HOW TO KEEP RACCOONS, POSSUMS, SQUIRRELS AND CATS AWAY FROM YOUR GARDEN OR BACKYARD. DIY SOLUTION.

[@degeratii]

Why would this video have 45 dislikes? The guy is only giving you what worked for him. Some people are just so ignorant. Thank you I am going to try your method today.

[@Christine_M_Jones]

Jas S, Thanks for your concerns, however, Rickey has strong faith 🙏🏾❣️ He does not take the dislikes personal.

[@tracyb3198]

Yeah and the 45 dislikes are probably all cat owners I hate cats

[@LAURENAURORA31]

Maybe people accidently clicked the dislike button. I have done that before.. I see no dislikes now. &+ it has 1.3k likes.

[@begoodpeople9367]

peta sent them🤷🏿‍♀️

[@keesh777]

@@begoodpeople9367 They're territorial in my yard. I'm using it too.

[@wandererofthewasteland400]

I’m homeless and sleeping on this gem of a rooftop that’s hidden yet so not and turned to this video as I was awaken by the crunch of old pine fascicle’s. My subconscious of a instinct thought it was someone closing in on me as a threat and so I woke up(it’s weird how we’re all built this way) and looked about and seen 2 raccoons trying to get fresh with me. I had nothing to throw at them as my items up here are mine to keep but yeah that little thing stood up on its rear legs like “what’s up fool” I couldn’t believe it. I seen the tracks before I started staring here but that they might be very old. Anyways I’m going to get this going tomorrow. Thanks for the info fam 🙏🏽

[@mysons-le4hy]

I don't know if I ever gave you your props, but I had my son spray my yard on top all fences and I also have vines crawling down the concrete frences. I have possums and raccoons walking my fences and in my yard. It's really been about a year, or maybe a little bit more and that solution is still holding up. We're about to spray again, but that tip was priceless. Thank you so much👍🏽😊

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Yes indeed!! Glad to hear and know that you are worry free and only had to spray once a year wow! which part of the states are you in?

[@naseemaomer9793]

THANK YOU!!!!!! It WORKED!!!! Okay so I think its the cayenne pepper that makes the spray bottle not function; I tried two different ones so its not just the dollar-store spray bottle that didn't work. So, I used a empty ketchup squeeze bottle, the kind they have at restaurants, and bought it at the Dollar Tree. It's not as smooth as if it were a spray thing but better than just pouring it from a container. :) Thanks again. Oh BTW, I had to just do the process once!!! And it has been a week and no Racoon Scat!!! YOO HOO!!! Thank you again. I did buy the Green Colored Ajax Dish Soap and was happy that it is the Vinegar and Lime flavor :) Surprisingly the Dollar Tree was out of Cayenne Pepper..... hmmmmm.... too many racoons.... hmmm.... just kidding :)

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

AWESOME!! You are welcome!!! Yes, I starting using those as well... lol. I'll speak to them in my next DIY Solution video. Glad the both of us are free of the raccoons now!! Thank you for letting me know it worked out for you!

[@teresabragg4501]

I’m reading and I watch this veido me and my husband haveing a problem also with raccoons are posuims killing our chickens which ever killing chicken are strong enough to tear wire off door to get to these chicks so I had bottle of Cyrene pepper seeds I had bought two years ago and I open up whole bottle and went up there by chicken coop it’s late here I got courage up and just dash around where rodents have been going in at I’m so tired of dealing with them killing chicks on roost I’m willing try anything at this point I seen earlier a posuim nest next door in tree so maybe they want kill another chicken tonight thanks I’ll let you all know if it works of course I’ll hafe get the green Ajax soap tommorrow I got an spray bottle but I also got others bottle that may work better I definately be working with this solution anything that help

[@teresabragg4501]

He’s got powder Cyrene pepper I got cayenne pepper seeds

[@naseemaomer9793]

@@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL UGH, I keep finding the poop. The mix repellent works for a while, but then it must wear off... Also, how do you get rid of the 'phermones' from their poop / pee, which they come towards even after poop has been removed!

[@tracyb3198]

@@naseemaomer9793 enzyme cleaner

[@JoeRed1208]

Make that solution and mix it up real good, then boil it alittle & strain the cayenne pepper out before putting it into your spray bottle. It will still have the smell they don’t like. Otherwise it will just keep clogging up your sprayer. Hope this helps.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh wow. You are awesome!!!! Thank you for this tip!

[@JoeRed1208]

@@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL That’ll keep you from having to buy those squirt bottles over and over. Save a few bucks. 👊🏼

[@johnmccray5833]

I wish I had strain the seeds out. I was wondering why I couldn't get it out the spray bottles. I wish you had said that while doing your video. I watched it until the end. So now I have to buy more spray bottles and then do it.

