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Learn How to Get Rid of Raccoons

Many homeowners may find that they have a raccoon problem. Raccoons can cause significant damage to households , so it is important to get rid of raccoons as soon as possible. These animals can be quite clever, and homeowners will need to go through several steps to ensure that they can repel these creatures for good. Raccoons are native to North America . They grow between two to three feet in length, and weigh anywhere from 10 to 30 pounds. Raccoons are nocturnal. In their natural habitat , they will emerge from their den at night , and search for all different kinds of foods, from fruit to nuts and crayfish to frogs . In urban environments, however , these omnivorous animals will often frequent garbage cans and compost piles in search of food. Raccoons are identified by their grayish coat and black " mask " over their eyes. In the wild, raccoons will build their burrows in hollow trees , brush piles, and underground . In an urban setting, raccoons

Raccoons, 'Possums And My Cat Spike!

Raccoons have no manners ! They're slobs and the one staring at me didn't seem to really care about the niceties of eating . Bits of dry cat food were soaking up water from where it had been sloshed out of the water bowl . The bag of food I'd laid on a table was now torn open and about 10 pounds of cat chow was strewn across the floor . This particular raccoon had come in through the pet door into the garage and was happily eating leftovers from my cat Spike's dinner bowl. He obviously had no fear of me, because he kept eating as I walked over to the work bench . Even though he appeared to half tamed, I was trying to keep a little distance between me and the raccoon. Spike has a bed in the garage, in the house and on the deck. Whenever and wherever the mood strikes him to take a nap, he's not very far from a comfortable pillow. He has become adjusted to seeing raccoons and possums enter his garage at all hours of the night. Tonight he was