The noise really gets good during breeding season or when the young kits turn your attic into a jungle gym. Their nocturnal traits will keep you up with constant travel. This is when the noise begins in the attic. Once the den is established they will start to build their nest. Gable vents, attic fans, rotten wood behind your gutter or in your soffit, loose foundation vents, and low laying decks are a few locations. They will use their strong teeth and muscles to tear into just about anything on your house looking for a home. The raccoon will look for a spot that has the least resistance to enter your home. Your home is the nesting or den site due to increases in urbanization or land development in raccoon inhabited areas, a decline in large native trees in established neighborhoods, and the overpopulation of raccoons in these areas does not help. Once a raccoon has found a prevalent food source it will look for a nesting or den site that is relatively close to that food source. Urban landscapes provide attractive nuts, buds, and fruits from trees that raccoons will favor. Humans provide food sources such as bird feeders, trash cans, and pet food bowls that are replenished regularly. In human environments raccoons can adapt easily due to the abundance of food and shelter. The Raccoon can adapt to human environments easily and usually by choice.

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