[@keesh777]

Okay cause I had to dump it out 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'll boil it next time

[@josesalas8600]

Spray bottle, Lemon juice and White Vinegar only. No water. It's very strong smell. Works great on cats and possums

[@AdaraOliveTree]

I use this to keep cats from mauling my outdoor furniture. I actually sprinkle cinnamon and cayenne. It works only if you continually keep it fresh every few days or after a rain. I have never had success with it being wet (spray bottle), needs to be a powder. I once painted the pumpkins on my porch with hot sauce to keep the squirrels from eating them. They still ate them. So I bought more and just sprinkled cayenne on top. That worked.

[@MilitaryBeauty]

I have 7 cats, 2 raccoons, like a hundred squirrels and a random possum… when I tell you I’m bout to got to Sam’s club and bury around my house with this solution… thanks for this!

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Hahahahahahhhaha. Spray the yard UP!!!!

[@estherthebeautiful1946]

WOW WOW 🤩 WOW IT WORKS HAPPY DAY. No more turned over garbage cans from the raccoons or what ever. Thank you 🙏🏾 so much. Love your sound effects YEAH.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Great to hear!!!! Nothing like freedom from those critters!!! lol, I have plenty of them lol.

[@teresabragg4501]

GREAT I’m gonna try this

[@homesweethome1494]

If you add a touch of cooking oil it will adhere better and longer. Thanks for the video.

[@lisab.1595]

I've emptied a 14 oz jar of Cayenne pepper, and the raccoons pooped right on top of it. The only thing that works, and I have tried everything under the sun, is the Orbit Yard Enforcer that connects to your garden hose. The pepper didn't work for me, plus after every rain you have to keep doing that over and over again. Try the Orbit.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Wow, your raccoons are on another level! It worked for me!! I do agree, after it rains you will need to reapply!

[@BirdFromYakiVegas]

Same here I tried it all peppers, traps, coyote urine etc.... The only thing that works was a 22.cal pellet gun. They got real aggressive almost attacked "bit" a lil 3yr old girl, destroyed pools, killed pets etc...

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

@@BirdFromYakiVegas Well if all fails make a 💣 Haven't got the mixing ratio yet but heard you can mix Baking Soda with Flour But I may try it mixing it with Grated Parmesan for a squirrel situation I got Unlike humans, rodents can't burp so if they swallow the Baking Soda gasses builds up andddd 💥

[@carlosestrada51]

This gives me an idea! Thank you! I usually use cayenne pepper 🌶, soap, garlic, and coffee as well as a variety of stuff to make bug spray for my plants. But I recently encountered a possum in my berry patch and I literally freaked out and realized that now I have to figure out a way to keep those bigger pests away! But now thanks to your demo, I think I’m going to give this a try one day along with some other useful methods I’ve discovered. PS: Quassia spray I heard works too

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

You are welcome! I honestly have not had any possums or raccoons since. Occasionally I will get a cat or two but far less than before with only one dose!!

[@prioress]

I've spent lots of money on Critter Control and I have more problems with raccoons than when they started. This is do-able and I truly appreciate your help.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

You can do it and if that doesn't work my red light purchase worked as well!

[@Spicey1811]

@@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNELWhat red light purchase worked? ? ? ?

[@cminneapolis4553]

YEAH! What red light purchase worked??? Is it a solar light??? How does it work???

[@johnmccray5833]

Lavender fabulouso (the purple one) works well also. So I'm going to use your solution and the fabulouso as well to get rid of the ones that comes in my yard.

[@highhopes2071]

Do you only use the fabuloso?

[@energyvive731]

With the cayenne you could boil it in water first and strain the pieces out. Cool the water and use it in the mixture.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Thanks for the tip!

[@melbasconyers9148]

Also you can try moth balls… It works with skunks and lots of animals..., or you can try water, vinegar and cayenne pepper , no need for cooking just spray it around your yard !! And I’ve heard you can sprinkle cut up pieces of Irish Spring soap around your yard and it works well!!!

[@jodilea144]

@Melba Sconyers, I’ve had some luck with the vinegar, but unfortunately, to get it strong enough to deter the critters, you risk killing plants, since it’s a natural herbicide. I found the Irish Spring idea last year on KZbin and went out and bought lots of bars and grated them up...and the raccoons just ran through it! Lol The only thing that did keep them away for awhile was mothballs, and I only figured that out as a side effect of putting out the mothballs to deter scorpions. I only used them once though, as I learned that the chemicals can be quite hazardous to humans as they are washed into the ground with rains. We have a well and also a couple of ponds, so we didn’t risk it after that, other than to toss a few up into our attic when a squirrel made its way up there to nest over the winter. I’ve used the cayenne spray or just sprinkled it (quite heavily) around my beds and gardens, but it didn’t even deter my cats, sadly. What did work was a large bag of dried chili peppers I found in the Latino food section at Walmart for around $4. I crushed them up and sprinkled them all around my beds, and even through a couple of rainy weeks, it worked. I also ended up with lots and lots of tiny pepper plants from all the seeds. I just bought a large trap a couple of days ago, and my neighbor is setting his too, so hopefully, between the two of us, we can relocate this big bunch of them that we have out here. We are way out in the country though, with woods on three sides, so I’m not going to hold my breath. 🙂

