| Many of you know that raccoons are known to | | | | raccoons ( for example: occupation of a |
| adapt very easily to a changing environment | | | | building ) resolve themselves within a few |
| that is why many people have problems with | | | | weeks or if you are lucky, in a few days. If |
| the damages caused by these creatures. | | | | cubs are also causing you problems then you |
| Raccoons have inherited a bad habit: they | | | | should know that they won't leave your attic |
| vandalize garbage cans, fish ponds and also | | | | until they are nine weeks of age because |
| your very own kitchen pantry due to the fact | | | | until then, they can't take care of |
| that many houses ( especially in United | | | | themselves so they won't venture in an |
| States ) have a pet door which for a raccoons | | | | unknown environment where they will be |
| is like an invitation. | | | | helpless. |
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| Besides this, raccoons invade attics, | | | | When it comes down to chimneys and attics if |
| chimneys, porches and other similar | | | | yours is uncapped then raccoons will probably |
| locations, not to mention that the cities and | | | | use it for denning but also for giving birth |
| suburbs offer these creatures a developed | | | | and raising cubs. If you assume that after a |
| underground roadway system for those | | | | while they will leave, the best thing you |
| intelligent animals who use these storm | | | | should is that you might try using some |
| sewers. These raccoons not only invade your | | | | harassment techniques so that you could |
| privacy but also they cause damage, for | | | | "hurry" their departure. Also, you might as |
| example, they can get into crops or just by | | | | well leave the attic lights on or place a |
| simply occupying your chimney they make | | | | radio tuned to a talk-show and leave it a |
| annoying little sounds that eventually will | | | | high volume. |
| drive you crazy. | | | | |
| | | | Once you are certain that you got rid of all |
| The first thing you should do is to find out | | | | the raccoons, the first thing you should do |
| if you are truly having problems with | | | | is install an approved chimney cap so that in |
| raccoons because many people have the | | | | the future, raccoons won't be able to invade |
| tendency to affirm that raccoons are the | | | | your privacy. A very important note is that |
| one's to blame for the damages but in | | | | you shouldn't use fire or smoke to make the |
| reality, the one's who should be blamed for | | | | animals come out of the chimneys because by |
| causing these problems are dogs, cats or | | | | doing so, you will most likely kill the |
| other "friendly" animals. | | | | youngsters as they aren't able to evade on |
| | | | their own. |
| If you don't have the possibility to observe | | | | |
| these animals directly the best thing you | | | | When it comes down to yards and gardens, in |
| could do is to identify their tracks. In | | | | order to discourage garbage vandalizing you |
| order to do this you should use the following | | | | should place cans at the curb when the day of |
| : flour, nontoxic powders and also | | | | garbage pick-up has arrived. Another thing |
| cornstarch, these will help you to check out | | | | you could do is that you should secure the |
| footprints on hard surfaces. A useful tip : | | | | lids using bungee cords or weights. Don't |
| raccoons which use chimneys or attics usually | | | | forget that raccoons are often attracted by |
| begin to make noise when it is getting darker | | | | birdseed and suet and they usually cause a |
| and they stop doing this in the morning, when | | | | lot of damage to garden fruits and also |
| the sun makes its appearance. The sounds that | | | | vegetable gardens , especially corn and |
| raccoons make when they are moving can help | | | | grapes. Garden vandalizing will often occur |
| you detect them more easily. Also, if you | | | | when the foods are ready to be picked so you |
| hear purring noises then you should know that | | | | should be more attentive during those |
| young cubs are present. Usually, you will | | | | periods. |
| hear these noises when their mother comes | | | | |
| back to the den. | | | | All in all, raccoons can cause a lot of |
| | | | problems so some safety precautions should be |
| A wise thing you could do if you have | | | | taken in order to avoid these problems which |
| problems with raccoons is simply wait; in | | | | can become very annoying if ignored for a |
| other words, many of the problems made by | | | | longer period of time. |