Are raccoons dangerous?
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Raccoons can be dangerous to have on your property or in your home.
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The preferred raccoon diet contains food found in or near water, such as crayfish, frogs, fish, snails and clams. They also enjoy insects, eggs, fruits, vegetables, nuts and even dead animals. Raccoons are not experts at hunting prey, but they do manage to occasionally catch a young mouse, rat or squirrel..
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Raccoons have a strong sense of smell, which they use to find accessible food sources. You can take advantage of this trait by using scents they dislike, such as hot pepper, onion, garlic, peppermint oil and Epsom salt to repel them..
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Highly independent and somewhat solitary creatures, raccoons are nocturnal. They hunt at night camouflaged by their distinctive coats and rest by day in the hollows of high trees..
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You can make a raccoon deterrent by soaking rags in ammonia and leaving them where these animals come out to play. You can also leave a bowl of ammonia near the raccoons' entry points to your home.
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Raccoons are fur-bearing animals and therefore protected under state hunting laws.
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