[@thebullwhisperer916]

Some are boiling the cayenne pepper into the water I think. Thanks for the reminder. Haven't done this stuff in awhile. Cinnamon prevents molding in soggy areas too.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Good stuff, the boiling method works too

[@jinisteffani8035]

The powder pepper stuff will clog your spray bottle those bottles are weak...they always stop working on me ...use vinegar...they hate that smell too...don't water it down..a really strong white vingar....also....mothballs works well they have that at dollar general pretty cheep...a whole bag...you can crush them down into smaller pieces and sprinkle it around.. but you will have to do it weekly as the smell dissipates after a while.....I also heard cats hate mint...plant that around your garden and fence line, but only in pots as mint will take over an area real fast. ...if all else fails and it probably will... look on you tube how to make homemade traps and just remove the animals from the area...I seen some easy traps out of cardboard boxes....

[@aren8484]

Thank you, I'll be trying this for my backyard. I have like 4 cats that love visiting my yard and take shelter under my storage shed. i have to get my fence covering the small space underneath my shed repaired.

[@kimjones2056]

Love your energy and attitude. Keep it coming

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Thank you kindly!! I will certainly do so!!

[@aquariosoul]

Orange and lemon rinds helped the strays from coming around ; boiled rinds, cool and put in spray bottle - Will try with cayenne next.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Thanks for the tips!

[@the7thdean1]

My neighbor and I were just having this conversation and I definitely will be trying this as soon as it stops raining. Because when the cats come over, they bring fleas and then we have to treat the yard. It's been raining here in Georgia, so hopefully in the next couple of days there will be sunshine.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

How's the problem?

[@the7thdean1]

@@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL haven't tried it yet. Used some yard spray I already had. So far so good

[@nenaj1]

Careful u aren’t poisoning those cats.

[@JadeK297]

Where do they bring them from? Lol 😂 fleas live in grass so cats don’t need to bring them at all. If you have grass then fleas can be there. Of course they like to hitch a ride and get a meal on cats, dogs and other warm blooded creatures. But they don’t magically appear on animals.

[@keshiat.4708]

so gonna try this there so many stray cats next door that think my flower beds are litter boxes. Thank You

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Yes indeed, remember to respray when it rains!

[@dondig2617]

What a fun video, young man, it was a blast watching it. What a beautiful wife and family. Loved it. Thanks.

[@j109joell]

Some of these pests can cause problems inside your home. I had issues with bats & squirrels in my attic. Bat quano damage can cost many thousands to remove. Squirrels can create house fires by gnawing on electrical wires. I'm not going to risk my life or surrender my property to pests. So I did what I had to do. Deer: solar electric fence. Coons & Possums: easily caught in cage traps & relocated far away; ditto with cats. Squirrels are extremely wary of any kind of trap , so unfortunately the only option left was a .177 pellet or .22 CB bullet which are quiet & won't alarm your neighbors.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh my goodness. I hope not to have this problem.

[@colonel9990]

Thank you. I'll be trying this. Bought a food vault to store our dog food in. Supposed to be raccoon proof because the lid spins off, and seals tightly. Well, the raccoon bit a hole in the lid last night. 🦝 I keep live stock food in the sane area, and this thing has been a pest the past 2 weeks.🐖🐓

[@cantyouhearmeknocking1961]

I have kept trash in the same thick plastic can for 2 years, but this year a big raccoon chewed a hole in the side of the can near the lid & pulled stuff out thru the hole! If they want in, they will find a way. I ended up buying a galvanized metal can & put a bungie cord on the lid. So far so good.

[@AutieHeartSteele]

I’m going to try to make a mixture of olive oil and Cayenne pepper and “paint” on the bottom fences of my garden, thank you!

[@Onelove_011]

Spray bottle, cayenne pepper, water and soap. simple instructional advice, thanks.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Run it. You’re welcome

[@thesweetzlife]

So glad I found your video. It does work. I had a racoon and moles. The squeeze bottle comment works better than the spray bottle.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Awesome!!! Problem is now solved!! Yes the squeeze bottle is the way!!

[@ok-qt5qj]

Man i got everything going on over here because my crazy neighbor. Im going to try this. Thankyou

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh wow. Sorry to hear that

[@daveyjoweaver6282]

Kind Thanks! I’ll try this on the raccoons. They started coming in our house through the cat door and ate fruit from a bowl near by. Love, Light, Peace and Joy of Being to You and your Family! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania

[@teeg1834]

😱😱

[@jodilea144]

Yikes! And I thought having a group of them all over my porch was bad! 🥴

[@justind9901]

Did this work?

[@peterbedington4414]

best recipe I've seen so far. Vinegar is also useful and ghost pepper sauce with soap.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

NOTED!!! I will use that mixture for round 2 if necessary!

