Raccoons are not easy to deter. Loud noise and strobe lights will not affect them and the various critter-ridding methods like super high-frequency sounds and vibrations are not effective. It’s not about dissuading them from coming onto your property, it’s preventing them from staying and setting up a den in your attic. This is something …
Raccoons are carnivores that take part in a process called carry-on feeding. This is similar to many animals that pick an already killed and eaten corps, like vultures they do not care how old or how little meat is on it they will eat everything. This is one reason that even raccoons in the wild …
Raccoon nests can be almost anything from a burrow to a hole in a tree to your attic or chimney. They are highly capable climbers and adequate diggers so they can occupy anything from a 5th-floor attic to a wooden balcony to a deck to under a shed and even in a crawlspace. They can …
Rabbid raccoons are very easy to notice if you know and understand the signs. A rabid raccoon is unlikely to come to your property for food or water as they are likely suffering from something called hydrophobia. This is a psychological condition caused by the disease influencing your brain making it impossible to swallow water. …
Raccoons are supposedly carnivores but especially in the winter, they may have to succumb to eating roots and berries and nuts like squirrels, rats and mice. However, their natural state is the same as humans. As a fisherman. The raccoon is very fond of water and they can indeed swim in it as long as …
Raccoons are similar to the feline family. Unlike canines who eat their food fresh and hunt live animals. Felines have a mush strong stomach and can eat long-dead animals called carry-on. Carry-on feeders as they are called can be any animal, a bird, a reptile or a mammal that eats the corpses killed and already …
Raccoons are omnivorous mammals. They tend to live in parks and ravines. They sleep during the day and go out at night as they are nocturnal. Nocturnal animals hunt for food at night which is why they are so good at getting food from human garbage containers, both commercial and residential. They are very quiet …
In Ontario, as it is in most provinces, native raccoons are generally classified as native wildlife. This essentially means that unless you run a zoo or are a scientist working on something that requires keeping raccoons in a lab you will not be allowed to own them as a pet. Now you are allowed to …
Trapping is the process of setting a baited trap on your property or in your home to catch a wild animal. The process involves either building the trap yourself or buying one from a store. Most traps are cages with a small latch that is intentionally unstable. When the animal enters it will lift the …
Telling the sex of a raccoon is very difficult to accomplish without wrestling it to the ground. The reason for knowing if it’s a male or a female is important to know if the animal is wandering the property or looking for a place to live during the baby season but males and females will …
