Raccoons are smart, very cute, and fun to watch in the wild. These are some of the main reasons people would like to feed them. But feeding raccoons can cause a lot of problems. Although it is not illegal to feed wild raccoons, it is a practice that is widely discouraged in the wildlife rescue and control industry. Read on to learn why feeding raccoons is a harmful and dangerous risk to you and your property.
Returning raccoons
The main reason we should not feed raccoons is to prevent them from entering our properties. Also, the reason we don’t want raccoons on our properties is because raccoons cause problems. If you feed the raccoons, they will begin to associate your property as a food source. Because raccoons are smart, they will return night after night for more food. This is where the problem comes into play.
Dangers and dangers
When raccoons start to explore our territories on a regular basis, they become familiar and comfortable with their environment. They can even consider their property as their own territory. When this happens, raccoons are more confident and are likely a danger to pets or human contact. Raccoons can carry infectious diseases, germs, and bacteria that they can transmit through saliva, blood, bites, and even scratches. If a pet or human gets too close, or gets too close to them, a raccoon may feel threatened. And when raccoons feel threatened, they can become aggressive and attack, scratch, scratch, or bite.
Interior and exterior damage
Another important reason we don’t want raccoons to visit our lawns is because they cause a great deal of structural and landscape damage. Raccoons have nimble legs and dexterous claws that allow them to easily open, pry, pull, and push. These maneuvers can give them access to roofs, attics, crawl spaces, garages, sheds, and more. From there, the damage can only get worse. For example, attic insulation is removed from walls for nesting, or soiled with raccoon droppings, roof tiles are discolored by raccoon urine, unpleasant odors seep into living areas, roof tiles they are torn off, the siding is torn off, the baseboards are removed. the walls and much more.
Feeding raccoons is like sending them an invitation to make their property their property. Raccoon damage is costly and may sometimes require complete room renovations or major repairs. Protect yourself, your family, your pets, and your property with responsible wildlife management. This means never feeding wild raccoons and contacting a local raccoon control company if you spot one on or around your property.