[@carol07643]

The pepper is stopping up the spray bottle. You could just spray the soap water solution and then sprinkle the pepper in while its wet still. Good video

[@sundayc6439]

Raccoons are multiplying in my attic and walls for a very long time. Put a humane cage and got nothing. We can't sleep from the noises and now they are fighting at night and it is very loud and violent! Found out they hate vinegar and hot sauce. Soaked paper towels and tried to throw around the back of the attic right before dusk as suggested. The paper towels didn't go very far. Next I will try heavy rags that I can throw farther. Heard they hate music and light.

[@gabyortega202]

What worked for you? I think we might have one under our crawlspace as well.

[@vitahenry2197]

We own a commercial pest control company and every critter mentioned has set off our Ring alarm. We are the only house with rat boxes and spikes to keep birds away. I should fire my husband and take your advice. Less tacky, lol!

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Hahahahahaha. Well keep your husband around and share this video with him. He’ll do a great job making it happen! I wouldn’t know what to do if I caught anything in the cage. Hahaha

[@maryannnoland2321]

Thanks...going to give this a try...will let you know if it works...they are eating my tomatoes, and taking the lid off the bird seed can, opening and eating the sealed seed...! It has to be a raccoon nothing else can do that

[@bridgettbible7635]

Cayenne pepper works. Just sprinkled the pepper all over all the plants. Friend of mine was only one that got to eat his tomatoes this year cause he used cayenne. He didnt mix it with water. Reapply the cayenne pepper after every rain. Everyone i know that didbt use cayenne got no crops this year. The squirrels ate them all before even red still green tomatoes. Squirrels keep eating my lilly bulbs & digging in all my potted plabts including chocolate mint. Im doing cayenne pepper just sprinkling over all of my plants. Stupid squirrels already ate like $30 in bulbs. They dug up all my chocolate mint for tea this winter. Sooo annoying thx for your video appreciate

[@batterybroken]

Possums are actually amazinggggg they help maintain pests and eat roaches, all that good stuff they take care of. I think they are immune to rabies as well. They are the best 👏🏽💕

[@barbarahenry3698]

Opossums can have rabies. My husband was bit by an opossum. I did make him go to the Dr. It is true that they rarely get rabies, but there is that chance. I did trap the opossum and put him in a cooler with ice and they sent it in to be tested-it was clear of rabies, but they have more teeth than any other mammal so there was that to be cleaned up and treated.

[@sterlingwitherspoon5709]

They also have sharp ass teeth!!!!

[@JadeK297]

@@sterlingwitherspoon5709so do lots of animals.. solution is don’t try touching them lol 😂

[@Dovey62]

I sprayed peppermint oil mixed with vinegar and soap around the perimeter of my corn and in between the rows. I got every single ear of corn this year! There was a huge raccoon on my side deck about 3 weeks ago too! Not this year buddy!!

[@deborawarren1913]

Thank you ! I will try this this eve! Have a mama raccoon and her two youngsters! They have enjoyed my tomatoes and got a chicken! Did catch one raccoon in a live trap...but would rather them go elsewhere. Appreciate! Love your energy 🐔🌻👏🏼

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

oh no.. I would have it out for that family! Be are to spray around your garden as well as your chicken coop then around the perimeter of your yard. We making sure all barriers are secured!

[@tiwantiwaabibiman2603]

The cayenne will also deter ants and squirrels too. Hopefully...LOL. Actually mountain lion or coyote urine spray works too especially for deer issues. You can get them in spray form from general-feed stores and on-line...

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Did it work for the ants? I was wondering who is trying to capture mountain lion urine... lol. More power to you. Here is a safer and cheaper method for execution!

[@IslandShaneTube]

First time I’ve come across your channel and just subscribed from this video from 2 years ago, love your energy!

[@kelvynmendez2178]

Brother I really appreciate it your idea. You just save me lots of money by no going to Home Depot!

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Great to hear! Yes.. Stop by the Dollar store and you will be set with $3 plus tax!

[@123thebasics]

I actually saw the raccoon for the first time in my backyard. I thought my dog was barking at a cat....he would run to the sliding glass door frantically barking, scratching at the glass and would burst through it if he could but, I didn't see anything , of course. I'll try this in the section between my house and the neighbors where my dog doesn't go and where I don't have a 6' fence...that has to be where he's coming from. I don't have anything for it to eat or destroy thank goodness. It's been raining the last few nights so I think I'll sprinkle it and let the rain do the rest...see if that works. Thanks for the video.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh wow. I hate it for your dog… I felt that moment as I read!! This will be the remedy your entire family needs! Relief is on the way!!! I haven’t had them since this spraying application! The cats have come and gone but the raccoons have left. Spray it down, Spray it all around!

[@gloriajones9537]

Thank you for sharing! Im already feels like giving up. Squirrel attack my plants! I ammm so frustrated . I will try your idea!

