Skedaddle Wildlife Oakville | All About Raccoon Babies

Raccoons look like cute little bandits, but these furry creatures with black, beady eyes have powerful paws that can wreak havoc on your property. They can open jars, bins, and even doors when they are searching for food. There are a few things that you need to know about raccoons to help you understand their behaviour.

All About Raccoon Babies

Newborn raccoons are grayish brown and lightly furred. Their eyes remain closed and ears folded. Baby raccoons measure less than six inches upon birth. Once a baby raccoon reaches seven months, it can walk, climb, wrestle, and play with other babies. Mother raccoons often move their young from one den to another. A 12-week old raccoon can start accompanying its mother to look for food. Raccoons start foraging on their own once they reach four months old. Despite their cute appearance, raccoons are wild animals that do not make good pets. Raccoons are capable of inflicting severe injury with their bite and powerful paws. They can also transmit rabies to a human host.

Where do raccoons live?

Raccoons prefer living in warm areas such as hollow trees, right under outcroppings, bush piles, and logs. When a raccoon searches for a suitable den in urban areas, they normally create a den in chimneys, sheds, under a porch, or attics. These areas are warm which make them conducive for raising young.

Prevent Raccoon Infestation

To prevent your home from becoming a raccoon den, make sure that you keep garbage bins properly sealed. Add locks, place something heavy on top of your garbage bin, or keep it away from areas where raccoons can easily get to it. Protect your vegetable garden with SPCA-approved mesh and fencing. Seal any entry points around your property.

Remove Raccoons Humanely

Raccoonremoval experts such as Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control can ease that conflict you are currently having with the critters and help you move them out of your property safely and permanently. The raccoon removal methods used by a professional have been tried and tested over the years. A professional will lure the mother raccoon out of your property by using one of her young as bait. Once the raccoon has been lured out, all of its possible entry points will be sealed to prevent re-entry. Skedaddle can also help deodorizes the den to prevent it from attracting other raccoons. If you want an effective and humane way of getting rid of raccoons in your property, hiring a professional raccoon removal service provider is the best way to do so.