Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can

RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Post by AnnIsMe (1) | (10/08/2008) Contact I don't know what kind of trash can you have. We have the big heavy duty plastic one with the flip cover. Well, we had the same problem with animals getting into it so this is what my husband did. He drilled two small holes, spaced apart, on the front of the cover and two small holes midway down in the trash can and hooked small bungee cords in a crisscross to the holes and we never had an animal touch the trash again. Plus, they are easy to remove the day the trash company comes to pick up the trash. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Post By Monica (Guest Post) (10/06/2008) Ammonia Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Post By Tomatohanger (Guest Post) (10/06/2008) I used spray-on oven cleaner. Seems just a tiny bit works well. We had skunks in the neighborhood. After using that, they avoided us. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Post by LittleZsmom (1) | (10/06/2008) Profile | Contact I have used both ammonia and bleach successfully to keep the animals out of MY trash. However, what do I do about the dogs dragging other peoples trash into my yard. Example today, I cleaned up trash from house #629 on my street and I live at #616. So the animal is not only dragging trash across, but also down the street and goes to the same place in my back yard every time. I have tried mothballs (bought 2 boxes) and they haven't keep the animals out of my yard. And yes they do stink really bad. I have thought about putting a note in all of my neighbors mailboxes about the problem and asking them to spray bleach or ammonia on their trash. I have already done this with my closest neighbors who have also had to clean up garbage. Is this going to far? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Post By Judy (Guest Post) (10/06/2008) I second the bungee cord. It's the only thing that works for us. The animals learn fast that our garbage is useless for them, and they move on. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Post By mrsz Bartow, Fl (Guest Post) (10/06/2008) Ammonia works BUT remember the garbage men. My mother always sprayed bug spray on her cans and bags any cheap kind. One taste and the pests run away. Also the smell does not overwhelm your garbage men. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Post by bzladi (5) | (10/06/2008) Contact What about throwing in a mothball or two. They stink, but maybe that would help? Good luck! Pam Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Post By (Guest Post) (10/06/2008) We keep a stretchable bungee cord across the top of our garbage containers. It is tight and hooked to the handles on the container. If I have food in the container I use two bungee cords that are crisscrossed. I try to keep the food scraps in the freezer until time to take the trash off especially during the summer months. This keeps the garbage from attracting flies and smelling. Our two containers are small and easy to handle so when it's time to take the trash to the dump, we put them in the back of the truck. With the bungee cord holding the lid on tight, there's no risk of the lid blowing off and us losing trash out of the back of our truck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Post By Catharine B (Guest Post) (10/06/2008) I can tell you one alternative that we used. We use the metal trash cans. Go to any local hardware store or hardware supply store & buy clamps which you can affix to your trash can & fit up over the lid. These will keep the critters from getting the lids off as they are kept on by applied pressure Report Spam or Abuse RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Post By Harry (Guest Post) (10/06/2008) I doubt ammonia or any other chemical will keep the critter out of your trash. And it may not be a dog either. It could very well be a skunk, raccoon or some other noctural rascal. The best solution is to build or buy a wooden box to place the trash cans into with a lid that can be secured. The other solution is to stop putting food in the trash. That would also include containers that held food items. The food smell is what attracts the varmits. Report Spam or Abuse Request: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Post by lewis_admin (1335) | (10/06/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact How can I keep animals from upending my garbage pail all over my lawn? I have put bungy cords on lids with heavy rocks on top! Short of building a box large enought to hold cans, I'm stymied. Poopsey Answers: RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Try sprinkling clear ammonia over your trash barrels. Voila! Animals will stay out. (06/29/2005) By Karen RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can If your garbage can has handles, drive a metal rod into the ground then put the handle through the rod. The garbage can will not tip over and the animals will not be able to get at the contents. (06/30/2005) By Tedebear RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can We cleaned our trash cans out with Lysol disinfectant. Then every time I put the trash out we poured Lysol on the lid. We never had anymore problems. (06/30/2005) By Sandy RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can The ammonia does work. My friend had a problem with bears getting into her trash. She was told by the game warden to spray her trash with ammonia. She keeps a spray bottle filled with ammonia handy and every time trash goes out, she sprays the bag and then puts it into the can. She then sprays the can. After a rain, it must be reapplied. She hasn't had any problems for years by doing this. (06/30/2005) By mkymlp RE: Keeping Animals Out of Your Garbage Can Ammonia! So many wonderful uses, and I can attest to what the others said about it keeping animals out of your garbage.. I don't have trash cans, only trash bags, and it works just as well.. If you put a few tablespoons inside the bag before tying it up, even if they bite into the bag they get a snoot-full of the ammonia and run off... works great! (07/01/2005) By Glendacarr Report Spam or Abuse