[@mcstacia]

My cats don’t have an issue with cayenne pepper. I sprayed it around yard to try and deter coyotes. Not only didn’t it stop the coyotes from coming. My cats would walk outside the yard and into woods and back all the time. Walking right over the cayenne spray without issue. You don’t have stray dogs coming in your yard too? I do. Doesn’t stop them either lol.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh wow interesting. I don't have stray dogs thank the Lord but I did loose the occasional stray cat and rodents after spraying this mixture. You have super cats, which isn't a bad thing. lol

[@nenaj1]

I take care of the feral cats in my yard. Got them spayed and neutered with the help of a rescue. I don’t leave food out for them at night though. Raccoons cause too much mayhem. There is a baby possum that comes around too. I feel bad for it but I can’t leave the food out at night anymore.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh no you’re feeding a family and generations of predators.

[@nenaj1]

@@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL No predators in New York City. Thank god.

[@luismanuelortega2794]

Thanks Bro. Unfortunately doesn’t work for me. Maybe my raccoons. Saw your video before me

[@ketubah6407]

FINALLY!! Thanks for being direct and giving us an answer that works and is inexpensive. Will try it and let you know how it works.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Make it happen if this doesn’t work I bought lights that work like a charm.

[@amberdavis5311]

What kinda lights

[@amberdavis5311]

An abandoned house next to mine just got torn down. Now we got raccoons in our chimney!

[@ketubah6407]

@@amberdavis5311 yes, what kind please?

[@soph3420]

It worked! Hahaha.😂😂😂😂 I did not have cayenne powder, so I used Jerk seasoning and Indian hot chili powder.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Great job! The improvisation was amazing

[@pinkiebaby4392]

Thank you so much I have tried a lot of things so I'm definitely going to put this method to work. Thank you kindly........

[@highhopes2071]

Epsom salt works too I sprinkle it on my porch and my pool area so fat so good but you must reapply when it rain.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

This is good to know

[@JayMonk595]

Thanks 😊 I’ll definitely try. Brilliant demonstration 👍🏿

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

You are welcome and thank you for those kind words!

[@anitam.7124]

Multiple scents will work for a DIY solution. The problem is if you have pets they stick their noses into the pepper, peppermint, ammonia, lemon/lime slices etc. Also, you can use coyote, bobcat or wolf urine as additional options.

[@rahnishag5160]

Where do you be collecting wolf urine??

[@SavedbyGrace182]

​@😂rahnishag5160

[@AutieHeartSteele]

Also be aware, urine will attract other bigger predators

[@dianabenloss9718]

Hi DJ we are having a BIG PROBLEM WITH NEIGHBOR CATS AND I AM AT MY LOST END SO I AM GOING TO TRY OUR VEGGIE GARDEN IS A POP GARDEN NEXT I AM CALLING THE TOWN THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND THE NEIGHBOR LET OUT THERE CATS TO COME to POP IN THE PEOPLE VEGGIE GARDEN AND NOT IN THEIR YARD.

[@AntionetteM]

Having the same problem with this crazy ass lady that "saves" cats this area is infested with stray cats and it smells disgusting outside

[@veche7959]

I live in Nashville the racoon and squirrels laughed at the cayenne pepper and ask for hot chicken

[@rollinghillsslo]

😁😁😁 They're attacking my garden lately!!! Btw, pls watch out for the coming Sunday Law. No buy no sell on Sundays will become on every day for anyone who does not comply.

[@jilesnstyle]

🤣🤣🤣

[@JS-ss6ig]

Raccoons keep coming in my backyard too. They are tearing up my backyard garden. I’m going to try this

[@justsomeguy4319]

Me too they are taking out all my tomatoes have you tried it yet?

[@kaydavis5495]

Someone mentioned Irish Spring Soap and Mint/Rosemary Oil. I used all three last year with crushed red pepper and I have to say, it stopped the squirrels from eating my kale. Prior to all of the above, they completely ate all of it. Broke my Tomatoe plant and all.

[@charlestaylor3195]

Did you find something that likes kale?

[@ahyahnaj.israel375]

Now I don't have a garden, but gophers, cats, squirrels and raccoons are definitely present. Irish Spring seems to keep the squirrels off our deck and grass. I see them running on top of the wooden fence, to the neighbor's garage to the power line then our tree. I'm certain Irish Spring Soap is beneficial. I think I will add the DKUJ's concoction with Jalapeño pepper juice, and spray around the yard.

[@monit4976]

Enjoyed your video. Waiting for more!

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Why thank you, theres a whole playlist

[@somersetjaye1104]

Wonder if filtering the cayenne pepper water with a coffee brewer first would keep the bottling from clogging

[@OToole2.0]

THANK YOU! I was getting ready to buy a rat zapper and mint spray etc. and spend a lot of money till I reviewed my Ring camera footage and I'm thinking what I saw was (hopefully) a possum possibly trying to get out of the rain and into my car engine and not a huge rat. I am going to try this, so easy, so cheap and worth trying it. If it's a rat, it still might work. Thanks again!

