. Two years worth of shit! He said he heard water running (probably one of them having a piss) and then his cat went over to where the "leak" appeared and was looking at it. He set up the pail but not much more came down. This is in the living room, The ceiling has cracked and now liquid comes through.
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| Poor little guy |
I am going to make a patch for the hole in the overhang and have it fitted and ready to put up.
I have told him to call me when he has the 2 raccoons out o the porch for dinner. They show up every couple of days he says.
I will hustle over and plug the hole, locking them out. After that I will tape and fill the crack in the ceiling and paint it.
End of repair If that is not suitable I will ask him to move out so I can pull the ceiling down and get the attic cleaned up.
Of course I will not be doing any clean up but have to say this to get him out. I have had the property re-zoned to commercial and plan to sell it for development. It is a 75 year old 2 bed + basement between two warehouse/office buildings. The last house on the block. No renovations needed!
I feel sorry for the Coons, the female (a little assumption here) is probably pregnant - they hatch around March. She will have to move to a new place now but better now than in a couple of months with 4 or 5 kittens. Right?
