Female raccoons, like humans, have an unstoppable drive because all mammals experience a flight or fight instinct when met with a predator except for females with children. They have something called the love hormone, or the bonding hormone. Their brain is capable of rapidly producing a very dangerous chemical drug that is illegal in most …
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 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 feces looks like any other feces of a large wild animal like a skunk or fox. However, hidden behind the simple and unassuming exterior is a danger that can kill. A raccoon roundworm is a parasitic bowel worm that lives in the guts of raccoons. It cannot harm the raccoon in any way, which …
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 …