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh wow. I hope this takes care of whatever it is. I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for you

[@OToole2.0]

Well I tried the cayenne pepper mixed with water, and dish soap and you are right, immediately the sprayer clogged. So I poured it over the tires and around the car, then I got worried. I was afraid that I ruined my driveway and was ready for neighbors to come and see if I had been murdered because it looked like a blood bath out around my car. LOL. Luckily it washed off with a garden hose the next day and it didn't stain the driveway and NOBODY came to check on me. LOL On to of that the Ring camera caught the critter (that I'm now sure was a possum) walking right over the cayenne pepper under the car again. What I then did was get a bag of fresh garlic. It's packed into individual sealed plastic bags and those bags into a larger plastic bag. It stunk to high heaven. I put a packet on top of each tire and some under the car and I have not seen anything going under my car since then so I'm hoping it worked. Anyway, thanks again, glad I didn't buy an expensive rat zapper and it wouldn't have worked anyway since it turns out it was a possum.

[@cminneapolis4553]

@@OToole2.0 Wow! I give you "A" for effort. You put respect on the word "try"!

[@sandramoricle7485]

I’m going to use that solution around my property line. I have lost 7 chickens from raccoons and foxes. Thanks for the advice. You rule!

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh wow... I lost 8 so I know the feeling. I also installed a camera in their coop to see how they were getting in which was in a way I would have never expected. Raccoons are very smart!

[@sandramoricle7485]

@@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL You’re right about that…. My cousin had a couple of raccoons that teamed up on his garbage cans. He caught them piggy backing to get in the cans after he raised them up. I’m down to 3 chickens , but I plan to get 4 more soon.

[@nenaj1]

Get a guard dog

[@Tpayne22]

Thanks for the helpful tips! Can this be used for groundhogs too? They.Destroy.Everything. 😔

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

You are welcome, yes this well help get rid of them as well as by using garlic! I recommend spraying a garlic and pepper spray around your garden or you can through garlic cloves in their burrows.

[@YemayaIndigo]

The only thing I hate about this video is that I have an extreme phobia to possums and that's the first thing you showed in the video 😭 I can't even look at a picture of them without going into a panic attacks and I have no clue why. With that being said, I prayyyyyy this works for me!! 😂 We have horrible infestation of raccoons and possums in Illinois! Thanks for the advice

[@toniahood71]

girl i know how you feel im that way with waterbugs if there is no one there to kill it i will go outside i dont care what time it is i will wait until one of my neighbors come out for work when they see me they already know what it is one of my neighbors he be like ok tonia were is it and he will go and kill it sometimes its my homegirl that will kill it my block is like my family everybody knows each other i have to get over this i can't let a bug rule my life because there will be a time were there will be no one to kill them SMFH its sad

[@cynthiajune779]

possums are harmless they don't attack!

[@manuelruen]

But we have friendly outside cats. Will this method affect them? I think the best solution is to use a cage trap. But that cost money that poor people can't afford. We do have a separated garage/apartment on top. Maybe we can put the two cats in there while we trap the opossums and raccoons and release them in a field somewhere?

[@arthurjohnson9872]

Here in Maryland, it rains weekly, so you have to do it often

[@rosethorne5066]

I'm gonna have to do something, racoons tore a hole in my roof the size of a saucer. I heard them in my walls a couple times. Had to pay someone to fix the roof. I'll try this because I'm senior on fixed income and can't afford to hire pest removal.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh wow.. that's no joke, once you have them it's hard to get rid of them. Keep us posted!

[@Steina_The_Yarnist]

If you use a cayenne based hot sauce instead of cayenne flakes, your spray bottle will work better because flakes clog things like that.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Wait a minute, wait a dog on minute! That makes so much sense, I will do this next time!

[@spooksterx1202]

@@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL can confirm that hot sauce works. used it on my grandmas flower garden to keeps the dogs out. I believe it was tapatio. not sure how well it'll work on rodents/ racoons. I may try it on the vegetable garden this year

[@spooksterx1202]

@@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL only thing is the vinegar in it will kill my plants

[@Laura-rx9mp]

thanks so much. I am fighting a raccoon has the nerve to come to the bird feeder in the middle of the day. So how often do we do this ? once a week? I am using ammonia but afraid it will harm the birds.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

I spray as needed (when I see them) but also after it rains heavy!

[@melbasconyers9148]

I have read a lot about this and one thing they say that works is mothballs and another thing is vinegar and water with cayenne pepper sprayed around your yard or you can use chopped up slices of Irish Spring !!

[@Laura-rx9mp]

@@melbasconyers9148 Thanks Melba. Will try it, Cheers

[@TomCrosman]

I saw another way to use cayenne pepper to control raccoons here on youtube. One pours the cayenne into a balloon, blow up the balloon and coat it with peanut butter. The peanut butter attracts the critters, so they eat it and the balloon pops coating them the cayenne. ( Note if you try this they say to wear eye protection with blowing up the balloon in case it pops while doing so. ) Oh also saw that placing chunks of Irish Spring bar soap keeps them away. They hate the smell it seems. I put some in my yard yesterday.

[@rollinghillsslo]

At first the irish soaps seemed to keep them away. But then they started aying with them, even STOLE them from my garden. I am under racoon attack now. 😭😭

[@viewmyacc]

thank you for this info, I will try it definitely. I have lots of fruit trees, they keep eating them. Hopefully this mixture will work.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh wow!! So this is long overdue for you! You are welcome! What are you growing?

