Buying a raccoon trap?

August 2, 2006 10:58 AM

Does a place that rents Raccoon traps exist in the Chicagoland area?

A friend recently lost her cats, and though we have located one of them near her house, he always runs away from us. Is there a place that rents sometihng similar to a Raccoon trap - or if not, where is the best place to buy one?

posted by frankie_stubbs to Pets & Animals (9 answers total)

You want to trap the cat?
posted by JohnnyGunn at 11:16 AM on August 2, 2006

Try this link for Havahart traps. You'll have to call to see if any of the suggested places actually stock them.
posted by jvilter at 11:17 AM on August 2, 2006

Actually, there are cat traps for this very purpose, although they're usually used to catch feral cats for spaying and neutering. I'd contact one of the local animal rescue groups like PAWS or Furry Friends... I bet they could put you in touch with someone who has a trap.
posted by j-dawg at 11:18 AM on August 2, 2006

You can buy them at Tractor Supply Co. (TSC) - according to their web page, their store closest to Chicago is in Valparaiso, Indiana (about 50 miles away). We bought one recently for $60 (not in Valparaiso, though).
posted by rfs at 11:48 AM on August 2, 2006

You might also want to contact the local animal control department. They're generally on the village/city or county level, easily find-able through the blue section of your yellow pages.
posted by MeetMegan at 11:51 AM on August 2, 2006

I was going to suggest exactly what MeetMegan said, I was down at Animal Control the other day (getting tags for my dog) and I noticed a sign about renting traps.
posted by KirTakat at 11:56 AM on August 2, 2006

in the western 'burbs, you can rent them at jim's pet world in villa park.
posted by lester at 11:59 AM on August 2, 2006

My mom had raccoon problems in Evanston and she got some traps from Animal Control--but you had to be resident.
posted by clairezulkey at 12:52 PM on August 2, 2006

Pick up a copy of Ragnar's 10 Best Traps, which is full of advice for deploying your Havaharts. He's keen on trapping domestic cats, and gets as much as $11 per skin.
posted by roofus at 1:41 AM on August 3, 2006