It’s because they are nocturnal. All nocturnal animals sleep during the day and come out at night. They also tend to be coloured for the night which is why their fur is grey and black with dark rings around the eyes. Have you ever seen a football player rub black grease paint under his eyes? …
Raccoons are specific in their function in this ecosystem. They have been here before humans and evolved, like us, from the very first mammal morganucodontids, which is a tiny shrew or mouse-sized creature that lived in caves and burrows beneath the might of the dinosaurs 210 million years ago. The raccoon is very much that …
Raccoons are a serious problem, they come on your property looking for food and if they find it they may decide to stay and make a den. The key to keeping them from staying is removing the things they want which is access to food and water, preferably easy access. If you remove these things …
Raccoons do hibernate in the winter and in the wild they will find an old tree stump or in a hole in a tree, while these places are safe they are often not safe enough for a female and her babies. The reason for this is those raccoon males after mating seeks out other females …
Raccoons are nocturnal and carnivores, they are related to the feline and have the ability to eat almost anything including long-dead cadavers. This makes the raccoon an excellent night stalker and allows them to eat just about anything. In the daytime they tend to sleep in their dens, females during the baby season will often …
Raccoons are rarely out during the day unless they are sick or starving. Raccoons return to their den when they have finished hunting for food. They are nocturnal for that reason. Squirrels and humans are diurnal which means we prefer sunlight to darkness. This is consistent between dogs and cats. Cat people tend to be …
Raccoons, especially adult males can grow up thirty percent larger than the female of the species. They are also more aggressive and while they do not take part in child-rearing their singular goal aside from eating drinking and defecating is to hunt down every last baby raccoon that he did not create himself through mating. …
Exterior Inspection The property owner called with a call for possible raccoons nesting under their deck and then called the technician in to remove these raccoons. Unknown to a lot of people, raccoons as well as skunks do make burrows underneath structures, and this can cause a lot of disturbance since raccoons are known as …
Raccoons are very fond of older fruit that has fallen from the tree, while they are great climbers they are fundamentally easy-going animals and like to take a lot of naps. So putting in the effort is for the baby season, otherwise, they want food that is easy to access and they want a lot …
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 …
