How to Keep Raccoons Away

How to Keep Raccoons Away

Raccoons are intelligent, adaptable animals that can quickly become a nuisance around your home. They often tip over garbage cans, dig through gardens, damage landscaping, nest in attics or sheds, and make a mess while searching for food. Once raccoons discover a dependable food source, they're likely to return repeatedly.

Fortunately, you don't have to resort to traps or harmful chemicals. A natural animal repellent can help create a protective scent barrier that encourages raccoons to stay away from your property.

Why Are Raccoons Coming to Your Property?

Raccoons are primarily looking for three things: food, water, and shelter. Common attractants include:

• Garbage cans

• Pet food left outdoors

• Bird feeders

• Fruit trees

• Vegetable gardens

• Compost piles

• Sheds and garages

• Attics and crawl spaces

• Outdoor grills with food residue

Removing these attractants can significantly reduce raccoon activity.

How Does Natural Animal Repellent Help Keep Raccoons Away?

Natural Armor All-Natural Animal Repellent uses a peppermint oil formula that helps create a protective scent barrier around your property. Raccoons rely heavily on their sense of smell to locate food and safe nesting areas, and the strong peppermint scent helps make treated areas less inviting.

Instead of trapping or harming raccoons, the formula encourages them to move on and find another location.

Where Should You Apply It?

Apply Natural Armor All-Natural Animal Repellent anywhere raccoons are likely to travel or search for food, including:

• Around garbage cans

• Garden perimeters

• Flower beds

• Landscaping

• Home foundations

• Garages

• Sheds

• Attic entry points

• Patios and decks

• Compost piles

• Property edges

Creating a continuous scent barrier around these areas helps discourage raccoons before they become a recurring problem.

Additional Ways to Keep Raccoons Away

Using a natural animal repellent works best when combined with a few simple prevention steps:

• Secure garbage can lids tightly.

• Bring pet food indoors after feeding.

• Clean up fallen fruit and spilled bird seed.

• Seal openings that lead into attics, garages, and sheds.

• Trim tree branches that provide easy roof access.

• Keep grills clean after cooking.

The fewer food sources available, the less likely raccoons are to return.

Reapply for Continued Protection

Natural Armor All-Natural Animal Repellent can provide protection for up to 90 days under normal conditions. Rain, irrigation, and heavy raccoon activity may reduce effectiveness, so inspect treated areas regularly and reapply as needed to maintain a strong protective scent barrier.

Why Choose Natural Armor All-Natural Animal Repellent?

Natural Armor offers homeowners an easy, humane solution for protecting their property from raccoons and other nuisance animals.

Benefits include:

• Ready-to-use formula

• Naturally derived peppermint oil

• Helps repel raccoons and many other nuisance animals

• Indoor and outdoor use

• Fresh peppermint scent

• Safe for people and pets when used as directed

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best natural way to keep raccoons away?

Creating a protective scent barrier with a natural animal repellent is an effective, humane way to discourage raccoons from entering your property. Applying it around garbage cans, gardens, sheds, and other problem areas helps make those locations less attractive.

Does peppermint oil repel raccoons?

Peppermint oil has a strong scent that can help discourage raccoons from entering treated areas. Natural Armor All-Natural Animal Repellent uses a peppermint oil formula to create a protective scent barrier.

Where should I spray raccoon repellent?

Apply around garbage cans, gardens, landscaping, home foundations, garages, sheds, attic entry points, patios, and other areas where raccoons are active or likely to enter.

Will raccoons come back?

Raccoons may return if food and shelter remain available. Securing garbage, removing attractants, sealing entry points, and maintaining a consistent scent barrier can help reduce repeat visits.

Is Natural Armor safe to use around my home?

Yes. Natural Armor All-Natural Animal Repellent is labeled for indoor and outdoor use and is safe for people and pets when used as directed.