CatMom1994
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- Jul 23, 2017
I saw a raccoon in my backyard today. My mom said she saw it yesterday too. It just walked around exploring but made eye contact with me while sitting on the patio. The closest it came to my sliding glass door was less than five feet. It went in and out from under fences, so keeping the back gate closed would be useless. Luckily it was not there earlier when gutter installers worked on the back of our unit. We have also seen it crossing our street once and I know it has been here a few other times since the roofing project began. Mom will call the HOA president tomorrow about a sewage pipe problem and tell her a raccoon came here at that time.
Can anyone explain what would attract a raccoon to the yard now? All roofers are required to clean up their messes every day in the contract so no trash is left behind for any animal to get into, but I never saw it until last month. Unfortunately it often gets into a filodendron (huge green leaves and stems, no flowers) pot to sniff the plants. I had that plant for years with no problems. But as an animal lover, there is no way I can report a harmless raccoon to pest control and the plant is still fine.
Can anyone explain what would attract a raccoon to the yard now? All roofers are required to clean up their messes every day in the contract so no trash is left behind for any animal to get into, but I never saw it until last month. Unfortunately it often gets into a filodendron (huge green leaves and stems, no flowers) pot to sniff the plants. I had that plant for years with no problems. But as an animal lover, there is no way I can report a harmless raccoon to pest control and the plant is still fine.