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Customer Raccoon Email: Dear David: I am a 73 (almost 74) yr old woman living solely on S Security so the last thing that I needed was another bill but it seems that I have visitors. At first I thought it was squirrels but tonite I went out at nightfall and saw two ears appear. After a time, the whole body emerged from my chimney. I am reasonably sure that it is a racoon and after making noises and shining a spotlight in her eyes that she must not be alone and was staying with her babies. What do I do ? Do they cause damage like the squirrels or will she leave after her babies are big enough ? I am an animal lover and don't want to kill them but I am also afraid of the cost to rectify this problem. I live in Suffolk County, Long Island N.Y. Any advice would be appreciated Pat B
My Answer: She will leave after the babies are big enough, but that will take months. It's a good idea to put a steel cap on the chimney after they are out. It can be done after they move out for good, or during one of the nightly forages. Or you can buy coyote urine online here for $8 - and put it on a rag and shove it up the chimney hole (damper), and that will make her move out and bring her young with her.
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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 animal control issues.
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