We knew racoons were in the neighborhood because every once in awhile we would see neighbors' trash cans turned over and rummaged. One of our neighbors told us, when we first moved in, raccoons like to take a dip and poop in pools. About a year ago I filmed two play wrestling in our backyard.

Well in the last month I saw one drinking out of our pool and it left a gift for us inside the pool. Then, I saw it resting between our ceramic planters presumably because they are cool in this heat. My husband has saw it too and thinks it's pregnant.

Well today all of the parts arrived for his pellet gun. That's his solution...blind or injure the poor animal. I know once they figure out a way into our attic I won't be so sympathetic, but for now they are just a slight nuisance. How did you successfully get rid of raccoons?