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Customer Raccoon Email: I live in Naples, Florida in the Golden Gate Estates, a rural area. Recently, we have seen a raccoon outside eating cat food that I put out for feral cats I feed. While I really don't mind this animal being around, my husband is not on the same page. He would like to shoot this poor guy. I have raccoons, a mother and 3 babies, in my shed. Could someone come out and get them? I am an animal-lover and do NOT condone killing an animal simply because it is living. Therefore, I am looking for alternatives before my husband shoots him. Please advise. I have phoned a few places and unfortunately they will euthanize the animal and not relocate it. Please keep this information in mind while suggesting alternatives. Thank you, Ana
My Answer: Please don't shoot raccoons! My contact in Naples can humanely trap and remove the raccoons for you. Just click on my directory, then Florida, then Naples.
If you need wildlife control services in your hometown, click for the National Directory of Wildlife Trappers that I've carefully compiled in every US city.
The raccoon (Procyon lotor), is a common urban animal, and native to North America. Raccoons are easy to recognize, with a black mask and ringed tail, as seen in the above photo.
Raccoons tend to weigh between 10-20 pounds as adults, and live an average of 5 years. They are mostly nocturnal, and are omnivores, and will often eat pet food or garbage. They have
become very acclimated to living in cities and urban areas. They are very strong, excellent climbers, very intelligent, and they are very skilled with their hands, which causes them to
commonly break into homes and attics, where they cause considerable damage, and they also destroy other property, and thus raccoons
are considered pest animals by many people, which is why I remove them. If you want to learn more, please read my How To Get Rid of Raccoons page.
AAAnimal Control is a privately owned wildlife removal and pest control business, located in Orlando Florida. I deal strictly with wild animals. I am not an extermination company, but a critter removal
and control specialist. The above photos are some of the many that I've taken in the field over my years of work. Please email me if
you have any questions about the above photographs, or any questions about
wildlife problems or raccoon control issues.
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