Newborn raccoons are free of disease until they feed on food or milk given to them by an infected female mother. This is why the rate is going higher as more adult raccoons have roundworms the chances of infecting the young with eggs during breastfeeding goes up. This gets worse when they start eating solid …
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 do not just act differently but lead completely different lives in the wild or rural areas versus in a city. The actual age a raccoon can reach is more than 20 years old. This is shortened in the whiled to around 5 or 10, in urban environments with all its dangers the years they …
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 …
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 …
Raccoon females are violently protective of their young. The young are also blind and immobile for the first four to six weeks of their life and continue to be essentially defenceless until about 1 year old. This means caring for it will take a long time. It is very unlikely that you will find an …
Raccoons are rarely a threat. They come to your property to look for food and water. While they are furry they are not warm in the winter and while they could live in a burrow or log your attic is much warmer and safer. If a raccoon has entered our attic your shed, in your …
Raccoons are skilled climbers, they can get onto a roof with ease. They are also very dangerous and can kill you without even touching you, but can also kill you by touching you. Raccoons can carry rabies which is a horrific disease that can cause symptoms like lockjaw and can lead to a comma. One …
