Help me trap some coons in the attic

[35Remington]

We have coons in the attic here in central Texas. At first we thought they were squirrels until we put a security camera upstairs. Then I looked at the captain and said, "You're gonna need a bigger boat."

So far, they have laughed at the peanut butter, mangoes, and other non-meat products I've put in the trap. Was going to try canned cat food next, unless someone has a better suggestion.

[Bogmaster]

 I usually give them a choice--Blackies fur king(sweet bait or Blackies fatal attraction--shellfish bait.
 You can also try the sweet lures,like sledge hammer.
 Tom

[quickdtoo]

Marshmellows, canned tuna and smoked fish work in my Havahart, the marshmellows don't appeal to cats.....yet. 

Tim

[Dee]

I use the cheapest sardines money can buy, and wear gloves when I bait the live trap.

[SHOOTALL]

I use the cheapest sardines money can buy, and wear gloves when I bait the live trap.

 
 
Or cat food CHEAP also    I lay a tarp over the trap so the entrance and rear are open and they can see thru. but not thru. the sides.

[streak]

Simple fix is to set up a dvd or some other musical source with some hard metal rock music at very high volume going full blast where they stay during daylight hours and in a couple of days no raccoons!! They sleep during the day, so they get deprived of their sleep and leave for quieter surrounding`s!
Ask me how I know!!!

[Hellgate]

When they are gone foraging during the night plug their entry way so they can't get back into the attic.

[cwlongshot]

I had a customer with this problem. They refused to go in a have a heart trap for me too.

 SO I used tuna fish to lure them out of the attic at dusk and sealed the hole with a piece of plywood. They got in the vent at the peak of the house.

The next day they PULLED THE PLYWOOD OFF!!! I SCREWED it to the house!!! WOW!!  SO I took a 4foot square piece of heavy fence wire with a 1x2 hole and waited a couple days and did the same thing... lured them out of the house with the tuna and screwed the wire to the house... LOTS of screws.

The next AM I went there and ''eliminated'' two big coons as they tried to re enter the attic. 

CLEANING there mess was another story!!  VERY BAD!!!

CW

[Bugflipper]

Looks like your cage might be a little tight for that fat boy. May need some prompting to want to squeeze into it. I like marshmellows as well because it's cheap bait, works good, lasts a long time and is weather resistent. But you might try a honey bun. Throw some pieces outside the cage and have a good hunk inside. Honeybuns are like raccoon crack. I've had bigger ones squeeze into smaller traps. Poor felllars looked like a fat lady in tight fishnet stockings.

You might be able to use that camera to see where they are coming in and secure it off.

[Bogmaster]

 Another way is to set body grippers where they are entering and exiting.
 This is a permanent--solution.
 Tom