[@Waiting4Friday]

Ok now lets ad something squirrels like to smell to evict from my attic! Thank you!!

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

hahahahahaha, you may have to smoke out the squirrels... they'll simply avoid the area you spray rather than totally leave!

[@perfectpeace123]

Thanks did it work? I had to get rid of my garden because of cats. They started pooping in our garden beds. They started sleeping on our porch furniture. They was just chilling at our house! LOL! 😂

[@ReigningWomban]

Just chilling…. 😂

[@elizabethguilbe557]

In Florida there are frogs,too Their poop is horrendous Pouring vinegar has helped to keep them away from my window front door I have seen raccoons , bobcats, foxes, deers ; I’m going to enhance that aside from Pest control

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh wow.. I never noticed the frog poop. Good to know vinegar works in keeping them away. I don't even like the smell of vinegar. lol

[@stretchstretches3577]

I have same issue with racoons, possums & half dozen cats EVERY night. Google suggested vinegar so I dumped 29 gallons of vinegar via a pressure sprayer along property line without success. All it did was give me a 3' wide path of brown grass. Question: what's with the soap? Can I go without? I thank you in advance for your prompt response.

[@stretchstretches3577]

Well the direct cayenne powder on the ground did not work with ferrel cats as they walked right through a 5' area. It did work for the racoons and possums. I used a Scott fertilizer walk behind spreader using 20lbs of cayenne pepper from Amazon.

[@rosenyako9726]

They drink vinegar . I sprayed vinegar and watched the Raccoon lick it

[@cjhardknocks7040]

hang chunks of irish spring soap in small bags like mesh net or nylons, they can't stand the smell of it.

[@jthor3097]

Thank you my friend. Finally a cheap solution. All the other videos said to take lemons and limes, boil water, add this and that, etc. I can’t afford lemons & limes to chase away cats. 😁

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh no.. not at all necessary for my situation! Be sure to reapply after a good rain!

[@jthor3097]

@@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL Thanks again. I applied your recipe to my vegetable garden and it worked Great to keep the stray cats out. 👍🏻❤️

[@sherryy.l.olvera3402]

@@jthor3097 Did it affect your plants in any way? We have stray cats coming into our plants but dont want to end up killing our plants..

[@jthor3097]

@@sherryy.l.olvera3402 Well, I live in the high desert and it almost never rains here. So, to be honest with you, I just bought a big, cheap bottle of cayenne pepper and sprinkled it around the perimeter of the garden. Since I do have a lot of beneficial insects I didn’t want to kill them with the soapy water. It worked like a charm. No more stray cats, that’s pretty much all I have, invading my garden. AND my lady bugs, praying mantis, and other good bugs stay safe. I applied it once a week for two weeks. Now I’ll sprinkle a little once a month. My cats aren’t affected because they stay in the center of the garden an don’t go potty there and won’t get sick chewing on soapy grasses. 👍🏻❤️

[@mspinchey]

Try soap chips for rodents. Save all those little pieces of soap and chop them up. Spread them around where the rodents are.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

That's pretty cool... soap chips

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

@@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL Well heard they don't like "Irish Springs" soap, also smell of Lavender, Mint and Apple Cider Vinegar as far as rodents

[@Highway554]

I know what work for me a fake Alligator believed or not having seen them any more

[@zackrehfeld6922]

Did you ever think of using a funnel to transfer the cayenne powder into the spray bottle>

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

I would to get the pepper out of the spray

[@TuellTimeAdventures]

I've started having problems with chipmunks in my garden burying nuts. I'm definitely trying this!

[@termodog7951]

Last year a groundhog climbed my fence and got into my garden. Squirrels dug up my seedlings. And we had an armadillo living under the house. We called him Bob. He was pretty cool. I live in the woods..so we see EVERYTHING! Bears, raccoons, possums (we let them be since they love ticks) Right now…squirrels keeps stealing the chicken food. They chewed holes in the plastic trash can we store it in. Had to go to metal.

[@bettywhite8407]

Ohhh the fun of living in the country! Wanna get me telling about my critters ??? Could talk til the next t century. Never found long lasting solutions. After all, its their habitat....

[@termodog7951]

@@bettywhite8407 anytime! Country stories are the best. I set a trap for 2 armadillos last night…caught a possum! We let him go..cause they Uber eats the bugs and mice.

[@hoodninja1611]

Bro, the racoons is tearing my peppers out the ground, I was so close to unaliving a nasty raccoon today, he was lucky the trap was bigger than the trash can, I'm going to try your method asap

[@MissisChannel]

Use panty hose in a bigger sprayer to tea bag the pepper in so the pepper won't stop up sprayer

[@krystingrant6292]

That's smart thank you. Gonna try

[@roselamb163]

LOVE that information just what I was looking for👍God bless you 🙏😊🎉

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Awesome, God bless

[@normanweimer8333]

Thank you and God Bless you and your family Amen 🙏

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Thank you too!! God bless you as well!!

