{"id":1119,"date":"2020-10-01T11:49:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T15:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ajsext.com\/nuisibles\/le-raton-laveur\/"},"modified":"2020-12-10T10:26:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T15:26:17","slug":"raccoons","status":"publish","type":"nuisible","link":"https:\/\/www.ajsext.com\/en\/pests\/raccoons\/","title":{"rendered":"Raccoons"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Life Cycle<\/h2>\n<p>Females have one litter per year, with an average of 2 to 5 young. In captivity, raccoons can live up to 12 years in the wild their lifespan is under 6 years due to lack of food and water, diseases, predators and other environmental factors.<\/p>\n<h2>Habitat and Food<\/h2>\n<p>In urban areas, raccoons may take refuge in a chimney, sewer, garage, attic, barn, tree, or under a small bridge. Being omnivorous, raccoons can feed on a wide variety of plant and animal products; however, it prefers corn, fruits, nuts and crayfish.<\/p>\n<h2>Undesirable Effects<\/h2>\n<p>In general, raccoons are not a danger to humans. However, they are very powerful and can attack or defend itself when provoked. Raccoons often cause damage by digging through garbage, as well as causing structural damage to get inside an attic or wall cavity, leaving behind their urine and feces. They can also cause damage by digging for worms thus ruining a garden.<\/p>\n<h2>Signs of Presence<\/h2>\n<p>Outdoor garbage cans overturned and shredded are the most common indicators of the presence of a raccoon. As well, 7 to 10 cm holes in lawns or overturned grass can be found. In rural areas, raccoons may leave poultry carcasses and broken eggs in hen houses.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1117\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ajsext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/raton-laveur-cage@2x.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ajsext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/raton-laveur-cage@2x.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ajsext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/raton-laveur-cage@2x-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ajsext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/raton-laveur-cage@2x-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ajsext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/raton-laveur-cage@2x-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ajsext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/raton-laveur-cage@2x-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ajsext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/raton-laveur-cage@2x-500x375.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life Cycle Females have one litter per year, with an average of 2 to 5 young. In captivity, raccoons can live up to 12 years in the wild their lifespan is under 6 years due to lack of food and water, diseases, predators and other environmental factors. Habitat and Food In urban areas, raccoons may [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":909,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Has a raccoon come by your property and made a mess of your garbage bins? That's nothing compared to what he can do indoors! 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