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 …
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 …
Exterior Inspection The property owner of a residential residence in Scarborough called for raccoon disturbance on their roof. Soon after, a technician was dispatched and arrived on-site for an exterior inspection on the roof level. The exterior inspection is the first and the most important of the raccoon removal process because it allows the technician …
Raccoon Removal from Roof with Raccoon Babies in Scarborough Read More »
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 …
Raccoons are carnivores for most of the year but if food gets scarce they are willing to eat other things like berries and nuts and even vegetables. Raccoons eat specific amounts of food based on their size, they drink a specific amount of water every day and if they do not get enough they could …
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 …
