by George Jepson
Come spring, raccoons and skunks start looking for a safe nesting area in which to give birth to their young. If you don’t want to have such a nesting area near you then put out moth balls well in advance around likely nesting sites. The smell of the moth balls will discourage them.
If you find that a nesting site has been selected and “mother” is already preparing the nest then please let her be. It’s too late for her to find another place. When the babies are old enough to go out with “mother” for extended trips and the weather has warmed, then the moth balls can be put out to discourage them from hanging around. Mother and babies will most likely leave on their own anyway. Everyone wins.
Please do not feed the raccoons. They will show up to be fed in increasing numbers. And while they are cute when small they have a nasty set of teeth and claws.
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