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While most people have never seen a ringtail, or ringtail cat, they are native to Central Texas. They are very secretive and tend to live on the outskirts of town. They are related to raccoons and coatimundis and have long, ringed tails, so they are sometimes mistaken for lemurs.

 

Fun Facts

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• Ringtails are great climbers -- can climb vertical walls and rotate their back feet 180 degrees!

 

• Young ringtails have a definitive set of chirps and squeaks.

 

Ringtail Concerns

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Ringtails in the attic:

If you have a ringtail 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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Please do not trap and relocate ringtails 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 animal 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 ringtail, please give us a call for more help!