[@mosheobadiyahisrael6032]

I’m gonna try it. Thanks brother, grate information and video.

[@KishaLray]

is there an update video on how well this worked?

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Yes, I did one however it did work. You'll have to reapply when it rains!

[@barbarahowse7218]

Thank you for letting us know

[@kwc7391]

I found out using my RING Camera that there have been 2 Possums that are in my fenced in yard this past week. So I will be buying a 5 pound Cayenne pepper today. (Wondering did you have issues with the spray bottle with the pepper coming out...... Thanks!

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Yes I did!!!! So I saw where you can boil the mixture first and then strain the pepper from the mixture to give you the results.

[@manhunter3429]

iF THE PEPPER REALLY WORK WHY NOT TRY THIS. GET THE PEPPERS AND SINCE THEY ARE ONLY A DOLLAR GET TWO BOTTLE. GET A GALLON OF WATER, PUT THE PEPPERS IN THE GALLON OF WATER AND LET IT SIT FOR A DAY OR TWO. STRAIN THE PEPPERS OUT SO THAT IT LEAVE JUST THE WATER. THEN IF THE DISH SOAP WORK POUR IT IN THE GALLON OF WATER.

[@sherrid5315]

Going to try this sick my neighbors letting their dogs pee on my bushes now sniff this 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tonyrojay]

Thank you my friend. Your energy is incredible.

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Well, thank you

[@alltheabovewithdola1577]

Following just because the intro was dope

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Why thank you. Be sure to check out the gardening playlist for other content like this

[@celisewillis]

Yeah, love that song!

[@sjDOLLAsj]

I have heard of a specific soap but not all soap. You can mix up. Ur own solution "Citric and vinegar" add the Cayane pepper just Incase..

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Alright now, I like your mixture solution too.

[@heatherhartman6474]

Yes!! That's a good mixture. I sprayed it late last night during my recon mission of the front yard.😄 BUT...I have jalapeño hot sauce (I didnt have any cayenne pepper or cayenne hot sauce so had to use that. BUT i made up two smaller bottles with water and citrus oils and another with eucalyptus, rosemary and tea tree oils.

[@brendarueda8460]

Good idea, going to try it, and strains the pepper or boil it in a small bag

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Great idea! It was getting hard to squeeze at the end!

[@Avenue77]

I think ima use gasoline next...Im fed-up w my neighbor cats...They think they can always out smart me

[@xPureRage]

Yep, don't forget the box of matches bro 👌 🗿

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Hahahahaha

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

I wouldn’t go that far. Care about the grass and the soil you’re pouring on too

[@amberdavis5311]

Maybe talk to your neighbor. If the neighbor is the problem, use the gas on his porch

[@general.disdain]

Immediately subscribed halfway through the jingle lmao

[@DizzyDez.]

Me too this is the first plant tutorial or anything that I haven't just been like blah blah blah give me the information blah. I mean I am still new to this whole backyard trying to keep stuff out and everything nice. LOL full-time job! Something about when he just starts going into it and the Dollar tree items what works it's like a friend telling you. With all that said enjoy

[@gregorywyatt2361]

You can use table pepper as well. But after adding it to the water you should let it sit then strain it so no clogging of the sprayer. Also you can purchase animal piss that will deter them until it wears off. Be careful around your tomatoes because I read that if you plant them close to pepper plants they will take on some of that heat. So no pepper or cayenne by the tomatoes. And if you decide to trap them use catnip they love that as bait.

[@Jackie_-wk4fe]

Animal piss is not a good idea… was looking into this recently, coincidentally. For example, if you use fox piss, it will attract foxes and coyotes.

[@gregorywyatt2361]

Yeah the animal piss you use you definitely want to research to get the right results!

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Thank you thank you!!! I don’t want to trap a thing I want them to stay away

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Thank you

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Hello

[@angg2957]

I know this is a video about keeping rodents away but I couldn’t help but notice your shirt! Well I won’t hold it against you! I’m a Bama grad! Roll Tide Roll! 😁😁😁

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

There is always space to talk about how much greater LSU is than read tide... GEAUX TIGERS!! lol much love.

[@ineidacruz3361]

Roll Tide!!😁😁

[@Tha1NonlySan]

I’m a cat owner -and I love my baby, but also stray cats have been visiting cause my cat likes to break out. Hopefully this will keep her in, and them away!

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Oh my. Yeah there’s only room for one cat at your place. Hahaha

[@virgosrus5733]

Possums live in Australia 🇦🇺 opossums live in North America and they are two different animals altogether. Also definitely going pepper my yard this week! Thanks for the tip!

[@THEJONESFAMILYCHANNEL]

Thanks for sharing! I love the opportunity to grow and learn! Awesome. I know this will work out for you!!

[@rhonda6791]

I’m in Sydney and they eat all my beautiful roses. Please help!

[@denverdanoreno]

Well done keep up the good work sir. I'm thinking someone tried to school you about making the solution with cayenne pepper and water already? Timestamp is over a year ago on this video at the time of me watching it.