Ah, the racoon.
Nature’s biggest pest. This may be a cute little
creature, but they can sure do a number on your
home in terms of the damage that they can cause.
This is why keeping them away is something that
is absolutely essential to keeping you and your
family healthy, as well as your home safe from
damage.
The problem for some people is that they may not
even know that there is a raccoon if there.
These little critters can be quite sneaky in the
way that they hide themselves, making it
difficult for you to know if they are even
there. However, there are signs that a raccoon
is in your home, and one of the is if you notice
that there is raccoon feces in your house or on
your property.
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This would be a great clue, but many have no
idea what raccoon feces even looks like. That
makes it a problem to be able to use this as a
sign that one is around. However, you don’t need
to be ignorant about this. If you want to know
what raccoon feces looks like then here is a
little explanation for you.
Oddly enough, while a raccoon is a little
smaller than a dog, their feces is about that
same size as a canine. While the have a similar
size as a dog, the composition is nothing like
it at all. No matter what a raccoon will eat,
one of the things that you will notice about its
feces is the fact that it looks like there is
seeds and it. Once again, even if they have not
eaten these it will still show in this way.
In terms of color, it is quite dark, nearly
black, and you will find that it doesn’t stay
particularly consistent. It’s not like human or
dog feces which can be lumped together, but
actually comes out kind of tattered. This makes
it look like it is kind of stringy and not
actually connected as one piece or one
continuous pile.
Finding raccoon feces is not difficult if they
are on your property or in your home. While most
animals of this kind will poop just about
anywhere, a raccoon is quite different. There
are likely to choose one single location in
which to go to the bathroom, referred to as the
latrine. If they have taken over your attic
area, this is one of the telltale signs that you
have a raccoon in your home, because you will
find a single spot where the animal is relieving
him or herself.
The one thing to be aware of is that if you come
across a raccoon’s feces you should be very
careful around it. These animals release a large
amount of bacteria parasites in their feces,
which can be quite harmful to you. It is your
best interest to stay as far away from this as
possible so that you do not contract something
and become sick.
Read more:
Raccoon
Control,
how
to get rid of raccoons,
Raccoon
Feces,
How
to get raccoons out of the ceiling.
