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Masked bandit, trash panda, wash bear…whatever your favorite name is for raccoons, they are everywhere! Raccoons are highly adaptable mammals who have figured out how to live within city limits and in line with humans. They are opportunistic omnivores, which means they eat just about anything from bugs and fish to eggs and small mammals.

 

Fun Facts

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• Raccoons are very smart!

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• A raccoon's mask reduces glare to help them see at night.

 

Raccoon Concerns

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Raccoon moms are generally great moms! We ask that you give them every chance to take care of (or come back for) their babies before bringing them into us. If you find a baby raccoon outside, you can leave it out for a day to see if mom comes back. Oftentimes she is relocating her home and runs out of time at night to move all her babies. She will most likely be back that night. If the baby raccoon is active, you can put it in a box and mom willl hear the call and get it out of the box...remember, they're very smart!

 

Raccoons in the attic

If you have a raccoon in the attic, you can put ammonia on rags and put them up in the attic. Do this for a few nights and leave a light on and mom will move out and take any babies with her. After you are sure she is out, make sure to patch the hole where she got in, or another critter may move in.

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Raccoons under the deck

You can put ammonia on rags or spray coyote urine around the deck where the raccoon is living. Usually within a few days, the raccoon will find a new home.

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Raccoons in the coop

We like to ask if you are smarter than a raccoon? If you are going to have a chicken coop, it is up to you to reinforce the coop so raccoons, snakes, and foxes cannot get in.

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 Please do not trap and relocate raccoons! Not only does this open up the niche for another critter to move in, relocating a wild animal can be harmful. You are taking an animals out of an area they are familiar with, and dropping them off in a place where they don't know the food and water sources or the roads. If you are having trouble with a raccoon, please give us a call for more help!

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Raccoons can be affected by rabies and distemper. While a rabid raccoon is rare in Central Texas, we ask that you are careful. Please make sure to keep your pets up to date on their vaccinations. If you see a sick raccoon, contact your local Animal Control for help.

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