When I checked out the noises in my attic, I saw two raccoons, so I called Critter Chasers. They came while I was at work, but they set some traps and told my roommate they didn't see any in the attic. But, when I started replacing the boards, tucking insulation behind a board, mama started growling and babies started crying. Uh, oh.
There were five of them, which the guys used as bait to try to trap mama. It didn't work; she tried to get them, but not from the inside of the cage. It wasn't pretty.
The babies are gone, but mama is still around, so I removed a board and sat up vigil the other night. Since they come out at night, I decided to postition the car in a place I could watch the hole, and just watch from the dark car. I was going to replace the board as soon as she came out and scurried off for her nighttime foraging in the woods.
She popped her head out not 60 seconds after my roommate shut the garage door and went in the house. It was really cute; she was upside down, hanging from the eave, occasionally looking from left to right. I was so lucky it happend so quickly. Now, just to wait for her to leave.
I couldn't see so well in the dark, but I was able to catch the movement of her head, looking from side to side, still hanging from the eave. So, I waited. And waited. In the cold, dark car. I grabbed a balnket from the back seat when I got cold, and she still hung there, immobile except for her occasional glance from side to side. What the hell?
After 90 minutes (!), I went back to the attic access and tried banging around to scare her out. I don't know if it worked, but I replaced the board and haven't heard anything. It's been three days. But, I'm betting she's still up there, waiting for me to try again.
Sigh.
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