Raccoons are amazing and incredibly savvy animals that are very successful in nature as well as in the urban landscape. This is all due to their dexterity, agility, and intelligence. Raccoons eat all kinds of things in cities whatever they can find and will typically reflect the diet of the city itself. This is why …
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Raccoons are everywhere in Canadian cities and forests alike. These are nocturnal, medium-sized omnivores that are famous for raiding garbage cans and making a mess. As city dwellers, raccoons are no strangers to attics and other man-made structures. Females come breaking into homes to raise their cubs every spring. Indoors, they cause a terrible amount …
Raccoons are fuzzy and funny animals who are loved as well as hated equally by those who come across them. They are extremely successful animals in urban cities and know how to skillfully use the city to their advantage treating it as a big playground and an all-you-can-eat buffet. Raccoons are usually active all year …
Raccoons can cause a ton of damage. These are strong, intelligent animals that can break roof vents right off, then ruin the attic with their feces. Raccoons can even start fires by chewing and tearing electrical cables. They’ll wreak havoc on your property. So, if a raccoon were to start a fire, can you claim …
Raccoons are everywhere in Ontario. They are the mascots of city living, dumpster diving and causing trouble in the streets in at night. Raccoons are also popular online. There are countless videos of them stealing food and living with humans, like pets. They might be fun, but raccoons are wild animals. They have the potential …
Raccoons are omnivores. They will eat practically anything, including berries. If you grow them, and there are raccoons in your area, you might want to cover them with mesh so that raccoons don’t get at them. Raccoons will happily eat the berries you grow in the yard. While they may look cute, raccoons are dangerous …
As ridiculous as it may sound, yes, surprisingly they can in fact be potty trained. It is quite easy to potty train a raccoon, but just not as easy as with cats for example. As soon as the raccoon is able to walk, you must introduce the raccoon to a litter box. This ensures that …
Ammonia is a very useful chemical that is found in a variety of household products. It’s great for cleaning dirty bathrooms and getting rid of stains. Thanks to its powerful smell, ammonia has also been used to get rid of raccoons and other wildlife. It smells like urine, so people use it to mimic the …
As raccoons are a common sight in urban areas many people are wondering these days if humans can get rabies from raccoons. Humans in fact can get rabies from raccoons, but these instances are very rare as medical advances have it made quite difficult to die from these critters. In fact, there only has been …
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 …
