Originally Posted by Tomptomp (Post 2312566)

Twice a week a need to clean up the mess that raccoons or possum or whatever animal is tearing open my garbage at night. My pick is about 5:30am so I must place it outside the night before.
Does anyone have a suggestion how to deter these animals from feeding from my garbage ?

Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2312660)

Set a 5:15am alarm & take the trash out. ...

Originally Posted by Arctic Fox (Post 2312648)

I put any food items in the bag that the Daily Rag comes in and knot the end. If small, I can double it over and tie it again.

That stops the food smells that attract them, and stops the kitchen from smelling for the days that the trash bag is being filled.

Works well for tins too, such as salmon and tuna, which can start smelling very quickly.

Originally Posted by Tomptomp (Post 2312566)

Twice a week a need to clean up the mess that raccoons or possum or whatever animal is tearing open my garbage at night. My pick is about 5:30am so I must place it outside the night before.
Does anyone have a suggestion how to deter these animals from feeding from my garbage ?

Originally Posted by dadspet (Post 2312735)

We had the racoon problem - Caught them on our surveillance camera so I was sure it was racoons. Tried several things: ammonia, heavy black bags, scented bags etc all of which had minimal effect. The best help was making sure any CHICKEN leftover was put in a separate strong container. Then for some reason the racoons found easier food someplace and we haven't had an issue now for several months-Thank you, whoever you are. Oh! I forgot to mention the best fool proof solution is eating out at restaurants and not bring home a leftover bag. BTW one of our neighbors puts their trash in garbage cans with a very large sign > Do not take > Racoon issue, and the trash company leaves the can.
Good luck!