Raccoons indeed like water as they are usually seen hanging around swimming pools, ponds, rivers, and any kind of body of water. In nature, they prefer to live near lakes and rivers. Raccoons have incredible fishing skills where they can swoop up fish and other sea creatures with their dexterous paws. This is why homeowners need to be cautioned when they have a fish pond. Quite a few raccoons have been caught fishing for their next meal in those ponds. The best thing to do is to use preventive measures against the sneaky raccoon. The best way to go about this is to cover your pond with a cover or use fencing to keep them away. Raccoons are also quite good swimmers, but cannot stay too long inside the water. Scientists have observed that raccoons swim at a speed of about 5 km/h.
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A lot of people are under the impression that raccoons will wash their food. However, this is more seen as playing. Another reason why raccoons are washing their food is that the raccoons’ hands are incredibly sensitive. The raccoon will moisten the food to understand what it eats.
Raccoons also cause several issues when it comes to bodies of water in the backyard. As it turns out, raccoons often eave feces inside the pool. They usually do this in nature where they try to hide it. This is because they have a habit of having a latrine. The latrine is essentially an outdoor toilet that they use away from their actual raccoon den. To do their business, raccoons will have a specific spot where they leave feces and urine behind. By applying the same train of thought (if there is any thought involved that is) the feces have disappeared for the raccoon.
This leaves many homeowners disgruntled and being forced to pay a high price to sanitize and decontaminate the pool. In the same yard, raccoon damage may be very obvious by the way that garbage bins and garbage bags may be toppled over. This may even lead to a break-in in your property if something is not being done quickly.
To resolve this you need to hire raccoon control technicians who can effectively remove the raccoon from the property using time-tested methods that have been working for numerous other cases. The raccoon removal technicians from Raccoon Control are reliable highly-skilled individuals who go above and beyond to achieve what they promise. Raccoons are destructive animals that can cost homeowners thousands of dollars if nothing is done quickly. Hire seasoned raccoon removal technicians from Raccoon Control by calling our customer service agents and scheduling an appointment!