General Facts Highly intelligent and very curious, raccoons are somewhat sociable especially during mating season. They are nocturnal in nature and typically cause problems with homeowners May through September. Raccoons average 12" high and weigh anywhere from 15-48 pounds. In the wild they have an average life span of 10 - 13 years. This small land mammal is extremely adaptable and has thrived in the suburban and urban areas.
Communication
Raccoons can be easily identified by the way they communicate with a variety of whimpers, whines, squeals, screams, and purrs.
Habits While raccoons aren't true hibernators, they are considerably less active during cold months, sleeping for days or weeks at a time. During the month of January while females stay in their dens, males will travel looking for a mate.
Females usually give birth to 1 - 6 baby kits in April or May. These baby raccoons will stay with the mother until autumn and then go off on their own to find a hollow for winter. While the ideal den is a cavity in a large tree, raccoons will also use manmade structure such as attics, chimneys and outside of buildings.
Diet Raccoons will typically eat anything. However, they primarily dine on insects, nuts, worms, frogs, shellfish, eggs, snakes and fruit.
Havahart® offers a variety of raccoon control solutions such as raccoon repellents and raccoon traps to help you with your raccoon control needs.
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