Raccoon Removal Tips

How Long Do Raccoons Live In Captivity?

Raccoons in captivity are an entirely different species from raccoons on the outside. In captivity, a raccoon can live for decades and become very old indeed. They can go through dozens of mating seasons and have massive families. This is not how raccoons function in the wild at all. They do not act familial to …

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How Long Do Mother Raccoons Stay With Their Babies

Mother raccoons are extremely caring. They rarely even allow their young to leave unless they are fully capable of defending and feeding themselves. This can take months and when a mother raccoon dies before the children are ready they must be taken by the humane society to a raccoon sanctuary where they will be raised …

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How Do You Keep Raccoons From Pooping In Your Yard

Keeping raccoons out of your yard is a very difficult thing to do. There are some basic practices you can follow to make it less common. Raccoons are mammals that are carnivorous in the summer, fall and spring but omnivorous in the winter. They can eat essentially any biomatter from long-dead animals to root vegetables. …

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How To Catch a Baby Raccoon

All native wild animals are protected by the ministry of the environment. While trapping is not illegal it is very long and difficult and has risks of harming other animals in the process.  Raccoons, especially those that are newly born during the baby season are protected animals in all of Canada. Trapping a baby raccoon …

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What Damage Do Raccoons Cause

Raccoons are aggressive and dangerous. They tend to enter human dwellings in the hopes of making a nest that is hidden from other raccoons. Unlike many familial species, raccoons are aggressive towards each other as well as other species. The raccoon is normally a strict carnivore but in the winter, especially during the start of …

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