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Raccoon
| WHAT THEY
EAT |
Apples, berries, corn, fish,
scraps |
| LITTER SIZE |
3 - 5, Average 5 |
| LIFE SPAN |
10 - 12 years in the wild, 5 -
6 years in suburban areas due to automobiles |
| GESTATION |
63 days |
| BIRTH PERIOD |
March - June |
| COMMON
DISEASES |
Rabies, Distemper, Parvo Virus |
| WHERE THEY
LIVE |
Attics, chimneys, sheds, under
decks and concrete porches |
| WHAT THEY
DAMAGE |
R value of insulation in your
attic, roofing, attic fan, roof vent, soffit, fascia |
Squirrel
| WHAT THEY
EAT |
Nuts, berries, corn, bird seed |
| LITTER SIZE |
4 - 6 |
| LIFE SPAN |
6 - 10 years |
| GESTATION |
44 days |
| BIRTH PERIOD |
February - March, December -
January |
| COMMON
DISEASES |
Dystocia |
| WHERE THEY
LIVE |
Trees, attics, soffits, gable
vents, A/C units |
| WHAT THEY
DAMAGE |
Fascia and soffit boards,
window trim, insulation |
Opossum
| WHAT THEY
EAT |
Nuts, berries, corn, apples, trash, fish, eggs, dead
animals, worms |
| LITTER SIZE |
5 - 15, Average 9 |
| LIFE SPAN |
6 - 10 years, Average 2 - 3 years in suburban areas |
| GESTATION |
12 - 13 days |
| BIRTH PERIOD |
February - November |
| COMMON
DISEASES |
Rabies |
| WHERE THEY
LIVE |
Fields, under concrete stoops, decks, sheds |
| WHAT THEY
DAMAGE |
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Skunk
| WHAT THEY
EAT |
Fish, Eggs, Worms, Trash |
| LITTER SIZE |
2 - 10, Average 6 |
| LIFE SPAN |
6 - 10 years, Average 2 - 3 years in suburban areas |
| GESTATION |
63 days |
| BIRTH PERIOD |
May |
| COMMON
DISEASES |
Rabies, Tularemia, Distemper, Brucellosis |
| WHERE THEY
LIVE |
Concrete stoops, decks, sheds |
| WHAT THEY
DAMAGE |
Undermining concrete stoops, odor damage |
Ground Hog
| WHAT THEY
EAT |
Fruit, flowers, grass roots |
| LITTER SIZE |
3 - 5 |
| LIFE SPAN |
3 - 5 years |
| GESTATION |
31 - 32 days |
| BIRTH PERIOD |
April - June |
| COMMON
DISEASES |
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| WHERE THEY
LIVE |
Under wood piles, concrete stoops, decks, sheds, railroad
ties, river banks |
| WHAT THEY
DAMAGE |
Undermining stoops, decks, door frames |
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